Sarasota is overflowing with ice cream shops, but only a few make their frozen treats in house. Jake’s Ice Cream on south Siesta Key is one of those prize spots, where owner Jake Best swirls classic combinations and inventive flavor twists (kids will love the “Circus McGerkus”—birthday cake flavor dotted with animal crackers and rainbow chips) into a rich and creamy base before blitzing it in his industrial ice cream maker. What results is a dairy dream. Oranges and strawberries are in season, so snag a scoop of each this month before trekking across Midnight Pass Road to the beach to slurp them up in the sun.

JAKE’S ICE CREAM | 6575 Midnight Pass Road, Siesta Key, Sarasota, (941) 554-4632, jakesicecream.shop