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Carousel Creamery closing

<p><a href="https://carouselcreamery.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>Carousel Creamery</strong></a>, the ice cream parlor that spent a decade becoming a beloved neighborhood fixture in Manila, is closing. The last day of service is June 30, after rising rent made it impossible to continue. Over ten years, it built a steady community of regulars who became almost family, and a team of 16 staff members—named in the farewell post as part of the goodbye. In that time, it also became the setting for small milestones, including at least one marriage proposal. After June 30, the shop will no longer be open.</p><div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:960px;display:block" width="960"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1780358383190Workbench Thumbnail.jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" width="960"/><span class="fr-inner">We&#x27;ll miss the ice cream. We&#x27;ll miss the people more | Photos: Carousel Creamery</span></span></span></div><p>The announcement landed on their social pages yesterday, written in the tone of a local business speaking to its own neighborhood—with no PR gloss or strategic framing, just the Carousel people talking to their community. They thanked regular customers, and listed their staff—Eunice, Lauren, Sarrah, Janessa, Phine, Joy, Joie, Joefel, Ally, Mark, Isha, Sam, Jeomar, Gab, and Rhucel—the way you would at a send-off dinner. They closed with their own hashtag: #wevegotyourflavor.</p><div><iframe class="instagram-media instagram-media-rendered" id="instagram-embed-0" src="https://www.instagram.com/p/DZA82IjkkPe/embed/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=1080&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Fod2-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com&amp;rp=%2F#%7B%22ci%22%3A0%2C%22os%22%3A406759%2C%22ls%22%3A406225%2C%22le%22%3A406755%7D" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="925" data-instgrm-payload-id="instagram-media-payload-0" scrolling="no" style="background:white;max-width:540px;width:calc(100% - 2px);border-radius:3px;border:1px solid rgb(219, 219, 219);box-shadow:none;display:block;margin:0px 0px 12px;min-width:326px;padding:0px"></iframe></div><script async="" src="//www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script><div><br/></div><p>The ice cream isn&#x27;t disappearing. You&#x27;ll still find 70 flavors through <strong>Big Scoop</strong> stores, <strong>Ever</strong> and <strong>Fisher supermarkets</strong>, and can order via <strong>Grab</strong> and <strong>Foodpanda</strong>. Their ice cream will be on the menus at<strong> Morton&#x27;s Steakhouse</strong> and <strong>Fogo de Chão</strong> and <strong>French Baker</strong>, among others. The owners say a smaller-format store is possible someday.</p><p>What disappears on June 30 is the brick-and-mortar store—the place where people came back again and again, sometimes with children in tow, where at least one man once got down on his knee to propose. Ten years of small, repeated visits, from birthdays to after-school stops, and late-night scoops don’t quite transfer to a delivery app.</p><p>You have until the end of the month. Go.</p><div><br/></div><div><em>For updates on future plans, store announcements, and where to find their ice cream, follow </em><a href="https://www.instagram.com/carouselcreamery/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>@carouselcreamery</em></a><em> on Instagram.</em></div>

<p>Carousel Creamery, one of Manila's most beloved ice cream shops, is closing after ten years as rising rent forces the neighborhood institution to shut its doors on June 30, ending a chapter defined as much by community, loyalty, and memories as by ice cream.</p>

Carousel Creamery, one of Manila's most beloved ice cream shops, is closing after ten years as rising rent forces the neighborhood institution to shut its doors on June 30, ending a chapter defined as much by community, loyalty, and memories as by ice cream.

A Manila Ice Cream Institution Just Announced It's Closing—The Goodbye Post Will Break Your Heart

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A Manila Ice Cream Institution Just Announced It's Closing—The Goodbye Post Will Break Your Heart

Troy Barrios

Published June 01, 2026 08:10 AM PHT

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Updated June 02, 2026 10:03 AM PHT

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