10+ places with icy treats to beat the heat
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Consider this your ultimate guide to icy, sweet refreshments to help you get through the summer’s soaring temperatures.
There is nothing that screams ‘summer’ more than a cold scoop of ice cream to help you cope with Canberra’s hot weather. But there are more ways to cool down than just with a vanilla cone. Have you ever tried an acai bowl? Or maybe you’ve been eyeing that frozen yogurt place in the shopping centre and been contemplating trying it out? This is your sign to try some tasty new treats to cool you down!
Here are 10+ places for you to visit and explore their range of cold and delicious delicacies!
Moo Moo Frozen Yogurt (Braddon and Gungahlin)
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Beloved Moo Moo Frozen Yogurt has recently expanded from its shop in Braddon to Gungahlin Marketplace! All the flavours are gluten-free, halal and kosher, keeping it as inclusive as possible so everyone can enjoy it. They offer many fruity and dessert-flavoured frozen yogurts that can be paired with 25 types of toppings, including fruit, popping pearls, lollies, and more. If that is not enough, you can top it all off with sweet or sour sauces of all kinds, such as their butterscotch or sour cherry sauce. It sounds like the cherry on top of a toasty summer afternoon!
30 Lonsdale Street, Braddon and 30 & 33 Hibberson Street, Gungahlin | moomoofrozenyogurt.com.au
That Gelato Place (Weston)
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Tucked away in Cooleman Court and a shop away from the Italian restaurant, Pronto, That Gelato Place is a staple of ice cream heaven for people in the Weston Creek community. With a range of flavours and ice cream scoop cakes that are perfect for any summer holiday event or birthday, this family business is not one to miss!
Shop 10/1 Whitney Place, Weston | facebook.com/ThatGelatoPlace
Curio Press (Parkes)
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Curio Press has opened a gelato bar in Parkes with 12 locally sourced flavours. From classic mango sorbet to staff favourite, hazelnut, this is the real deal! Their pistachio gelato is crafted from genuine pistachios and premium ingredients with no artificial flavours or enhancers. Other favourites include cannoli, honeycomb and spilt milk. Plus, don’t forget to try their fruity smoothies! The store is open from 6 am to 3 pm, located next to Blundells Cottage.
Ice cream on the lake? Say no more!
Wendouree Drive, Parkes | @curiopress
Yogurberry (Phillip and Belconnen)
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Yogurberry is my personal go-to for a sweet and chilled treat on a warm day! It is an ideal activity to do with friends or coworkers after a long day to reward yourself for your hard work. Or maybe you’d like to take a break from shopping or grab dessert after a date? With its assortment of favourite lolly toppings, flavours and sauces to build your own cup of frozen yogurt, it’s hard not to go overboard! You can find the Phillip store next to Westfield Woden McDonald’s, and the Belconnen store beside Caffe Cherry Beans.
Shop 334, Westfield Belconnen, Benjamin Way, Belconnen and Shop 048B, Westfield Woden, Keltie Street, Phillip | @yogurberry_belconnen
The Whale Tea (City)
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Want a new bubble tea place? Well, here is the place for you. The Whale Tea in the city is everything tea galore, from fruity green teas to crushes (tea slushies), yogurt or cloud drinks, and even cake-flavoured icy teas! These wacky flavours are certainly ones you do not want to miss out on. Next to Manila in Canberra, on City Walk, its bubble teas are an ideal icy drink to keep you cool.
191/260 City Walk, Canberra | @thewhaleteaanddesserts
Bubu Ice Cream (Dickson)
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The lovely Bubu Ice Cream in Dickson has a range of unique sorbets and gelatos to choose from. Some of these include chocolate mochi, Biscoff and cream, rum and raisin, jasmine mandarin sorbet and many more! They also offer frappes and even spiders if you can’t decide between a drink and ice cream.
Unit 4, 36 Badham Street, Dickson | @bubuicecreamandessert
Mr Juicai (Braddon)
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Are you looking for something more fruity, fresh and less yogurt? Mr Juicai in Braddon is the spot for you. With many fruit and veggie juices, customisable smoothies, and delicious, sweet shakes, it’s perfect to shake the summer heat. Or build your own acai bowl with over 25 options to choose from and create a personalised, refreshing and cold treat! Everything is halal, and the store is open every night. You can’t go wrong!
17 Lonsdale Street, Braddon | @mrjuicai
Stripey Sundae (Nicholls)
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This family-owned business in Nicholls is a classic ice cream shop. Not only do they sell delicious ice cream, but they also sell milkshakes and sundaes! They offer dog and baby cups, so bring your little ones along, furry or not, and don’t forget to try out their banana splits and ice cream cookie sandwiches while you’re there!
Shop 4/18 O’Hanlon Place, Nicholls | stripeysundae.au
Acai Bunny (Phillip)
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Acai Bunny is just outside of McDonald’s in Woden Westfield and not far from Club Lime Woden, making it an awesome treat when you’re melting from the heat. They serve many shakes that are ideal for on the go or indulge yourself in an acai. And what’s even better, this little shipping container store is cute, vegan, organic, gluten-free and halal!
Westfield Woden, 8 Bradley Street, Phillip | @loveacaibunny
Good Neighbour Cafe (Kingston)
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Open for only a year and a half, Good Neighbour Cafe has become the matcha emporium in the Canberra region. There are always new seasonal flavours to try and classics to return to, an ultimate balance between the traditional and experimental. Salted Maple Brown Sugar Matcha, Crème Brûlée Matcha, Strawberry Matcha, Pistachio Cloud Matcha and Coconut Cloud Matcha are just a few of their current favourites! Pair this with an acai bowl, and you are set for the day.
1/55 Wentworth Avenue, Kingston | @goodneighbour.cafe
EightyTwenty Cafe (Braddon, City, Coombs, Greenway, Gungahlin, Kingston, Dickson, Belconnen and Phillip)
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EightyTwenty Cafe has nine stores to choose from across the Canberra region! Their two stores in Belconnen and Phillip are completely gluten-free, and their Dickson store recently took over the local store Nicky’s. They are known for their breakfast acai bowls made from organic acai, topped with different fruits and granola. Enjoy an acai with one of their fresh and cold-pressed juices or one of their many fruity, dessert or veggie smoothies; it is a perfect, refreshing breakfast for a summer morning!
1/18 Lonsdale Street, Braddon, 19/191 Anketell Street, Greenway, 114/43 Hibberson Street, Gungahlin, 1 Fairhall Street, Coombs, 19 Mort Street, Canberra City, 1/25 Lathlain Street, Belconnen, 11 Launceston Street, Phillip, 9/15 Tench Street, Kingston and 1/28 Challis Street, Dickson | @eightytwentyfood
Goodberry’s (Belconnen, Erindale and Franklin)
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It is not a cold treats list without listing the classic staple of this Canberra frozen yogurt and custard! Known for its crazy combinations, Goodberry’s has plenty of frozen custard presets to choose from or throw in some creativity and make it your own. They offer a range of signature sundaes, chillers (custard shakes), ice cream cups and cones, as well as iced classics like lattes, chocolates, and shakes. When in doubt of a chilly treat to cool you down, Goodberry’s will not disappoint!
4/25 Lathlain Street, Belconnen, 2/20 Gartside Street, Wanniassa and 127/3 Clare Burton Crescent, Franklin | goodberrys.com.au
Feature image: Ben Calvert Photography.
