Margie's Candies
Best Ice Cream Parlor in Chicago · IL
Hand-dipped sundaes in the same booths since 1921.
Margie's Candies has scooped ice cream and hand-dipped chocolates from its Bucktown soda fountain since 1921, in a pink-and-mirrored room that looks frozen in the 1920s. Its outsized hot-fudge sundaes — served in a clamshell dish with the fudge on the side — are the stuff of Chicago legend, and the display cases are still full of house-made candy.
The Beatles reportedly stopped in after a 1965 Comiskey Park concert; three generations of the Poulos family have kept it exactly the same, earning the 2025 Centurion Award in Chicago.
What they're known for
- Giant hot-fudge sundaes (in a signature Terrapin dish)
- Hand-dipped chocolates
- Old-fashioned soda fountain
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2025 Centurion Award
Best Ice Cream Parlor in Chicago Chicago, IL · Awarded under the 2025 evaluation View the 2025 award →Awards run one calendar year and renew only if the business clears the bar again. Selection is by published criteria, never for sale.
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