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Magpies
Cuisine: Ice Cream
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While most soft serve is machine-made with a mix, the owners of Magpies, Rose and Warren Schwartz, are among the few (if not only) ice cream makers in Los Angeles who have crafted their own recipe for... Read More
While most soft serve is machine-made with a mix, the owners of Magpies, Rose and Warren Schwartz, are among the few (if not only) ice cream makers in Los Angeles who have crafted their own recipe for this nostalgic frozen food. The fact that it's soft serve may be the only thing that's nostalgic about it. The flavors run the gamut from brown bread (really) and cotton candy to their most popular flavor: corn almond, which just happens to also be vegan. There is also a wide selection of other dairy free flavors, as well. Magpies' original location is in Silverlake but they recently to expanded to Tarzana where valley dwellers are making a beeline to beat the valley heat.
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EXPERT TIPS BY:
Wendy O'Dea
Los Angeles Local Expert
- Ice Cream: "Don't skip the toppings, all handmade at Magpies. Many are rather unique, like the butterscotch rice krispies, toasted maple coconut chips and vegan chocolate-covered honeycomb."
- Best for Ice Cream Because: Magpies made the list because its two chef owners–one a former chemist–are concocting flavors you won't find elsewhere.
