Looking to beat the summer heat? We’ve got the scoop! Just in time for National Ice Cream Day on Sunday, July 20th, Uber Eats is dishing out the coolest insights on Canadians’ favourite ice cream orders.

From the top five flavours across the country to the priciest ice cream order placed this past year, we’ve got a pint full of sweet stats for you to dig into.

Here’s how Canadians have been keeping it chill, with a side of sweet, this past year:

  • 🍨 Frozen front-runners: Sault Ste. Marie claims the title of “Most Chill City in Canada,” topping the list for the most ice cream orders in the country. Thunder Bay and Belleville take second and third place on the list, and Ottawa and Victoria round out the top five.
  • 🍦 Trip to flavourtown: Ever wonder what the most popular ice cream flavours are in Canada? It’s not plain vanilla. Chocolate and vanilla mix is number one, followed by cookie dough and peanut butter.
  • 💸 Legen-dairy order: The largest ice cream order this past year goes to someone in Kitchener-Waterloo who ordered over $430 of ice cream. Their order included:
    • 5 pints of cookies and cream
    • 10 pints of chocolate 
    • 7 pints of chocolate caramel
    • 20 pints of vanilla
    • 12 pints of butterscotch
    • 8 pints of cookie butter
    • 9 pints of strawberry
  • 📆 Peak pint days: Cravings may strike at any time, but Canadians seem to agree on the best days to enjoy a frozen sweet treat. Over the past year, these were the top three days for ice cream orders:
    • Sunday June 22, 2025 *start of summer
    • Sunday, May 18, 2025 *Victoria Day long weekend
    • Saturday, May 17, 2025 *Victoria Day long weekend
  • 🥛 Ditching dairy: For Canadians who still want to cool down but want to avoid the lactose, fruit popsicles, fruit sorbet and coconut-based ice cream are the top three dairy alternatives to classic ice cream.
  • 🍦 Cone-tinued growth: Canadians are increasing their indulgence in the chilly treat. Since last year, Ice Cream orders on Uber Eats have increased by 86 per cent.
  • 🥺🙏 Special scoop requests: From celebrating milestones to curing cravings and spreading smiles, Canadians are turning to ice cream for all kinds of moments. Here are the most unique special requests from ice cream orders over the past year:
    • Could you please put a note or write somewhere with the ice-cream “will you be my forever valentine?”
    • Please write “feel better” or “sos.” This is a surprise for a friend after surgery.
    • Add as many extra smarties as you possibly can, or until your manager says no.

See the full list of Uber Eats’ National Ice Cream Day 2025 stats and trends below.

Top 10 cities that order the most ice cream

  1. Sault Ste. Marie
  2. Thunder Bay
  3. Belleville
  4. Ottawa
  5. Victoria
  6. Hamilton
  7. Toronto
  8. Windsor
  9. Nanaimo
  10. London, Ont

Top 5 ice cream flavours across Canada

  1. Chocolate and vanilla mix 
  2. Cookie dough
  3. Peanut butter
  4. Caramel
  5. Vanilla

Top 3 non-dairy alternatives across Canada

  1. Fruit popsicles 
  2. Fruit sorbet
  3. Coconut milk ice cream

Most expensive ice cream order in the last year

  • Price: $432.28
  • Items:
    • 5 cookies and cream
    • 10 chocolate 
    • 7 chocolate caramel
    • 20 vanilla
    • 12 butterscotch
    • 8 cookie butter
    • 9 strawberry
  • Location: Kitchener-Waterloo
  • Type of store: Grocery
  • Month: June 2025

Most popular days to order ice cream

  • Sunday June 22, 2025 *start of summer
  • Sunday, May 18, 2025 *Victoria Day long weekend
  • Saturday, May 17, 2025 *Victoria Day long weekend

Best ice cream order special instructions

  • Could you please put a note or write somewhere with the ice-cream”will you be my forever valentine?”
  • Please write “feel better” or “sos”. This is a surprise for a friend after surgery.
  • Add as many extra smarties as you possibly can, or until your manager says no.

Increase in ice cream orders

  • In the last year, there has been an 86 per cent increase in Ice Cream orders on the platform.