Kate's Ice Cream
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 Exterior of the shop in southeast Portland, Oregon, 2025 | |
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| Street address | 3713 North Mississippi Avenue |
| City | Portland |
| County | Multnomah |
| State | Oregon |
| Postal/ZIP Code | 97227 |
| Country | United States |
| Coordinates | 45°32′59″N 122°40′33″W / 45.5498°N 122.6758°W |
| Website | katesicecream |
Kate's Ice Cream is a gluten-free, plant-based ice cream company based in Portland, Oregon, United States.[1]
Description
[edit]Kate's Ice Cream uses organic coconut milk and cashew milk.[2] Gluten-free and vegan ice cream varieties include cookies and cream, marionberry cobbler, rosewater cardamom almond, salted peanut butter brittle,[3] triple chocolate brownie,[4] vanilla, and lemon blueberry cheesecake, which has blueberry jam and graham cracker crust. Kate's also serves brownie sundaes, choco tacos,[5] ice cream cake, and ice cream sandwiches.[6]
Kate's has also served seasonal ice cream varieties such as chocolate peppermint.[7]
History
[edit]Owner Katelyn Williams launched Kate's Ice Cream in 2019,[1] initially selling at the farmers' market on the Portland State University campus in downtown Portland.[8] The business later operated as a pop-up on Northeast Sandy Boulevard, before the first brick and mortar location on Mississippi Avenue,[9][10] in the north Portland part of the Boise neighborhood.[11]
A second shop opened on 23rd Avenue in northwest Portland's Northwest District in 2024,[12][13][14] in the space previously occupied by Westward Whiskey.[15]
Reception
[edit]Writers for Axios Portland included Kate's in a 2023 overview of the city's best vegan ice cream.[16] Portland Monthly included the business in a 2024 overview of the city's best ice cream.[11] Waz Wu and Rebecca Roland included Kate's in Eater Portland's 2024 list of the city's sixteen "essential" vegan and vegetarian restaurants.[4] Brenna Houck included the business in the website's 2025 overview of the city's eighteen best vegan and vegetarian restaurants.[17]
See also
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References
[edit]- ^ a b "Kate's Ice Cream to Open Second Location in Portland". VegOut. Archived from the original on June 14, 2024. Retrieved October 27, 2024.
- ^ "New Vegan, Gluten-Free Ice Cream Shop to Open in Portland". VegOut. Archived from the original on May 20, 2024. Retrieved October 27, 2024.
- ^ "A Handy Dining Guide to North Mississippi Avenue". Eater Portland. November 9, 2015. Archived from the original on April 3, 2024. Retrieved October 27, 2024.
- ^ a b Wu, Waz (September 15, 2015). "16 Essential Vegan and Vegetarian Restaurants in Portland". Eater Portland. Archived from the original on May 26, 2021. Retrieved October 27, 2024.
- ^ "Kate's Ice Cream to Sell Gluten-Free Plant-Based Choco Tacos This Saturday". Portland Monthly. Archived from the original on February 21, 2024. Retrieved October 27, 2024.
- ^ Wu, Waz (July 11, 2018). "This Summer's Top Spots for Dairy-Free Frozen Treats". Eater Portland. Archived from the original on July 10, 2021. Retrieved October 27, 2024.
- ^ "Explore Portland's Plant-Based Paradise for a Day". Willamette Week. October 12, 2022. Retrieved October 27, 2024.
- ^ Acker, Lizzy (March 17, 2022). "Vegan dessert shop Kate's Ice Cream opens Friday in Portland". The Oregonian. Archived from the original on June 14, 2024. Retrieved October 27, 2024.
- ^ "Kate's Ice Cream Offers Vegan & Gluten-Free Desserts in North Portland". Portland Monthly. Retrieved October 27, 2024.
- ^ Jackson-Glidden, Brooke (June 28, 2021). "Vegan Sensation Kate's Ice Cream Will Open a New Scoop Shop on North Mississippi". Eater Portland. Retrieved October 27, 2024.
- ^ a b "The Best Portland-Area Ice Cream Shops". Portland Monthly. Retrieved October 27, 2024.
- ^ Acker, Lizzy (May 17, 2024). "Popular Portland vegan ice cream shop opens second location". The Oregonian. Archived from the original on September 27, 2024. Retrieved October 27, 2024.
- ^ Gebel, Meira (June 7, 2024). "Kate's Ice Cream opens in NW". Axios Portland.
- ^ Spencer, Malia (March 24, 2024). "Kate's Ice Cream lands on Northwest 23rd for second shop". Portland Business Journal.
- ^ "Four Scoops of Portland Ice Cream News". Willamette Week. May 18, 2024. Archived from the original on June 18, 2024. Retrieved October 27, 2024.
- ^ "The best non-dairy ice cream in Portland - Axios Portland". August 10, 2023.
- ^ Houck, Brenna (September 15, 2015). "The 18 Outstanding Vegan and Vegetarian Restaurants in Portland". Eater Portland. Retrieved January 31, 2025.
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