Earnest Ice Cream

Earnest was yet another place on the list of being over-​hyped — and I see with good reason! The wait was incredibly long; we came on a sweltering hot day around 3 pm. Despite the long wait, I did not grow impatient as I heard countless good things about Earnest. Rest assured, it exceeded my expectations. You have the option of trying out certain flavours but I felt that I should not hold up the line. I got London Fog, and it was heavenly. Definitely will be back.

Earnest is one of my favourite ice cream places because it’s flavours are so refreshing and not too heavy, and really unique as well. It’s a bit overpriced but the Vancouver ice cream scene in general is like that. I get the waffle cone usually with one of the tea flavours (earl grey!) or some concoction that looks interesting that day. Anything that you get will generally taste good though!

Lemon poppy seed
Milk chocolate
London fog
Salted caramel
Those are my favs in that order. A scoop is five bucks and a jar is 11 bucks.
There’s plenty of on street parking.
On a sunny day, expect some waits around 10 mins.
Staff is super friendly.
Really clean inside.

The store is super cute and looks more like a restaurant or bar than an ice cream shop. We tried a few flavors and settled on the London fog and salted caramel. The London fog was fragrant and sweet, and I could eat this all day. The salted caramel tasted like any other salted caramel. If you come here, get the London Fog!

I love love love Earnest Ice cream! My goal is to try all the flavors they have.
A co-​worker highly recommended the place and so I went to check it out the same day. Who wouldn’t be enticed by whiskey hazelnut? Yup that’s the first flavor I had. I love whiskey (Jack Daniels!) and I love hazelnuts. Combine them together and it’s the bomb! There’s a hint of whiskey and not overpowering. The hazelnuts are of substantial amount. The ice cream is not too sweet and oh so creamy! You pay $ 5 for a single scoop, $ 7 for a double and $ 11 for a pint. Yes they do come in pints too to take home.
We arrived at the Fraser location at quarter to 10. We have 15 minutes to line-​up (yup there was a line-​up on a Tuesday night at 9:45 pm) and sample the flavors available. I like that they use silver spoon and not plastic. You can sample as many flavors as you want. The staff helping me was really friendly and helpful and was willing to describe each and every flavor.
I haven’t been to the Quebec location so I can’t really compare. The Fraser location looks sweet. Light wooden floors. Mirrors on the wall. Wooden benches, high chairs and tables comes in light colored which complements the floor. The store is not that big but looks bigger because of the monochromatic theme.
I will definitely come back again and again and again!

Their whisky hazelnut ice cream is to die for!!! So smooth and creamy with strong flavour of hazelnut and whisky — best dessert for right after your breakfast, lunch and dinner. Make sure you come during non-​rush hours as this place can get busy fairly quickly.

This place is definitely worth the line. I had a double scoop of London fog and lavender. This is a yummy combo. The flavor aren’t overpowering, so you can eat more without getting tired of it! Super cute shop and the staff was very helpful and friendly. I probably had a taster of most of the favors until I decided on these two.

Delicious ice cream — the whiskey hazelnut is a flavor I’ve yet to find anywhere else. A lot of the other flavors are pretty standard: cookies & cream, vanilla, chocolate, salted caramel, lemon, earl grey, but I’ve never encountered anything like their whiskey hazelnut before, so make sure you get this if you come here! I found the flavors here to be more classic than Rise & Shine which seems to have slightly more inventive flavors. Lots of Vancouverites will debate whether the ice cream is better at Earnest vs. Rain or Shine. For what it’s worth, I love the whiskey hazelnut here, but loved the waffle cone at Rain or Shine and slightly broader flavor selection.
A single scoop will set you back $ 5 CAD, and a double scoop is $ 7 CAD. You can get a take-​home pint for $ 11, a sundae, or a few coffee drinks, including an affogato.
The whiskey hazelnut has pieces of candied hazelnut that pairs really well with the whiskey ice cream (and the whiskey is not overpowering). The salted caramel is a perfect blend of salty and sweet. I didn’t find the ice cream to be as creamy as some other places I’ve had in San Francisco or Vancouver, but it’s still delicious all the same.
The décor is minimalistic, with lots of white, wood, and simple design. Definitely worth a visit if you’re in the area to pick up a scoop or two or take some ice cream home with you.
Free WiFi, and they take credit cards and NFC.

Was in the area so I decided to step into Earnest for my two scoops. Got their new flavour –Irish Cream and their first flavour — Whiskey Hazelnut. Other flavours that I’ve tried before was salted caramel and honey & chamomile. I like my previous combo better but decided to get something else this time around. What I noticed is the samples taste different from the scoop even though it’s scooped from the same tub, so don’t base your decision soley on the samples. Go for it if you really want that flavour ’cause it usually tastes better in a full sized scoop.

You better come here if you like ice cream — my favorite is the scotch ice cream. I bought a pint. Chocolate was nice too but you wont be able to find anything like the scotch ice cream else where.

Whiskey hazelnut and London fog is the best !!!
I love the ice cream here !!!

Hands down best ice cream I’ve ever had.
My top 3 are: London fog, salted caramel, & brown sugar/​oatmeal !! Sooo delicious

Love the décor, very hipster with a hint of style and old school building. Feels like a Yale town location. I love how the ice-​cream is put in mason jars and you can return the jars, which is very neat. Green/​recycling business is what we don’t see a lot of and they are going for zero waste. Furthermore, if you look at their story it is beautiful and inspiring. It shows that a hard work and perseverance can create a beautiful jar of delicious ice-​cream. Heck, ill support them even if they have bad ice-​cream just because I love what they are doing. Check out their website.
Pros: Great homemade ice cream, variety of flavours, décor is simple but elegant
Cons: Very busy (so be prepared to wait in line), staff was ok but it’s understandable due to volume
Insight: My only 5 star which is bias i suppose. I gave them 5 stars because of there effort to be a zero waste company and sourcing ingredients locally which is always good to hear. Also, because of their story of how they turn a ice-​cream bicycle to 2 brick and mortar stores and loyal customers.

Returned as Earnest Ice Cream was taking part in the Hot Chocolate Festival and they were offering Snows on Mount Kilimanjaro: A white chocolate and expresso hot chocolate… a perfect compliment to their ice cream. Waited 20 minutes in line up to get to the front and see that they changed their hot chocolate 2 offerings. I advised the staff that we came for the Snows of Mount Kilimanjaro and that it was a white chocolate and expresso hot chocolate. They advised they did not make it and never heard of it. We ended up trying both their current offerings: Ambrosia Affogato and Cocoa Nucifera. The Cocoa Nucifera was unfortunately quite tasteless and we could only taste the coconut milk. The Ambrosia Affogato was a beautiful presentation but was more of an ice cream sundae and a very small portion.
Still love the ice cream and will be returning for it but sorry to say the Hot Chocolate Festival experience at Earnest was not a positive experience.

I visited Earnest Icecream on Quebec Street a few times. This was the first time I ate icecream at this location on Fraser Street.
My boyfriend and I ordered a push hot fudge sundae and a serious chocolate icecream with waffle cone. Oh man! They were extraordinary delicious! No other icecream could beat Earnest Icecream in my dictionary so far. I am not exaggerating. Any icecream that I bought and tried from supermarkets did not taste as well as Earnest’s. I also bought a pint of rocky road icecream. Its flavour was about right and texture was very smooth.
The customers kept coming into the store even though it was the night time at 9:30pm. The icecream business went very well even though it was winter time. The environment was quite cozy and comfortable with special interior designs.
Earnest Icecream is very popular in Great Vancouver. However, I knew some people in Fraser Valley never heard of Earnest Icecream. I was quite surprised! Keep up the good work Earnest Icecream! I am sure word of mouth would help advertising in Lower Mainland.

Nice establishment. The special sundae was very tasty. Service was friendly and helpful. Would return next time I’m in the area.

So oI finally got to try this place out.
Wow, there are some fabulous flavors here and they taste incredible.
I like the fact that you can try the flavors out. I tried 2 and loved them! I bought a pint of London Fog and another pint of mint chocolate.
I love the texture and the unique flavors. I love icecream and I’m glad to have this place in my neighborhood! I just regret not coming here sooner!
The ambiance is sleek. All wood, very clean… very homey. There’s not alot of room to sit, so I’d prob be back just to grab and go again.
I was told if you return the jars, you get $ 1 back for each jar. Very cool recycling program!
I’ll be back for cranberry walnut and match a green tea!

So I finally got to try this place out.
Wow, there are some fabulous flavors here and they taste incredible.
I like the fact that you can try the flavors out. I tried 2 and loved them! I bought a pint of London Fog and another pint of mint chocolate.
I love the texture and the unique flavors. I love icecream and I’m glad to have this place in my neighborhood! I just regret not coming here sooner!
The ambiance is sleek. All wood, very clean… very homey. There’s not alot of room to sit, so I’d prob be back just to grab and go again.
I was told if you return the jars, you get $ 1 back for each jar. Very cool recycling program!
I’ll be back for cranberry walnut and matcha green tea!

Delicious $ 5 single scoop. Flavored were unique and delicious. They had London fog, whiskey, salted caramel…
I’m a sucker for a good salted caramel. And Ernest had a good one. Not my favorite, but still good.
Definitely a great local ice cream shop with yummy flavors!

Delicious ice cream with seasonal flavours that tasted great (butter pecan, oatmeal brown sugar, you’re the bomb) but mainstays (whiskey hazelnut I’m looking at you) that will keep you coming back. At 5 dollars a scoop, its the norm for Vancouver and the scoop is HUGE. The best thing is that they PACK those ingredients in there making for a texturally pleasing ice cream experience.
I would actually say 4.5 but only because of my personal tastes. Their flavours are really impactful but also sweet, heavy and creamy. Yes I know this is whats expected in ice cream but after eating a single scoop with a cone, I still didn’t feel like it passed until the day after.

I love this place. If I worked or lived near here I’d be spending way too much of my money on this stuff!
I have tried their ice cream sold in jars before at Edible Canada, Granville Island, but there is so much more selection here. Whiskey Hazelnut is so good — you can taste the alcohol, just the perfect amount of it, and there are whole hazelnuts inside. Oatmeal brown sugar is also quite good, even though it sounds healthy it’s really quite amazing!
Most recently, I sampled many of their ice creams before deciding on London Fog and Toasted Coconut. The girl who served me was really patient and nice about it. Maple walnut was a little too sweet for me, and Salted caramel was a bit sweet too. Cookies and cream was nothing special (compared to other places that have this flavour). Here, their waffle cones do not have an extra charge (as opposed to cup).
I also took home a pint of their raspberry ice cream. It was creamy and light and not at all like what I expected it to be. It was not too sweet — just right!
The girl there explained that they did not always have the same flavours to scoop as the ones in pints, as the pints were put together at their factory separately.
The customer service here is very good. After paying, we asked to leave our pints in their freezer for about 30 minutes while we had coffee in the area before going home, no problem.
I can’t wait to go back! One of my favourite places for dessert, no doubt about it.

Best Ice Cream Ever!!!
I have heard about Earnest for the longest time, yet I was never in the neighbourhood to try it. If I knew how delicious it was, I would’ve made a special trip there! The lineup was there for a reason. It is the perfect summer treat. The interior is clean and simple, which I liked. The flavours I tried was the London Fog and Whiskey Hazelnut. Oh, My, God. London Fog tasted like my happy morning in a frozen form! While for the Whiskey Hazelnut, it was delicious and creamy, but I didn’t really taste much whiskey. It is still a really yummy flavour. I would highly recommend this place to ANYONE AND EVERYONE!

If you are an ice cream fan this is the place to be. A bold statement I know, but hear me out. This is not gelato nor is it sorbet. It is ice cream in its truest sense — rich, airy and extra creamy combined with some traditional and not so traditonal flavours. Generally with a gelato you get a denser thicker texture. I am a fan of both, but this ice cream will bring you back to your childhood. Earnest does a great job of elevating Vancouver’s ice cream scene by providing great quality ice cream with bold flavours.
At Earnest my favourites thus far have been the salted caramel and the cardamom ice cream. Yes you heard me, cardomom. This flavour is surprisingly refreshing with a coolness that is similar to mint. It is also not overly sweet and I could easily eat a whole pint to myself!
Get a pint for yourself. You deserve it.