Amy’s Ice Creams

Many Austinites will swear by the original location on Guadalupe for its employees’ zany antics and selection of fun hats, but the Burnet Road branch in North Austin is the better choice for you and the kids to grab a few scoops of one of this local mainstay’s 350 flavors on one of the city’s countless scorching afternoons. Why? Because it also has a playground, of course! If you’ve never had one of Amy’s famous Crush’ns —anything from gummy bears to Heath Bar to fresh strawberries artfully crushed into creative homemade flavors like Mexican Vanilla, White Chocolate or Sweet Cream—you’re missing an essential part of ATX ice-cream culture. Fair warning: one taste and your kiddos may be asking for it all the time.