Providenciales Ice Cream Shops
The island of Providenciales features a great selection of ice cream parlors that can satisfy any sweet tooth. Most of the best ice cream shops are within walking distance of many beachfront hotels on Grace Bay. The larger supermarkets on Providenciales, which include Graceway IGA and Graceway Gourmet, stock a wide selection of imported ice cream, candy, and chocolate. Some of the gift shops in the Grace Bay area, such as Flowers by EA, also stock gourmet chocolates you can buy for Valentine’s Day and other special occasions.
The traditional cuisine of the Turks and Caicos doesn’t have a broad selection of desserts and sweet treats, primarily due to the expense and difficulty of importing and producing sugar and sweet goods. Some crops, including sugar cane, sugar apples, papaya, mangos, and guineps, were raised in limited quantities. These sweet items provided a welcome complement to the local staples of seafood, rice, beans, maize, salted meat, and plantain. Caramel made with excellent Salt Cay salt, Bambarra Rum cake, and semi-baked sweet fruit cake are a few desserts that have a close connection to the islands.
Homemade Ice Cream
You can find freshly made ice cream, gelato, and sorbet at several shops and restaurants on Providenciales. Local ice cream shops typically stock the usual chocolate and vanilla, and other flavors may vary depending on the season and availability of ingredients.
Island Scoop
Island Scoop is one of the best-known ice cream shops in Grace Bay and has a quaint location at Grace Bay Plaza near the Saltmills and Regent Village. The menu has a range of ice creams and sorbets made in-house that can be served in cones, cups, or as sundaes. There’s also breakfast options, smoothies, milkshakes, and coconut drinks.
Patty Place
The Patty Place, a Jamaica-inspired patty and ice cream shop that has two locations, sells Devon House ice cream of Kingston, Jamaica fame. It also sells locally made ice cream cones and patty pastries, which are a flat pastry with a flaky pie-like crust filled with either savory meat or sweet filling.
Giggles
Giggles is a small ice cream parlor located at Ports of Call in central Grace Bay. The shop features homemade ice cream and a collection of candy, sold both individually wrapped and by the pound.
Frozen Yogurt
Another icy dessert option is fresh frozen yogurt. Turkberry, located at the Saltmills Plaza in central Grace Bay, serves several base flavors of frozen yogurt that can be topped with their wide menu of toppings, which includes fresh fruit, sprinkles, chocolate, and much more. Turkberry also serves coffee and donuts.
Gelato and Sorbet
In Turtle Cove, Jammin’ Gelato serves a wide selection of gluten- and egg-free gelato and sorbet in fruit and regional dessert flavors as well as breakfast. The proprietor often makes the trek with an ice cream cart up to the Bight Reef area, so you can enjoy this treat on the beach as well.
Cookies and Baked Goods
Providenciales has a number of bakeries that produce fresh cookies, cakes, Danishes, pastries, and other sweet baked goods. Graceway Gourmet and Graceway IGA both maintain large bakery sections, and smaller establishments such as Caicos Bakery and the cafés in Grace Bay also have some delicious, fresh-baked treats.
Ice Cream, Frozen Yogurt, and Gelato Shops
