India’s Most Iconic Ice-Cream Parlours

Childhood recalls are all about friends and ice creams – at least for me. I am confident many of you however love those memories when the satisfactory result or friends’ birthdays meant an ice cream treat for all. However many ice cream parlours have mushroomed all over, there are few iconic ones that stand testimony to their age-old favour. So, while the scorching summer is here and making us all dizzy, let us greet this season with open cups and cones in these iconic ice-cream parlours across India.

1. Nirula’s, Connaught Place, New Delhi

If you ever visit somebody in Delhi, rest guaranteed that you’ll be taken on numerous food outings and one of them will certainly be to Nirula’s. Remembered for its food and desserts, Nirula’s functions completely in NCR and is India’s oldest chain of restaurants – it has been around since 1934.

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At a period when Delhi did not have much of an ice cream culture, Nirula’s opened up in the L block of Connaught Place. Pretty much an image of the city’s origin, the shop has had to go through a number of modifications ever since. In 2006, the parlour was shifted to K block, shattering the hearts of many who grew up glancing forward to weekend stops to the L block. The Hot Chocolate Fudge, too, had been brought off the menu for a brief interval of time before it returned in all its treasure. In 2007, Nirula’s launched a one-of-its-kind Ice cream museum for everyone curious in tracing the history of ice creams all the way back to Persia.

However, it’s not only ice-creams that resist Nirula’s going. The brand itself has been at the lead of many culinary journeys. It provided Delhi with its early Chinese restaurant, first Austro-Hungarian restaurant, and its valuable espresso.

2. K Rustom Ice Cream

This is an old and well-known place in the South Mumbai area of Churchgate. It is placed opposite the ambassador hotel, Veer Nariman Road. Very famous among the locals with flavours which have snatched many hearts through the moments. One must certainly try flavours such as chocolate walnut, rum n raisin, bitter chocolate, strawberry, and coffee. They are also well known in the region for their ice cream sandwiches. Their ice creams have an incredibly creamy texture which moves down softly in the throat and melts in your mouth.

3. India Hobby Centre, Kolkata
One of the oldest in Kolkata, India Hobby Centre is where you would cherish to spend hours and relive the recollections of old college days. Placed in the posh area of Park Street, they fulfil the best ice-cream in the city. They keep exploring and introducing new flavours every now and then. Their important items include tutty-fruity and banana sundae. Must-visit parlours in Kolkata for ice-cream fans, you can still spot youngsters from the nearby St Xavier’s College. It is certainly worth a try. You will not be disheartened.

4. Sujata Mastani, Pune
A cup of thick mango shake with a spoon of smooth mango ice cream topped with sliced mangoes, Sujata Mastani is an essential part of Pune’s cultural experience. It’s a favourite of those who evolved in the city and doesn’t fail to affect those looking to satisfy their curiosity about the goody. An ice cream store that started half a decade ago, today Sujata Mastani seems to give off the brand vibe. But that is not what it is for it only has stores sprawled across Pune. With just five flavours presented by the Kondhalkar household, it now serves over 33 flavours. Not many know this, but Sujata Mastani pursues the French Pot ice cream making process–minus the eggs–for their ice creams. Thus preparing the recipe a genuine family treasure––one we can only effort to guess!

5. Ideal Ice Cream, Mangalore
Opened S. Prabhakar Kamath in 1975, Ideal Ice Cream’s first platform was placed in the heart of the city. In the same year, Kamath opened another shop in the city, which had the capacity to seat 300 people and was likely the biggest ice cream parlour in India. He began from scratch by attempting at home before bringing up the first 14 flavours to Mangalore.

Ever since then, this very ice cream shop has certainly come a long way. The favourable dessert on the menu card is one called ‘Gadbad’ (It was means of hard to resist the pun!)––a tall cup of three fresh ice cream flavours with shifting coverings of fresh fruits, dry fruits, and jelly. Despite its popularity, this dessert was not a component of the menu until 1977. Today, Ideal has ice cream stores circulate across not just Mangalore but also different parts of Karnataka, Kerala, and Goa. It fulfils more than just ice creams now, but Gadbad is still its most beloved creation and is even ready at generic ice cream parlours across coastal Karnataka.

Attracting enough? What are you waiting for! Get ready and meet up for some ice cream pleasure in any of these iconic ice-cream parlours.