Torontonians can celebrate with a scoop of ice cream to celebrate the first day of fall approaching this weekend.
Ice cream shops are taking advantage of what’s left of the warm weather while gearing up for the new season.
We rounded up five ice cream parlours offering happy hours and good deals to celebrate the end of summer and start of fall.
Good Behaviour, 335 Queen St. W., 1324A Gerrard St. E., 342 Westmoreland Ave. N
The submarine and custard nook is hosting an ice cream happy hour with $2 kiddie scoops Monday to Friday from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m.
The generously-sized kiddie scoop is available in all kinds of flavours like matcha, dragon poop, and their classic torta della nonna, and comes in a sugar cone or cup.
Happy hour lasts until the end of the month and is available at all locations.
Cereal Box Cafe inside Lucky’s Bodega, 213 Ossington Ave.
The cafe has an interior filled with nostalgic arcade games, retro TVs, and everyone’s favourite childhood cereal boxes flattened on the wall.
For $7, you can choose from a mouth watering selection of addictive cereal, like Cookie Crisp, Lucky Charms, Cinnamon Toast Crunch, Frosted Flakes, and Reese’s Puffs.
After you choose, you can watch staff infuse your choice of cereal with their original soft serve ice cream.
The Six Convenience, 195 Sixth St., Etobicoke
There’s a hidden premium ice cream shop in this Etobicoke convenience store. They sell nothing but Kawartha premium flavours prepared in cups, cones, and sometimes they’ll even fill up your own tupperware container.
Huge single scoops usually start at $2, but sometimes they have a toonie deal for two scoops.
The store also sells other hard to find cold treats, like low-sugarice cream brand Halo Top and non-dairy Ben and Jerry’s at a discounted price.
Ruru Baked, 659 Lansdowne Ave. and Pacific Mall, Markham
Their deals are hard to come by in the city with a whole three scoop ice cream flight for under $10. Their Asian-inspired flavours are some of the most unique too, like chrysanthemum, miso crumble, and Ribena.
Ruru Baked has ongoing deals. They recently gave away 200 Ninja CREAMi toasted rice pints at the end of August. During their collaborations with other brands, they often have DJs and entertainment to celebrate coming together through the joy of ice cream.
They also give away $50 gift cards for Google reviews, based on which ones are their favourite comments.
Dainties Macaron, 235 Spadina Ave.
Dainties rose in popularity after various Toronto influencers discovered their macaron ice cream sandwiches that are anything but dainty. For a little over $7, you can munch on a gigantic ice cream sandwich that won’t melt as fast as your typical ice cream sandwich.
They have Korean-inspired flavours like milk tea, chocopie, and dalgona, along with classics like red velvet, lemon, and vanilla.
Dainties also offers delivery if you’re looking for a sweet treat but want to stay in.
