Portland may not be the best city to find an authentic bagel in (unless you go to Forage Market), but you'll find some authentic, really delicious ice cream shops like Sammy's.
Homemade hard ice cream, or the perfect swirly soft-serve cone, with sprinkles (or jimmies), everyone has their favorite go-to spot nearby to grab a cone.
Here in New Hampshire, we have very few days, that are warm, so, when the temperature goes above 60 degrees, we want an ice cream from our favorite small town ice cream stand.
This place is called Twin Swirls, and it reminded me of your favorite old diner that will seemingly never close. But if it did, you'd be really sad. Here are the hard ice cream flavors.