Bad Walter's Bootleg Ice Cream

Bad Walter's began as an illegal pandemic pop-up out Sydney Arkin’s living room in Oakland (hence “bootleg ice cream”). The ice cream quickly became a cult favorite and was selling hundreds of pints weekly in under a minute. That is, until it got shut down by the health department.

After a few iterations, Bad Walter’s opened its first shop in Rockridge in 2024, where everything is made from scratch and spun fresh daily.