Along Route 28, from West Yarmouth to South Yarmouth, you can find all sorts of treats to satisfy your sweet tooth (and your kids!) while on vacation. Here are some special locations to visit for something yummy.
Ice Cream: Perfect After the Beach (Or Before!)
What’s better than ice cream on a summer day? It’s the stuff that memories are made of. Generations of kids have made those memories at Lil’ Caboose Ice Cream since they opened in 1962. Lil’ Caboose serves award-winning Richardson’s Ice Cream from a family-run dairy farm operation in Middleton, MA. They offer a wide array of hard ice cream flavors, with classics like Butter Pecan and Rum Raisin alongside German Chocolate Cake and Phantomberry, plus frozen yogurt and sherbert. And they have vegan and gluten-free options.
Cape Cod Creamery offers gourmet ice cream just off Route 28 on Theater Colony Rd. Founded twenty years ago, their flavors are named after Cape Cod locations and features, like Sandbar Swirl, Ferry Strawberry, Iyannough Cookie Dough, Bass River Black Raspberry, and Bayview Beach Brownie. Cape Cod Creamery ice cream is denser than most, making it very smooth, and they have won several awards including Cape Cod’s Best Ice Cream.
The Skipper Chowder House’s ice cream shack lets you order from a window and enjoy your sweet treat by the ocean. They offer specialty sundaes like the Old Salty Dog (sea salt caramel) and the Davy Jones Locker (brownie sundae), and the family favorite Sea Monster (six scoops of ice cream, hot fudge, fresh bananas, strawberries, whipped cream, chopped walnuts, chocolate chips and cherries!). The ice cream shack has both soft serve (vanilla, chocolate, or twist) and hard ice cream in many fun flavors including Smuggler’s Beach Chocolate, Skipper’s Strawberry, and Blackbeard’s Cookie Dough. You can also choose from a wide range of toppings. It’s a short detour away from Route 28 to South Shore Drive, but worth it!
For a taste of Italy right here on Cape Cod, try Caffè Gelato Bertini, where you’ll find traditional and surprising gelatos and sorbetto flavors made from scratch with simple ingredients. What’s the difference between gelato and ice cream? Gelato is made with milk instead of cream and is churned more slowly to make it dense and smooth. Caffe Gelato Bertini uses fresh ingredients and offers 24 gelato flavors which rotate every day. Complement your treat with espresso and coffee drinks or homemade Italian soda.
Hot or Cold Baked Goods to Start or End Your Day
Hole in One is a bakery and coffee shop that offers hand-cut donuts in a range of flavors, cupcakes, eclairs, and chocolate chip, sugar, and toffee sugar cookies. One specialty is their French toast coffee rolls! Add a hot or cold beverage to go with your selection. If you need a cake for a special occasion while you’re visiting Yarmouth, the Hole in One staff can design the perfect one.
Scapicchio’s Bakery offers Italian pastries like cannoli and Neapolitans, plus cakes and cookies including biscotti, amaretti, and chocolate chip. They also have pies: apple, lemon, ricotta, blueberry, Boston cream – and whoopie!
Candy: All the Favorites for You and Your Kids
Candy Co. sells thousands of candy confections, including specialty chocolates, fudge, taffy, and nuts from all over the world. They also make their own line of fudge and taffy locally. Kids (and adults) can fill a wicker basket with individual pieces, just like the old-fashioned candy store you remember!
Next door, Cape Cod Salt Water Taffy has been making taffy since 1952 and today is one of the few remaining authentic taffy makers. You – and your kids – can fill a box, choosing from over 30 flavors, including root beer, fluffernutter, and double chocolate!
Sweets Galore
There’s no better time to indulge in sweets than when you’re on vacation. And if you’re going to indulge, it had better be delicious! Enjoy your time here in Yarmouth, where the candy, pastries, and ice cream you and your family desire are just down the street.
Written by Ellen Cliggott, Freelance Content Marketing Writer and Editor
This blog is funded through the Town of Yarmouth’s Tourism Revenue Preservation Fund.