Mike's Ice Cream logo, a milkshake glass with a cherry on top Mike’s

Handmade since 2003

As Seen In

Press

What people have written
about Mike’s since 2008.

One of my favorite small businesses is @mikesicecream in Nashville.

Miley Cyrus on X, February 7, 2021Super Bowl night, for Verizon’s Big Concert for Small Business.See her post (opens in a new tab)

In Print

The People page about Mike’s (the full page opens in a new tab)
People MagazineJuly 12, 2010The Latest ScoopGwyneth Paltrow created a Dark Chocolate Toffee Sundae at Mike’s while she was in town filming Country Strong. It was on our menu that summer.See the full magazine page
The Every Day with Rachael Ray page about Mike’s (the full page opens in a new tab)
Every Day with Rachael Ray MagazineEat & RunMilkshakesOur Red Velvet Milkshake, back when we were at 208 Broadway, “nestled among Nashville’s music venues.”See the full magazine page

Named the Best

LoveFood 2024 and 2025The best ice cream parlor in Tennessee, two years running (opens in a new tab) Nashville Scene 2026Our Guide to the Best Ice Cream Spots in Nashville: a Second Avenue staple (opens in a new tab) The Infatuation 2025A review of Mike’s, and a place on The Best Ice Cream in Nashville (opens in a new tab) City Cast Nashville 2025The Best Ice Cream Shops in Nashville: best ice cream sundae (opens in a new tab) goop The Nashville GuideSoda fountain murals, coiled-back chairs and perfect sundaes (opens in a new tab) Nashville Lifestyles Magazine 20248 Spots to Get Ice Cream in Nashville (opens in a new tab) American Eats 2023The Ultimate Guide to Ice Cream in Nashville (opens in a new tab)

Standing With Second Avenue

On Christmas morning 2020, a bomb went off on Second Avenue. Every one of our windows lost glass and the roof buckled. We reopened, and we have been scooping through the street’s long rebuild; in December 2025 Second Avenue opened to cars again.

WSMV 4 December 2025Mike on rebuilding, five years after the Christmas Day bombing (opens in a new tab) Wide Open Country December 2025Second Avenue marks a milestone (opens in a new tab) Nashville Banner December 2025Second Avenue set to reopen five years after the bombing (opens in a new tab) Nashville Scene June 2024Turning the Corner: Second Avenue reckons with history (opens in a new tab) WPLN 2024Nashville wants visitors back on Second Avenue (opens in a new tab)

The Early Days

Our sister shop, Sip Café in East Nashville, serves our ice cream too.

Nashville Scene 2021Best of Nashville: Best Local Coffee and Ice Cream Shop, Sip Café, our sister shop (opens in a new tab) Nashville Scene 2009Sip Café and Mike’s Ice Cream: This Butter Be Good (opens in a new tab) Nashville Scene 2008Sip Café: Where Coffee Fell in Love with Ice Cream (opens in a new tab) Nashville Scene 2008A Sip of Ice Cream: Mike takes over Sip in Riverside Village (opens in a new tab)