Auntie Anne's is the perfect stop to grab a snack when shopping at South Shore Plaza. The fresh-baked pretzels smell as good as they taste. Original, cinnamon sugar, pepperoni or jalapeno, these pretzels are soft and chewy and are paired nicely with the assortment of available dips.
J.P. Licks prides itself on being a homemade ice cream cafe, offering a variety of flavorful ice creams and frozen yogurts in a multitude of flavors. The huge menu is handwritten on the wall behind the counter, adding a personal touch to this quirky local ice cream shop. Located in the center of Davis Square, J.P. Licks is a tiny joint bursting with big flavor. Each ice cream sold here is made with ingredients that can be found at Whole Foods, the ice cream is not processed like many other ice creams. This simple method of creating ice creams provides customers with tasty, fresh treats. The flavors here are constantly changing, because the ice cream is made according to which ingredients are in season. In addition to regular ice cream, J.P. Licks provides lactose free and NutraSweet options. Also featured on the menu are smoothies, frappes, and MooLatas, which are frozen blended coffee drinks. Further, J.P. Licks is proud to serve Fair Trade and Organic certified coffee, which it roasts itself.
This Dairy Queen ice cream shop is open seasonally and closes each year in October, reopening in the Spring. It offers Dairy Queen novelties, cakes, sundaes, Blizzards and cones. It accepts cash only and provides take-out desserts only.
The Chocolate Truffle is a privately owned chocolatier that specializes in unique and exquisite chocolates. All treats are hand-dipped and hand-rolled in Swampscott. Chocolate Truffle creates and sells chocolate pizzas, chocolate chicken wings, chocolate-covered twinkies and the CB stuffer. Their marshmallow peanut butter cup was featured as Rachel Ray's snack of the day on March 30, 2010.