Paradis Handcrafted Ice Cream
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The sunlit Paradis parlor in Orange, with its curved counter, cafe seating and the tiled Paradis floor mosaic

Our Story · Since 2000

Born in Denmark. Perfected in California.

From one small shop in Aarhus to five stores across Southern California.

It started in Aarhus.

In 2000, Paradis opened as a single shop in Aarhus, Denmark, to bring the gelato experience home.

It was built on Italian gelato tradition and Danish quality: ice cream made fresh, with flavor and respect for the ingredients.

Paradis Denmark, where it all began ↗
Southern California 2009
Aarhus, Denmark 2000 One shop, one idea: ice cream made fresh, every day.

Fresh, real ingredients connect that first shop in Aarhus to every scoop we serve in California today.

Guests lining up at the window of the Paradis store in Old Towne Orange

Family-Owned. Passionately Crafted.

Our California chapter.

Paradis came to Southern California in 2009. We are family owned, and our leadership is in the stores and the kitchen every day.

Our flavors are our own, created here for American tastes.

How we make it.

Handcrafted fresh daily in small batches.

Close up of ice cream swirled with caramel, flaky pastry and crushed pistachios
  1. 1 Small batches Made a little at a time, not in giant runs.
  2. 2 Real ingredients Fruit, nuts and chocolate you can see and taste.
  3. 3 Finished by hand Swirled, ribboned and topped before it reaches the case.

Since 2000.

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