J.P. Licks
J.P. Licks is an ice cream maker, coffee roaster, institution, & winner of more than 300 "Best ofs". Available on the Google Play and iTunes app stores.
Locations:
Jamaica Plain: 659 Centre Street, 617-524-6740
Coolidge Corner: 311 Harvard Street, Brookline, 617-738-8252
Newton Centre: 46 Langley Road, 617-244-0666
West Roxbury: 661 VFW Parkway, 617-325-1516
Davis Square: 4 College Ave, Somerville, 617-666-5079
Mission Hill: 1618 Tremont Street, Boston, 617-566-6676
Harvard Square: 1312 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge, 617-492-1001
Legacy Plac
16/08/2024
One pineapple please, and make it spicy! Delight your tastebuds this weekend and try our NEW!! Spicy Pineapple Ice Cream…oh so sweet until it isn’t. 😉
15/08/2024
Our bakery team wanted in on the lemon fun so they baked up Lemon Cheese Danishes for us. Grab one with a cold brew or iced latte!
15/08/2024
Our bakery team also wanted to create a delicious lemon treat! Try one of our Lemon Cheese Danishes and pair it with a cold brew or iced latte. Enjoy!
13/08/2024
Imagine an orange creamsicle but with lemon.
Imagine the tartness of lemonade and the sweetness of vanilla ice cream.
Stop imagining and come try our Frozen Lemonade Crème- a delicious combo of lemonade and vanilla ice cream that is the perfect August drink!
12/08/2024
Peach season.
09/08/2024
We had such a great time with yesterday at their Block Pawty and met a bunch of new pals. We let some of them sniff our freshly roasted coffee but didn’t share. Hank, who has been roasting our in for 17 years only gave samples to hoomans.
07/08/2024
It’s peach season and we baked up peach turnovers to enjoy with our freshly roasted coffee (or a cold brew if you prefer!).
Bring your tastebuds in for a landing and bring home a flight of four flavors with familiar and soon-to-be-favorites.
02/08/2024
Happy National Ice Cream Sandwich (lixwich) Day!
01/08/2024
If you missed yesterday’s roll out, enjoy today’s line up! Fresh Peach, Spicy Pineapple, Extreme Chocolate, Cookie Cubed, Dairy Free Cookies ‘n’ Cream, and Raspberry Lime Rickey Sorbet. Do you have your spoons at the ready?
31/07/2024
Time for a roll call!
It’s time for Fresh Peach Ice Cream (gf), Cookie3 (pronounced “cookie cubed”), Extreme Chocolate Ice Cream, and our brand new Spicy Pineapple Ice scream (gf)- tart pineapple ice cream with an exhilarating kick of cayenne and cinnamon! Ask for a taste! Plus Dairy free Cookies ‘n’ Cream (df) and Raspberry Lime Rickey Sorbet (df, gf, v). Grab a spoon and dig in!
29/07/2024
Surprise! We just made a small batch of Fresh Cucumber Ice Cream! Visit our or stores for a taste!
26/07/2024
We help your dreams (of enjoying multiple flavors of ice cream) take flight!
Can’t decide? Here’s where you can get an ice cream flight in Mass. Ice cream is a summertime staple — and with hundreds of toppings and flavor combinations to choose from, it can be hard to pick just one. At these Mass. dairy bars, you don't have to.
25/07/2024
Dairy free Salted Caramel Ice Cream currently awaits your spoon. Dig in!
22/07/2024
Happy Monday! Watch out for those cows…
21/07/2024
Just in time for National Ice Cream Day, founder Vincent Petryk’s interview with Callie Crossley on is live! Give it a listen and then head out for some ice cream to celebrate the best holiday ever! (And remember to enter the online contest to win free ice cream…)
Link to the interview in our bio!
21/07/2024
And it’s live! You can listen to Vince’s interview with Callie Crossley on GBH now, just in time for !!!
Celebrating National Ice Cream Day with two Bostonians continuing the region's ice cream legacy This Sunday, July 21, Americans will celebrate their favorite creamy, dreamy dessert: ice cream.
20/07/2024
Tomorrow is (our favorite holiday) and it’s time for our yearly National Ice Cream Day contest!
Tag in a post of yourself enjoying J.P. Licks ice cream between now and the end of the holiday (7/21) and you’ll be entered to win free ice cream!
The Rules:
🧊 all entries must be made on Instagram or Facebook. No in store entries possible!
🧊 one entry per account
🧊 you can not have won a J.P. Licks contest in the past 365 days
🧊 make sure you’re following
🧊 must have a cow card where we will load up your winnings!
🧊 love ice cream!
Let’s get this weekend started!!
It’s on Sunday…
…so watch this account for the chance to win free …
in the meantime, !!!
17/07/2024
Someone brought out team flowers today and it has made everything better. Thank you 😊. We paired it with lots and lots of coffee this Wednesday afternoon!
16/07/2024
Four dairy free ways to stay cool this week:
Mango Sorbet
Mango Sorbet Freeze
Raspberry Lime Rickey
and the secret menu item….Lime Rickey!
15/07/2024
We have another AWESOME group of artists gracing the walls of stores! Please come in and enjoy the work of:
(Gregory Boover) in our store
Students from join in our location
(Nancy Hamann) joins us for a second time, this summer in
Andrew Eminem shares his woodworking skills in our store
Come support local - local artists and local ice cream makers!!
12/07/2024
Our New Thai Iced Tea (gf) and Coconut Curry (gf) Ice Creams have been available for over a week now. Have you tried them yet? Ask for a sample and then dig in!!
10/07/2024
In honor of National Ice Cream Day, Vince (our founder!) stopped by to chat all things with Callie Crossley and cofounder Deena Jalal. We had an absolute blast trying new flavors together. Keep your ears open (and spoons ready) for when it airs on July 21, aka (in other words, the best day ever!)
09/07/2024
Happy National Cow Appreciation Day!
09/07/2024
Last summer we teamed up with to celebrate their 40th anniversary. Chef Val inspired us to create “Grill 23 Coconut Cake Ice Cream” - their signature Coconut Cake reimagined as ice cream! Coconut custard blended with sweetened, toasted coconut and pieces of cake. In other words, delicious! The flavor is flying off spoons so come dig in while the digging is good!!
08/07/2024
No leaving our vegan friends out in the heat this summer! We're scooping dairy free (and vegan) vanilla and chocolate ice cream along with a featured dairy free flavor in rotation. If you're looking for in the area, come on in!
48 Ice Cream Shops Serving Up the Best Dairy-Free Cones and Cups From thick and rich soft serve to nostalgic Baskin-Robbins flavors, these ice cream shops offer more than just sorbet.
06/07/2024
How many of these staycation destinations have you visited? JP is totally top notch!
How to Spend a 24-Hour Staycation in Jamaica Plain This tucked-away Boston neighborhood is a gold mine of great dining and drinking options
Our Story
All 17 of our locations are owned by founder Vincent Petryk, who designs the interior of every store to give it a unique feel, but the ice cream, frozen yogurt, coffee, and baked goods you get in each of these locations are all made in our headquarters in Jamaica Plain.
Locations:
Jamaica Plain: 659 Centre Street, 617-524-6740 (Opened in 1981)
Coolidge Corner: 311 Harvard Street, Brookline, 617-738-8252 (Opened in 1988)
Newton Centre: 46 Langley Road, 617-244-0666 (Opened in 1997)
West Roxbury: 661 VFW Parkway, 617-325-1516 (Opened in 2001)
Davis Square: 4 College Ave, Somerville, 617-666-5079 (Opened in 2003)
Mission Hill: 1618 Tremont Street, 617-566-6676 (Opened June 1, 2005)
Harvard Square: 1312 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge, 617-492-1001 (Opened June 18, 2006)
Legacy Place: 704 Legacy Place, Dedham, 781-329-9100 (Opened March 4, 2010)
Wellesley: 63 Central Street, 781-416-1799 (Opened March 20, 2011)
Beacon Hill: 150 Charles Street, Boston, 857-233-2771 (Opened April 30, 2012)
Berklee College: 1106 Boylston Street, Boston 857-233-5805 (Opened February 14, 2013)
MarketStreet: 800 MarketStreet, Lynnfield, 781-587-2674 (Opened October 10, 2013)
Assembly Row: 611 Assembly Row, Somerville, 617-764-4960 (Opened May 1 ,2014)
South Bay: 24 District Ave, Dorchester 857-496-0156 (Opened May 5, 2018)
New Newbury Street: 173 Newbury Street, Boston 857-449-0334 (Opened October 20, 2018)
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