Ice Cream

One of Beijing's many purveyors of gelato, if not one of the best. They've got a stand in Solana and another close to Qianmen.

Soft-serve in specially rolled cones is the specialty of this hutong ice cream shop.

Luxury gelato and fine chocolate in the SKP-S food court.

Combining rainforest ambience with urban modernity, Elephant Grounds provides healthy breakfest options, specialty coffee, and artisan ice cream. 

With over 60 topping options, regular white and charcoal activated black flavors, and affordable prices, JW Froyo is an undenaible haven for dessert lovers. 

A Japanese dessert shop that offers over 20 drool-worthy options, with matcha ice cream being their big draw.

Wuyutai is a chain of tea shops that also offers ice cream.

Pinvita, once known for its ice creams, is rapidly branching out to other non-dessert comfort grub such as burgers and pizzas. For the latter, they do play it very safe with their topping choices (margherita, four seasons, as well as calzones, are all here) but hey, who said pizza had to be complicated?

Named after the famous weekend market in Bangkok, and with a lovely elephant as the logo, Chatuchak provides hand-made ice creams (RMB 32-38) with a Thai-style twist, such as flavors of panda leaf, cilantro, longan, and lychee.

Their frozen yogurt (RMB 18) comes with two fresh fruit toppings of your choice and they also have fresh fruit smoothies, juices, parfaits and milkshakes on the menu. Moreover, they offer the eponymous service of creating arrangements made out of fruits and marshmallows, albeit a little expensive.