Portlanders are happy to indulge in ice cream all year round, but prime frozen dessert season has finally arrived. Thanks to the many frozen dessert shops in town, vegan and lactose-intolerant dessert lovers can have their pick of sweet treats like fruity popsicles, coconut ice cream, matcha shaved ice, and even a vegan McFlurry-style concoctions.
While almost every ice cream shop in town offers at least one vegan flavor, this map doesn’t include Portland’s most obvious scoop shops like Salt & Straw and Fifty Licks. There’s no need; Portland has a number of entirely dairy-free shops serving a variety of frozen treats. The following map points are either exclusively vegan frozen dessert shops or those with distinct offerings, like South Indian faloodas or Hawaiian-style ube shave ice, to help stay cool all summer long. It’s also worth visiting Portland’s vegan spots for even more frozen goodies, such as Jade Rabbit’s Filipino halo halo and Buddy’s Steaks’s Philly style water ice.
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