Booze + sweets = quite a heavenly combination right about now. Tipsy Scoop, Kips Bay & Williamsburg Instagram/ liquor-infused ice cream shop, which “blends the magic of an artisanal, hand-crafted ice cream with the mastery of a perfectly mixed cocktail,” is continuing to sell its spiked ice cream sundaes, sandwiches and cakes to-go. Van Leeuwen’s, Multiple Locations Instagram/ Leeuwen is known for some of the creamiest artisan ice cream in the city, and has totally mastered the richest flavors that are completely vegan as well! We definitely have our eye on that caramelized banana praline.ħ. Oh, and you can get your scoop topped with spicy crickets if you really want to! La Newyorkina, NoHo Instagram/ woman-owned Mexican sweets company serves delicious frozen treats like paletas (similar to ice pops), horchata milkshakes, and ice cream in mouthwatering flavors like tres leches and Mexican coffee-salted cajeta (caramel). The idea behind this shop began with their popular oat milk soft serve in their Boston shop, and has now grown from a concept to a real place-and we’re so glad they chose to bring it to NYC. The Boston-based cake shop Whipped Urban Dessert Lab opened the world’s very first all-oat milk ice cream shoppe first on the Lower East Side, following a pop-up in Williamsburg.
Whipped Urban Dessert Lab, Lower East Side Instagram/ via time has come! Oat milk ice cream is now a very real thing that you can get here in NYC. Where: Lower East Side at 199 Avenue A and 2500 Frederick Douglass Blvd in Harlem 4.
And don’t miss his ice cream waffle sandwiches!
He has created custom flavors for the likes of Hillary Clinton and Jay-Z, and will even make you your own if you ask! He uses fresh, locally-sourced ingredients to create the most delicious and original creations, like the “Brady Brunch” with banana pudding, Vienna Fingers, and crushed vanilla wafers. Mikey Likes It, Lower East Side & Harlem Instagram/ Likes It is owned by New York native Michael “Mikey” Cole, a master mixer of all things ice cream. Their Ooey Gooey Butter Cake is an absolute must! Ample Hills, Various Locations Instagram/ via your fix at Ample Hills for some of the richest churned ice cream NYC has to offer. Minus Celsius Ice Cream, Chinatown Instagram/ starters, if you’re looking for fun scoops hand rolled ice cream, you should absolutely check out Minus Celsius Ice Cream on Grand Street where you can get this Thai specialty with SO many topping choices! Our mapped out list has everything from the insect topping ice cream of La Newyorkina (don’t worry, they have other non-insect toppings too!) to the vegan ice cream at Van Leeuwen’s to the boozy sundaes of Tipsy Scoop: 1. We’ve made finding all of these deliciously sweet spots even easier by creating a map of all of them that you can save and turn to when you’re looking for a new ice cream shop to check out (just scroll to the bottom of this article!). Whether you go for something chocolatey or something sweet, we’ve got you covered and a portion of the proceeds go to the Ali Forney Center, an incredible organization supporting homeless LGBTQ youth,” notes Catey Mark Meyers, President of Beatnic.There’s certainly no shortage of ice cream shops throughout the city, but there are quite a few that stand out from the crowd as summertime must-trys. They are an iconic New York brand with an amazing product and we had a blast partnering with them on their first vegan collection. “We are so excited to be celebrating Pride with our collaboration with Big Gay Ice Cream. The sandwiches will cost $6.95, and will be available in store only.Ī portion of the proceeds will benefit the Ali Forney Center, an organization that houses and protects homeless LGBTQ+ youths living on the streets of New York. In celebration of Pride, Beatnic (formerly by CHLOE.) has partnered with NYC institution Big Gay Ice Cream to develop their first vegan collection, which will be sold at all Beatnic locations starting June 6th.īeatnic and Big Gay Ice Cream have crafted two ice cream sandwiches, the first named ‘My Caramel Romance,’ a chocolate soft serve with chocolate chips and swirls of salted caramel, and the second named ‘Over the Rainbow,’ a raspberry and pineapple twist soft serve with rainbow sprinkles.