The Scoop on Cones: New York Ice Cream
Last updated July 13, 2011
Welcome to the official guide to ice cream in New York City!
Come and join NYC’s ice cream social (network). Here’s the latest scoop!
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Il Laboratorio del Gelato opening at 95 Orchard St.
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Link: World’s wackiest ice creams via Eatocracy
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Enter 3 Tarts flavor contest to win FREE ice cream!
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FREE after-show ice cream at Mama Mia Saturdays
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New review! Je & Jo
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Hot off the presses! Highline Ice Cream Crawl Map
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New review! Epicerie Boulud
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New review! Goat Town
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365 Scoops makes us a one-of-a-kind treat!
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New opening: Screme Gelato cart in Verdi Square
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Updated review! Melt Bakery at the Highline
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New review! It’s It at Pacific Standard
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Manhattan Ice Cream Map
Click on the map to see our guide to ice cream in Manhattan. Each cone represents an independent review of an ice cream store!
Why we like it: We used to think cookie dough ice cream was one flavor, but Je & Jo showed us it is an infinite variety of flavors. And who doesn’t love the little wooden “spoons” that the ice cream is served with?
What to order: We loved the Cardamom ice cream and Snickerdoodle ice cream, which reminds us of Chai tea.
Where to find it: Je & Jo just opened a storefront in Hell’s Kitchen on 47th St., plus they have two tricycles with freezers to peddle their ice cream around town.
Find hours and location here
Best “Only in New York City” ice cream
This is New York City, baby. If you can make ice cream here, you can make it anywhere. Concrete jungles where ice cream is made of (that grammar always gets us). Yet some ice cream stands out from the crowded streets, makes you stand back and say, “Only in New York City...”
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Big Gay Ice Cream Truck Where else can you get a proudly gay ice cream cone from a truck? And it’s not just a gimmick, one taste of the Salty Pimp (Vanilla Ice Cream, dulce de leche, sea salt and chocolate dip) will turn even the staunchest conservative.
Forty Carrots Ladies, this is Bloomies and the original Fro-yo. Must we call Carrie Bradshaw to explain?
Dylan’s Candy Bar We’ve got a celebrity-by-proxy owner (Dylan is the daughter of Ralph Lauren) and an outrageous set that’s straight out of Candy Land. Bring your toddler and endure the ensuing sugar high.
Looking for something to do this weekend? Want to try some great ice cream on New York City’s hottest new park? You’re in luck! We’ve created a Highline Ice Cream Crawl, so make some copies of the map, grab your friends and head to the West Side. The crawl features Van Leeuwen, Melt Bakery, People’s Pops, L’Arte del Gelato, La Newyorkina, Kelvin Natural Slush and Coolhaus. That’s gelato, ice pops, ice cream sandwiches and good old fashioned ice cream. You’re sure to discover a new favorite on the elevated rails. Try it and let us know what you think!
Nothing is better in summertime than corn on the cob on the grill — except ice cream, that is. So you can imagine our excitement to find a happy marriage of the two in Corn-flavored ice cream!
Shake Shack is featuring Sweet Corn ice cream on its July menu on Sundays only. Their custard is mild but with an
unmistakeable corn flavor.
We first tried Corn ice cream at Cones in the West Village, and for us it still reigns supreme. Cones’ Brazillian version has lots of kernels mashed in and a bolder flavor. Try it with cinnamon sprinkled on top (pictured left) and you’ll never think of corn the same way again.
Flavor watch: Corn
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