Move over Dairy Queen, there’s another soft serve royal in town. You’d think opening an ice cream store in the middle of February would be a strange business decision, but the lineup for this Gastown shop clearly shows that there’s no one season for ice cream. Using only organic ingredients, and relying on Avalon milk rather than cream, means this lower-fat, but still delicious confection is a truly local product and good for the earth. Toppings like fresh honeycomb, Himalayan pink salt or Yuzu marmalade indicate the foodie-focussed nature of this outfit and have guaranteed an instant following.
Vancouver’s first organic soft serve ice cream is located in the heart of Gastown. This creamery follows the soft-serve trend popular in Asia, New York and LA, serving up a not-so-sweet “Original Peak” frozen dessert base that’s ideal for sweet toppings and sauces. Layer the milky ice cream with dark chocolate sauce and sprinkle in unique gourmet options like Fraser Valley honeycomb, sweet and sour yuzu marmalade, and Himalayan pink salt.
All of the frozen soft serve treats at Soft Peaks are made with creamy Avalon Dairy B.C. Certified Organic milk. There is always room for dessert, especially if it comes with golden Okanagan honeycomb, crushed Tim Tams, matcha and red bean and yuzu marmalade flavours on top. Located at the end of Gastown, there’s plenty of shopping to help you work off the calories.