unframed ice cream

after hearing so many good things about unframed from myveganfriends, i visited the kloof street-based store on a monday night. this place is ultra-minimal and makes its mandate very clear: unframed is purely about ice-cream. after sampling their offering (vegan and dairy-based ice-cream), i had a scoop of the sea salt caramel ice-cream and my word, it was superb! the two gents manning the store were rather affable, which made the experience even more pleasant. understandably, unframed is quite pricey relative to its competitors, but it’s totally worth it.

finally tried out the much raved about "unframed" ice cream. after walking for some time we eventually found their little store on kloof street. the store itself is very minimalistic in terms of its decor and design which meant all the attention was on the 10+ flavors of ice cream they have to offer. 

from what i have heard they usually boast weird and wonderful flavors but the day we visited there weren't that many, the most interesting ones being the turmeric and burnt white chocolate flavors. nonetheless, the decision was still very difficult and i was torn between the dirty sea salt caramel and the burnt white chocolate. i ended up going with the burnt white chocolate - and it was delicious! it was super creamy with the perfect texture and the flavor was amazing. their sugar cones are also really good as they aren't too sweet but still taste great. another great factor about this place is that they also have tastyveganoptions - my friend is aveganand unframed had 3+veganflavors to offer. 

the staff are very friendly and helpful (especially when it comes to deciding between ice cream flavors). there is very little seating due to the store being small but other than that it is a great place which serves delicious, high-quality ice cream. i will definitely be back to try out their other flavors!

the mistake was choosing the tasting flight as the scoop size stayed normal as apposed to tasting portion size
i face 5 scoops with the 5th by default theveganoption, and can honestly say loved them all equally and struggled to find a favourite flavour

like most people, anything described as a ‘vegan option’ lets me know i have no business being anywhere near it. so earlier today when my mind got blown by theirveganbeetroot, chocolate & ginger flavour, i experienced something of an existential crisis. i’m currently sitting on the floor of my room in the foetal position, contemplating the meaning of life if anyone’s looking for me.

a sweet after gym (cheat) treat and let me tell you the flavours are out of this world!! i had the beetroot chocolate ginger and lemonveganscoop with the rum and raisin. really love that they put actual rum in there although it was a bit too early for a shot of liquor on my part.

eyeing the avocado and almond flavour, and will be back to try it. ☀️🍨🍧

if you’re looking for an exceptional fix ofveganice cream then look no further than unframed ice cream.i thoroughly enjoyed the turmeric and peanut butter flavor!! the flavors may sound odd but they taste unbelievably good.

their selection of flavours are always creative and full of flavour. we tried many of them but we give a round of applause to theveganmint chocolate and the sea salt chocolate which is going to leave an amazing taste in your month :)

genius genius genius!!!
this is by far the bestveganice-cream i have ever had.
we did the tasting plate of 5 different types and loved them all.
my favorite was the turmeric spice.

sunday spoils

ok, who am i kidding. i have no control when it comes to sugar, so it's practically sunday all day, everyday.

the good - the ice cream is really, really good! i love their weird and wonderful flavour options. i was very tempted to go for the burnt white chocolate but decided on being boring and going with the dirty sea salt caramel which was totally worth it. it's definitely one of the best salted caramels i've ever tasted. other plus points: the sugar cone, fresh and tasty. love that they haveveganoptions, where they use coconut milk instead (super tempted to try these next time). and lastly, the decor, it's simplistic and modern - love.

the bad - the service is a bit slow. there is only one guy to service customers, scoop the orders and cash. shame.

the ugly - parking is a bit of a mission and the store doesn't really stand out, so you could easily drive past it.

the best ice cream in cape town! i've tried dozens of their flavors and even the crazy inventive ones are absolutely amazing. the dairy based ones are silky smooth, the sorbets are fresh, and honestly theveganones are so good that the dairy ones don't even compare. side note: the decor is minimalist and amazing and the staff are always lovely.

such a trendy ice-cream spot with a range ofveganice-creams. they had aveganturmeric flavored ice-cream. most likely a take on a golden milk drink. now one would think that this would not work as an ice-cream flavour... but it just did. can't wait for the summer so that i can be a regular!

and i've returned. this time to do the 5 scoop tasting plate. i had the turmeric latte flavour again, coconut raspberry, matcha, peanut butter and dirty banana flavours - all vegan. love love loved it!

i tried unframed out for the first time a few days ago and i can't believe it took me so long to go there... best. ice-cream. ever!

my friend and i ordered the tasting flight to share - 5 scoops of icecream of your choice for r75. all the ice creams were deliciously smooth and creamy and the quality was excellent.

we ordered:
•vegancaramel - delicious slightly burnt caramel taste
•vegancoconut raspberry - the tartness of the raspberry comes through really nicely
• burnt white chocolate - a classic, sweet and delicious flavour
• pear sorbet - very sweet but smooth
• peanut butter - one of the best peanut butter icecreams i've had.

the tasting flight is real value for money and there are so many amazing flavours to choose from. this is definitely going to be my new favourite icecream stop in future.

absolutely love this place, the ice cream is so good and creamy. the first time i went i had theveganpeanut butter which is still my absolute favour (i'm a major peanut butter lover) and had tried thevegancoconut raspberry which was also really amazing. this time i tried the turmeric latte and mint chocolate chip (both vegan) and both flavours are so delish - for anyone who is skeptical about trying turmeric flavour ice cream i would highly recommend it, it's not over powering at all and tastes amazing.

i absolutely love this place! (i also love the fact that they are open until 11pm)

what's even better is theirveganice cream. i am not vegan, but i am a little lactose intolerant, so i love that their ice cream is a little softer on my tummy.

they always have interesting flavours, my personal favourite is theveganpeanut butter. this weekend they had a beetroot, chocolate and ginger flavour. you guys can keep that flavour, i swear i would have it every single time! it's so amazing!

my fiancés favourite is either the sea salt caramel or sea salt chocolate (he has it every time 😂)

keep going guys, you're doing amazing!

besides my yum, delicious chocolate ice cream, myveganfriend was pleasantly surprised there were options for her as well (and just as good!)