Though tiny, this 300 square foot mainstay on the Main has been making waves since 1984 with its variety of funky flavours. Favourites among some 30 choices include Halvah, a sesame-butter based cream marbled with chocolate and nougats and Kulfi, an Indian-inspired mix of cardamom and nuts. But it’s staples like the Chocolate 6X and the award-winning French Vanilla that make the double scoop or return trip inevitable. The creamery also offers a fruity lineup of sorbets, two of which are spiked with real rum. A second shop opened its doors a stone’s throw from St-Viateur Bagel Shop in Mile End on Jeanne-Mance.

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If you’re in the mood for some frozen treats on The Main, Ripples is a classic go-to (but expect lineups). 

The cozy spot offers a wide variety of flavours, frozen yogurt, and homemade sorbet in a quaint location. Real Montrealers will head to Schwartz’s for some smoked meat and Ripples for dessert, you can’t go wrong. 

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Ripples owner Richard Bernett started making ice cream at home and fell in love with the craft, expanding his repertoire to more than 30 flavours. He’s been temporarily displaced across the street from his original location on the Main and, since 2019, also runs a second outpost on Jeanne-Mance Street.

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Ripples

With seasonal hours that start from the moment the mercury rises in April until the first sign of autumn (mid-September) it’s not uncommon to see lineups at The Main’s favourite ice cream parlour. Try the halavah or blackberry chocolate chunk cheesecake ice cream!

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One of the charms of Montreal is its collection of locally-owned businesses and mom-and-pop shops bringing the city to life, as opposed to the more chain stores that you may see in other metropolises. But like so many places, Montreal is no stranger to commercial and residential buildings changing the entire feeling of the culture and landscape. And the beloved Ripples Ice Cream is experiencing these effects first-hand.

This ice cream shop has stood proudly on boulevard Saint-Laurent for 36 years.

But due to a new permit to the building for a new residential project, one of Montreal's favourites will be forced to move.

For now, you'll still be able to get ice cream, frozen yogurt and coffee in the new, temporary location across the street in the basement of Moishe's old location at 3971, rue Saint-Laurent.

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Là, c’était le sexe et le chocolat

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Kulfi

Le glacier Richard Bernett offre ici sa version du dessert glacé indien avec un mélange d'amandes, de noix de cajou, de noisettes et de pistaches. Les noix sont rôties et salées, et les amandes laissées entières. Pour ajouter au plaisir, on mord dans les petits éclats de cardamome qui parfument le tout.

Où déguster: Ripples, 3880, boulevard Saint-Laurent, 514 842-1697

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