Kate's Ice Cream

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Kate's Ice Cream
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Exterior of the shop in southeast Portland, Oregon, 2025
Kate's Ice Cream
Restaurant information
Street address3713 North Mississippi Avenue
City Portland
CountyMultnomah
StateOregon
Postal/ZIP Code97227
CountryUnited States
Coordinates 45°32′59″N122°40′33″W / 45.5498°N 122.6758°W / 45.5498; -122.6758
Website katesicecream.com

Kate's Ice Cream is a gluten-free, plant-based ice cream company based in Portland, Oregon, United States. [1]

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Description

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

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

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] In 2025, writers included the business in the website's overviews of the city's eighteen best vegan and vegetarian restaurants [17] and best dairy-free frozen desserts. [18]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Kate's Ice Cream to Open Second Location in Portland". VegOut. Archived from the original on June 14, 2024. Retrieved October 27, 2024.
  2. "New Vegan, Gluten-Free Ice Cream Shop to Open in Portland". VegOut. Archived from the original on May 20, 2024. Retrieved October 27, 2024.
  3. "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.
  4. 1 2 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.
  5. "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.
  6. 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.
  7. "Explore Portland's Plant-Based Paradise for a Day". Willamette Week. October 12, 2022. Retrieved October 27, 2024.
  8. 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.
  9. "Kate's Ice Cream Offers Vegan & Gluten-Free Desserts in North Portland". Portland Monthly. Retrieved October 27, 2024.
  10. 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.
  11. 1 2 "The Best Portland-Area Ice Cream Shops". Portland Monthly. Retrieved October 27, 2024.
  12. 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.
  13. Gebel, Meira (June 7, 2024). "Kate's Ice Cream opens in NW". Axios Portland.
  14. Spencer, Malia (March 24, 2024). "Kate's Ice Cream lands on Northwest 23rd for second shop". Portland Business Journal.
  15. "Four Scoops of Portland Ice Cream News". Willamette Week. May 18, 2024. Archived from the original on June 18, 2024. Retrieved October 27, 2024.
  16. "The best non-dairy ice cream in Portland - Axios Portland". August 10, 2023.
  17. Houck, Brenna (September 15, 2015). "The 18 Outstanding Vegan and Vegetarian Restaurants in Portland". Eater Portland. Retrieved January 31, 2025.
  18. Sloan, Anastasia (July 11, 2018). "The Best Dairy-Free Frozen Desserts in Portland". Eater Portland. Retrieved July 23, 2025.