Best place to get an ice-cream hangover

If you're the plain-vanilla type, you'll find the creamiest version of the American classic at Denise's, but this unobtrusive Davis Square ice-cream shop is also worth visiting for its other 51 flavors. Baskin-Robbins should hang its head in shame! Among the ever-changing ice-cream, frozen-yogurt, and sorbet flavors are a few that reach beyond the sugar buzz: flavors like rum raisin, Bailey's Irish Cream, and Guinness include a splash of real alcohol -- and no ID is required! Virgin flavors range from basics like chocolate and mint chip to the more exotic tastes of burnt sugar, green tea, and Cherry Denise (an improvement on the Ben and Jerry's favorite). All the ice cream is handmade by co-owner Stan Zafran, and it's so fresh you'd think he had a dairy out back. And while a creamier ice cream is more expensive to make, Denise's doesn't skimp on the servings: a small is large enough to share with a friend and costs less than a slice of pizza.

Denise's, 4 College Avenue, Somerville, (617) 628-2764.