Real talk: An ice cream sundae is sublime any day of the week.
There are places for rich, creamy, hard-packed ice cream scoops drizzled with classic hot fudge or a must-try spot for innovative vegan soft serve studded with fresh fruit. You can get your sundae on Tuesday...in a waffle cone taco! Or you can venture out for some milky soft serve swirled up and crowned with cotton candy.
There are plenty of options for incredible ice cream sundaes in and around Vancouver, and we've got our picks for the absolute best.
Glenburn Soda Fountain (@kristalized_101/Instagram)
If you are a fan of ice cream sundaes, you have no excuse to not pay a visit (or a few) to Glenburn Soda Fountain in Burnaby Heights. This throwback treat shop serves up real deal sundaes and epic banana splits with a healthy side of nostalgia. Look for seasonal specials in addition to an impressive line-up of every day classics.
Address: 4090 Hastings Street, Burnaby
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For something a little different, hit up this beautiful French-inspired ice cream parlour for one of their stunning creations. While not your typical scoops-and-sauce sundaes, you can get elegant toppers on your scoops of housemade rich ice cream here, or go for something like their pavolovas, piled with ice cream, whipped cream, and delicious little extras.
Address: 2785 West 16th Avenue, Vancouver
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Save room for dessert at this Fraser Street hipster sports bar and hang spot. They've got soft serve decked out with rotating toppings in all sorts of inventive flavour combos. Rumour has it they've got a second location in the works, too.
Address: 3296 Fraser Street, Vancouver
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Enjoy this soft serve spot to the max with one of their fully loaded sundaes made with their Avalon organic milk swirls as a base. Keep it classic or find a seasonal special while they last, like sweet strawberry.
Address: 25 Alexander Street, Vancouver
Address: 4603 Kingsway, Burnaby
Beta5
Summertime is typically the domain for BETA5 and their insanely inspired sundaes. The chocolatier and treat shop always puts a thematic spin on their creations, but these are not available all the time out of their Strathcona storefront/cafe - keep an eye on their website and to see if they'll be putting any sundaes on offer this summer (then GO!).
Address: 409 Industrial Avenue, Vancouver
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We know and love Earnest Ice Cream's glass-jarred pints and beautiful scoops, but did you know they do sundaes, too? Keep an eye on their social channels to find out their rotating feature flavour to get the best of the best of the season from this cherished 麻豆传媒映画scoop spot.
Address: Multiple in 麻豆传媒映画and North Vancouver; check website for details.
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Virtuous Pie's second 麻豆传媒映画location is doing some serious magic with their roster of 100% plant-based ice cream sundaes made with their house-made soft serve and toppings. Look for the best of the best with seasonal flavours.
Address: 3339 Shrum Lane, Vancouver
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Rain or Shine believes that any day--even a dreary Raincouver day--is perfect for ice cream. They're so right, but they really up the game with their sundaes, which come in all sorts of rotating flavours. But the best day is actually Tuesday, when they can put your sundae in a waffle cone "taco" for their Taco Tuesdays.
Address: Multiple locations in Vancouver; check website for details
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One of Vancouver's cutest spots for all things sweet, you will find lots of sundaes here, made with their soft serve or hard pack ice cream. Of course, it's easy to get distracted by all that candy...everywhere.
Address: 4150 Main Street, Vancouver
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Some of the city's most unique sundaes are being swirled up and piled high at the many locations of 720 Sweets. They start with soft serve in their line-up of signature flavours like milk tea and matcha, and pile them with toppings like red bean, wafer cookies, cotton candy, sauces, and more.
Address: Multiple locations in Metro Vancouver; check for details
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Head to North 麻豆传媒映画to find the sweetest, creamiest welcome at Welcome Parlour. This modern spin on a classic ice cream parlour makes darling sundaes, like a classic Hot Fudge with brownie bites, or seasonal specials.
Address: The Shipyards - 125 Victory Ship Way, North Vancouver
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This Korean dessert cafe is known for their milky soft serve and their wild and colourful sundaes. You can keep things as basic as soft serve topped with honeycomb, or go for the full Instagram with the Santorini, which has Oreo crumbs, pistachio crumble, tropical blue syrup, and cotton candy.
Address: 105-5668 Hollybridge Way, Richmond
This article was originally published on June 14, 2018 and has since been updated with new information
