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Craving something sweet? We found the best ice cream sandwich in Whatcom County

Poll finds the best ice cream sandwiches in Bellingham at Edaleen Dairy, a dairy farm and creamery with many locations Whatcom County.
Poll finds the best ice cream sandwiches in Bellingham at Edaleen Dairy, a dairy farm and creamery with many locations Whatcom County. Getty Images

We asked readers where to find the best ice cream sandwich in Whatcom County, and the votes are in.

The poll had seven local restaurant options in Whatcom County, including The Selkie Scoop, Acme Valley Ice Cream Cafe, Sirena Gelato and Pizzazza. The unscientific poll received 80 votes.

The best ice cream sandwich in Whatcom County

Edaleen Dairy received 39 votes, or 49% of the total, to top the list of the best ice cream sandwich in Whatcom County.

The Lynden-based dairy has store locations across Whatcom County that sell its ice cream, milk and other delicacies and dairy products, and is known for its various flavors of ice cream.

A waffle cone of cappuccino chip ice cream of Edaleen Dairy in Bellingham, Wash. on Aug. 4, 2023.
A waffle cone of cappuccino chip ice cream of Edaleen Dairy in Bellingham, Wash. on Aug. 4, 2023. Alyse Smith The Bellingham Herald

Guests can enjoy flavors such as passion guava, cookie dough, white chocolate raspberry, cookies and coffee and blackberry.

The dairy is also popular online, with each location receiving at least a 4.3-star rating from Yelp reviews.

Read Marsha S.'s review of Edaleen Dairy on Yelp
Read Gurdeep B.'s review of Edaleen Dairy - Blaine on Yelp

The dairy has two stores in Lynden, one in Blaine, one in Bellingham, one in Sumas and one in Ferndale, with various hours of operation.

In second place with 18 votes was Sirena Gelato, followed by Slice of Heaven Bakery & Cafe with seven votes.

Whatcom ice cream sandwich poll results
Whatcom ice cream sandwich poll results

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This story was originally published August 25, 2023 at 5:00 AM.

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Alyse Smith
The Bellingham Herald
Alyse Smith is a reporter at The Bellingham Herald covering retail, restaurants, jobs and business. If you like stories like this, please consider supporting our work with a subscription to our newspaper.
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