Editor’s note: This article – originally published in 2021 – was updated on June 18, 2024.
Summer has arrived in the Tri-State. With temperatures reaching the 90s by mid-June, we knew surviving the hot sun of the season would require a cold, refreshing treat. Check out the areaโs shaved ice stands, ice cream spots, and iced coffee and bubble tea businesses โ then kick back, relax, and take a break from the heat.
Aloha Hawaiian Shaved Ice
2201 S. Weinbach Ave.
More than 40 flavors of shaved ice, including cake batter, sour grape, and red hot.
Big Top Drive-In Restaurant
1213 W. Maryland St.
Thick “Blasters,” cool cookies, funnel cake sundaes, banana splits, and a selection of cones (such as flavor burst, sprinkles, cereal-coated, and Twinkle Kote), plus burger, chicken fingers, sandwiches, and more.
Bobacinno’s Cafe
3848 N. First Ave.
Extensive coffee, boba tea, and blended tea menu.
Bubble Panda
1524 N. Green River Road
Bubble teashop offering milk and ice teas, slushies, smoothies, and lattes.
Bubble TeaTalk
619 N. Burkhardt Road, Ste. G
Bubble and milk teas, smoothies, slushies, and more.
The Daily Grind
One S.E. Ninth St., Ste. 102
Specialty brews and nearly 20 syrups to customize your selection. Note: All coffee drinks are made hot unless otherwise specified.
Elbie’s Ice Cream
70 South E. Front St., Elberfeld, Indiana
Hard- and soft-serve ice cream in nearly 20 flavors, including roasted pistachio, mangonada, brownie batter chunk, lavender honey, and cinnamon bun.
Evansville Countryside Orchard
16800 Old Petersburg Road
This orchard’s traveling farm stand sells ice-cold apple cider slushies.
Honey Moon Coffee Co.
Four locations in Evansville and Newburgh
Ice coffees and fruit smoothies, plus Graeter’s ice cream (in Newburgh) and JB’s Barnyard ice cream (in Evansville).
JB’s Barnyard
Food truck โ check today’s location on social media
The Moo Crew operates two trucks selling locally made ice cream in an array of flavors, including mint chip, Fruity Pebbles, blueberry cheesecake, pistachio, and peanut butter fudge.
Jeanne’s Gelato on the Go
Food truck โ check today’s location on social media
Fresh scoops of rotating gelato flavors, plus affogato, sorbetto, and new lavender floats.
Kelsey’s Kones
Camp Reveal, 1042 East Boonville-New Harmony Road
A Camp Reveal ministry selling ice cream cones, shakes, sundaes, floats, and Blizzard-like cyclones.
Kite & Key Cafe
2301 W. Franklin St.
The coffee bar serves specialty coffees, teas, smoothies, and Italian sodas.
Kona Ice
Food truck โ check today’s location on website
20-plus flavors of shaved ice, including fireball, cappuccino, mango, and lemon lime-a-licious.
Lic’s Deli & Ice Cream
Six locations in Evansville and Newburgh
20-plus flavors of ice cream and sorbets, plus milk shakes, floats, turtle ice cream pie, sundaes, splits, smoothies, and Lic’s signature choco cremes.
Mr. Bubble Tea
503 N. Green River Road
Smoothies, Asian beverages, and bubble tea in different flavors.
Orange Leaf Frozen Yogurt
701 N. Burkhardt Road
Up to 70 flavors of frozen yogurt.
Pangea Kitchen
111 S. Green River Road
A rotating menu of creamy gelato, plus cake slices.
Parlor Doughnuts
204 Main St. and 301 N. Green River Road
Iced coffee, and milkshakes in the flavors of some of Parlor’s most popular doughnuts.
Paradise Ice
2715 Lincoln Ave.
20-plus flavors of shaved ice, including wedding cake, tiger’s blood, and bubble gum.
River City Coffee + Goods
223 Main St.
Specialty ice coffees, teas, and seasonal lemonades.
Rivertown Ice Cream and Grill
521 State St., Newburgh, Indiana
Soft serve, twist cones, Dole whip, Razzles, sherbet, and more, in addition to burgers, hot dogs, and onion rings.
Roy Boy Shaved Ice
Pat Coslett’s Simplicity Furniture, 1309 N. Green River Road
30-plus flavors of shaved ice, including strawberry cheesecake, blue cotton candy, and kiwi.
St. Joe Shaved Ice
2640 N. St. Joseph Ave.
30-plus flavors of shaved ice, including guava, Mai Tai, pink lemon sour, and amaretto.
TF Ice Cream
1002 E. Walnut St., Boonville, Indiana
The former Tastee Freeze sells a variety of sundaes, cones, shakes, iced lattes, and lemonades.
Zesto
102 W. Franklin St.
920 E. Riverside Drive
Ice cream sundaes, dipped cones, shakes, and more, plus burgers-and-fries combos.
