Description: Scoop DeVille is a wonderful little casual ice cream shop on Chestnut Street in the Rittenhouse area of downtown Philadelphia. In an age where Coldstones and Dairy Queens are a dime a dozen, it was nice to find a local ice cream shop. There motto is, "Life is Short... Eat Dessert First!"
When you walk in, you immediately feel that this is a family-owned place, with lots of memorabilia and Philadelphia fanfare on the wall to keep you entertained. The menu for Scoop DeVille is hand written on an extremely large chalkboard, and boy is it a large menu.
The shop, of course, specializes in ice cream and frozen yogurt. All the major ice cream flavors are represented, with a remarkable list of candies, cookies, fruits, nuts, and more that can be mixed in with your combination right before your eyes. The prices are fairly reasonable, with several different sizes of ice cream. The shop sells chocolates and candies for purchase, as well. They have several house favorites, and I tried "Kaeli's Kraziness", which includes vanilla ice cream , Reeses Peanut Butter Cups, strawberries, and bananas, all mixed together in a blender. Very tasty.
Scoop DeVille also has a second location at the University of Pennsylvania. They appear to have won a "Best of Philly" award a few times, and seem to be well connected with the community.
Scoop DeVille was a very tasty and fun stop after dinner during our stay in downtown Philadelphia, and I would highly recommend it!
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