Ice cream parlor

Parlors often serve ice cream and other frozen desserts in cones, cups or dishes, the latter two to be eaten with a spoon.

[3] The first ice cream factory was built by Jacob Fussell, a milk dealer who bought dairy products from Philadelphia farmers and sold them in Baltimore.

In addition to frozen dessert products, some modern ice cream parlors also sell a variety of hot fast foods.

[11] Because ice cream parlors are located throughout the world, there are both small, local franchises as well as large, global enterprises.

Some of the most notable large, global ice cream parlors include Baskin-Robbins, Ben & Jerry's, Bruster's Ice Cream, Carvel, Cold Stone Creamery, Dairy Queen, Dippin' Dots, Friendly's, and Häagen-Dazs.

[citation needed] Just as the size, style, and selection within each ice cream parlor may differ, so may its notoriety.

In 2014, Travel + Leisure, National Geographic, Business Insider, Food & Wine, and TripAdvisor published their top ranked ice cream parlors.