Kurver Kreme In Albany Named Best In US For Soft Serve Ice Cream

The weather is finally warmer, the days are longer, and our favorite ice cream stands are open for the season!

Of all the summertime activities we enjoy, heading out for ice cream on a late summer evening with your family brings a unique blend of fun, flavor, and affordability. If my waistline could handle it, I would eat a soft serve vanilla cone with chocolate sprinkles 3 meals a day all summer long!

Albany Soft Serve Ice Cream Stand Named Best In the United States

When it comes to soft serve, we have some awesome spots in the Capital Region. Martha's in Lake George, Cobleskill Diner, and Snowman in Troy are a few local legends that come to mind that are local favorites year after year!

But it is another iconic ice cream stand that has been dishing out creamy greatness for over 70 years, which has been named among the best soft serve stands nationwide.

The food experts at Tasting Table have named their 20 best spots for soft serve ice cream in the US based on "...local recommendations and reviews." It should come as no surprise that Kurver Kreme on Central Avenue landed on this exclusive list.

Here is some of the high praise Taste of Home heaped on Kurver Kreme, like your favorite toppings on a dish of soft serve:

If you want the best of the best, you have to make the trek to Kurver Kreme...the menu is largely classic style, but there are a few atypical options, like a vanilla yogurt soft serve base, flavors like bourbon butter pecan or cookie butter, and toppings like toasted coconut and Zebra Cookie Crunch. If you're serious about soft serve, Kurver Kreme is where it's at.

Kurver Kreme just announced an ownership change, but is still going strong as it nears 75 years in business! You only make it that far in the ice cream game by offering up the tastiest products, and Kurver Kreme always delivers the goods, especially with its soft serve!

See the Capital Region's 5 Biggest Ice Cream Cones [RANKED]

It is pretty much a fact that every stand has GREAT ice cream. But which stands serve up the biggest cones? Ya know, the ones where it is a race to eat 'em before they melt on a hot summer day? We asked our listeners who serves up the biggest scoops and soft serve - and there are the homes of the 5 biggest Captial Region Ice Cream cones!

Gallery Credit: Matty Jeff

The Capital Region's Top 10 Fan Voted Ice Cream Stands

With so many great spots in the Capital Region to enjoy a cold, sweet treat, where do you start? We put this one to vote to find the best local spots to enjoy that amazing mix of cream, sugar, and flavorings. If you love soft serve, hard ice cream, sundaes, or everything in between, these are the 10 ice cream shops & stands that Capital Region locals voted as the 10 best in the area.

Gallery Credit: Matty Jeff

Popular Capital Region Ice Cream Spots and When They Open!

A brief taste of warmer weather has many across the Capital Region dreaming about their first trip of the season to a favorite ice cream stand.

Luckily, plenty of local spots will start swirling soft serve this weekend, with others opening shortly after.

Ready to satisfy your sweet tooth? Here’s a look at some of our favorite Capital Region ice cream spots and when you can grab your first cone of the 2026 season!

Gallery Credit: Brian Cody TSM Albany