MISSOURI – Craving a sweet summer treat? Food writers at LoveFood.com crowned one St. Louis-based ice cream shop as the best in Missouri.

Love Food writers named the top ice cream shops across all 50 states according to customer reviews, awards, and the firsthand experience of their team.

According to their food writers, Clementine’s Naughty and Nice Creamery was found to be the best in the Show Me State.

Noted for the owner Tamara Keefe’s innovative flavors and vegan options, the shop has six locations across the St. Louis region and is consistently whipping up new flavors.

Love Food spotlights Keefe’s growing up when her mother purchased a $2 hand-crank ice cream maker as her family could not afford trips to the ice cream parlor.

Clementine’s menu includes a variety of unique flavors from carrot cake to gooey butter cake ice cream.

Over in Illinois, Love Food named The Brown Cow Ice Cream Parlor in Chicago’s Forest Park neighborhood. The old-fashioned soda fountain is known for handmade ice cream, pastries, cakes and pies.