204 Food Finds Across the Region

Our staff picks the South's best flavors.

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Ice Creams and Milk Shakes
 109. Amy's Ice Creams, Austin, TX; (512) 458-6895 or www.amysicecream.com. All natural, with several wacky flavors.
 110. Biltmore Dairy Bar, Asheville, NC; (828) 274-2000. Great for cool breezes on a summer afternoon.
 111. Blue Bell Creameries, Brenham, TX; 1-800-327-8135 or www.bluebell.com. The legendary Texas dairy makes the best homemade vanilla.
 112. Clumpies Ice Cream Co., Chattanooga, TN; (423) 267-5425. The flavors change with the seasons, but the quality doesn't.
 113. The Dairy at University of Maryland, College Park, MD; (301) 405-1415. Making ice cream on campus since 1924.
 114. Doumar's Cones and Barbecue, Norfolk, VA; (757) 627-4163. Waffle cones at the place that invented the ice-cream cone.
 115. Durbin Farms Market, Clanton, AL; (205) 755-1672. Peach ice cream makes the perfect treat en route to the beach.
 116. Elliston Place Soda Shop, Nashville, TN; (615) 327-1090. The vanilla shake is so thick you'll need a spoon to eat it.
 117. Keller's Hamburgers, Dallas, TX; (214) 357-3572. Go for the milk shakes at the original 1950s drive-in.
 118. Lane Packing, Fort Valley, GA; (478) 825-3592 or www.lanepacking.com. Soft-serve peach ice cream smack-dab in the middle of a peach farm.
 119. Lighthouse Point Ice Cream Factory, Port Isabel, TX; (956) 639-3370. It is truly homemade.
 120. Mayfield Dairy Farms Inc., Athens, TN; (423) 745-2151. Take a tour of the factory, and then grab a cone.
 121. The Old Town Slidell Soda Shop, Slidell, LA; (985) 649-4806 or www.slidellsodashop.com. We like the chocolate snowballs, made with sweetened condensed milk, and old-fashioned ice-cream sodas.
 122. Pop's Charburgers Inc., Heflin, AL; (256) 463-5520. The butterscotch shakes are a perk along I-20.
 123. Stacey Rexall Drugs, Foley, AL; (251) 943-7191. Milk shakes in a wonderfully nostalgic atmosphere.
 124. Jake's Ice Cream & Sorbets, Atlanta, GA; (404) 523-1830 or www.jakesicecream.com. Chocolate Slap Happy ice cream is fresh because it's made in microbatches.
 125. Ted Drewes, St. Louis, MO; (314) 481-2652. Frozen custard so thick it's stuck in the cup.
 126. Tic-Toc Ice Cream Parlor, Loudon, TN; (865) 408-9867. All homemade; open May through Labor Day.

 

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