Best Ice Cream Parlor in Chicago · Chicago, IL
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 2026 Centurion Award in Chicago.
Each Centurion Award is a dated record tied to one year’s evaluation — earned annually, never carried over. Open a year for the full citation and verification details.
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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This page is the standing record for Margie's Candies (2026). It was not bought, voted on, or sponsored — only winners are published, and an award that stops holding up is revoked, not quietly removed.
If you’ve put in the years, you may already clear the bar. Evaluation is free, private, and never for sale.