Partners Brian Lowit and Melissa Quinley brought the uber-creamy Maine favorite to Mount Pleasant two summers ago. Find one of the best cookies and cream varieties in town, along with a White Russian flavor dubbed “the Dude” after the Big Lebowski.

Mount Desert Island Ice Cream is a small-batch shop that has a presidential pedigree. While vacationing in Bar Harbor in 2010, President Obama stopped by Mount Desert Island Ice Cream for a bite of toasted coconut (with the former FLOTUS opting for chocolate.)