Ice cream company based in Portland, Oregon, U.S.
Nico's Ice Cream Restaurant informationEstablished 2021 (2021 ) Owner(s) Food type Ice cream State Country United States Website nicosicecream
Nico's Ice Cream is anice cream company based inPortland, Oregon , United States. Founder Nico Vergara launched the business in 2021, initially operating as afood cart and viapop-ups . After operating inProst Marketplace , Vergara opened the firstbrick and mortar shop innortheast Portland 'sCully neighborhood in November 2021 followed by a second in theVernon neighborhood in November 2022. In 2024, the business expanded to California, opening shops inMonterey Bay andSanta Cruz .
Vergara and Kelton Stone are co-owners. Nico's has garnered a positive reception. Half pints of Nico's Ice Cream are available at approximately 100 locations in Oregon and Washington.
Nico's Ice Cream specializes inNew Zealand -style soft serve ice cream.[ 1] [ 2] marionberries ,[ 3] [ 4] [ 5] Tillamook and Umpqua ice cream brands. Toppings includechamoy , coconut flakes,graham cracker , rainbowsprinkles ,[ 3] tajin seasoning .[ 6] [ 7]
The shop on Killingsworth Street innortheast Portland, Oregon 'sVernon neighborhood, has colorful artwork and aneon sign . The company has a cartoon logo.[ 8] [ 9] [ 10] [ 11]
Nico's Ice cream has operated as afood cart atProst Marketplace (pictured in 2022 ) The company was founded by Nico Vergara, who started with afood cart in Portland in 2021. According toCNBC , he started the business using money he earned investing in the stock market.[ 12] [ 13] brick and mortar shops in Portland, as well asMonterey Bay andSanta Cruz .[ 14] [ 15]
Before the first shop, Vergara operated viapop-ups and a food cart atProst Marketplace .[ 16] [ 17] [ 18] Cully neighborhood in November.[ 3] [ 19] [ 20] [ 21] [ 1]
In 2023, the business hid a golden ticket in a half pint in one of the Portland shops, offering free ice cream for a year.[ 22] [ 23] Portland Pickles to offer a pickle-flavored ice cream at Walker Stadium.[ 24] Waterfront Blues Festival in 2023.[ 25] [ 26] Powell's Books .[ 27]
Nico's ranked fourth in the best ice cream category ofThe Oregonian 's Readers Choice Awards in 2024.[ 28]
^a b Belli, Lily (2024-11-19)."Portland darling Nico's brings fruit-blended soft serve to downtown Santa Cruz" .Lookout Santa Cruz . Retrieved2025-03-21 . ^ Acker, Lizzy (2022-06-06)."9 new Portland places to get sweet treats this summer" .The Oregonian Advance Publications .ISSN 8750-1317 .OCLC 985410693 .Archived from the original on 2022-06-10. Retrieved2025-03-21 . ^a b c Acker, Lizzy (2022-03-29)."It's already summer at Nico's Ice Cream in Northeast Portland" .The Oregonian .Archived from the original on 2024-10-03. Retrieved2025-03-21 . ^ Anderson, Mark C. (2024-06-25)."New Zealand-Style Ice Cream Coming to Cannery Row" .Edible Monterey Bay .Archived from the original on 2024-07-01. Retrieved2025-03-21 . ^ "Mad Drip" .Good Times . 2024-11-13. Retrieved2025-03-21 .^ "Oregon flavors made New Zealand-style at Nico's Ice Cream" .KOIN . 2022-01-27.Archived from the original on 2023-11-08. Retrieved2025-03-21 .^ "Oregon Berries Play the Starring Role in New Zealand-Style Ice Cream at Nico's on Northeast Fremont" .Willamette Week Archived from the original on 2022-03-07. Retrieved2025-03-21 .^ Profenna, Chiara (2024-07-23)."Portland favorite Nico's Ice Cream is expanding to California" .The Oregonian .Archived from the original on 2025-03-15. Retrieved2025-03-21 . ^ "Coming Soon: New Zealand-Style Real Fruit Ice Cream from Nico's" .Portland Monthly ISSN 1546-2765 . Retrieved2025-03-21 .^ "Portland business Nico's Ice Cream gets national recognition" .KGW . 2023-07-17. Retrieved2025-03-21 .^ Kish, Matthew | The (2023-10-26)."9 Portland-area entrepreneurs compete for startup funds at Pitch Latino; meet their businesses" .The Oregonian .Archived from the original on 2023-10-31. Retrieved2025-03-21 . ^ "How I turned my love of 'real fruit' ice cream into $650K in sales" .CNBC . 2023-06-02. Retrieved2025-03-21 .^ "23-year-old's food businesses bring in $650,000 a year: 'I'm a brown kid with tattoos and no college education, and I'm doing it' . CNBC. 2023-06-02.Archived from the original on 2023-10-03. Retrieved2025-03-21 .^ Tovar, Ricardo (2024-09-28)."Fruit blended ice cream company announces Monterey grand opening" .KSBW .Archived from the original on 2024-09-29. Retrieved2025-03-21 . ^ Tovar, Ricardo (2024-09-04)."Oregon-based fruit blended ice cream company to open in Santa Cruz" . KSBW.Archived from the original on 2024-09-17. Retrieved2025-03-21 . ^ Wong, Janey."New Zealand-Style Nico's Ice Cream Opening a Brick and Mortar" .Portland Mercury Archived from the original on 2024-10-15. Retrieved2025-03-21 . ^ Jackson-Glidden, Brooke (2021-05-07)."An Incoming Ice Cream Cart Will Swirl Willamette Valley Fruit Soft-Serve to Order" .Eater Portland Vox Media .Archived from the original on 2025-02-05. Retrieved2025-03-21 .^ Russell, Michael (2021-09-28)."A New Zealand-style fresh fruit ice cream shop is coming to Northeast Portland, just in time for winter" .The Oregonian .Archived from the original on 2025-03-15. Retrieved2025-03-21 . ^ "Nico's Ice Cream Is Opening a Brick-and-Mortar in NE Portland This Fall" .Portland Monthly .Archived from the original on 2023-03-24. Retrieved2025-03-21 .^ Russell, Michael (2022-11-03)."Norwegian lefse, guisado tacos and other tasty bits of Portland restaurant news for November 2022" .The Oregonian .Archived from the original on 2023-03-16. Retrieved2025-03-21 . ^ "A Guide to Portland's Latest Restaurant Openings" .Eater Portland . 2021-01-27.Archived from the original on 2021-04-29. Retrieved2025-03-21 .^ Acker, Lizzy (2023-03-07)."Nico's Ice Cream giving away 'golden ticket' for a year of free ice cream" .The Oregonian .Archived from the original on 2025-02-14. Retrieved2025-03-21 . ^ "Nico's Ice Cream shop is giving away free scoops for a year" . KOIN.Archived from the original on 2023-03-29. Retrieved2025-03-21 .^ "Pickle-flavored ice cream coming to Portland Pickles games this summer" . KOIN.Archived from the original on 2023-09-26. Retrieved2025-03-21 .^ Jackson-Glidden, Brooke (2023-06-29)."Where to Eat, Drink, and Hang During the 2023 Waterfront Blues Festival" .Eater Portland .Archived from the original on 2024-02-22. Retrieved2025-03-21 . ^ Russell, Michael (2023-06-30)."Portland's Waterfront Blues Festival, other outdoor events announce food lineups for 2023" .The Oregonian .Archived from the original on 2023-09-10. Retrieved2025-03-21 . ^ "Calling all bookworms: Powell's Books to hold first-ever mega warehouse sale in the Rose City" . KGW. 2024-05-29. Retrieved2025-03-21 .^ Copeland, Mims; Acker, Lizzy (2024-09-13)."These are the 5 best ice cream shops in Portland: Readers Choice Awards" .The Oregonian . Retrieved2025-03-21 .
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