Herrell's Ice Cream Mill District — Restaurant in Amherst

Must try ice cream. They have been on top ice cream lists for years for a reason: it’s amazing! I’ve been going to the Northampton shop for decades and the Amherst shop is wonderful too. As for the price, it isn’t the cheapest and it shouldn’t be. It’s dense, creamy and perfectly sweet. Their vanilla is the standard by which all vanillas should be judged. If you want cheap, filling ice cream just go to a supermarket and get a half gallon of whatever. If you want the single malt equivalent of ice cream, go...

There's a reason USA Today rated them one of the best places for ice cream in the country! Their recipes are so creative (and based on real chemistry too). It's like the owners are the Wonka of Ice Cream, always inventing new ways to make the best ice cream. I have been a life long Herrell's ice cream fan, and so glad they are expanding. My mother makes sure to come to Herrell's whenever she visits the area, and says the biggest downside to living in New York is... no...

I have been enjoying ice cream at Herrell's since I first moved to the valley in 1981. I'm always impressed by the diverse and unusual flavors, the base that is rich rather than oversweet, and by Judy Herrell's commitment to the community. It is not a coincidence that a national so-called super premium chain store open around the corner from the Northampton location within just a couple of years. They could not compete against the superior product that has been there...