If you have ever been a student of Mithibai College in Vile Parle, Dheeraj Stores would have been your favourite adda for chai, filter coffee, vada pav and grilled sandwiches. And the owner pandered to our indulgence in the early 2000s — Biki Max by Kwality Walls. This thick, shortbread-encased, creamy vanilla ice-cream slab would sometimes even be our quick lunch, or end-of-day indulgence. As the radius of our experiences extended to the rest of the city, we were introduced to Marine Drive’s K Rustom’s, the iconic brand (established in 1953) that became the last word on sandwich ice-creams, with its bestsellers like blackcurrant and rum and raisin flavours served from a nondescript space, the antithesis of an ice-cream parlour. Over the last few years though, we felt the sweet notes were a bit off-balance. But its loyal fan base persists.

Raspberry rose