1. Sweet Tooth Rolled Ice Cream
Sweet Tooth Rolled Ice Cream has two locations (one in Chinatown and one on 17th Avenue) and they offer a vegan-free rolled ice cream base made from coconut milk.
2. Amato Gelato
Amato Gelato has hands down the best selection of dairy-free flavours in the city. They have an entire case with just dairy-free options including chocolate sorbetto.
3. Village Ice Cream
Village Ice Cream has 3 locations in Calgary. They have two dairy-free options on their menu – the flavours change but include things like mango coconut milk or chocolate coconut.
4. Made by Marcus
Made by Marcus is on 17th avenue and always has a dairy-free flavour or two on the menu such as chocolate fudge brownie or passion fruit basil.
5. XO Ice Cream & Waffles
XO Ice Cream & Waffles includes a couple of dairy-free sorbets on their menu such as blood orange or mango.
6. Leavitt’s Ice Cream (Lic’s)
Lic’s is located in Parkdale and serves 2 or 3 dairy-free sorbet options such as rainbow, strawberry and berry.
7. My Favourite Ice Cream Shoppe
My Favourite Ice Cream Shoppe offers a larger selection of options than most with up to 5 different dairy-free sorbet options with flavours such as passion fruit and strawberry margarita.
8. Canelo’s Ice Cream
3007 26 Ave SW – https://www.canelos.ca/
Offers 24 flavours of vegan soft serve ice cream. You can also get vegan soft serve on your ice cream nachos!
9. Inglewood Drive-in
The Inglewood Drive-in serves dole whip – a pineapple flavoured dairy-free soft serve.
11. Abbey’s Creations
Abbey’s makes 3 different flavours of coconut milk based hard ice cream, mango peach pie, tahini grilled coconut and chocolate delight. One option was available by the scoop on our visit.
12. Marble Slab
Marble Slab (8 Calgary locations) now has a vegan and gluten free ice cream made with coconut milk. Flavours include chocolate, coconut milk, pina colada and strawberry banana but all flavours may not be at all locations.