Terra's Ice Cream, Coffee, & Sweets

This place is an absolute gem! The shop is not only beautiful and charming, but it also has such a welcoming, joyful vibe. The dairy free and gluten free ice cream is delicious, the atmosphere is full of fun, and the staff couldn’t be friendlier. Everyone always leaves with a smile. Highly recommend for families or anyone just looking for a happy, sweet experience!

I hesitated to review because omg what if this place gets discovered by the DC crowd and it won't be a wonderful hidden gem that I can walk to with my kids?! But it's 2025 and we don't gatekeep plus I'm hoping the terrible traffic keeps everyone on the other side of the Potomac away (jk...) Wonderful ice cream, actually tastes like the flavor written. Pistachio is my favorite and my toddler loves strawberry and our ice cream has actual pieces of pistachio and strawberry in there. No artificial dies, no excess sugar. The waffle cones are gluten-free which must be great for the celiac sufferers (but I am not one so can't speak to this aspect of the experience). But it tastes good so that's what I care about. Recently tried the matcha flavor and it was also excellent. Milkshakes are the best. Haven't tried too much of the coffee menu or the cookies but the cookies look amazing, no dyes, etc. Also the staff is incredibly kind. Not in a cloying way but they do little things that show they actually pay attention to the people coming in, like bringing out drinks to parents with children in strollers. (Can you tell I'm biased?) TLDR; I go here at least once a week and am very upset when they're sold out of the pints of strawberry ice cream which I keep in reserve to bribe the toddler.

Great gluten free ice cream, cookies. The ginger tea is also good. Good service. The whole store is gluten free!