What's the scoop? Jersey Eats podcast takes on best ice cream shops

In the latest episode of 'The Jersey Eats Podcast,' we discuss where to get the best ice cream — from classic, decades-old creameries to restaurants, gelato and froyo spots — in North Jersey.

We dropped a lot of our favorite North Jersey creameries into this episode, including the time-tested Holsten's in Bloomfield, the farm-fresh flavors of Windy Brow Farms, the various flavors at Beenie's in Morristown and more. Plus, we mention our favorite flavors at some of these spots, some unique ways to consume ice cream in North Jersey and give a nod to our preferred grocery store brands. Check out the full list of our favorite places to get ice cream below and listen to the podcast at https://omny.fm/shows/the-jersey-eats-podcast.

Three fall-inspired ice cream cones at Lake Hiawatha Dairy.

"The Jersey Eats Podcast" is part of the USA Today Network. It's a free-flowing, 20-ish-minute, weekly discussion with NorthJersey.com and The Record food writers Kara VanDooijeweert and Matt Cortina centered on a singular food topic, peppered with discussions on food trends, the latest local food news and our favorite (and sometimes, least favorite) restaurants and dishes.

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The best ice cream in North Jersey

Denville Dairy. 34a Broadway, Denville; 973-627-4214, denvilledairy.com.
Holsten’s Brookdale Confectionary. 1063 Broad St., Bloomfield; 973) 338-7091, holstens.com.
Cliff’s Homemade Ice Cream. 1475 US-46, Ledgewood; 973-584-9721, cliffsicecream.com.
Owowcow. 237 N. Union St., Lambertville; 609-397-2234, owowcow.com.
Windy Brow Farms. 359 Ridge Road, Fredon Township; 973-579-9657, windybrowfarms.com.
Van Dyk’s Homemade Ice Cream. 145 Ackerman Ave., Ridgewood; 201-444-1429, vandyksicecream.com.
Lake Hiawatha Dairy. 79 N Beverwyck Road, Lake Hiawatha; 973-316-6686, dairylakehiawatha.com.
Goffle Creamery. 686 Goffle Road, Suite A, Hawthorne; 973-304-4322, instagram.com/gofflecreamery.
Diane’s Dairy. 446 Main Road, Suite #8, Towaco; 973-265-4620, instagram.com/dianesdairy.
Beenie’s Ice Cream. 38 Morris St., Morristown; 862-260-9221, beeniesicecream.com.
Let’s Yo! Montclair. 31 Valley Road, Montclair; 973-337-8451, letsyoyogurt.com.
Germano’s Premium Gelato & Coffee. 144 NJ-23, Pompton Plains; instagram.com/germanosgelato.
F1RST Restaurant. 112 Lincoln Ave., Hawthorne; 973-830-2119, firstrestaurantnj.com.
Applegate Farm. 616 Grove St., Montclair; 973) 744-5900, applegatefarm.com.
Corner Creamery. 5 Romaine Road, Mountain Lakes; 973-996-0065, instagram.com/cornercreamery_ml.
Gelotti Ice Cream. 2 Union Ave., Paterson; 973-595-1647, gelotti.com.

Kara VanDooijeweert is a food writer for NorthJersey.com and The Record. If you can't find her in Jersey's best restaurants, she's probably off running a race course in the mountains. Catch her on Instagram: @karanicolev & @northjerseyeats, and sign up for her North Jersey Eats newsletter.

Matt Cortina is a food and dining reporter with NorthJersey.com/The Record, who's spent the last 16 years writing about food for publications across the country. Reach him at [email protected].