What’s your favourite? Ottawa scoops up on National Ice Cream Day

Ottawa residents and tourists were enjoying the summer sun while slurping back ice cream Sunday afternoon to mark National Ice Cream Day. CTV’s Josh Marano has

At The Merry Dairy in Hintonburg, Rebecca Stanley and her friends are celebrating National Ice Cream Day by enjoying some sweet frozen treats Sunday afternoon.

“I’ve got funfetti on the top and cookies and cream on the bottom,” Stanley said while holding her freshly made waffle cone.

“We love a fake holiday in our friend circle, and someone posted in the group chat about National Ice Cream Day,” Stanley added. “We said we’ll find somewhere local to go and here we are.”

The lineup was long, stretching around the corner on Fairmont Avenue. It was one of many local spots busy on a hot afternoon that marked the unofficial but tasty holiday celebrated on the third Sunday in July.

In Carp, Ellie de Villiers and her daughter Maya were also joining in on the celebration, starting their road trip back home to Vermont at The Carp Custom Creamery.

“We were at the The Carp Custom Creamery in Constance Bay the other day and really enjoyed the ice cream and the vibe and had a good time, so I wanted to stop by here on our way out of town,” De Villiers said.

“I had no idea it was National Ice Cream Day, but I figure every day is a good day for ice cream, right?”

It’s the same story at Moo Shu Ice Cream and Kitchen on Wellington Street, another local favourite. Adam Latincic and his family say it’s their first time trying it, but they’ll be back.

“We generally don’t eat a lot of ice cream, it’s always Dairy Queen or something,” Latincic says. “It’s actually nice to see some ice cream shops, I would say this is the first ice cream shop that we’ve gone to in a very long time.”

The Beachconers Microcreamery and Saffron Rolled Ice Cream & Desserts were also popular spots on National Ice Cream Day.

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