In the height of a sticky Toronto summertime , what ’s better than a refreshing , cooling cone of ice cream ? That exact same ice ointment , just softer and creamy … and we ’re not suggesting half - melted . Haters will detest , but you ca n’t deny that the smooth , textural heaven of easy service is n’t exactly what you require mellow all over your face and hand on a hotter - than - hell summertime ’s twenty-four hours . cognise your every desire better than even you , the city of Toronto has sprung away with an regalia of subdued - serve alternative , specially in the past few age , to help cool you down on these acid hot day .
Sweet Jesus
The name “ Sweet Jesus ” is synonymous with soft serve in Toronto . head by Monarch & Misfits ( of La Carnita and Home of the Brave ) , Sweet Jesus provide the heat - stricken masses with full loaded , all - dressed soft serve in the summer , and warm Toronto ’s frozen psyche in the dead of winter with signature raging chocolate and espresso drink , each confectionary macrocosm eminently Instragrammable . While the contrast can be around the block at the John St locating , lead over to Queen St East or Yonge and Eglinton for a much short time lag time . jazz that each emplacement has unique flavour , so straight SJ devotees will desire to strike up all three .
Wooffles & Cream
If you may find this invisible vendor in the New Kennedy Square strip mall in Markham , then you ’ve bump off the soft - service jackpot . It regularly has just two flavours , matcha green tea and vanilla , but they ’re the only two you ’ll ever need from Wooffles & Cream . Dress up a matcha & vanilla swirl with one of its celebrated egg waffles – we recommend the Lap Cheong ( Formosan sausage ) & Seaweed for the ultimate angelic and savory combo – or try it in full loaded in the Matchazuki parfait cup .
Tom’s Dairy Freeze
Tom ’s Dairy Freeze is the godfather of Toronto soft serve . swirl the best in the business since 1969 , this institution is well worth the trip to Etobicoke . Everything from the take the air - up windowpane to the battered picnic tables verbalise to Tom ’s bequest . The classical vanilla extract soft serve is far and away the well - textured in the GTA – no iciness whatsoever , just pure , utter pick . Try the classic soft serve dip in a cone shape , or a whip cream , peanut , strawberry , ananas , drinking chocolate - top banana split if you ’re feeling especially effete .
Tsujiri
This Nipponese organ transplant specializes in one look and one flavour only : matcha green tea . Tsujiri comes from a longsighted line of matcha - green - afternoon tea royalty : it was base in Kyoto in 1860 , over 150 age ago . It has a crisper , stronger matcha flavour than Wooffles & Cream , and the batting order ' round the block at the bantam Bay and Dundas location is indication enough that the Downtown crowds are n’t disappointed in the least . If you ’re not feeling soft serve , branch out and try a matcha cream pouf or matcha parfait .
Uncle Tetsu’s Matcha Cafe
If you ’re experience a good old - fashioned matcha soft serve bang bang , you could find ill-famed Uncle Tetsu , the original purveyor of Japanese desserts in the Downtown Core , literally 170 meters from Tsujiri . decent next to the famous cheesecake shop class , you ’ll find the coffee shop serve a motley of matcha desserts . While some deplore the matcha is n’t as strong as Tsujiri ’s , you should try a deliciously melty matcha soft serve with a Milk River eddy and judge for yourself .
Kekou
Kekou is a gelateria specialise in Asian - barrack flavours , but its small - but - mighty soft service selection is not to be taken thinly . If you ’re over matcha , hit up a spin of jasmine tea & almond tofu balmy serve . The jasmine tea is pernicious and refreshing , while the almond tofu ’s sweetness is resonant of a light marchpane – the perfect complementary flavour to twirl on a hot summer ’s day .
Roselle
The dower at Roselle may be lowly , but these piddling cups pack a serious punch . Roselle made its name with its famous Earl Grey clear with a butter cookie and pearls , and now houses a selection of rotate look . Roselle is manned by married man - and - wife duette Steph and Bruce who contact while make abroad in Paris , and who focus their sweet shop on French - inhale treats . by all odds get the polo-neck tart and banana eclair if you ’re not in the modality for water ice ointment .
Momofuku Milk Bar
Yeah , yeah , Momofukuagain . Is there anything franchise - owner David Chang ca n’t do ? Toronto is sanctify with the only franchise location in Canada , and the cereal Milk River soft serve is just another testament to the wizardry of the trade name , this meter under Christina Tosi . How they make it smack precisely like the leftover milk steeped in soggy cereal from your morning bowl of corn flakes , we ’ll never hump . Have it with the sweet & salty cornflake crunch post - ramen ( the noodle bar is forthwith below ) and your life will be complete .
Rogers Centre
While not a soft - serve vendor per se , there ’s nothing more heavenly than a chocolate - vanilla swirl in a mini Jays helmet to cool down during one of those recollective , live weekend game . endure for $ 7 for a heaping portion ( and a mini helmet you could take home ! ) , it ’s one of the good value , and best - relishing , treat you may get at Rogers Centre .
WVRST
WVRST is a bumping Entertainment District mess hall - mode sausage balloon joint , and while it ’s primarily know for the weenie , it ’s also serve up some excellent business firm - made balmy serve . dampen down a kangaroo sausage with a cup of maple rosemary soft serve with duck fat fry bits . The ultimate sweetened - zesty afters , duck’s egg adipose tissue fry number take this creamy cup to the next level . Sign up herefor our daily Toronto electronic mail and be the first to get all the food / drink / fun in townsfolk .
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Sweet Jesus
Tsujiri|Flickr/J o n a G r a p h Y
Roselle
Momofuku Milk Bar
