Just in time for summer, Clementine’s Creamery is set to scoop at 1637 S. 18th St. The new Lafayette Square ice cream shop celebrates its grand opening Saturday, May 16 at noon.
Owner Tamara Keefe has crafted and peddled her rich ice creams in St. Louis since August 2014, and nearly 20 St. Louis-area restaurants including Old Standard Fried Chicken, Cleveland-Heath and Pi Pizza feature them on menus. Now, customers can snatch up “naughty” (alcohol-infused) and “nice” (non-alcoholic) creations any time at the petite 550-square-foot shop.
Clementine’s will offer a rotating selection of 24 regular and seasonal flavors, made ultra-creamy thanks to a high 16- to 18-percent butterfat content. Choose from seven to eight boozy flavors like the Old-Fashioned or a Moscow Mule, or try a nice option like Salted Crack Caramel or Manchego with Truffles. Keefe will also feature one rotating vegan option, like chocolate coconut fudge made with coconut milk.
Mix and match two, three or five flavors and pop them into a house-made waffle cone or bowl. DIY sundaes will see unique toppings for customers’ creamy creations, too, like candied bacon and honey-roasted pistachios and sauces like house-made hot fudge or lemon-infused olive oil.
Keefe has partnered with several area businesses for her flavors. Gooey butter cake from Lafayette Square neighbor Park Avenue Coffee makes an appearance in one non-alcoholic creation, while the Belgian Beauty features with Perennial Artisan Ale‘s Saison de Lis.
Other offerings at Clementine’s include affogatos, ice cream sandwiches made with macarons from La Patisserie Chouquette and the Lava Love, a decadent dessert of molten lava cake from Whisk topped with a scoop of ice cream and hot fudge.
Curious customers can get an early taste tonight, May 14 from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. After doors officially open on Saturday, Clementine’s will operate from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. daily. Here’s what to expect at St. Louis’ newest ice cream shop:
This article appears in May 2015.