Salt & Straw

"Thank you, Portland—along with professional baristas and an appreciation for Subarus, you’ve also given us some of the best ice cream in LA. You’d probably assume a place with flavors like avocado sherbet and black olive brittle with goat cheese wouldn’t be for everyone, but you’d be wrong. Because Salt & Straw adds stuff you should never put in ice cream, and somehow still makes it taste delicious. Now, with several locations from the Arts District to Venice, you’re never too far away from its glory." - brant cox, nikko duren, sylvio martins, jess basser sanders

"Portland-based ice cream company Salt & Straw will debut a line of edible scents meant to customize and personalize one’s scoop or to wear simply as perfume on July 17." - Cathy Chaplin

"The small-batch ice cream business cousins Kim and Tyler Malek launched out of a single neighborhood ice cream parlor in Portland has grown into a family of shops, including two in LA—the original on Larchmont, and a second on Abbot Kinney. The focus at S&S is on inventive flavors: salted caramel cupcake, pear & blue cheese, avocado & strawberry sherbet. On the flip side, the single-origin vanilla is some of the best we’ve ever had. For those who aren’t fortunate enough to live near a shop, the seasonal Pints Club, which sets you up with five unique pints every month and delivers them right to your door, is an excellent option. "

"I love ice cream. I can’t say I do not love ice cream. I hardly ever will turn down ice cream. I love Van Leeuwen, I like Salt & Straw, and I love McConnell’s."