ice cream

Jeni’s is a Columbus-started company by an OSU art grad, Jeni Britton Bauer, and is known for their wacky ice cream flavors made from fair trade ingredients. With locations all over, including the Short North and the North Market, this modern and inventive ice cream is readily available, and delicious 🙂

Don’t pass on the opportunity to freely taste all flavors! And don’t worry, the delightful servers are used to it. Flavors include Salted Caramel, Lavender Berry, Dark Chocolate Cayenne, and seasonal. If you’re not feeling that adventurous, they also just have simple ice creams that are equally delicious.

Jeni’s is accessible by the #2 COTA bus. Get off at the Buttles Ave. stop.

Jeni’s also has a booth in the North Market, which is accessible by the #2 COTA bus. Get off at the Spruce St. stop and walk south, then taking a right on Spruce, until you hit the market.

Although you can’t easily bus here, a drive to Johnson’s is worth it. Offering really good ice cream, that is in fact real, Johnson’s has kept a family business going strong since the 1950s in Bexley.

Johnson’s Real Ice Cream is most easily accessible by car.

If you’re from Cincinnati, you should be familiar with this awesome ice cream. With traditional ice-cream parlor feels, Graeter’s offers all the good ice cream preparations you know and love – including your classic cones, sundaes, and milk shakes. They’re known for their raspberry chocolate chip, but their other rich ice cream flavors (and gelatos and sorbets) will make you feel all great inside.

Graeter’s is a walk from the furthest west stop on the CABS route. Take the CABS bus all the way to Carmack Corner, walk north on Carmack Rd., and west on West Lane until you hit Graeter’s on the right.