Lake Effect Ice Cream

Western New York's best ice cream. We hand make all of our unique and often Buffalo-centric flavors. Our flavor changes often to give you new choice every time you come to one of our shops. Located on 1900 Hertel Ave. in Buffalo and our original flagship shop on 79 Canal St., right on the historic flight of five locks, in Lockport, NY. We have everything from cones, to amazing sundaes, milkshakes, ice cream cakes, cookie ice cream sandwiches and so much more. Winner of Buffalo Spree best ice cream in Buffalo for 15 years straight!

Lake Effect Ice Cream is an ice cream shop in Buffalo, New York. It is listed at 1900 Hertel Ave, Buffalo, NY 14214, which places it among the local businesses of Buffalo that residents and visitors turn to when they need this kind of service close by.

In Buffalo, the best-known bakeries and bagel shops have lines on weekend mornings, so arrive early or order ahead where the shop offers it. Across New York, immigrant bakeries add Mexican pan dulce, Vietnamese banh mi bread, Chinese buns, Middle Eastern sweets and European rye to the mix, and many gluten-free and vegan bakeries have opened in larger cities. Check the listing for hours, whether the shop accepts custom cake orders and its Google rating before you go, and call about allergens, since small kitchens often share equipment. Day-old bread and end-of-day discounts are common if you ask.

Hours are published for 7 days a week. Typical hours are 4–9 pm. Hours in the United States do change around federal holidays and long weekends, so a quick call before a special trip is sensible. The listed phone number is (716) 833-5253. Many businesses also reply to text messages on the same number if it is a cell phone. Its website is lakeeffecticecream.com, where you may find menus, price lists or booking options.

On Google it holds a rating of 4.7 out of 5 from 1,318 reviews, which is a strong result for an ice cream shop in Buffalo and suggests consistent service.

Buffalo is in New York, in the Northeast, where four distinct seasons shape local life: hot humid summers, snowy winters that can close businesses for a day, and a dense pattern of towns where walking, transit and street parking all matter. Traffic in Buffalo peaks on weekday mornings and afternoons, so allow extra time then. Addresses read from the street number up to the city, state abbreviation and five-digit ZIP code; the map link on this page shows the exact spot.

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