2 new places to find a cold treat this summer in Dayton area

🍦 Goldies Flavored Soft Serve

Location: 9352 Dayton-Lebanon Pike in Washington Twp.

Details: Goldies Flavored Soft Serve, established by three Centerville neighbors in May, offers 48 different soft serve flavors with an infinite amount of combinations.

Customers can order traditional flavors like vanilla, chocolate and strawberry or unique flavors like apple pie, root beer, red velvet cake, cotton candy and more. The soft serve is served in a cup or cone. Additional items include floats and ice cream nachos.

The walk-up window is open daily from noon to 10 p.m. For more information, visit www.goldiessoftserve.com or the establishment’s Facebook or Instagram pages.

🍨 Tom & Dot’s Gelato Shop

Location: 36 A S. Main St. in Miamisburg

Details: Tom & Dot’s Gelato Shop opened its doors in June with an Italian aesthetic that is undeniable.

With 15 flavors of gelato and sorbetto offerings, customers can order anything from an afagato (an expresso drink with Madagascar vanilla bean gelato) to shakes and even nachos (cookie and oreo wafers with choice of gelato and caramel or chocolate sauce topped with whipped cream).

Gelato and sorbetto flavors are expected to rotate with seasonal offerings. Gelato flavors include pistachio, Belgium dark chocolate and lemon pie.

Summer hours for the gelato shop are 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. Monday, 2 p.m. to 9 p.m. Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Sunday, and 2 p.m. to 10 p.m. Friday and Saturday. For more information, visit the shop’s Facebook page.