Five Toronto ice cream shops serving standout vegan scoops this summer
From Honey's plant-based-only parlours to Bang Bang's rotating vegan menu on Ossington, here are spots where dairy-free ice cream lovers can find creative flavours beyond sorbet.
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For vegans and dairy-free ice cream lovers, Toronto's summer heat calls for more than just sorbet. A new roundup of the city's best plant-based frozen dessert spots shows the options have expanded well beyond vanilla and chocolate.
Honey's stands alone as the only ice cream shop on the list serving solely plant-based ice cream. Founded by Ashley Wittig, who co-founded Bunners in Kensington Market, Honey's has two locations in Toronto—one on Dundas West and one in Leslieville. Each rotates 12 flavours with a freezer stocked with over 25 options like Frosty & Fries, Rainbow Creamsicle, Diet Coke Float, and Neapolitan. You can also order pints online.
Bang Bang Ice Cream on Ossington has become a staple, with lines snaking down the block six days a week. While the menu isn't all vegan, the shop stocks a rotating menu of plant-based flavours, including mint chocolate chip, almost everything blueberry cookie, and sour passionfruit sorbet.
Death in Venice, tucked away on Dundas West in Little Portugal, has been serving gelateria for over a decade. Founded by Kaya Ogruce, a chemical engineer-turned-chef-turned-gelato-expert, the shop is known for experimental flavours. Plant-based options rotate between coconut and pandan, blueberry lavender lemonade, and chocolate and sour cherry.
Brett's Ice Cream on Kingston Road in the Beaches neighbourhood serves vegan flavours alongside dairy options—grab a scoop of cookies and cream, vanilla, or avocado lime sorbet on your weekend stroll.
Mizzica Gelateria and Cafe, with locations on Queen West and Yonge Street, regularly draws lineups and offers a robust selection of vegan gelato flavours alongside traditional options.
Good to know
Where can you get plant-based-only ice cream in Toronto?
Honey's has two locations in Toronto—one on Dundas West and one in Leslieville—and serves solely plant-based ice cream with 12 rotating flavours and a freezer stocked with over 25 options.
What vegan flavours does Bang Bang Ice Cream on Ossington offer?
Bang Bang Ice Cream on Ossington stocks a rotating menu of plant-based flavours including mint chocolate chip, almost everything blueberry cookie, and sour passionfruit sorbet.
What are the vegan options at Death in Venice on Dundas West?
Death in Venice in Little Portugal rotates plant-based flavours including coconut and pandan, blueberry lavender lemonade, and chocolate and sour cherry.
