Joburg summer means scorching hot days with brief, intermittent showers. Sure you should drink plenty of water, but on Joburg’s hottest days, only a sweet refreshing ice cream can provide instant relief. Check out our gourmet guide to the best soft serve in this city.

The Pantry

Ultra creamy soft serve at The Pantry by Marble

AJ Whisks

Soft serve in handmade conuts at AJ Whisks

The cutest little bakery, AJ Whisks, is located on Crescent Drive (next to The Cleaning Brothers) in Melrose Arch. Ever-innovative, AJ Whisks is a dab hand with naming new desserts. Freshly made crepes, waffles and cakes are all excellent reasons to visit, but we’re most interested in their soft serve desserts. AJ Whisks became well-known on the food market scene for their rich Biscoff Bars – made from Lotus Biscoff speculoos cookie butter. But they’ve taken biscoff a step further with a truly over-the-top Biscella (biscoff and nutella) Cookie Tray. Vanilla and chocolate cookies are loaded with gooey nutella and biscoff cookie butter sauce, along with swirls of vanilla and chocolate soft serve. For the chocolate lover, they make a Ferrero Rocher ‘conut’ – golden pastry in the shape of a cone, lined with nutella, and stuffed with creamy vanilla soft serve. The ice cream is finished with a nutella drizzle and whole Ferrero Rocher chocolates. 


Summa Sundae

Gourmet soft serve at Summa Sundae, Parkwood