Who doesn't love ice cream? It's undeniable that ice cream has become a favourite food for many people, from children to adults, they all like to eat ice cream. Because of its delicious and delightful taste, this cold and frozen food can restore your messy mood in an instant. Eating ice cream in the hot air of Jakarta is a perfect choice and indeed refreshing.

There are so many choices of ice cream shops in Jakarta. Aside from the unique and yummy flavours of ice cream, each of these ice cream places also brings an Instagram-worthy nuance to its place, making it a great place for hanging out with family, friends, and colleagues. Let's take a peek at these 5 ice cream places in Jakarta that serve not only rich and tasty ice cream but lovely places as well.

1. Lococo Creamery

For vegans in Jakarta, it might sometimes be difficult to find vegan ice cream that is delicious but still healthy. But don't worry! Now comes Lococo Creamery, the first soft-serve vegan ice cream in town. Located at Jalan Kemang, South Jakarta, this ice cream shop serves the soft-serve concept of vegan ice cream for those who seek mouth-watering vegan ice cream without neglecting your health priority.

In the beginning, the founder started making ice cream for personal consumption then finally shaping it into a business. Lococo Creamery officially opened its first on-site store after successfully building brand awareness by joining events, online deliveries, and collaboration.

Bringing the vegan concept for their ice cream makes them very carefully in choosing their ingredients. Their milk base is made from almond and cashew milk while cane sugar for sweetening. They only use raw organic ingredients for all their products to ensure customers would enjoy their delicious soft-serve ice cream with free guilt.

Their favourite menus are Valrhona Fudge, Sea Salt, Valrhona Salt, Caffe Latte, Uh Bae, Blue Moon, Cereal Mylk, Cha Cha, Cereal Cha Cha way up to Es Pisang Ijo (seasonal flavour). Serving its ice cream in both cups and cones, they also serve you with a free topping. Lococo Creamery is open from Wednesday to Friday from 11 am - 7 pm and on Saturday to Sunday from 11 am - 9 pm and here is the location.

2. Ragusa Italian Ice Cream

Ragusa Italian Ice Cream is an ice cream shop founded in 1932 in Batavia (now Jakarta). Ragusa was founded by two Italians named Luigi Ragusa and Vincenzo Ragusa. The Ragusa brothers were tailors who moved to Batavia to work at a sewing company. Their tailoring business had done so well that they decided to venture into other businesses. Luigi happened to know a Dutch widow in Batavia who owned a cow farm, so he suggested to his brothers that they should open an ice cream parlour where they could use milk from the farm.

This Italian ice cream parlour only sells seven basic flavours of ice cream which include chocolate, vanilla, mocha, strawberry, nougat, durian and rum raisin. Their most famous ice cream is spaghetti ice cream. Made up entirely of ice cream, it's topped off with dark chocolate and dried fruit bits. With its smooth and creamy taste, those with sweet tongues will love it.

Decorated with rickety ceiling fans, rattan chairs, sepia photos on the walls and ceramic bowls makes Ragusa a perfect place to reminisce about Jakarta in the past. Served with freshly made ice cream and old school decorations, you'll enjoy eating ice cream in a cozy place. Ragusa Italian Ice Cream is open daily from 10 am to 10 pm and here is the location.

3. Gelato Secrets

Inspired by their childhood memories of gelato, founders Maria Indah and Gregory Carlo Lentini first introduced this wonderful classic Italian treat to Bali with their inaugural gelato shop in Ubud in 2009. Then they expanded to Jakarta.

They use only 100% natural, fresh ingredients from strictly selected suppliers. Besides that, their ingredients are also free from artificial flavouring, colouring and preservatives, covering both Italian classics and exotic Indonesian flavours derived from seasonal local fruits and spices. The proof is in each sinfully creamy scoop balanced on their yummy homemade waffle cone (or in a cup).

Their favourites such as Chocolate Valrhona, Salted Butter Caramel, Coconut Pandan, Guava Strawberry, Passion Fruit, Chocolate Chili and Ispahan will indulge your sweet tongue. They have several outlets in Jakarta and you can check here for the location of the outlets. They open daily from 1 pm to 8 pm.

4. Locarasa

Gelato is actually ice cream from Italy, so it always comes with typical European flavours. But at Locarasa, this Italian-style ice cream is formulated with new flavours that many people may never think of. Yes, Locarasa is a cafe that serves gelato, coffee, desserts and snacks made of local ingredients from regions of Indonesia. Locarasa will spoil your taste bud with some unique ice cream flavours.

There are 16 flavours that you can choose from. Most of these gelato flavours come from Indonesian specialties, ranging from Klepon, Martabak, Es Doger, Kemangi, Flores Vanilla, Rujak Sorbet, Sapodilla Sorbet to Jailolo walnuts. This homemade ice cream has a unique and delightful taste.

There are two sizes of gelato that you can pick, 100gr (IDR 30,000) and 200gr (IDR 35,000). Aside from gelato, this cafe also serves a variety of traditional Indonesian snacks and cakes such as Klappertart, Rendang Onde-onde, Tahu Gejrot, and many more. There are 3 stores of Locarasa in Jakarta, you can check here for the location and the opening hours.

5. Paris Sorbet

Not just an ordinary ice cream. That's a piece of a sentence that best describes Paris Sorbet. This well-known ice cream brand in Jakarta serves ice cream with the art of food plating and luxurious ice cream display. They're not using a cone or a cup to serve their ice cream, but in a bowl with a selection of dressing such as hazelnut biscuit or chocolate.

With a warm and minimalistic flair, Paris Sorbet may remind you of yet another coffee shop: large round tables and comfortable loungers that give visitors perspective on the shop’s main attraction, ice cream.

All their unique ice cream flavour is derived from natural ingredients, bringing a delicious kick to your palate starting from the first spoon. Some of their favourites are Raspberry sorbet, Baked Apples, Classic Vanilla, Tiramisu, and some of their crafted coffee.

This hidden gem opens daily from 10 am to 8 pm. For those sweet-toothed can check this location.

That's our list of recommended ice cream parlours in Jakarta. Some of them may not only serve a great taste of ice cream but a cozy and unique atmosphere as well. Which one have you visited? Please share with us in the comment below!