Toscanini’s Ice Cream
About
Toscanini’s is an ice cream shop in Cambridge known for artisanal flavors such as Burnt Caramel, B3 and Kulfi. The New York Times once called it “The World’s Best Ice Cream,” a line the shop still proudly quotes. Beyond the scoop counter, the shop makes ice cream cakes and offers a range of unique flavors, treating its ice cream, coffee and tea with equal seriousness.
Toscanini’s opened in September 1981 in an 800-square-foot storefront on Main Street. Gus Rancatore and a group of friends and family founded it, and they all worked for free and made contributions that helped the shop survive its first year. Mim Stewart is believed to have gone from unpaid friend to the first scooper, soon joined by David Shaw, who came from Fordham Prep and MIT.
What to Know
- Ice cream can be delivered through DoorDash.
- A mailing list shares the latest news from the shop.
- The shop is listed by the Kendall Square Association.
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