Best Ice Cream Shop Bridgeport Near Me

4worldlovers: Soft serve, also known as soft ice, is similar to ice cream but softer and less dense. Soft serve ice cream has about 3% to 6% of milk fat.

The amount of air included is what sets soft serve apart from hard ice cream, as the higher air content gives it a lighter, fluffy texture. The ideal amount of air content is between 33% and 45% of the volume.

ICE CREAM SUNDAE – In 1881, George Hallauer asked Edward C. Berner, the owner of a soda fountain at 1404 – 15th Street, to top a dish of ice cream with chocolate sauce, hitherto used only for ice cream sodas.


The concoction cost a nickel and soon became very popular, but was sold only on Sundays.

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Beginning somewhere in the 1940’s or early 50’s, original owner Sal Micalizzi opened his first shop in Success Park. His distinctive, gourmet Italian Ice and Ice Cream grabbed the attention of many locals who became loyal customers. After a decade or so of success, he moved his store to Madison Ave sometime in the early to mid 60's. More and more flavors as well as customers built the business to a household name.


In the early 1970's, he moved to the Black Rock section of Bridgeport. Once again, he grabbed the attention of new and repeat customers. Finally, Mr. Micalizzi opened (which would be his last) location on East Main Street. This would be in the mid-seventies to early eighties.

Sometime in 1976 or 77', a young ambitious hard working man by the name of Andy Piccirillo was overwhelmed by the unique taste and original concept of Sal's gourmet products. They actually met and did some business in the late 60's when Andy and his brother Robert owned Pic's Parlor. Andy would bring his wife Lucille and two children Jason and Bridget almost every weekend to enjoy Sal's refreshing treats. Instantly, Sal took a liking to Andy's genuine character and humble personality. Andy, a very aggressive and versatile entrepreneur, asked a lot of questions and became very interested in Sal's business. He had a dream that he would one day transform the porch of his home (located on Madison Avenue) into a shop that would sell the Micalizzi Italian Ice and Ice cream products. Well, after a few years of talking and listening, Andy made his dream become a reality. After working for the city of Bridgeport every day between 4:00 a.m. and 11:00 a.m., he would open his new shop to the public at noon and would stay open until the customers stopped coming.

In the early 1980's, Sal decided it was time to pack it in and retire. Well, he also made another important decision. He was going to let Andy take over his entire business! This would mean not only ''retailing'' to the public, but also ''wholesaling'' to other businesses. Well, after many discussions, meetings, and learning all of Sal's recipes, it became official; Andy Piccirillo became the new owner of Micalizzi's (this was in early 1983). Everything was going great; business had started climbing to a new level until about a year later when tragedy struck. Andy was diagnosed with cancer. He passed away November 2nd, 1984 at the age of 38.

Andy's wife Lucille, a very strong willed woman was now left with an unthinkable task to accomplish. Most people could not fathom the position she would fulfill. Within a years time, she became sole proprietor and operator of Micalizzi's, along with being a full time mother of two children. Through Lucille's dedication and daily commitment, the business began to grow to another dimension. The seasonal retail along with the wholesale began to multiply year after year. The menu began to expand with more and more flavors of both Italian Ice and Ice Cream.

4worldlovers: Branching out from our seasonal flagship store at Captain's Cove Seaport on Black Rock Harbor, we have expanded into the Trademark luxury apartment building ground level alongside iCryo and Sally' Apizza in Fairfield on Commerce Drive!

Tabitha's brings to you delicious treats that are all native to Connecticut, featuring your favorite flavors of Praline’s Own Made Ice Cream! We also proudly serve Micalizzi’s, locally roasted Sound Coffee, and our neighbor Bigelow Tea's finest collection.

Tabitha’s has the classic ice cream parlor feel with some fun and interactive twists!