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You Voted Us #1!

Tuesday, August 15, 2023

You voted us your favorite ice cream shop in Boston for the second year in a row! Boston. com shared that out of all your local places to get this sweet treat, J. P. Licks is where you love to go the most. THANK YOU! [...] more

Best of Boston @BostonMagazine

Tuesday, July 6, 2021

When Vincent Petryk founded J. P. Licks in a small storefront in Jamaica Plain in 1981, he knew he had something special but he had no idea what it would be 40 years later. Yet here we are! Thank you, Boston Magazine, for voting us "2021 Best Ice Cream" https://www. bostonmagazine. com/best-of-boston-archive/2021/j-p-licks-6/ [...] more
Black short sleeve t-shirt with Johnny Cupcakes design across the back. Pink, white, black circle around round boy wearing cow suit and carrying pink ice cream cone. Text "Servin' up Sweets for 20 & 40 years"

Johnny Cupcakes and J.P. Licks Partnership

Wednesday, June 23, 2021

Back in 2020, we began a collaboration with our Newbury Street neighbors, Johnny Cupcakes . Johnny Earle, founder of Johnny Cupcakes, and Vincent Petryk, founder of J. P. Licks, sat down to talk unique flavors and t-shirt designs. We were all set to go come early Spring, 2020. Obviously, things were put on hold for a while. It took several tries to get just the right level of smokiness in our new Applewood Smoked Vanilla ice cream last year but we had the recipe and kept it tucked in our big recipe [...] more
Mayor Janey in blue jacket sitting at white table with chocolate ice cream in a cone smiling and looking off camera with owner Vincent Petryk in black shirt sitting across from her as seen from the left side.

Mayor Janey Visits J.P. Licks

Tuesday, May 18, 2021

On Saturday, 4/24 Mayor Kim Janey did a walking tour of JP in support of the small businesses who have been working hard to keep our doors open through the pandemic. It included stops at our neighbors City Feed, Nckls & Dimes, and of course, a sit down with founder & owner Vincent Petryk over some Brownie Brownie Batter Ice Cream! We had a great time meeting Mayor Janey, her staff, and tons of neighbors! Check out some photos from the day! [...] more

J.P. Licks and the Boston Marathon

Monday, May 10, 2021

It has been two Marathon Mondays since we have seen a sea of runners go past our stores. We have seriously missed the energy this day brings to our "race adjacent" stores. Both the runners themselves but all of the people who come out to cheer them on. Both strangers and friends alike stand on the sidewalks and cheer and we revel in the energy you brint to our "race adjacent" stores - Wellesley, Coolidge Corner, Newbury Street, Boylston Street, Charles Street - we love being so close to the route that we can hear the [...] more
Text on white paper "For a limited time our seasonal ice cream Squirrel Nut Zipple peanut butter ice cream with roasted, slated peanuts, and caramel ripple celebrating the 2021 JP Music Fest" with image of shelled peanuts & cartoon squirrel

Squirrel Nut Zipple and the 2020 JP Music Festival

Friday, September 18, 2020

The JP Music Fest has been postponed this year but we couldn't let a year go by without serving the official ice cream flavor of the festival, Squirrel Nut Zipple! A peanut butter ice cream with roasted, salted peanuts, with a caramel ripple. It's a symphony for the tastebuds! Come in to enjoy it now or wait until Fall 2021 - when the JP Music Fest will be back. We hope everyone is still finding ways to enjoy live music and the arts during the pandemic - whether it be via socially distant concerts outdoors [...] more
Surrealist painting of rectangular orange being wearing black and white glasses on black and white striped background with blue and green squares.

Real F.R.I.E.N.D.S

Tuesday, September 15, 2020

Wondering what our artist are up to when they aren't eating ice cream under their art? Then head over to Beacon Gallery at 524B Harrison Ave in Boston to see "Real F. R. I. E. N. D. S. ," a show conceived and currated by our current Boylston Street artist Jaamal Eversley. With its unique concept of collaboration and friendship, Real F. R. I. E. N. D. S offers a counterpoint to current events with fun, colorful pieces focused on themes of friendship and love. The intention of this exhibit is twofold: [...] more

City Counselor Matt O'Malley and J.P. Licks Announce Coffee Composting Program!

Saturday, February 16, 2019

We were inspired by Councilor Matt O’Malley’s initiatives – the plastic bag ban and his push to get curbside composting started in Boston. We are happy to help push that effort toward sustainability along by starting to make the coffee grounds available. With so many environmentally conscious people in Boston & the surrounding towns and us having this amazing resource of coffee grounds, it felt like an easy way to connect with the neighborhoods we call home. It’s great for your garden: Adding coffee grounds to your soil helps with drainage, water retention, and [...] more
Torso of person in red and black striped sweater wearing name tag from Apprentice Learning, holding J.P. Licks cup of ice cream next to ceramic cow.

Apprentice Learning and J.P. Licks

Wednesday, November 20, 2019

J. P. Licks loves finding ways to deepen our connection with our communities. Recently, we started working with Apprentice Learning, an organization connected to Boston Public Schools to improve Boston high school graduation rates and make the transition from middle school to high school a bit smoother. An eighth grader from a middle school near our Jamaica Plain headquarters has joined us for a 6 week internship this fall, coming in 2 hours once a week. She is half way through the program and even with only 6 hours under her belt, she has already [...] more