Chocolate-vanilla soft serve, you’re on notice: There’s a new swirl in town. This stall in the food court at the sprawling Japanese grocery store Mitsuwa dishes up an ice cream flavored with a sophisticated duo of grassy, vibrant green tea and mellow vanilla. $2.75

A single serving of this Korean fave contains a riot of vanilla ice cream, sweet red beans, shaved ice, condensed milk, mochi (a rice treat), and every fruit imaginable—piled into a bowl big enough to swim in. $5.99

Parisians and—as of April—Chicagoans have fallen for this refined scoop shop’s signature dessert: dainty rose petals made of delicately flavored ice cream and nestled inside a waffle cone. $5.50

Somewhere between fro-yo and a snow cone lies this Taiwanese treat. Paper-thin sheets of lavender-hued taro cream make a gently sweet base for a plethora of toppings, including fruit jellies. $5

Before you wander by one of this shop’s walkup windows, check Facebook, where Miko’s announces the flavor of the day, and cross your fingers for peach. Eating it is like biting into a chilled, more refreshing version of the actual fruit. $2.50 to $6

Kulfi may not be the belle of the dessert ball, but you won’t find a tastier way to extinguish the afterburn of Rangoli’s fiery Indian curries than these cubes of mango ice cream studded with chunks of almonds and cashews. $4

Seek out this mom-and-pop storefront for its sweet-tart tamarind ice pop, the perfect antidote to a sticky summer night. (Hurry: The operation shuts down at summer’s end.) $1.75

Bypass chocolate chip and vanilla for the more enticing Argentine options, such as egg custard, wine-spiked berry, or avocado (which takes better to sweetening up than you might expect). $3.50 to $5.50