Great Places for Ice Cream

Gracie and the Dudes

For an all-natural ice cream treat, visit Gracie and the Dudes in Sea Bright. After 16 years in the ice cream chain business, Brian McMullin and his wife opened a store where the products were handmade and natural. As parents, they had concerns about the amount of artificial substances in products served in the supermarkets and in other chain restaurants. Now, they make everything as natural as they can, according to McMullin.

At McMullin's shop, their Italian ice is strictly fruit, water and sugar and the ingredients in favorite flavors such as cinnamon oatmeal are homemade. The rest is comes from the West Coast and across the world to insure the best. The shop offers 24 flavors made each day, chosen from a selection of about 60.

Gracie and the Dudes is at 1062 Ocean Ave. in Sea Bright.

Crazee's

Crazee's in Rumson is set right over the Oceanic bridge connecting Rumson to Middletown. Crazee's sells Thomas Sweet Ice Cream, out of Princeton. They are a year-round shop, and have been open in Rumson for 25 years. Popular flavors include cookie dough, moose tracks and the flavor of the month. July's flavor is mint Oreo. Grab some of Crazee's ice cream, and spend some time in Victory Park, overlooking the Navesink river
Crazee's is at 2 W. River Road in Rumson   Across the street from Coldwell Banker.