Christina’s Homemade Ice Cream

they have best ice cream ever… less sugar more creamy. lots of flavors. my favorite is maple walnut and black raspberry. definitely recommend for ice cream lovers out there.

Omy. The texture and quality of this ice cream is on point!
I got the green tea flavor and it was exactly what I wanted! I will definitely come back here for another scoop of their ice cream! :)

Nice variety of unique flavors. The sorbet is worth a try too (guava). I love getting the coffee oreo ice cream with extra Oreos on top, yummm! There are booth seats inside and you can find outdoor seats nearby too. Love having this gem nearby in Inman

Seriously. this is the best ice cream I have ever had, and that includes the Penn State creamery ice cream. I did not know flavors such as ginger, coriander and molasses could taste so wonderful. And huge quantities too. Definite recommendation.

Guys, get your prices and sizes straight. I just paid for a medium and a small when I ordered a small (toppings were too big for small cup so ended going into a medium and therefore got charged for it) and a kids size (definitely in a smaller cup than a small). But end up finding out you don’t have kids size prices… So I just got a kids size for a small price. Absurd. And if course I’m the one who’s wrong in this situation when you bring it up. We come here all the time but will probably go elsewhere for a while. Stinks– it’s good ice cream. Just too expensive now.

Classic flavors done well have kept this Cambridge creamery around this long. There are a few distinctive flavors including Burnt Sugar, and their shop offers a handful of tables at which to consume your calories. Best to get a cup to go, so you can finish it on your stroll down to The Garment District for fabulous vintage finds.

Amazingly good!!! So rich and creamy and definitely one of the best I have ever had!

Always love the artisan flavors in this long time cambridge institution. My favorite is always the mexican chocolate, which really has the wonderful spices. They also have malted vanilla and sweat cream which are great flavors as well. Love this place.

Christina’s (greater than) Toscanini, I’ve said it many times. The ice cream here is more flavorful, richer, and they have more variety of interesting flavors (mint, adzuki bean, black sesame, burnt sugar…). I think Christina’s is more expensive than Tosca but whatevs, if you’re gonna indulge in flavored sugars might as well pay for quality.

Christina’s Mexican chocolate is my favorite ice cream in Boston … and possibly the whole world. I always get it, and then change it up for my second scoop. Their flavor profile is less sweet and rich and more spice-​heavy; I particularly like the cinnamon, ginger, malt, and coffee-​based flavors.
Happily Boston has a plethora of fantastic ice creameries, and you should try all of them!

I went here with a friend after grabbing a bite for dinner nearby. Thankfully we arrived when we did since a line stretching down the street formed minutes after we arrived, which was around 7:30pm.
We had both never never been before so we tried about 5 different flavors – they were very happy to oblige all of our flavor requests which is always a plus.
We decided to get a scoop of Gina’s Mocha Explosion and Malted vanilla. The mocha one was definitely much more my cup of tea because it had some texture to it, whereas the malted vanilla was just the ice cream.
Overall, the flavors here are good, not great, but the service was super friendly and the place definitely has some charm.

Bad tasting ice cream.
The place is hotter than outside.
The appearance of the place makes me want to throw up.
They don’t serve water
The price is super expensive ! More than JP licks

I’ve been a fan of Christina’s for a long time, because unlike most places nearby, they (used to) hit the sweet spot in terms of price. $ 2.95 for an ice cream is a good enough price point that would swing me from maybe to a yes.
This has all changed. As of about a week ago, Christinas raised their prices by 55% — for a small, it has gone from 2.95 to 4.55. This is so disappointing, because now Christinas are competing at the same price point as the nearby Toscanini’s and Gracie’s. Unfortunately, Christina’s ice cream is just not as good as the ice cream from those other places. At 4.55 for a small, this is now in «should I just buy a pint from Whole Foods?» territory. So disappointing. And unfortunately for me, no longer worth the trip.

Terrific ice cream. Interesting flavors.
Their new spice shop down the street is lovely — much nicer than the old one. But I’m very sad that they no longer sell loose spices. I already have all the spice jars I need — they’re a waste and add to the cost. I used to go to Christina’s Spices specifically to get loose spices in the smallish quantities I needed.

Christina’s Ice Cream is my favorite ice cream place in all of Boston/​Cambridge. They have a couple flavors here that I am addicted to and simply haven’t been able to find anywhere else.
If you’re here for the first time, I would highly recommend getting Khulfi (!!!), Ginger, Cinnamon, or Adzuki Bean (Red Bean). Christina’s has 30+ other flavors to choose from, but their specialty is spice-​flavored ice creams, so you might as well try what they’re best at! The ice cream itself is not overbearingly sweet or rich, which is a definite contrast with some other ice cream places around Cambridge.
I also love that this place is very reasonable priced (less than $ 5 for 3 generous scoops) and accepts credit cards without a minimum. Come here and you won’t regret it!

The ice cream is really good but the store is old, tired, and shabby. The place hasn’t been
updated for years. It’s old and worn-​out. The servers wear street clothes with no aprons
and do not seem to have a full grasp on speaking English. It can be frustrating when trying
to order over the phone.

This is the best ice cream I have ever had. Better than Toscanini’s, better than JP Licks by far.
Get the Burnt Sugar flavor. It is amazing.

I don’t eat a lot of ice cream, unless it’s B&J’s cookie dough ice cream, but I enjoyed Christina’s better than most. I wanted to get just a small size but with the small, you can only get one flavor (medium, two flavors; large, three flavors) so I got a medium with cookie dough and Kahlua.
The Kahlua ice cream tasted like tiramisu, which I love, so that was yummy. The part I liked about the cookie dough ice cream is that the base tasted similar to B&J’s base and was distinctly vanilla-​y rather than having that sweet cream taste that I don’t really like. The cookie dough was good as well but a little too small and sparse.
Although it hasn’t come close to dethroning my favorite ice cream, I’ll consider getting a medium cup with a scoop of Kahlua and a scoop of cookie dough at Christina’s as my second place pick.

Cup Bop (now closed) at Super 88 was selling Christina’s so I had my first try of their ice cream there. It was so bad! Very hard and not flavorful (red bean). So I never bothered trying to get to the original location.
But we were fated to meet as Grace had to go to the bathroom during our dinner at Kimchi Kitchen. Unfortunately KK doesn’t have a bathroom so after dinner we power walked to Christina’s to eat dessert/​use their bathroom :)
Unlike the unfortunate first try at Super 88, everything tasted fresh and good here! Everything is very intensely flavored. Ginger molasses has a strong taste of ginger. Coconut really really tastes like coconut. I eventually settled on cookies and cream– basic, I know, but it was guud! I still prefer Toscanini’s but my first impression of Christina’s has def improved!

Best ice cream I had so far in the United States! As a fan of Italian ice cream and more than 16 trips to Italy in my whole life, I can say this is very close to the original flavor! :)
I had 2 scoops and they were bigger than expected — just like Italian ones ;)
Definitely a place that I can recommend!

Everyone raved about this place as a MUST TRY for ice cream lovers. As a hardcore ice cream fan, I’m obviously in. The staff were super friendly and the atmosphere was great. If you want to know the vibe, I saw 4 man buns during my visit. I wound up with the chocolate chip cookie dough and a malted vanilla and one tasted like it had been melted and refrozen and the other was good not great. If I lived nearby and liked ice cream I would come here but I wouldn’t go out of my way to come here.

Christina’s makes some delicious ice cream in the heart of Cambridge. I personally love their green tea and carrot cake flavors. There are bits of raisins in every bite with the latter.

Great prices, and they are not stingy with their samples. We sampled heir kulfi, chocolate mousse, Mexican chocolate, ginger molasses, Gina’s mocha explosion, chai, and pumpkin. The chai, Mexican chocolate, and pumpkin were a bit bland. However the mocha explosion made a nice complement to the espresso in my affogato. My partner got the ginger molasses (also somewhat light on the ginger), and the chocolate mousse (sweet and insipid, little chocolate flavor). While they have an impressive selection of flavors, several are light on the flavor part of the equation. In conclusion, good prices, but you may have to try several flavors to find one you’ll like. The espresso, by the way, was great.

Tasty and inexpensive ice cream with so many flavors to choose from. My favorites are coconut, malted vanilla, sweet cream, and green tea. The oreo was unfortunately quite a bit sweeter than the average oreo. Also the pistachio has almond extract/​amaretto added to it, which may not be to everyone’s liking.
Note: The staff are not the most friendly people and only let you try two flavors.
A pint is about $ 5 and a quart is around $ 9. A single scoop is $ 2.75.
Overall, a much better deal than Toscanini’s which is much sweeter, not as tasty, and almost double the price for half the ice cream.

Maybe 3.5 stars. Heard great things about this place and was excited to try it. The ice cream was good (ice cream is never not good…), but nothing spectacular.
Tried a ton of samples — which the staff was incredibly nice about — but nothing stood out. Went for the mango ice cream (not sorbet) and it was fine. Wouldn’t rave about this place (I still prefer JP Licks and Kimball’s, even Talenti!) but wouldn’t be upset if I came back
Seating is casual — a few tables with benches.

Hadn’t been here in a while and was quite pleased. Got 2 scoops — 1 pumpkin, 1 coffee oreo and it was delicious. They have a wide variety of ice cream flavors and some hard yogurt flavors as well. There are a few booths inside. Christina’s is a little more off the beaten path, but it’s good and reasonably priced.

Only tried the red bean ice cream — which I enjoyed! And a bit of the coffee one. Quite delicious as well.

It was agreed that coffee oreo is one of the best flavors of ice cream out there — but who claims the best coffee oreo ice cream? Amongst 5 of us, we decided to have a taste test, sampling from Christina’s, JP Licks, and Toscanini’s. Sadly, Toscanini’s doesn’t have coffee oreo so we had to do a hybrid blend of coffee and cookies n cream so it wasn’t totally fair for them. We got pints from all 3 locations and conducted a blind taste test.
The verdict and votes:
–2 votes for Christina’s: Subtle coffee flavor, and very awesome oreo to ice cream ratio (2^nd place in my book. The coffee flavor wasn’t strong enough! Too light). Creamy.
–2 votes for JP Licks — Overall best flavor profile for coffee oreo. A favorite amongst my gal pals (even those who didn’t participate). Oreo to ice cream ratio was perfect. Also has my favorite texture. WINNER
–1 vote for Toscanini’s — voted for because this guy loves cookies n cream, but not coffee. The hybrid blend didn’t cut it for anyone else.
5 star flavor Alert!!!
The only super impressive flavor is LEMON WASABI GINGER — sounded strange at first but OH MY! It’s perfect, crisp, tart, just the right amount of sweet and has an interesting flavor profile. Too bad it’s a special flavor and who knows when it’s coming back. Make it a permanent flavor PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE with no cherries on top! You’re perfect as you are!!!
Burnt sugar — another 5 star winner!
My friends rave about the coyly named Gina’s Explosion chocolate ice cream — good for a chocolate fix but not as good of an ice cream as coffee oreo, which is well made at Christina’s (but still not as good as JP sorry folks).
Ice cream textures are creamy and delicious.
Worth a stop for an ice cream fix!

There are two kinds of people: those who accept dichotomies and those who don’t. There are also people who like Christina’s and people who like Toscanini’s.
Christina’s is the more run-​of-​the-​mill choice… you’ll see typical flavors, along with a few novel ones thrown in. Tosci’s is the opposite. Leaning more towards the hipster-​douche camp, I’m content with Christina’s, but prefer something a little more redonkulous/grass-fed/hydrox’d in general.
Lingering questions:
— who chose that font for the flavor names?
— are we sitting on church pews?
— why is this waffle cone wrapper an American flag?
If you indiscriminately enjoy good ice cream, the coconut butterfinger, peanut butter chip, burnt sugar, and ginger molasses will do just fine. If you want to get weird, go elsewhere.

For a place that sells an item that brings so much happiness, there sure were a lot of sad faces behind the counter. When we arrived, we were ignored for the first few minutes then eventually given some half hearted, expressionless service. It’s cool: in the words of every contestant on The Bachelor, I’m not here to make friends.
On that note, the ice cream is quite good, not too sweet, and very reasonably priced. There were a lot of flavor options and I definitely would recommend the chocolate banana.
If you don’t mind the sadness coming from behind the counter, it’s good ice cream for cheap!

This place is hands down my favorite ice cream place in Boston. I only heard about this place last summer and I was shocked it took me this long to find out about it this past summer. I’ve never been to Inman Square and finding it was an adventure. I fell in love with the location instantaneously. My friend and I agreed that it had a San Francisco-​esque vibe and we loved that it reminded us of home.
This place is located right off the bus stop which is super convenient if you’re commuting here! This place takes card *bless*. They have such an eclectic assortment of flavors that I would never think of! I always judge a place based on their green tea ice cream so it was an obvious choice for me. This place is so affordable and the PILE on your ice cream! You’re getting such a deal for such high quality ice cream.
I consider this place another one of my hidden secrets. I love how the seating areas are church pews. This place is so quirky and I can’t wait to come back here and try their other amazing flavors!

As a continuation of one of our Cambridge summer date nights, we saught to seek out the «next» best icecream in Boston, as we have been working down a list this summer. We happened to be nearby, and was excited to check another «best» off our list.
When walking in, it feels unique, but also like all the other well-​known ice cream places in Boston. Many many many options. However, this isn’t a bad thing!
I got the mint chip, and Gster got the cookie dough. While I appreciate the homemade ice cream and the flavors… and the ice cream is in my top 5 best… but there was just an element of atmosphere missing for the 5^th star. I like you Christina’s, I really do. I just wish Christina just had a bit of charm.
Regardless, you don’t go to an icecream place for charm. Thus, this icecream is fantastic.

Food: They have a huge ice cream selection with very unique flavors. My favorites are pistachio and coconut almond, both of which are smooth, creamy and not too overbearing with flavor. Small cup (~$ 3) is enough ice cream but unfortunately they only let you get one flavor with that size.
Service: I’ve been here about three times and their service was horrible all three times. The employees (different each time I went) did not look happy to be there and they weren’t friendly when giving samples. They rudely skip over you if you’re not ready to order and just move on to the next customer.
Ambiance: Limited seating inside and no seating outside. The place doesn’t have much décor either.
Ice cream was good but it wasn’t great. The workers are so disinterested and unwelcoming that it makes me not want to come back. I live down the street so it’s an easy stop, but I’d rather stick to JP Licks and Toscanini’s.

Maybe I had poor flavor choices, but I was really disappointed with the balance of flavors in Christina’s specialty flavors.
Green Tea — Not much green tea flavor and overly sweet. If you’ve had a bunch of green tea ice creams before, this is going to be one of the worst.
Carrot Cake — Overpowering nutmeg flavor. I couldn’t even eat half of it it was so bad. I did like the carrot bits and walnuts though.
Mexican Chocolate — Holy Cinnamon, once again overpowering. The chocolate flavor was good but it was more like Mexican Cinnamon.
I can say I’ve had Christina’s ice cream in the past at restaurants, fruit flavors and your basic vanilla and chocolate and it’s been good, but these specialty flavors were huge misses.
Overall really disappointed and most likely will never venture back unless in the immediate area.

Christina’s is nothing like Tosci’s. They are more homemade family style ice cream. Super creamy and the flavors aren’t «too crazy.» (too hipster).
I got the Coffee Oreo which was delicious. The coffee flavor was really strong and the Oreos added a classic cookies n cream texture. All in all, super awesome spot! Come here after lunch or dinner at any of the nearby restaurants in Inman.

Choose Christina’s over Toscanini’s. Done and done.
Flavors are sooooo good. Carrot Cake is my jam. Love those little raisins!
I’ve tried a ton of the flavors and while they’re all really good, Carrot Cake and Peanut Butter Chip are my favorite. They’ve got a bunch of sorbet flavors too!

Love this place… Love the original flavors, love the toppins… the only downside is the parking… IT SUCKS… Place is old & just plain, but its all thats needed because the Ice Cream is enough to make one come back…
Def try them, and go for the Coconut anything, Its the best!

I stopped in because of the hype, and so far I’m not feeling the hype. The employees were about as disinterested as it is possible to be. I asked for a couple samples but eventually decided to go the safe road of chocolate and chocolate chip cookie dough on a waffle cone.
The chocolate (this is plain chocolate, not their chocolate mousse, mexican chocolate, or chocolate malt) was totally underwhelming. It almost tasted like it had a watery base like sorbet or something. Maybe if you don’t like really really rich chocolate flavors you’d like it? But it wasn’t even normal-​strength chocolate…
The chocolate chip cookie dough might as well have been just vanilla. I will say their vanilla base is so much better than their chocolate. I usually don’t care about vanilla but this was pretty good. However, the chocolate chips were few and far between and closer to flakes than chips, and in my entire large waffle cone I counted two chunks of cookie dough. It might as well just have been vanilla, which as I said was good, but y’know. I ordered cookie dough for a reason.
I think this might be a case where I need to try to find my perfect flavors. They have so many that I’m sure there’s something to please almost anyone, but with employees that act like it’s a huge chore to give samples, I’m not too excited about that process.