Kurt Farm Shop

Some outstanding ice cream, with a variety of unique, hard-​to-​find flavors. Everything is made in small batches, and all their organics are local, seasonal, and fresh — you can’t say that about most ice cream places, sadly.
From incredible cheeses to delectable ice creams, all your dairy needs will be met here. I highly recommend the salted plum ice cream, as it has a subtle flavor that really grows on you.
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Best ice cream I’ve had!
The flavors are delicious and authentic. It’s very creamy and fresh tasting. Try any flavor, you won’t be disappointed.

Best ice cream ever!
Seriously the best ice cream ever. Kurt Farms has about 10 different artisan flavors that rotate fairly often since they’re made in small batches.
My favorite is the oranges n cream with real orange zest and Flora’s cheese. Flora’s cheese has real bits of cheese in it and is beyond amazing kind of in the middle of savory and sweet, MUST TRY.
You can mix and match the single scoop for maximum flavor! Usually no lines, which is crazy considering how much better it is than other local offerings.

I’d expect nothing less from Kurt, the guy with the best cheese that I can’t stop eating! Especially now that The Calf and Kid is no longer at Melrose Market (insert sad face), I’ll venture to Chophouse Row for more of my Dinah’s Cheese fix. AND for that ice cream! The Flora’s Cheese Ice Cream is incredible, as there are chunky cheese pieces in the ice cream, which is what you want. Don’t fear the cheese — it’s bomb. But I must say that my favorite flavor so far has been Jersey Cream. It’s similar to that of vanilla, but without the vanilla flavoring — just cream. It’s very hard to describe, but all I can ask of you is to imagine and try it for yourself. It’s good. Very, very good, and oh so creamy. In my last visit during the Seattle Ice Cream Festival which Kurt put on, I had a regular ice cream, which comes with two scoops so had both Flora’s Cheese and Jersey Cream and it was so rich (but in a good way!) that you’ll want to share otherwise you may be high for a bit. You can also get it in a waffle cone.
The place is small and is located in Chophouse Row, but it’s worth waiting in line for, even if it gets congested in there. I was able to meet Kurt during my first visit with some friends, and he was so friendly and patient with us, as we tried several flavors. In fact I don’t think we even bought ice cream that day since we had walked over from brunch, and he was still cool with just allowing us to try as many samples as we wanted. Cool guy!
And like I mentioned earlier — for those of you are who are totally bummin’ about The Calf and Kid’s farewell, there is a counter of cheeses that you can take to go. Dinah’s Cheese be like BOMB.

Kurts Farm Shop is one of my top ice-​cream places (in addition to full tilt of course). I recently learned that they don’t use butter fat (or a really really small amount) in their ice-​cream. So THAT’S why their ice-​cream is so smooth, creamy, and doesn’t coat your tongue in fattiness! Cool right? What’s even MORE cool is that Kurt has his OWN cows! Talk about sustainability.
Now the ice-​cream itself is perfect. Honestly I can’t find a single thing wrong. The menu is seasonal and you can sample as much as you like! They don’t have a «vanilla» here but instead there’s a «jersey cream». I can’t really describe it but it’s very reminiscent of a vanilla without the vanilla taste. You just gotta taste for yourself. My personal favorites are the flora’s cheese and chocolate (cause I’m basic). But seriously the flora’s cheese is so tasty and just a tiny bit savory — but is still sweet enough. And don’t EVEN get me started about the chocolate: so deep and rich, unlike any other chocolate I’ve ever had.
As much as I like Molly Moon’s… Come to Kurt’s Farm Shop! The ice-​cream here is ah-​ma-​zing!

Yes, yes, yes! Can I just sit on this wooden bench in this quaint little shop row alley and eat every single flavor of ice cream they have to offer? The base cream flavor is so awesome on it’s own that I question why I’ve been eating regular vanilla all my life. Then I got a scoop of the lemon, and I just went into total bliss. Forget overrated Molly Moon’s, Kurt Farm Shop is definitely the place to go!

Tiny shop with only a few ice cream flavor offerings but guaranteed to be some of the best you’ve ever had. This place isn’t the sweet creamy huge scoops you might find at molly moons or full tilt. Flavors like bay leaf (highly recommended) and cheese are subtle with just the right amount of sweetness to end a heavy meal. If you’re already in the area eating at one of the many delightful Capitol Hill restaurants, stop by! You won’t regret it.

The point of this place is that it is in the midst of beautiful alley. And the two giant cow pictures hanging up in the store really make it feel like really homey.
The menu changes from time to time because they grow a lot of the ingredients themselves and every single flavor taste very good and some of them are just very special, especially the bayleaf.
The lady who work there is super patient. I asked like three flavor tryouts because the flavors are very special. She never shows even a bit impatience.
Go there go there and go there!!!

Artisanal homemade small batch ice cream at its finest! This is not the place to go for «normal» flavors but one for those who love the taste of ice cream made from fresh ingredients. And two scoops in a «single» serving — SOLD.
Being a milk product store, they have ice cream flavors such as jersey cream and flora’s cheese. Flora’s cheese is the jersey cream ice cream with a light, crumbly cheese blended into it where you get small bites of cheese in each bite, making it taste almost like a cheesecake! If you have ever tried and liked the pear blue cheese ice cream from Salt and Straw in Portland, definitely give this a try!
Honestly, you can taste the floral, sweet flavor that only comes from using real herbs and NOT extracts. I tried the bayleaf and the lemon verbena not really knowing what lemon verbena was. Lemon verbena is a star being a floral plant that has a sweet citrus flavor that isn’t sour at all. Similar to the orange blossom ice cream that you can find at Mashti Malones in Los Angeles.
Not sure if you could tell, but I’m a sucker for artisanal ice creams and this store reminds me of my favorite store Carmela’s in Pasadena, CA with the flavors, the scoops, the storefront. Kurt Farm Shop is small shop with literally the cutest lady manning the booth who was so sweet to let me basically try all of the flavors and is knowledgable about all of the flavors and even the cheeses (excited to dig into a goat feta I bought while buying ice cream — two birds with one stone!).
Thank you so much for existing!

I loveee the alley this shop is at. Super cute! Would check out neighboring places next time. As for the shop, there is no seating. Just grab and go. The ice cream was just ok for me. At least for what I tried. Chocolate was ok, karamel was too sweet for me. The ice cream texture was really soft and melted very quickly. They have some funky flavors like tomato jam, which per sample, it tasted like tomato soup. Not my thing, but interesting.

Wow, for those who said on Unilocal that KFS is better than Molly Moons, they are definitely right about that.
It was a beautiful warm sunny Sunday afternoon and my boyfriend and I wanted to take a trip to Seattle to try KFS after our friend paid a visit a few days before we did. Thinking it would be packed since it was a warm day, we were quite surprised that we were the only ones there. Even the small stools that were outside the shop was empty. In fact, you definitely can’t miss this place since it’s just down the beautiful alleyway. It’s definitely worth taking photos.
When you entered the shop, there is a menu on the left side that they have available. From what I see both in person and on Unilocal,they seem to change the menu every week. But what stays on the menu is the chocolate flavor. This ice cream shop is way different from all the ice cream places I’ve visited. They have unique flavors. Some are odd especially blue cheese or tomato jam? Seems delicious. We decided on chocolate (of course) and Bay Leaf flavors. The Bay Leaf flavor was quite delicious and it’s hard to explain what it tasted it like, but I assure you that it’s heavenly. As for the chocolate, it was delicious too. The flavor was just right for me, not too sweet.
I will definitely make another trip to KFS soon. I want to try their other unique flavors and also another photo of the beautiful alleyway. :)

Hi, new favorite addiction! I stumbled upon Kurt Farm Shop after tweeting about its neighbor, the Chop Shop. I came back with my boyfriend today and tried the jersey cream and berry ice cream. The shop is tiny with two chairs that don’t really qualify as a seating area. There are some tiny stools outside, but your best bet is to just walk around and explore this hipster heaven.
If you’re like me and you like your ice cream to be plain and predictable (I think it’s a psychological comfort thing), you’d love the jersey cream. Kurt Farm Shop’s ice cream is on a whole other level of ice cream craftsmanship. The flavors are simple and yet, absolutely crave-​worthy. The portion is very European (read: small — but I’m so glad it is!), and so is the texture: luxurious but subtle. Definitely my favorite ice cream shop… in the country? Yes, I think so. I’ll be here all summer.

We’re coming up on ice cream season! Kurt Farm Shop sets itself apart because it really is a one stop shop for ice cream. Unlike Molly Moon’s and Salt & Straw, they make their own ice cream AND they flavor it. Everything is small batch, creamy and has a very homey, farm-​y feel to it.
The flavors like Bay Leaf, Tomato Jam and Jersey Cream really make me feel like I’m at the farm. I also like that it’s not super sweet. My favorite flavors I got were Bay Leaf and Salted Plum.
I also have to say the customer service here is awesome. I got here way earlier than my friend so I wanted to wait for her before purchasing. The lady who worked there (I believe her name was Sandra) was so nice and friendly. First she gave me a bunch of samples. Then my friend still wasn’t here and the shop was empty so she grabbed a stool from outside for me and we just chatted about the ice cream process until my friend arrived.
Ice cream: 5 stars
Service: 5 stars
Woo hoo!

This is a delightful little ice cream and cheese shop situated right in Capitol Hill! Kurt’s recently was awarded the best place in the «Farm To Table» category so I naturally had to go give this place a try. It sounded like their products were quite fresh with such an award and it did not disappoint!
I had little snacks all evening when I ducked in here so one scoop of ice cream on a waffle cone is all that I needed. The flavors of the ice cream are wide and exotic.
My flavor selection on the ice cream was their Bay Leaf variety which was simply amazing!
I’ve been looking for a good ice cream shop in Seattle. I found one and now with Kurt’s I have two!

Seattle doesn’t stop surprising me with these amazing coffee shops and ICE CREAM!
I SCREAM FOR ICE CREAM from Kurt Farm Shop! I never thought cheese based ice cream would be that gooooooood. One of my friends in Seattle highly recommended this place, so we decided to give it a try. Hidden in an alley in Capitol Hill, this little cute ice cream shop is the reason why I was so happy that night. After trying out many samples, I went for 2 flavors:
— Jersey Cream
— Nocino
Amazing. Amazing. Would come back 100%.

Seattle is quite blessed with a variety of ice cream parlors, such as Molly Moon’s, Full Tilt & Fainting Goat… but, Kurt’s Farm Shop absolutely blows them all out of the water. It’s so damn good that I made the drive from Renton to Seattle TWO days in a row!
It’s tucked away along Chopshop Row, just in the heart of Capitol Hill. Parking can be a little tricky, especially during the weekend. There’s no seating area inside the shop, but if the weather permits, you can snag a table outside in their beautiful courtyard.
The menu is quite adventurous, offering flavors like blue cheese and tomato jam… but original flavors like chocolate and berry too! Being the scaredy cat I am, I opted for a scoop of oranges & cream and a scoop of chocolate. The oranges & cream was subtle, but nonetheless, delicious! The chocolate, imo, was the home run. It was decadent, creamy and oh sooo dreamy! The consistency of the ice creams are different too — not quite as soft as a soft serve, but not as hard as a scoop of Molly Moon’s.
TIP — ordering a «single» buys you two scoops of ice cream!

I’m so happy that I found this place because hands down, it is better than Molly Moons. No doubt. This is coming from someone who went when it was raining and when I was feeling sick (compared to eating out at a more fitting place for the weather such as phở or soupy stuff)
Being a SoCalian, I had the accessibility and opportunity to try a lot of fancy schmancy ice cream shops and this one (by far) is the best. The fact that they only use ingredients from their farm is evident in the taste.
I love coffee and coffee flavored ice cream, and when I had asked if they have a coffee flavor, the worker responded that they don’t make that flavor since they try to use raw ingredients from the farm. ‘Twas a bit sad, but totes understandable. I opted out with their chocolate and rose flavors and I absolutely loved every bite.
Can’t wait to go again and again for more of their flavors!

Kurt Farm Shop is an adorable, hipster ice cream joint. It is little and somewhat hidden in an alley, I guess you would call it, so make sure you don’t miss it. Coming from San Diego, I have high expectations for ice cream. This place completely fulfilled my ice cream craving.
The owner (I believe) was this sweet woman! My boyfriend and I sampled about 5 flavors and she was still smiles all around. It seems a little pricey because one scoop is $ 4.50, but the cool thing is that one scoop is actually two scoops, and you can choose two flavors! I went with the karamel, as well as the jersey cream (her suggestion). My boyfriend got blackberry, and he loved his.
The ice cream is very rich and creamy, and it melts in your mouth. It tasted so natural – as if it were made by angels.

Meet Kurt, the hip newcomer to Seattle’s ice cream scene.
My friends and I happened upon Kurt Farm Shop the other night as we were looking for dessert. Neighboring Café Pettirosso, the shop itself is located in the new Chophouse Row building. I absolutely adore the space, from the brick walls to the market lights strung above.
I want to say that Kurt’s menu leans more to the adventurous side, with flavors like Flora’s Cheese, Fig, Rose and Bay Leaf. They also had one sorbet in their case when we visited (Melon), which was very refreshing.
We all opted for a «single scoop», which gets you two flavors. I chose the Chocolate and Mint and added a waffle cone for an extra $ 1. While the Chocolate was rich and creamy, the Mint was my personal favorite of the night. Unlike typical Mint/​Mint Chocolate Chip-​ish flavors, Kurt’s ice cream tasted distinctively lighter, almost «herbal» in a way. It definitely wasn’t as sweet and had a truer «minty» taste.
Just FYI, Kurt’s ice cream is definitely on the pricier side — I walked away with a $ 6 ice cream cone. :P While I don’t see myself going out of my way to visit, I’d absolutely come back to Kurt Farm Shop if I’m in the area. :)

This place is amazing! Yes, the portions are smaller compared to full tilt or molly moons, but that’s where quality compensates for quantity! The size is perfect for me, similar to what you’d get at a gelato store. A single scoop gets you two flavors.
The shop is located in a beautiful ally with brick, wood, and plants everywhere, away from the hustle and bustle of cap hill’s rambunctious sidewalks. It’s a great place to sit, relax, and gather your thoughts while enjoying some of kurts ice cream. Im in love with the location and the atmosphere; it definitely added to my experience.
The server is very knowledgeable of their products. She was fast and kind. I got the lemon verbena and the rose on a cake cone and they were really good together. Get some samples if you aren’t sure, especially since their flavors are different from other local ice cream joints. They have «sophisticated flavors». Cheese ice cream (along with straight up cheese in their display), really good floral/​herbal ones, fig, etc. Consistency is creamy and flavors are balanced; the rose wasn’t perfumey at all and the lemon verbena wasn’t too tart and the verbena stood out but wasn’t overbearing.
Definitely a place to visit and hang around. Grab a cone and stroll around the ally, or check out Niche’s cutesy plant store next door. Perfect way to spend a Sunday!