Best Gelato in Windsor

"With its indoor palm trees, local institution Shatila Bakery feels like an oasis of craveable sweet treats. The cases teeming with tempting pastries make choosing dessert a challenge, but some must-haves include the baklava made with layers of phyllo dough stuffed with nuts such as pistachios, walnuts, cashews, or almonds. The pistachio ice cream is also outstanding."

"Dearborn’s sprawling Middle Eastern confectionery and cafe is the perfect recipe for a sugar coma. The ice cream counter offering flavors like mango, strawberry, and cherry is particularly satisfying. First-timers to this institution would be wise to consider the pistachio ice cream — a cult favorite and Shatila specialty."

"This ice cream shop is anything but vanilla, with flavors like Tennessee Breakfast (cornflakes and bourbon) and Michigan Salad (blue cheese ice cream with candied pecans and brandy-soaked cherries) shaking up the normal options. Founder Scott Moloney was a banker before turning to homemade small-batch scoops, often with a seasonal spin. Now he makes more than 1,000 selections that rotate weekly and always include options for the vegan and dairy-free."

"OK so it’s not a restaurant – but the Detroit location of the Ferndale-based Treat Dreams ice cream shop is a fun stop for families coming from dinner (or not) when visiting the area. Plus, they have a rotating menu of unique ice cream flavors, with new tastes hitting the menu every Sunday."

"Treat Dreams is a micro-creamery that uses local ingredients. Everything is handmade. For their vegan ice cream, they use coconut as a base."

"Skip Baskin-Robins and head to this popular dessert cafe in Ferndale for cake and ice cream. Treat Dreams Dessert Emporium uses is funky ice cream flavors to create custom ice cream cakes as well as multi-layered Dream Cakes featuring cake, ice cream, cookie dough, and more. View this post on Instagram"

"Expect quirkier options like black tea ice cream with shortbread cookies, Apple Jacks, jalapeno, or the electric blue Kooky Monster. There’s a variety of vegan flavors, too. Customers who can’t choose just one flavor or go all out with an ice cream flight."

"A Downriver classic since ‘46, Calder Brothers Dairy makes ice cream with products from the family farm. Find generous scoops in flavors like horchata, caramel cappuccino, and rich and creamy peanut butter."

"Popular for its mangonadas (mango sorbet with chile-lime salt), fresas con crema (strawberries and cream), and cocteles de frutas (fruit cocktails),this Mexican shop also serves a killer ice cream treat called the Gansito Split. It takes the trifecta combination of chocolate, vanilla, and strawberry ice cream, but swaps out a sliced banana for a Mexican snack cake coated in chocolate and filled with jelly. The whole delicious mess is also drizzled in hot fudge and slathered with whipped cream."

"Mangonadas Del Barrio gets its name from a cool, tangy Mexican treat made with frozen mangos and a combination of chili, lime, and tamarind paste. This mini-chain has several locations throughout southwest and the Downriver area, meaning folks are never too far from a massive ice cream sundae of a cup of strawberries and cream."

"Whether you want a look behind the curtain at the home life of one of Detroit’s most famous families or to experience an impressive and authentic piece of period architecture, the Edsel and Eleanor Ford House is a must-visit. The son of Henry Ford and his wife moved into their home on Gaukler Pointe near Grosse Pointe Shores in 1929, and Eleanor gifted it to a trust for the benefit of the public when she died in 1976."

"Connecting the riverfront with the Eastern Market area for pedestrians, the Dequindre Cut is a revitalized greenway and recreational path popular with residents and visitors alike. Formerly a railroad, it now features a wide pathway and urban art and graffiti. You can rent bikes from Wheelhouse Detroit and explore the area on two wheels instead of two legs."

"Dequindre Cut is something between a public art space and a public green space. This was part of a CN rail line before it was converted into a greenway close to the Eastern Market. These days you’ll see couples, families, and young people walking, running, and biking along Dequindre Cut."

"Another one of the best date ideas in Detroit is a visit to this beautiful park. William G. Milliken State Park and Harbor is a great place to visit together with your partner. You find this place next to the Detroit River, close to downtown."

"Home to the Detroit Tigers, the oldest continuous one-name, one-city franchise in the American League, Comerica Park is a great place to enjoy America’s favorite pastime in the heart of downtown Detroit. If you’re not a baseball fan, it’s still a perfect place to meet and mingle with the locals. The park is also home to a Ferris wheel and a diverse food court to quell your hunger between innings."

"See a Detroit Tigers baseball game at Comerica Park or Detroit Lions football game at Ford Field. Regardless of what team you choose to support, Detroit loves their sports and the energy level is off the charts!. If no games are going on, opt for a brewery crawl or see a show at the Filmore or Fox Theatres."

"This downtown Detroit baseball park hosts the Detroit Tigers. You can come here for a great baseball game or just come for a tour. Even non-baseball fans can love coming here, as Comerica Park sometimes hosts concerts."

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