Graeter's has the best ice cream in Cincinnati. It is rich, creamy and delicious and made in small batches. Aglamesis' ice cream is made in a similar manner, but they use gelatin in their ice cream and Graeter's does not. United Dairy Farmers (UDF) is okay, but it is definitely made using a more industrial method (hence it being cheaper and not as good, in my opinion.) Since ice cream should be a splurge, why not get the best and go with Graeter's. Of course, as all three of these are local businesses, supporting any of them would be a neighborly thing to do. Also, "U.S. News & World Report" just ranked Graeter's as the 6th best ice cream spot in the country!