Fresh fruit ice creams draw plenty of passing travellers to this Linwood Road produce shop, where you can take a cone of real strawberry ice cream out to the outdoor seating. Alongside the scoops, the shelves are stocked with everyday staples and seasonal garden crops straight from the grower, from tender sweet corn in January to New Zealand garlic and freshly picked greens, often at sharper prices than the supermarkets.
Visitors regularly call it an essential stop for the ice cream alone, praising the warm service from the counter staff and the quality of the vegetables. The shop floor can feel a little tight when several shoppers browse at once, and checkouts can back up during busy weekend runs, but the freshness of what comes in from the surrounding Franklin soils makes it easy to forgive. You will find it out in the countryside along Linwood Road in Kingseat. Our pick on the road through Kingseat for real fruit ice cream and fresh seasonal corn.