The Hyppo

Wow!!! Great selection of unusual and tantalizing flavors. What a nice gem of an Ice cream shop! I want one near me!!! I’ll be visiting this place every time I’m in Gainesville, too bad it’s a few hrs away!!!

I love being able to explore downtown Gainesville with a great snack keeping me going. For me, this would be a popsicle from here! I don’t know what can be more satisfying than sucking on a cold popsicle in the heat Gainesville’s summer.
I personally don’t even like popsicles in general, but it’s different with Hyppo because everything is just so fresh and authentic, I don’t feel like I’m eating some chemical filled popsicle from the grocery store. The popsicle of choice is the Horchata! It’s so rich and creamy and it’s also melts nicely in your mouth. My boyfriend got a berry based popsicle, and I also loved it! The pops are a little pricey, but I think you get what you pay for, considering they use really good ingredients, and they are, after all, gourmet.

Let me just say I LOVE THESE gourmet Popsicles! But HATE this location. I never find parking no matter when I go and am forced to park in the garage which adds an extra $ 5 to my popsicle cost. If you’re a college student who walks everywhere or are already paying to park and have dinner then it’s a great little sweet spot to stop.
Otherwise I will go to the other locations that aren’t in downtown.
Now on to the pops. What an awesome creative concept. I love the flavors they come up with. Avocado cream and avocado coconut are so yummy. I’ve had watermelon and strawberry basil too. But I wouldn’t recommend getting it chocolate dipped because then it’s hard to really Taste the pops flavor. The chocolate I found disguises it a lot.
The college student who worked at this location was very attentive and friendly … To certain other college students but not really to my little family when we came in with our baby. Then her boyfriend showed up and she was busy flirting and stroking his muscles while we sat in and finished our pops. We quietly chuckled and reminisced on those days… Before becoming parents lol
Overall you MUST try the pops but beware of the parking situation before coming here and expect to pay $ 5 to park in the garage if just coming downtown for them.

The Hyppo is an excellent addition to Gainesville’s sweet scene. For those seeking an alternative to the caloric load of ice cream, the Hyppo provides a plethora of healthy popsicles ranging from spicy datil strawberry to double espresso.
They also sell local Cross City, FL honey, apparel, and icy accessories.
Swing by The Hyppo if you’re in sunny Gainesville!

Creative and delicious variety of flavors! A refreshing, and not overly sweet, treat after dinner! Definitely try as many flavors as you can! AND! You can dip any flavor in chocolate! Yum!

Never thought I’d be so interested in a Popsicle joint but Hyppo is excellent. They have a great selection, but my favorite is the cucumber mint. I’ve taken a few friends here and everyone has enjoyed it and been equally impressed. Neat and convenient location in downtown Gainesville. I look forward to trying more fun Popsicle flavors.

I visited with a few friends and tried a couple different pops, on both the fruity and the desserty side of the pop spectrum. Sadly, both were disappointing. The cheesecake one wasn’t very sweet and the fruit pop tasted more like ice than fruit. I’ve had some really amazing Mexican ice pops, but Hyppo simply didn’t measure up. The shop is nice and the employee we talked with was cool, but the flavor didn’t do it for me.

Hyppo occupies a tiny store in the Hampton inn building in downtown Gainesville. Across from Dragonfly, this popsicle stand does a lot with its tiny footprint. The star of the store are the freezers which act as the counters. Inside these freezers were a myriad of popsicle flavors. Eggnog, chocolate peppermint, tangerine, cantaloupe and black pepper just to name a few flavors.
The register attendant was quite helpful, and helped us decode between the pepermint chocolate, and the chocolate orange. We went with the latter. The chocolate was nice and creamy, and definitey dark. The orange was in the form of candied orange peel, which gave a pleasing chewy contrast to the cramy chocolate.
Overall Hyppo does not suck.

I’ve had a couple good flavors. I’m glad this place exists. Cucumber mint lime, mango habanero, cilantro pineapple. I can’t wait to try more.

Been there … Lick that (the super popular Nutella pop). It’s superb. I never imagines a pop store with such wide variety. Though I tried several of their pops, my all time favorite is Nutella (make sense right!).
The only sad part is Nutella pop is very popular, hence you will get Nutella if you are lucky (good news for the store owner, bad news for the Nutella lover). Super love this store.

What a creative idea! Who knew you would be able to make such a great place, out of such a simple concept of popsicles. There are too many flavors to even try but every single one sounds better than another. As an indecisive person, the choice can be very tough but yet I seem to pick an amazing one every time. Today though I had the best popsicle so far. Chloe was working behind the counter with such a warm/​inviting smile. She helped me narrow down my hard decision, she is very knowledgable about every popsicle. Final decision was an Elvis popsicle (a peanut butter banana popsicle) dipped in chocolate. So delicious! Can’t wait to go back to try something new.

This is based on a single pop: pistachio rose. You see, I am culturally Indian. I know what pista kulfi is supposed to taste like. This pop achieved the pinnacle of that flavor in a way that so many places in the greater Mumbai area have failed to do. The experience was near Proustian.
I’ll lick their popsicle any day.

Summertime is upon us. The bros have left, Maude’s patio is hot and you’re hung over. Its another beautiful day in Downtown Gainesville. I like to eat Hyppo pops all the time, literally at all times of day. A cool pick me up after a rough night, a sweet snack after lunch. Or my personal favorite, sunset on the steps of the Hippodrome with a citrusy lemonade popsicle. This was my summer routine when Hyppo first opened.
The $ 3.50 are well worth it, imo. Never once have I wanted to step into mochi, but I have found myself in the Hyppo multiple times a day before. Their rotating menu of frozen treats is at times overwhelming, but most often its a delight. I subscribe to the school of «I picked it cause I saw it first» when it comes to deciding on their many choices. The staff is often very helpful in selecting a popsicle, but I usually just go with whatever I see first. The citrus based pops are my favorite here, not a fan personally of the creamier varieties.
Its cute, its fun, its a popsicle. I wish I had come up with this business idea, but at least I get to enjoy the concept!

I really liked this place. Never have been to a spot that focuses just on Popsicle’s, but I can see why they do. They are really delicious.
They have so many different kinds of flavors it is super hard to pick one so I ended up having two.
I tried the Horchata pop and the the Almond one. My wife and her family had all kinds of different fruit flavors and every single one of us loved it.
Prices are super cheap which is crazy since the quality seems really great.
The guy working was also super friendly and patient with us too.

We stopped here for some cool refreshment while walking around on a Sunday afternoon
The staff is very helpful in helping you choose because there are more flavor combinations that imagined
The shop for s small with a few seats and a mirror so you can check your teeth and consuming your pops– the are made with fresh fruits and have lots of fibers skins and chunks of fruit
I had blueberry lavender, my husband had cantaloupe one son had pear pie two son had starfruit
Pops were $ 3.50 each and well worth it
Note to self — take more time choosing and ask questions
We liked what we ordered but after half we all switched because the favors became overpowering
They are open late and will be a great treat as summer approaches

If you don’t discover a flavor of popsicle that makes you say, «You’ve got to be kidding me!» or «That’s genius,» then you’re doing it wrong.
The Hyppo embraces the craft of craft galetas with the ease and grace of a frozen fruit purée. Pick a berry, give it heat or a herbaceous counterpoint, and take in the dough. From pineapple cilantro to strawberry basil, and all the creams in between (I’m looking at you, Horchata), this freezer doles out the Dole and then some.
On the recommendation of James J, I opted for the Elvis (banana, peanut butter, honey) dipped in chocolate for a buck. $ 4.50 for a popsicle, you say? Look friend, you can get. soft serve at McD’s for a dollar, or a scoop of indulgence for four. Sometimes, you’ve just gotta splurge.
Mexican Cokes in the cooler, but you’re best suited to slake thirst with moar scrumptious popsicles. Frozen packs avail to go!

Just recently went to try their Popsicles just to see what the hyp[po]e was all about. And I must say, I finally understand the obsession now.
I tried the Elvis one (peanuts, banana, and honey) and really enjoyed it. It felt rich, fresh, and not overly sweet. You can taste very ingredient in it.
There were so many flavors to choose from, some stranger combinations included. The employee who was there was very helpful and nice, took the time to explain everything.
The only con I have for Hyppo is the price f the Popsicles. Around 3.50 $ for one, which is definitely on the higher end.
But overall, very good!

This is probably one of the most ‘hipster’ places I’ve been to in years. With 3 freezers filled with… unique… flavors of popsicles (Jackfruit was the one I tried), it leaves you wondering if half the things will taste as good as they sound, or if they really should have made that flavor!
They are okay, I can see how some people really enjoy them, but when I’m paying 4 bucks for a popsicle; it means that it is going to be held to a higher standard. After discovering the nearby gelato store, I haven’t been back.

Love the vibe of this place! I really enjoyed the strawberry basil that I got. Tasted really refreshing and like fresh strawberries. I was a little overwhelmed with the location because there were so many choices! I wanted to try them all! There’s classic flavors and then bold spicy fruit ones as well.
Definitely a fun spot to go if you want something different than just ice cream. Delicious fruit pops can be found here.

Second time I’ve been to The Hyppo, but the first time I’ve been to the one in G’ville. It didn’t disappoint, their popsicles are refreshing and fresh. You can tell they aren’t using artificial flavors, and using real fruit.
I got Straight-​up Strawberry and had it dipped in chocolate, and it was amazing. I was blown away it tasted exactly like a chocolate dipped strawberry. I will definitely swing by after sitting in the sweltering heat of The Swamp. Go Gators!
They also have an Orange & Blue popsicle, which is there orange cream popsicle with blueberries.