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The ube soft serve from OMG Squee.
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Where to Indulge in Creamy, Swirly Soft Serve in Austin

From vanilla to matcha to peaches

by Nadia Chaudhury Updated
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The ube soft serve from OMG Squee.
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by Nadia Chaudhury Updated

It’s the right time for frosty treats, and soft serve is a very special ice cream iteration that sparks sweet satisfaction and childhood nostalgia all in one. The creamy concoction is typically made without eggs in a machine and available in classic flavors like vanilla and chocolate, or fun ones like matcha and peaches. and sometimes bonus flavor swirls

There’s a handful of excellent Austin restaurants, markets, and dessert spots offering soft serve, from Sandy’s Hamburgers to OMG Squee to Birdie’s. For more cold treats, look out for Austin’s best ice cream shops, snow cones/shave ices/sno-balls/raspados/etc., ice cream sandwiches, milkshakes, and Thai-rolled ice cream.

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Connor's Creamery

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Seafood restaurant Garbo’s spun off with this ice cream truck parked at the far north Austin location. The vanilla ice cream base can be flavored up with swirl options like chocolate, bubble gum, and pineapple, plus there are loads of toppings from sprinkles to caramel to M&Ms. Takeout orders can be placed in person; there are outdoor dine-in areas.

12709 N Mopac Expy, Austin, TX 78727
(860) 608-5579
(860) 608-5579

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Asahi Imports

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The Japanese market offers up lovely soft serve Fridays through Sundays. There’s the matcha, the sesame, and the combination matcha and sesame swirl available. There’s a second location down on South Lamar. Takeout orders can be placed in person.

6105 Burnet Rd, Austin, TX 78757
(512) 453-1850
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Allday Pizza

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The pizzeria within Tarrytown wine bar Flo’s features a fantastic gelato soft serve with various toppings and drizzles like pretzels and/or olive oil. There’s a second location in East Austin inside of cocktail bar Daydreamer. Takeout orders can be placed in person; there are indoor and outdoor dine-in areas.

3111 W 35th St, Austin, TX 78703

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Zeds Real Fruit Ice Cream

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The Portland import makes its soft serve with actual fruit — ranging from peaches to dark cherries — plus vanilla (with a vegan option available). Then there are drizzles like chamoy and toppings like toasted coconuts. There are cups and waffle cones too. Takeout orders can be placed in person; there are outdoor dine-in areas.

1814 Harvey St, Austin, TX 78702

Birdie's

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The East Austin wine restaurant’s very tall vanilla soft has become an iconic dessert in Austin. The drizzle of perfect seasonal olive oil is just an added bonus.

2944 E 12th St Unit A, Austin, TX 78702
A cup of soft serve with olive oil from the top.
Soft serve from Birdie’s.
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Jim Jim's Water Ice

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The downtown water ice joint also serves up simple and classic soft serve in vanilla, chocolate, or chocolate-vanilla swirl. Takeout orders can be placed in person.

615 E 6th St, Austin, TX 78701
(512) 708-8285
(512) 708-8285

OMG Squee

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Adorable and delicious, the Texas-Asian sweets shop offers fun soft serve in flavors like Vietnamese coffee, ube, and black sesame (with swirls available). Order them in cup or taiyaki form. Takeout orders can be placed in person; there are outdoor dine-in areas.

4607 Bolm Rd Suite A, Austin, TX 78702
(512) 435-9113
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Sandy's Hamburgers

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It’s an Austin classic — just look at the neon. The vanilla soft serve is available in cones, dipped cones, and waffle cones. Takeout orders can be placed in person; there are outdoor dine-in areas.

603 Barton Springs Rd, Austin, TX 78704
(512) 478-6322
(512) 478-6322

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Nadia Chaudhury is an editor for Eater Northeast and Eater New York and was the former Eater Austin editor, who often writes about food and pop culture.

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Connor's Creamery

12709 N Mopac Expy, Austin, TX 78727

Seafood restaurant Garbo’s spun off with this ice cream truck parked at the far north Austin location. The vanilla ice cream base can be flavored up with swirl options like chocolate, bubble gum, and pineapple, plus there are loads of toppings from sprinkles to caramel to M&Ms. Takeout orders can be placed in person; there are outdoor dine-in areas.

12709 N Mopac Expy, Austin, TX 78727
(860) 608-5579
(860) 608-5579

Asahi Imports

6105 Burnet Rd, Austin, TX 78757

The Japanese market offers up lovely soft serve Fridays through Sundays. There’s the matcha, the sesame, and the combination matcha and sesame swirl available. There’s a second location down on South Lamar. Takeout orders can be placed in person.

6105 Burnet Rd, Austin, TX 78757
(512) 453-1850
(512) 453-1850

Allday Pizza

3111 W 35th St, Austin, TX 78703

The pizzeria within Tarrytown wine bar Flo’s features a fantastic gelato soft serve with various toppings and drizzles like pretzels and/or olive oil. There’s a second location in East Austin inside of cocktail bar Daydreamer. Takeout orders can be placed in person; there are indoor and outdoor dine-in areas.

3111 W 35th St, Austin, TX 78703

Zeds Real Fruit Ice Cream

1814 Harvey St, Austin, TX 78702

The Portland import makes its soft serve with actual fruit — ranging from peaches to dark cherries — plus vanilla (with a vegan option available). Then there are drizzles like chamoy and toppings like toasted coconuts. There are cups and waffle cones too. Takeout orders can be placed in person; there are outdoor dine-in areas.

1814 Harvey St, Austin, TX 78702

Birdie's

2944 E 12th St Unit A, Austin, TX 78702

The East Austin wine restaurant’s very tall vanilla soft has become an iconic dessert in Austin. The drizzle of perfect seasonal olive oil is just an added bonus.

2944 E 12th St Unit A, Austin, TX 78702
A cup of soft serve with olive oil from the top.
Soft serve from Birdie’s.
Nadia Chaudhury/Eater Austin

Jim Jim's Water Ice

615 E 6th St, Austin, TX 78701

The downtown water ice joint also serves up simple and classic soft serve in vanilla, chocolate, or chocolate-vanilla swirl. Takeout orders can be placed in person.

615 E 6th St, Austin, TX 78701
(512) 708-8285
(512) 708-8285

OMG Squee

4607 Bolm Rd Suite A, Austin, TX 78702

Adorable and delicious, the Texas-Asian sweets shop offers fun soft serve in flavors like Vietnamese coffee, ube, and black sesame (with swirls available). Order them in cup or taiyaki form. Takeout orders can be placed in person; there are outdoor dine-in areas.

4607 Bolm Rd Suite A, Austin, TX 78702
(512) 435-9113
(512) 435-9113

Sandy's Hamburgers

603 Barton Springs Rd, Austin, TX 78704

It’s an Austin classic — just look at the neon. The vanilla soft serve is available in cones, dipped cones, and waffle cones. Takeout orders can be placed in person; there are outdoor dine-in areas.

603 Barton Springs Rd, Austin, TX 78704
(512) 478-6322
(512) 478-6322

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