Cabots Ice Cream & Restaurant   

Since 1969, Cabot's has been one of the most beloved ice cream institutions in Massachusetts, hosting families and friends alike for lunch, dinner and the ever-important afternoon ice cream snack. Most famous, of course for their unbelievably generous helpings of homemade ice cream, Cabot's has earned almost cult status in the hearts of sweet-tooths from Newton to Boston. What Not to Miss: True, a few scoops of ice cream can often melt the hardest heart, but what about 60 pints in one giant bowl? Cabot's mixes up miraculous feats of ice cream in the form of ''party creations'' like the Taj Mahal Special (36 pints of ice cream, five quarts of topping, whipped cream, marshmallow, nuts, and cherries) or create-your-own Ice Cream Photo Cakes.