The best ice cream. No one in town, or in my ice cream experiences, competes with Babcock. This place has been around forever; just walking by or into the building brings back nostalgic feelings for me. I love mocha macchiato, cookies and cream, butter pecan - the classics. Yes, they have more imaginative flavors too but since the texture is so very silky and flavors so rich, I find more drawn to the "basics" so they can be appreciated more.
The sandwiches are also a quick, affordable lunch here. I used to regularly pick up paninis in a bag and bolt out of there in just a couple of minutes. While a little greasy at times, the ingredients appear whole, real, and worth it. Grab a cone and go for a walk around campus; my favorite is to stroll with ice cream around Allen Centennial Gardens.