Scoop, There It Is! Baltimore Ice Cream Shops Featured on PETA’s ‘Nice Cream Trail’

For Immediate Release:
July 8, 2026

Contact:
Nicole Perreira 202-483-7382

Baltimore –

In a compassionate spin on Maryland’s Best Ice Cream Trail, PETA is launching its “Nice Cream Trail,” highlighting 10 shops across the state serving up delicious vegan ice cream, and Baltimore’s own Moo Moo Cows, The Charmery, Coffee Talk Café, The Crazy Mason, and Pitango Gelato have made the list! To make it even sweeter, the first Maryland resident to complete the trail by visiting all 10 participating shops through August will win the cherry on top: a vegan ice cream party with PETA’s famous “iScream” truck for themselves and up to 50 guests.

Located at 926 Light Street, Moo Moo Cows offers a delightful Dole Whip and a rotating vegan option each week, including Piña Colada and other delicious flavors made with oat or coconut milk. The shop is open from 3 p.m. to 9 p.m. on Thursday and Friday and from 1 p.m. to 9 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.
The Charmery—with three Baltimore locations (801 W. 36^th Street, 6807 York Road, and 1700 W. 41^st Street) as well as a Columbia location at 6000 Merriweather Drive—always has multiple vegan flavors to enjoy, like Cookies & Coconut Cream and Toasted Coconut. Hours vary by location and can be found on Charmery’s website.
For a refreshing mango sorbet or creamy vanilla scoop, those looking to cool down can stop by Towson’s Coffee Talk Café at 22 W. Pennsylvania Avenue between 7 a.m. and 4 p.m. Monday through Friday.
All summer long, sweet lovers can indulge in Cookies ‘n’ Cream, Vanilla, and Açaí Berry vegan ice cream—as well as strawberry, banana, and vegan cookie dough ball toppings—at The Crazy Mason at 8225 Main Street in Ellicott City. The shop is open from 2 p.m. to 9 p.m. Monday through Thursday, 2 p.m. to 10 p.m. on Friday, 12 p.m. to 10 p.m. on Saturday, and 12 p.m. to 9 p.m. on Sunday.
Vegan flavors abound at Pitango Gelato (802 S. Broadway) with Almond Joyful gelato and a variety of sorbets, including Lemon, Mojito, Blood Orange, Vidama Noir Dark Chocolate, Passion Fruit, Turmeric Ginger, and Tuscan Cantaloupe. Snag your favorite flavor between 12 p.m. and 10 p.m. Monday through Thursday and 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. on Friday and Saturday.

“Maryland is home to a plethora of parlors serving up delicious dairy-free desserts that are as kind to cows as they are to taste buds,” says PETA Founder Ingrid Newkirk. “PETA’s ‘Nice Cream Trail’ gives ice cream lovers the scoop on where to beat the heat with vegan sweets, and we encourage everyone to support these forward-thinking local businesses.”

PETA’s vegan “iScream” truck has crisscrossed the country, satisfying sweet tooths far and wide by giving away thousands of decadent dairy-free delights, all while bringing attention to the cruel separation of mother cows from their beloved calves in the dairy industry. PETA notes that with an abundance of dairy-free ice creams available today—including decadent vegan flavors from Oatly, Breyer’s, Ben & Jerry’s, and more—it’s never been easier to opt for delicious desserts that let calves stay with their mothers. PETA’s free vegan starter kit can help anyone looking to make the switch.

Other stops on the trail include North Market Pop Shop (Frederick), Swirls of Frederick (Frederick), Mimi’s Handmade Ice Cream (Rockville), La Gelatteria (Kensington), and Sarah’s Handmade Ice Cream (Bethesda, Chevy Chase, and Rockville). Participating shops will display a window sign and distribute trail maps showing all the sweet stops.

To enter to win an iScream truck party, Maryland residents must visit all 10 Nice Cream Trail shops through August 18, submit photos of their receipts and a brief review of the ice cream they sampled (at least 50 words), and send their submissions to [email protected]. The first eligible entrant to send PETA a winning submission will be selected.

PETA—whose motto reads, in part, that “animals are not ours to eat”—points out that Every Animal Is Someone and offers free Empathy Kits for people who need a lesson in kindness. For more information, please visit PETA.org or follow PETA on X, Facebook, or Instagram.