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Whether in a cone or a bowl, through a straw or between two cookies, nothing adds cool bliss to a hot day like a delicious ice cream treat. We've scoured the city's best stands, shops and parlors to bring you our top ice cream spots for the summer. It was hard work, but someone had to do it.
Various Locations in Manhattan
If you dream of authentic Italian gelato on this side of the Atlantic: Grom is your New York dream come true. Devoted to using the best ingredients, freshest fruits and traditional recipes, Grom doles out spectacular gelato in classic flavors like hazelnut and pistachio, alongside spectacular sorbets and Sicilian granitas. Three year-round locations serve New Yorkers at Columbus Circle, Greenwich Village and Westfield World Trade Center, and a summertime stand can be found alongside Central Park at 72nd Street.
936 Fulton Street, Clinton Hill
If you like your ice cream served between two delicious cookies: Get yourself to Clinton Hill, stat! At husband-and-wife-owned The Good Batch you'll find a mouthwatering assortment of ice cream sandwiches including The Crispy Ice Cream Sandwich, a combination of Rice Krispies and caramel surrounding Blue Marble vanilla, and The Mint Brownie Magic Ice Cream Sandwich, featuring gluten-free brownie cookies and Blue Marble mint ice cream. In addition to ice cream sandwiches, The Good Batch offers a mouthwatering selection of cakes, cookies and other sweet delights and can be regularly found at Smorgasburg.
100 West 124th Street, Harlem
If you like to consume your ice cream through a straw: Harlem Shake is about to become your regular destination. Their eponymous Harlem Shake is a red velvet delight featuring rich, thick ice cream and decadent cake crumbles. Other flavors include classic vanilla, chocolate and strawberry, plus innovative options like double chocolate bacon and peach. Open seven days a week, the friendly staff at Harlem Shake also serves up great burgers, hot dogs, sandwiches and brunch.
19 McWilliams Place, Jersey City
If you like your ice cream organic and local: Make your way to Jersey City to visit local favorite Milk Sugar Love. Frequently named among the top ice cream shops in the entire state, Milk Sugar Love specializes in a rotating assortment of original flavors including earl grey fudge, lemon olive oil, honey lavender and fruity pebbles, alongside an array of delicious baked goods. A favorite of Dixon tenants Erika and Roberto and their two sons, the Milk Sugar Love ice cream truck can also be found at summertime festivals around Hoboken and Jersey City.
Various Locations in Manhattan and Brooklyn
If you like your ice cream artisanal or vegan: Check out Van Leeuwen Artisan Ice Cream. Van Leeuwan is devoted to creating phenomenal ice cream using natural, fresh ingredients. Their classic ice cream is made from milk and cream, cane sugar and egg yolks in flavors like candied ginger, passion fruit layer cake and lemon meringue pie, while the vegan version is made with housemade cashew milk, organic coconut milk, extra virgin coconut oil, cane sugar and pure cocoa butter in flavors like caramelized banana nut and matcha green tea. What started out of a Brooklyn apartment in 2007 has grown into a burgeoning ice cream empire with numerous locations throughout Brooklyn and Manhattan, plus some in Los Angeles as well. You can also find their packaged ice cream in grocery stores throughout the tristate area, and, if you want to try your hand at crafting artisanal ice cream at home, they've even published a cookbook.
