Forbes Traveler has compiled its list of America's best ice cream. For insight into the current ice cream trends in America, the magazine turns to David Lebovitz, author of The Perfect Scoop, who says he’s seen “an explosion of handcrafted ice cream and gelato places opening up that use fresh, pure ingredients." This is exactly the kind of explosion we like! Ed's already laid out his favorite ice cream "scooperies" in New York, after the jump Forbes' list of best ice cream around the country.

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California

Bi-Rite Creamery

biritecreamery.com
3692 18th Street, San Francisco CA 94110
415-626-5600

McConnell's Fine Ice Creams

mcconnells.com
835 E. Canon Perdido Street, Santa Barbara CA 93103
805-963-8813

Colorado

Glacier Homemade Ice Cream

glacierhomemadeicecream.com

3133 28th Street, Boulder CO 80301
303-440-6542

4760 Baseline Road, Boulder CO 80303
303-499-4760

1350 College Ave, Boulder CO 80302
303-442-4400

1749 Main St., Longmont CO 80501
303-485-8834

7155 E Hampden Ave, Denver CO 80224
303-300-6661

Illinois

Margie's Candies

margiescandies.nv.switchboard.com
1960 N Western Avenue, Chicago IL 60647
773-384-1035

Massachusetts

Toscanini's Ice Cream

tosci.com
899 Main Street, Cambridge MA 02139
617-491-5877

New York

The Brooklyn Ice Cream Factory

2 Cadman Place West, New York NY 11201
718-246-3963

Ciao Bella Gelato

ciaobellagelato.com
285 Mott St, New York NY 10012
212-431-3591

27 E 92nd St, New York NY 10128
212-831-5555

Ohio

Graeter's

graeters.com
Multiple locations in Cincinnati, Columbus, Dayton, Cleveland

Pennslyvania

Capogiro Gelato

capogirogelato.com
119 South 13th Street, Philadelphia PA 19107
215-351-0900

117 South 20th Street, Philadelphia PA 19103
215-636-9250

Texas

Tèo

caffeteo.com
1206 W 38th St, Austin TX 78705
512-451-9555