The dog days of summer are here! Summer 2020 is shaping up to be a bit different than most, with vacation spots closed and restrictions on many of our favorite summer hangouts. If you find yourself hanging around your 1213 Walnut apartment looking for a way to beat the heat while still getting out and about for some much-needed change of scenery, take it back to childhood with a trip out for ice cream.

Scoop Deville, just one block from your 1213 Walnut apartment, has been a neighborhood institution for more than 30 years. Most ice cream shops give you the freedom to add on your toppings, but Scoop Deville has made a name for itself with the flexibility it gives its customers—down to letting them create their very own flavor of ice cream. The shop puts your creativity to the test—pick the ice cream flavors, tons of toppings and then they’re all mashed up into what Scoop Deville calls “blends”: smooth, soft serve ice cream brimming with your favorite flavors.

There are more than a dozen flavors of ice cream to start with, and several hundred options for toppings to add to the blend, so you can always have a new experience each time you visit. Or, if you want to avoid making the tough decisions, let the experts at Scoop Deville do the hard work and pick from one of their recommended blends, like Sweet N Salty Pretzel or Oreo Mudslide. Apart from traditional ice cream, the shop also offers dairy-free, gluten-free and sugar-free options, as well as fat-free frozen yogurt—so you can still get all the taste without the guilt!

It’s tempting to hide out in the air conditioning of your 1213 Walnut apartment, but with all the tasty temptations that Philly offers, chilling out can also mean getting out and enjoying the exciting offerings of our neighborhood.

Scoop Deville

1109 Walnut St.

Philadelphia, PA 19107

215-988-9992