Soda fountain & ice cream parlor

One scoop is nice.
Two is tradition.

Hand-dipped ice cream, real malts, and phosphates mixed at a marble counter that's been serving Metropolis since Eisenhower was president. Pull up a swivel stool — the jukebox still takes nickels.

See Today's FlavorsFountain Classics
Flavor of the Month: Brown Butter Peach — made with Southern Illinois peaches, here till the crate runs out.

Today's Flavor Board

Chalked fresh this morning · Single $3.75 · Double $5.50 · Waffle cone +$1.00

Vanilla Bean

The original 1954 recipe

Double Chocolate

Dark, fudgy, no shortcuts

Strawberry

Real berries in every bite

Superman Swirl

The hometown favorite

Mint Chip

Cool mint, chocolate flecks

Cherry Jubilee

Tart cherries, sweet cream

Butter Pecan

Toasted pecans, brown butter

Black Raspberry

Deep purple, seedless

A Counter Full Of Memories

Sunbeam Scoops opened in 1954 when the Alvarez family bought a shuttered pharmacy and kept its soda fountain exactly where it stood. The marble counter, the mirror, and six of the original stools are still here.

Three generations later, we still churn in small batches, still write the flavors on the board by hand, and still believe a first date, a good report card, and a Tuesday all deserve ice cream.

Sweet Words

★★★★★

“I came here as a girl, brought my daughters, and now my grandbabies spin on the same stools. The butter pecan hasn't changed a bit — thank goodness.”

— Dorothy M., Metropolis
★★★★★

“Grandkids beg for the clown cones every visit. Staff remember their names and their orders. That's not a shop, that's family.”

— Harold K., Brookport
★★★★★

“Took my granddaughter for a phosphate 'like Grandpa used to get.' She wrinkled her nose, then drank the whole thing and asked for another.”

— Carol S., Metropolis

Find Us

512 Market Street
Metropolis, IL 62960
Two blocks from the square

Parlor Hours

Mon – Sat · 11a – 9p
Friday · till 10p
Sunday · Noon – 8p

Say Hello

(618) 555-0163

hello@sunbeamscoops.example
Party room: call to reserve