A nostalgic nod to the Indian frozen dessert, Kulfi’s all-natural, fruity popsicles — which include refreshing vegan flavors like spicy watermelon and blueberry basil ginger lemonade — have garnered a massive following around town. Portlanders can still find catch the popsicle cart with a rainbow umbrella at farmers markets and events, like Come Thru Market and Montavilla Farmers Market, but the faloodas — an Indian dessert float layered with mango puree, a coconut popsicle, almond milk, and coconut cream — are only available at the Alberta shop.

Made with organic coconut cream and cashew milk, Kate’s Ice Cream is as rich and creamy as dairy-based varieties. Count on classics like vanilla and mint chocolate fudge, but where Kate’s shines is in the unique flavors like rose water cardamon almond. Since moving to its dreamy pastel-hued shop on Mississippi, Kate’s offers several cones (sugar, cake, waffle) to choose from — all entirely vegan and gluten-free. The shop also regularly collaborates with other makers for special flavors and events; for example, the pop-tart ice cream sandwich popup with Toast’d.

Currently parked outside Tacovore on Fremont, this family-owned cart has been serving mouthwatering berry-swirled treats since 2017. Using an imported ice cream machine, Beaux Berry blends your choice of Oregon berries — marionberry, strawberry, raspberry, blueberry, or all of the above — into silky Coconut Bliss ice cream as you wait. The result is a delightful sweet and tart concoction.

Adorned with colorful decor and friendly polar bear murals, Eb & Bean is a favorite among kids and adults thanks to its creative frozen yogurt flavors — like dark chocolate caramel or Smith Teamaker hibiscus mango — and colorful toppings bar. This vegan-friendly shop always offers several rotating dairy-free flavors, made with organic almond, cashew, or oak milk, along with toppings like coconut whipped cream, candied ginger, vegan marshmallows, and chocolate sprinkles. All three locations — Broadway, Division, and 21st — are open, and pints and bulk toppings can be ordered online.

This welcoming gelato shop on Northeast 28th’s restaurant row boasts an impressive list of dairy-free sorbets, in fruit-centric flavors like blood orange, blueberry with rosewater, prickly pear, and lemon thyme. Staccato Gelato’s scoops skew on the smaller side, so you can enjoy as many as four sorbets together when it’s too difficult to choose just one or two flavors.

While Petunia’s Pies & Pastries is best known for its sweet and savory baked goods, the entirely vegan and gluten-free shop also slings house-made coconut-based ice cream in nostalgic flavors like vanilla, mint chip, and cookie dough. For the last two years, the business operated via takeout and delivery, but the whimsical pastel-hued cafe has now reopened for dine-in. Customers can enjoy scoops in house-made waffle cones, sundaes dressed in salted caramel cookie bar bits, and ice cream sandwiches made with chocolate chip cookies or doughnuts.

Now parked at Books with Pictures on Division, Ramblin’ Rose serves vegan treats out of a bright red truck, decked out with colorful stickers, Beanie Babies, and Troll dolls. Flavors are announced regularly on Instagram; the lineup includes soft serve swirls and several coconut-based scoops, in flavors like raspberry sherbet and chocolate chip cookie dough. However, to fully experience the magic of the cart, the move for first timers is to order a soft serve rose soda float dusted with flowers.

In addition to Italian gelato, Pinolo on Division also offers refreshing, silken sorbettos. Open daily for pickup or walk-ins, the shop offers dairy-free flavors that rotate with the seasons, best enjoyed when two complementary flavors, like mouthwatering Hood strawberry elderflower and refreshing lemon basil, meet in the middle of a cone or cup. Many of the shop’s best fruity sorbettos appear during the spring and summer thanks to Oregon’s bounty. Pints and house-made syrups can be ordered online.

Located in Woodstock, Cloud City offers a handful of tried-and-true vegan flavors — such as dark chocolate and cookies and cream — made with a rich coconut milk base. Those craving something fruitier can try the sweet and tangy sorbets made with locally sourced strawberries and marionberries. The neighborhood ice cream shop is open daily for scoops and cones; select pints are available for delivery.