Quarterman’s Ice Cream Parlor

After engulfing some mediocre BBQ at Sparky’s, decided the Miami heat on my first day was a little too much to handle — ice cream time. I’m surprised by the lack of ice cream parlors in Miami considering the weather, there are probably more in Manhattan for God’s sake. Not that this place was a bad option at all.
Cool flavors and virtually empty on a Thursday afternoon made for a pleasant stop. Got the Guava Cheesecake (apparently big around here) scoop and some Snickers concoction whose punny name I can’t remember. All on top of a normal waffle cone.
$ 5.75 a little higher than I like, but it seems they have a monopoly in the area, and the flavors were good.

NOTE: They do not make the ice cream here, they buy from another distributor. That being said, it is decent ice cream.
TIP: Right next to Miami MetroMover Station downtown next to a bunch of eateries. Very convenient for travelers and locals to get to! The rails are your friend.
The first time I tried to come here, it was closed for some odd reason during their normal hours of operation. I came back and was greeted by the awesome lady working. She let me try samples of each ice cream flavor like Butter Pecan and Snickerlicious. Creamy, incredibly cold (can it be possible for ice cream to be just short of liquid nitrogen? I thought all ice creams temps were created equal but maybe I’m just cray cray), with a smooth and thick texture.
Who doesn’t love free samples? (Especially if you’re a cold-​hearted, indecisive wretch like me). Take advantage and don’t shy to ask to try a few flavors. OR ALLLLL OF THEM. Twice Over. Yes, I did ask again. Am I ashamed of it? Pfft, no. Do I regret it? My gut totally does.
They do offer special flavors on a weekly basis. Feel free to mix the flavors. Heck, nuke your taste buds.
I got the Moose Track mixed with the Salted Caramel in the smallest cup ($ 3.75). Moose Tracks tasted like chocolatey chunks on mint green hills. As I took a bite, I remembered the cute little reindeers frolicking across the forest before we went hunting for them. Anyway, their ice cream is really sweet! Overpoweringly sweet even for ice cream. The salted caramel flavor was a nice «bitter» contrast against the former. If you’re like me, a total sweet tooth but not into eating ice cream as a giant meal, the smallest cup should do. I wish we had ice cream shops like these back home.
It’s the perfect ending or anecdote to a heavy meal. Great idea for a day date or after a lunch if you’re in the area.
I love the décor here. Looks cute, retro-​looking, and just across the street from Macy’s so I can do some shopping. They offer free wi-​fi (their phone #). Not a ton of seating offered here, but it’s pretty vacant on the off hours.
Third and fourth time I was in the area (stop judging me okay), they were oddly closed during their hours of operation… when I come back to visit, I’m praying for it to be open again. Can’t wait to come back.

Incredible ice cream in the heart of Downtown Miami’s historic CBD.

I’ve probably been spoiled by Frieze. The ladies behind the counter are extremely friendly and accommodating. The flavors are inventive and rotate on a consistent basis so if there’s something that doesn’t suit your fancy, odds are on the next visit there will be. The store itself is a nice throwback (design and colors) to the ice cream stores of the past. These are all nice positives but my biggest problem with Quarterman’s is that the ice cream tastes a bit artificial… plastic-​y.
As can be told by my jellylicious belly, I know the way around some ice cream and I know the consistency/​taste between flavor gradations. Despite getting my ice cream go-​to (brownie sundae), I wasn’t that happy with the product. It was cold and the presentation was very nice but the ‘meat’ of the dish, the ice cream, — despite the cool-​sounding flavors (Mexican Hot Chocolate and Snickerlicious) and generous scoops — tasted off. How off? I didn’t finish my ice cream. Let me repeat for you: I, a fatty, did not finish my ice cream. #lesad I wish them the best (genuine smiles & customer service go a LONG way for me) but I can’t say that I am in a rush to come back.

I don’t know who the owners are but I want to high-​five them! This place is one of the many things downtown Miami needed. The ice cream is amazing. I just wish they opened on weekends :-(

I know my ice cream really well. It’s my specialty, u can call me an ice cream connoisseur, and there ice cream isn’t much different then the ice cream you buy at your local grocery store.

Hmmm dulce de leche… I pass by this place quite often since it is in my general work area. The owners are really nice people and they serve a quality product. There is also care for relationship between the customer and the business. Their prices are fair and the flavors vary throughout the year.
I come back often and my daughter loves it too an she is a picky kid which is my fault for raising a gourmand.

Quarterman’s is open as often as my legs: once a day, when no one is around.
Icecream and staff are 5 star, but they really need to do something about their hours.

After having lunch at Rigatti’s (one of my faves) with some girlfriend’s yesterday, we dropped into Quarterman’s for ice cream. I typically don’t partake in dessert during the week, but the intolerable heat coupled with their intense pleas convinced me that the pit stop was a necessity. As soon as we entered, our group was attended to immediately. I found the prices to be very reasonable, the customer service to be on point and the ice cream to be delicious. I had the red velvet and was quite pleased with my choice. If you’re in the Downtown area and are in need of sugar, don’t hesitate to drop by Quarterman’s!

Like this place! They have a variety of interesting flavors and the price is not bad. I tried the birthday cake and salted caramel peanut flavors. Yum. Next time I ll get a cup so I can add 3 flavors. Not sure how it works with the cone… I paid more I believe for the specialty cone but you only get to choose 2 flavors/​3scoops. Strange, but I don’t make the rules. The owner also mentioned ice cream cakes. They sounded a bit pricey, but then again I didn’t see their sizes yet. Overall, I liked the vibe, not crazy of the location and the fact that they do not make their own product. I hope this location succeeds and excels. Can’t wait to be back for some mexican chocolate ice cream (spicy).

They no longer are open on Saturdays, even though it says otherwise on their website. But I went back on a weeknight, and Quarterman’s is definitely doing something cool in downtown Miami. Staff (owner?) were great too.

Holy Mexican Hot Chocolate ice cream! One bite and I swooned over this flavor. I wasn’t going to eat a whole cone… but I could not resist the charms of spicy and sweet that played so perfectly together on my tastebuds.
On my second go around, the caramel peanut butter and an awesome coffee flavored one had a very scandalous threesome with Ms. Mexican Hot Chocolate, all in my mouth. Don’t we all love a party in our mouth?
The service is friendly, and even though the ice cream isn’t made in house, it is always fresh since it comes from a local source and they receive new batches every week.
My only hang up is that the hours don’t always work with my schedule. I am a late bird when it comes to snacks like ice cream, so I have only been able to enjoy this spot twice when I by chance have been Downtown during normal hours. I understand why they can’t be open later, as the revitalization of this area is still underway and therefore it doesn’t make a lot of business sense for them at the moment. I may just have to take home a pint so I can have my own private late night indulgence at home.

The best option for ice cream in Downtown Miami. I liked the coffee with fudge ribbon and choc chip. Decent prices.

This place is fantastic. Had the guava cheesecake and key lime pie in a waffle cone… amazing on a hot day. And a little cheaper than coldstone (I think).
I will be back!

After concluding some business at the Seybold Building I asked around if there was a good ice cream shop around (what else do you do on a hot Miami afternoon in May!). I was directed to Quarterman’s. I was skeptical at first, but the ladies were friendly and more than happy to give me and my three teenage kids numerous tastes. I decided on the guava cheesecake ice cream (only in MIami!). DE-​LISH! I forget which flavors my kids had but they all loved theirs and were looking forward to another trip downtown the following week so they could have another unique flavor at Quarterman’s.
The following week I wrapped up my business at the Seybold building, but now I eagerly made my way to Quarterman’s. This time I tasted the carrot cake. Let me tell you, that ice cream tasted better than most of the carrot cakes I’ve had! I’ve never understood the fascination with red velvet cake, but I am now a lover of red velvet ice cream — to die for! I finally had to bite the bullet, or better yet, the ice cream, so I decided that I would have the toasted coconut which I fell in love with on my first visit.
If you’re in downtown Miami and in need of a cold sweet treat, give Quarterman’s a try. The shop is attractively decorated, in the heart of downtown, a good value for the money and has the most unique flavors — that really taste like what they say they taste like– I’ve ever seen anywhere!

Well it’s about time someone brought some good old-​fashioned taste back to the downtown area. I remember as a child coming downtown to McCrory’s just for the good olé’ fried chicken and corn dogs. Then heading down the street to Woolworth for the best macaroni and cheese ever. So this really turn back the hands of time.
I love good ice cream and today I dropped by Quarterman’s Ice Cream Parlor for the first time and I was really impressed. I first got a sample of Red Velvet and then Carrot Cake Ice Cream. OMG! they both were good, but Carrot Cake is my favorite. I look forward to stopping by again soon.
Oh and did I mentioned the place is clean, the staff was helpful and flavors are plentiful. Check them out for yourself — I see them being around for a very long time.

I scream! You scream! We all scream for ice cream!
They have a pretty wide variety of flavors. Everything from red velvet to twix ice cream plus sorbet and sherbet. Small is $ 3.75 and the medium (2 scoop) is $ 5. The 2 scoop is huge. I’d say the small is more than enough.
The shop is cute, nestled between Kork and Avenue D in downtown Miami. I’ve been craving something sweet in this area and Quarterman’s is just what I was looking for!

Always happy to see the downtown Renaissance continue. Flagler is being cleaned up and an old fashioned ice cream shop is always welcome in the neighborhood.
Very nice selection of flavors and excellent and friendly service too.
Place might be a little hard to find as it is just south of Flagler on S. Miami Avenue next to Kork Wine Bistro.

It’s not made there. I think they get it from some wholesale distributor.
It’s nice for downtown. It’s decent ice cream. There was a solid fresh cream taste to my flavor of Rum Raisin. But, the raisins had too light of a rum flavor. My friend felt the same way about his Pistachio…

If I had a kid, I would sit him on top of my shoulders and take him to Quarterman’s for some old-​fashioned ice cream. I would also scar the kid psychologically by playing a bunch of practical jokes that’ll leave him forever afraid of benign things like clicky pens and mashed potatoes. That way when someone looks at him funny and asks why he starts crying every time someone’s about to write something down, he can think of me and how much I love him.
I walk past this place daily, and I saw its transformation from an empty storefront in a block where homeless people urinate, to a place that sells delicious ice cream in a block where homeless people urinate. I love ice cream, and so does my girlfriend, so when I told her this place was opening up she was as excited as I was. We tried it for the first time during that jazz street festival thing that occurred on January 25^th.
Whenever I used to order pistachio, people would make fun of me. I mean, I still order it, but no one makes fun of me anymore, because I’ve retaliated against those people by making fun of them so viciously they no longer associate with me. They claimed it was «old people ice cream». Look, bitch, all ice cream is old people ice cream. They’ve outlived you. They can eat whatever ice cream they want and lay claim to whatever flavor they desire. I’d like nothing more than to sit with an old WWII vet as he pulls out his dentures and goes to town licking a large waffle cone of four different ice cream flavors and enough toppings to give Anne Hathaway’s massive mouth at least one cavity. Then he can tell me about how many Nazis he killed and the Belgian resistance chick he hooked up with the night before his best friend Tanto (a Navajo codebreaker with a heart of gold – they always have hearts of gold, and drinking problems) was killed by a mortar strike. That would be such an awesome story over awesome ice cream. My point is, pistachio is not only delicious, but it’s the preferred flavor of the greatest generation.
So we ordered a cup of pistachio with rainbow sprinkles. We only ordered one because while I love the shit out of some ice cream, my blood stream only enjoys it in moderation. I love sweet shit, but I can only have a limited amount of the same sweet thing before my tongue goes into shock. My girlfriend says it was the best pistachio ice cream she has ever had. I’m inclined to agree. It tasted ridiculously fresh, like if the ink on the devil’s contract for «best tasting pistachio ice cream in Miami» still hadn’t dried. There was an old white-​haired dude standing around greeting people. He had a certain presence which leads me to believe he is Quarterman himself. That’s a crazy last name. Probably one of the most Jewish last names ever since it invokes currency and the «–man» suffix reserved for superheroes and Jews. Maybe Quarterman’s super power is to give uppity Brickellians diabetes. I’d pay to see that shit.
I really hope this place survives. The area it’s in is pretty well-​trafficked during the day with all the hustle and bustle downtown during office hours, but once that sun dips below the horizon it turns into a ghost town. But who knows, with Lime, Mario the Baker, Jimmy Johns, 7 – 11, Walgreens, Kork, and Avenue D staying open until late maybe people will start to realize that downtown Miami doesn’t need beauty rest.
So go get some fucking ice cream. It rocks. I’mma go get that shit TODAY.
PEOPLE WHO WOULD ENJOY IT: Ice cream lovers; WWII vets.
PEOPLE WHO WOULD NOT ENJOY IT: Quarterman’s super-​villain nemesis.