Where to Get It

Chicago is often a superb location to source difficult-to-find items.

But there are some desired items for which no delivery or shipping is available for small orders.

One such example is Homer’s ice-cream - that family-run business dating from 1935 in Chicago’s North Shore in Wilmette.

What is so special about Homer’s ice-cream?

Since 1935, every batch of Homer’s ice-cream has been made the old-fashioned way - rich, creamy, and filled with flavor. Each recipe is carefully blended to capture the perfect balance of sweetness, creaminess, and crunch that generations have loved.

The delicious, coveted Homer’s classic ice-creams are desirable but so are the seasonal and limited ones such as peach and eggnog, all made with the finest ingredients they can find.

Homer’s Peach ice-cream

Fresh Peach
Made each summer with fresh Georgia peaches.

Homer’s in Wilmette today

There is of course nothing like going to the actual store on Chicago’s North Shore at 1237 Green Bay Rd, Wilmette IL 60091. While awaiting your ice-cream order you could have a lovely lunch.

Finding a location to buy Homer’s ice-cream in Chicago has been welcomed by Chicagoans.

Known colloquially and affectionately as the “Delhi Deli on Delaware”, the East Delaware Pantry (or Delaware Food and Liquor) has the address of 200 E. Delaware Street. On the corner of Mies Van Der Rohe Way and Delaware, the entrance is on Mies Van der Rohe Way.

It could more accurately be described as a convenience store.

Selling virtually nothing perishable, it is run by those who are incredibly courteous and top tier in helpfulness and customer service.

Because they carry a little bit of everything, they might be an unusual source for specialty ice-cream.

Yes, in the repertoire of the many ice-cream brands carried at East Delaware Pantry, a notable one is Homer’s ice-cream.

If you speak with Homer’s in Wilmette, they can advise which stores they supply, but not surprisingly, cannot tell you what flavors a particular store ordered.

At the time of writing I can say that in summer when Homer’s makes peach ice-cream, the East Delaware Pantry stocks it. The pantry also stocks many of their other flavors especially holiday themed eggnog and such.

East Delaware Pantry even has Chicago souvenirs and an Amazon locker box.

Situated as it is in Streeterville, it caters to the Drake guests and the well heeled residents of the neighborhood.

Enter downstairs from Mies Van Der Rohe Way.

Just peachy!