Ice Cream Parlour

If Terry Gilliam owned an ice cream parlour, it would look like Dutch Dreams. The surreal interior is cluttered with tchotchkas: clogs hang next to hockey skates, not an inch of wall left unadorned. The Monty-Pythonesque décor carries on outside, with cows floating in midair, anchored to the brick exterior. In business for 20 years, they serve 50 flavours of ice cream and 3-scoop Dutch pancakes. Milkshakes are a full litre in size. No dieters, please. Open noon–midnight in summer.

Greg's is the antidote to Toronto's punishing August heat. When you're schvitzing in 40 degree humidity, make your way to the Jewish Community Center at Bloor & Spadina for a cooling treat. Everyone raves about the Coffee Toffee and Roasted Marshmallow flavours, which is fair since they're freaking DELICIOUS. However, I choose Green Tea, every time. Here's how it tastes in the form of haiku: My tongue darts forward / Catches the creamy dribble / Green tea ecstacy