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Christina's Homemade Ice Cream

1255 Cambridge St, Cambridge, MA 02139-1338
617-492-7021
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Ranked #32 of 426 restaurants in Cambridge
4.0 of 5 stars 34 Reviews
Price range: INR0 - INR560
Cuisines: Ice cream
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Arlington, Massachusetts, United States
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3 reviews 3 reviews
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 14 May 2012

I have a very particular ice cream love: coffee oreo. Christina's has the best coffee oreo ice cream I have ever had (and I have had many). Yes, parking is nearly impossible and the lines, especially on warm evenings can be long, but it is worth the trip.

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Boston, Massachusetts
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36 reviews 36 reviews
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 13 May 2012

Locally-made (as in the next room) fabulous ice cream, with seating in old wood booths. Just delicious. I have been a regular visitor since the 1980's; I am only limited by my desire not to have to buy new pants!.

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Cambridge, Massachusetts
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 16 March 2012

When its sub-zero outside what better than to have one of the finest chocolate with nuts ice cream with a dollop of hot fudge? Fair amount of seating so no need to freeze while eating a frozen dessert. Their ginger, kulfi and mango ice creams are quite fantastic also.

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boston
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21 reviews 21 reviews
Reviews in 10 cities Reviews in 10 cities
24 helpful votes 24 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 5 February 2012

Christina's has the best oreo ice cream ever! I usually just order a quart or pint of ice cream to go. I've tired their oreo, coffee oreo, coconut, thai basil, rose, mocha explosion, among many others. With the exception of thai basil and rose, all the flavors I've tried are delicious! The thai basil tastes like real basil leaves! The... More

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Boston
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69 helpful votes 69 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 2 February 2012

Tons of unusual flavors here -- pumpkin, ginger, banana -- and many of the standards too. The tastes are very pure and intense and the hot fudge is out of this world. This is my favorite ice cream place in all of Boston.

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Lancaster, Pennsylvania
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60 reviews 60 reviews
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 14 July 2011

I have visited Boston many times. Each time I try a differnt ice cream place - being the ice cream loving person I am. Christina's was last on my list. I was surprised! I must say theirs was better than any other well know homemade ice cream place in Boston. They were kind to let me sample different flavors and... More

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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 1 October 2009

love the kahlua

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Massachusetts
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8 reviews 8 reviews
Reviews in 4 cities Reviews in 4 cities
5 helpful votes 5 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 6 September 2009

Christina's will draw you in with their ever-changing menu of crazy flavors -- avacado, sweet corn, red bean? Yeah, really. But does anyone really try those? For all the options, they aren't doing a flawless job on any one of them but certainly pretty good. For ice cream I'd go to places in Harvard, Central or Davis Square first if... More

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1 of 5 stars Reviewed 29 July 2009

My wife had found this place on the internet and the flavor selection looked awesome. We went out of our way to find this place, and I was greatly disapointed. The ice cream was not that good and the service was horrible. It was not crowded at all (only one other person in the store) and I could tell that... More

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2 of 5 stars Reviewed 4 May 2009

Still love the flavors, but the sullen staff make me never want to set foot in there again. (Bring back Nietzsche's Chocolate Ascension and maybe we'll talk.)

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