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WHERE TO EAT The best Sundae in the world (according to food experts)

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Recommended by Food & Wine and 16 other food critics.
"This two-year-old shop prides itself on using exceptional ingredients, from milk and cream from local dairy farms to single-origin, fair-trade coffee beans for its espresso flavor."
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Recommended by Food & Wine and 12 other food critics.
"Best Ice Cream Spots in the U.S.: Salt & Straw - Famous for its collaborations with chefs as well as sweet-savory combos like Fish Sauce Caramel with Palm Sugar."
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Recommended by Food & Wine and 13 other food critics.
"Must have: Creole Cream Cheese ice cream (made with a curdled cream cheese local to New Orleans)."
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Recommended by Julia Moskin and 13 other food critics.
"First, it is fluffy and light, letting flavors like vanilla, lemon or just fresh cream come through more clearly. It is less filling and dense, so it can be paired with another dessert without making the whole thing too heavy."
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Recommended by Time Out and 12 other food critics.
"Try a classic sundae made with scoops of vanilla ice cream covered in hot fudge, whipped cream, chopped almonds and a cherry."
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Recommended by Geoffrey Zakarian & Sunny Anderson and 11 other food critics.
"At Brooklyn’s Ample Hills Creamery, you can get frighteningly delicious and creative ice cream flavors like the most-popular one, It Came From Gowanus. He loads his decadent base with chunks of homemade hazelnut crack cookies and orange-scented brownies."
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Recommended by Food & Wine and 10 other food critics.
"Jeni Britton Bauer creates some of the country's best ice creams, sorbets and frozen yogurts in imaginative flavor combinations like Ylang Ylang and fennel."
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Recommended by Food & Wine and 10 other food critics.
"Almost everything at this excellent ice cream shop is made from scratch, including the marshmallows for the Rocky Road."
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Recommended by Food & Wine and 10 other food critics.
"Must have: Peanut Butter & Jelly ice cream. The ice cream at this 1796 farm is made with the super creamy milk from the resident Jersey cows."
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Recommended by Thrillist and 11 other food critics.
"Bassetts has been in Philadelphia for a long time -- since 1861, in fact, and in the Reading Terminal Market since 1892. The family-run ice creamery sells its churned creations all over the country, but the original counter feels the most authentic. The flavor list is filled with hits like peanut butter swirl, moose tracks, English toffee crunch, and more."