If you’re craving a cone, a scoop of ice cream or a delicious milkshake in the country’s capital, you’ve come to the right place!

The perfect post-dinner sweet treat and a sunny afternoon essential, these ice-cream spots take the desert to another level with unique flavour combinations, hoards of toppings and fun, bonus extras.

From booze infused gelato for the grown ups to classic favourites, check out our list of 7 delicious ice cream spots in Dublin to check out this summer.

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Featured on Netflix’s Somebody Feed Phil, this well known ice cream parlour’s signature flavours include Irish brown bread and sea salt which are handmade in Dingle.

With a menu that is updated seasonally, the flavours currently on the board include Irish brown bread, raspberry sorbet and butterscotch.

Featuring a whole host of topping options, sauces,  waffles, profiteroles, crepes and milkshakes, this Dublin ice cream spot truly has something for everyone.

Their deluxe ice cream specials include cones topped with bueno sauce, ferrero rochers, meringue and homemade rocky road.

With two busy late-night locations on Temple Bar and Bachelor’s Walk, Cloud Nine ice cream parlours are recognisable by their pink façades and fun flavours.

Why not order a scoop of green apple sorbet or limoncello gelato and an oreo kids’ sunday for the littles and go for a stroll around the city on the next warm summer evening!

Come for the signature wings and stay for the delicious desert menu!

Elephant & Castle’s phenomenal hot fudge sundae topped with toasted hazelnuts is the perfect after dinner treat or for something different, why not try the affogato or delicious Roast Banana Copacabana.

With fresh made gelato, sorbettos, deluxe sundaes, milkshakes and crepes on offer, a trip to Scoop is perfect spot for those with a sweet tooth.

Their crepes can be made gluten free and they also have vegan sorbettos, milkshakes and hot chocolates.

Raising awareness for the protection of sun bears and reducing the use palm oil, Sun Bear Gelato’s small but mighty shop on Dawson Street is definitely one to add to your list.

This fantastic spot has plenty of delicious vegan options, sorbets, gelatos and fun, unique flavours on offer.

Formerly Three Twenty, Spilt Milk on Drury Street is the perfect spot to get your sweet treat fix.

A hand made ice cream spot that’s definitely worth a visit on the next sunny day that comes our way, why not cool down with a scoop of their mango lassi, salted caramel brownie or cereal milk that ‘will throw you right back to Saturday morning cartoons’?