Summer is here, which means it’s officially ice cream season, and for plenty of Walnut Creek locals, that means it’s time for a visit to Lottie’s Creamery. This popular neighborhood shop specializes in creative flavors like lemon marshmallow, banana chocolate chip, and rose cardamom pistachio. Flavors rotate regularly, so you might have different options each time you visit.  

Prefer to keep things simple? No problem — you can always order a scoop of plain chocolate or vanilla ice cream. Keep in mind that the shop always offers at least one non-dairy option; Yelpers recommend the cantaloupe sorbet and sells pre-packed pints in addition to single scoops. Lottie’s is a micro-creamery, which means that it purchases and pasteurizes local milk in order to make all its ice cream on-site in small batches using artisanal methods.