Zaza Fine Salad and Pizza offers up scoops of gelato, including this refreshing limoncello.

Zaza Fine Salad and Pizza offers up scoops of gelato, including this refreshing limoncello.

Popsicles, root beer floats, ice cream, shakes, malts and more — beat the heat and slurp down one of these refreshing summer delights.

Let us know in the comments if we missed one of your favorite frozen dessert stops, and we’ll add it to our sweet summer list.

CUSTARD

Top off your frozen custard at The Original Scoop Dog with sprinkles, brownie, candies and more. Or, order a specialty sundae, like The Good Ole Beagle (pictured above), which smothers vanilla custard with hot fudge, caramel and pecans.

Top off your frozen custard at The Original Scoop Dog with sprinkles, brownie, candies and more. Or, order a specialty sundae, like The Good Ole Beagle (pictured above), which smothers vanilla custard with hot fudge, caramel and pecans.

The Original Scoop Dog: 5508 JFK Blvd., North Little Rock, 501-753-5407, TheScoopDog.com

Shake’s Frozen Custard: 12011 Westhaven Drive, Little Rock, 501-224-0150, ShakesFrozenCustard.com

Freddy's Frozen Custard & Steakburgers: FreddysUSA.com

  • 610 S. Bowman Road, 501-353-2058
  • 4305 E. McCain Blvd., North Little Rock, 501-955-5577
  • 20240 I-30, Benton, 501-794-6668

HAND-DIPPED ICE CREAM

At David's Burgers, kids get a free scoop of ice cream when they finish their meal.

At David's Burgers, kids get a free scoop of ice cream when they finish their meal.

Cold Stone Creamery: 12800 Chenal Parkway, Suite 8, 501-225-7000, ColdStoneCreamery.com

Kilwins: 415 President Clinton Ave., Little Rock, 501-379-9865, Kilwins.com

Loblolly Scoop Shop: 1423 S. Main St., 501-503-5164, LoblollyCreamery.com

Maggie Moo’s Ice Cream & Treatery: Promenade at Chenal, 17821 Chenal Parkway, Suite 113, 501-448-2639, MarbleSlab.com 

ICE CREAM TRUCKS

Get a scoop of Loblolly Creamery ice cream on-the-go! You'll spot the truck at food truck festivals, farmers markets and other special events around town.

The Loblolly Mobile: 501-503-5164, LoblollyCreamery.com

FROZEN YOGURT

Menchie's Frozen Yogurt: Promenade at Chenal, 17801 Chenal Parkway, Suite B, Little Rock, 501-821-2230, Menchies.com

TCBY: TCBY.com

  • 11418 W. Markham St., Little Rock, 501-221-9020
  • 2600 Lakewood Village Pl., Ste. E, North Little Rock, 501-753-5572
  • 3900 Dave Ward Dr., Ste. 2300, Conway, 501-327-0909

The Cove - Yogurt and Coffee: 12319 Chenal Parkway, Little Rock, 501-219-0814, Facebook 

SHAKES

Beat the heat with Purple Cow's "Purple Vanilla Shake."

Beat the heat with Purple Cow's Purple Vanilla Shake.

Big Orange Burgers and Shakes: BigOrangeBurger.com

  • Promenade at Chenal, 17809 Chenal Parkway, Little Rock, Suite. G-101, 501-821-1515
  • Midtowne Little Rock, 207 N. University Ave., Little Rock #100, 501-379-8715

David's Burgers: DavidsBurgers.com

  • 101 S. Bowman Road, Little Rock, 501-227-8333
  • 3510 Landers Road, North Little Rock, 501-353-0387
  • Ste. J & K, 400 President Clinton Ave., 501-400-8371
  • 6 Bass Pro Drive #300, Little Rock, 501-455-6159
  • 102 Country Club Pkwy., Maumelle, 501-734-8668
  • 1100 Skyline Drive, Conway, 501-327-3333

Purple Cow: PurpleCowLR.com

  • 8026 Cantrell Road, Little Rock, 501-221-3555
  • 11602 Chenal Parkway, Little Rock, 501-224-4433
  • 4201 Warden Road, North Little Rock, 501-904-7269
  • The Village at Hendrix, 1055 Ellis Ave., Conway, 501-205-4211
  • 1490 Higdon Ferry Road, Hot Springs, 501-625-7999

SMOOTHIES

Tropical Smoothie Cafe on Rodney Parham Road is open 24 hours a day, seven days a week. 

Tropical Smoothie Café: TropicalSmoothieCafe.com

Little Rock:

  • 524 S Broadway Ave., 501-246-3145
  • 1510 Rebsamen Park Road, 501-747-1030
  • 11900 Kanis Road, Suite D3, 501-221-6773
  • 10221 N. Rodney Parham Road, 501-224-2233
  • 12911 Cantrell Road, #19, 501-224-1113
  • 410 S. University Ave., Suite 140, 501-280-9988
  • 16900 Chenal Parkway, Suite 100, 501-817-3154

North Little Rock:

  • 5504 JFK Blvd., 501-753-8500
  • 12007 Maumelle Blvd., 501-851-9555
  • 2600 Main St., 501-904-5212

OTHER FROZEN FAVORITES

Le Pops Gourmet Ice Lollies: 5501 Kavanaugh Blvd., 501-313-9558, LePops.com

ZaZa Gelato: ZaZaPizzaAndSalad.com

  • 5600 Kavanaugh Blvd., Little Rock, 501-661-9292,
  • The Village at Hendrix, 1050 Ellis Ave., Suite 110, Conway, 501-336-9292