Ube malted crunch, Sticky Rice & Mango, Passion fruit cacao (bottom)
Smoky road & Vietnamese rocky road
Labneh-inspired ice cream
Vietnamese coffee rocky road and milky tangyuan (taro)
Ube malted crunch with ube cone
Sticky Rice & Mango, Ube malted crunch, & Passion fruit cacao (bottom)
Tasting trio: Thai tea, ube malted crunch, toasted corn white chocolate
Mango sticky rice (top scoop) Ube malted crunch (bottom scoop)
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Trio Black Sesame Cookies & Cream, Kinder, Ube Malted Crunch
Ube n Mango
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New Costa Mesa store
Sticky mango rice, Japanese neo, Ube
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Harrison T.
Feb 19, 2025
This has been my new favorite ice cream shop in Socal since they started opening physical locations several years ago. Wanderlust Creamery has been making unique travel-inspired ice cream flavors every since they started out as a popup at the local markets before blowing up in popularity! They have new seasonal flavors every month with a core selection of delicious flavors that they became famous for.There are plenty of unique flavors here to sample and you can try all of them if you want. Service is friendly and the staff are welcoming when you come in. I I recommend getting the tasting trio so you can get 3 different flavors. Some of my favorites include the classic Ube Malted Crunch, Hokey Pokey, and Pandan Tres Leches. The current seasonal flavors which I got on my visit last night were delicious and I loved how they were inspired by Lunar New Year. My favorite of the three I got was the Ispahan which is lychee ice cream mixed with rose infused raspberry chocolate! The Oolong Pineapple Cake & Almond Cookie and Jasmine Osmanthus were also quite good!The store is brightly lit and it's easy to get photos of your ice cream before you dig in. I highly recommend this spot if you are a fan of ice cream and want to taste flavors that you have never had before! They also have sorbet options and vegan flavors for those that are lactose intolerant or have other allergies!
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Blanche M.
Feb 8, 2025
*Mind Blown*This place has to be my new favorite ice cream place whenever in socal, but please come to NorCal (lol). If you're a salt and straw type of person, this place is for--the twist is that this place has Asian flavors. We were all mind blown on their flavors. If we weren't traveling from far away we would've ordered a few pints. One of our favorites was their monthly special, "Milky". Definitely recommend this place! It was so so delicious!
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Olivia H.
Feb 3, 2025
This travel themed Filipino owned ice cream chain is my ultimate favorite. Every month, they release new and interesting flavors. I'm always excited to try their new flavors, but I also love their staples. My favorite flavor is passionfruit cacao. I typically order their "split single" with passionfruit and one of their monthly seasonal flavors. The employees at this location are always super nice and willing to let me try all the flavors. I never have a problem finding parking as long as I don't go during peak dinner hours on weekends.
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Taylor T.
Feb 24, 2025
I love the interesting flavors of all the different ice creams you can try! The staff let us sample anything and everything we wanted, which I thought was nice so we could make the best choice. I believe they rotate their flavors out, so you'll always get to experience something new! I like getting their single split scoop because I can get 2 flavors for only like 50 cents more than just one scoop. Such a deal and a treat!
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Michelle N.
Jan 16, 2025
You can never go wrong with ice cream! I got a Single Scoop Vietnamese Rocky Road and shared it with my boyfriend. It wasn't too sweet and also creamy! There are a lot of unique flavors here that I got to sample too. Would definitely have to come back to try it.
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Gail P.
Mar 1, 2025
We got the smoky road, wanderlust vanilla, and sakura crunch. The flavors were inspired by travel and the names are pretty but I don't know about these $7.50 scoops. I guess I'm a bit more in to Salt and Straw flavors and quantity. Though it's not to say I wouldn't be back to try more flavors. I sampled a few but ended up with the chocolatiest one. It was kinda underwhelming. I wanted to love it so I'll try another visit in the future.
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Jocelyn E.
Jan 6, 2025
I'll start off by saying that these are the most unique flavors to come across, so if you're picky, this won't be the spot for you, but if you're wanting to find your newest craving this could be it! After reading all of them we ended up picking , abuelita malted crunch and risalamande. Two completely different flavors but they were both super yummy, Definitely hits the tastebuds different.I this place has always caught my eye when I would be eating at Anjin, glad to have finally tried it.
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Julie N.
Jan 5, 2025
We had a craving for ice cream on a cold winter night (SoCal standards) and stopped by Wanderlust for the first time.We ordered a single scoop and they allowed us to pick 2 flavors, so we had one with sesame and Japanese neopolitan.It was delicious and we can't wait to try the other flavors.
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Jessica G.
Dec 10, 2024
Wanderlust is my favoriteeee ice cream place in socal and I always make sure to visit when I'm in the area. I hadn't yet been to this location so I wanted to check it out.Like all other Wanderlusts, they've got all the amazing flavors, both signature and seasonal. If you need recommendations, you can't go wrong with their ube malt crunch or mango sticky rice. This time I also tried their hokey pokey, which I enjoyed because of the milk chocolate covered honey comb, and vietnamese rocky road, which might be my new fave (coffee ice cream with condensed milk marshmallow and cacao nibs).This location isn't huge but it's meant to be takeout ice cream anyway. They don't have any tables inside, but they do have some high top counter space for standing room only. They also have a bench right outside if you want to hang out.Lots of parking since it's part of a plaza. Plus excellent and efficient customer service. Extra bonus - they have a gumball machine of lactaid chocolate to help everyone feel included lol.
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Cat N.
Nov 18, 2024
Wanderlust is known for their unique Signature flavors but they also carry Seasonal flavors as well.Since they opened I have been wanting to try this place. I came here with one other person after lunch. I love that they were very cool with sampling. They had flavors you can't find at some ice cream shops, such as Thai Tea + Boba, Black Seasame Cookies & Cream, and Pandan Tres Leche. And they have an ube cone option. I got their Ube Malted Crunch which was an ube ice cream with large malt balls in it. I got it on an ube cone and it was really good. I also tried their Vietnamese Rocky Road which was really good. I recommend it if you like coffee ice cream. The girl behind the counter was really nice and patient. She was the only one working and there was a line that weekend. We got in and out pretty quickly though. Wanderlust has some standing tables for you to enjoy and go. The inside is cute. I recommend checking it out if you are in the area and want some ice cream.
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