Cup and Cone in White Bear Lake Named America’s Best Ice Cream Shop

Cup and Cone, a soft‑serve ice‑cream shop in White Bear Lake, Minnesota, was voted the United States’ best ice‑cream shop in a nationwide competition organized by the website The 64. The contest used an NCAA‑style bracket of 64 shops from across the country, with the public voting in each round. Cup and Cone defeated rivals including Boise’s The STIL and Minneapolis’ Pumphouse Creamery, which had reached the semifinals, and St. Paul’s Grand Ole Creamery, a quarterfinalist. The shop thanked supporters on social media, saying the victory represents White Bear Lake on a national level.

The competition highlighted the popularity of ice‑cream in America, where consumers purchase roughly 1.23 billion gallons annually, supporting a multi‑billion‑dollar industry and thousands of jobs.