Silver lining
One good thing about riding the train in the mornings again is that I have time to catch up on the news and other important information -
(Taken from AMNY)
Inside scoop on NYC’s ice cream
A selection of the best places in the city to get the scoop.
MANHATTAN
Shake Shack
Madison Square Park
Madison Ave at 23rd St
212-889-6600
Danny Meyer’s homage to all-American snack food dispenses the kind of frozen custard that’s the stuff of memories. Go plain and simple with a single dip ($2.54) or get a little more elaborate with a shockapalooza (five dips with four kinds of topping, plus whipped cream and cherries, $9.92). There are shakes, natch and floats, too. Not to mention the Poochini, a canine treat of frozen custard and peanut butter topped with a dog biscuit ($2.54).
Mary’s Dairy
171 W 4th St
212-242-6874
A hip ice cream shop in the West Village that dispenses flavors like ying-yang (dark chocolate chip with milk chocolate ice cream) and coconut almond joy. Just what the neighborhood needs.
($3.25-$4.95 per cone)
Lexington Candy Shop
1226 Lexington Ave
212-288-0057
This traditional luncheonette sells one of the best ice creams in town -— Bassett’s. Its home ground is Reading Terminal in Philadelphia, and it’s a reminder of what old-fashioned American ice cream is supposed to taste like. The flavors are classic: vanilla, chocolate, strawberry, coffee
and butter pecan. If you’re looking for something a little more newfangled, you might try the ice cream sandwich. ($1.50 per sandwich; $3 per cone)
Sedutto
1498 First Ave
212-879-9557
There’s a range of 25 or so flavors, among them cake batter and moose tracks. There are also fruity sorbets. And if all this sounds too fattening, they also sell Tasti- D-lite, a diet ice cream concoction. ($3.25 per single scoop)
Chinatown Ice Cream Factory
65 Bayard St
212-608-4170
It isn’t really a factory — it’s more a small store where they make their own ice cream. In addition to American classics like butter pecan, there are almond cookie, ginger, mango and red bean. Green tea, too. ($2.75 per cone)
QUEENS
Coldstone Creamery
88-01 Queens Blvd
718-760-0800
34-20 Broadway
718-204-7298
71-66 Austin St
718-263-3685.
In Manhattan:
1651 Second Ave
212-249-7085
253 W 42nd St
212-398-1882
2 Astor Pl
212-228-4600
Among the more exotic offerings here are Butterfingers fumble and black forest dream, but whatever flavor you choose, you can mix it up with add-ins like Heath Bars, Almond Joys, M&Ms — even apple-pie filling. ($1.29 for a single dip cone)
Lemon Ice King
52-02 108th St
Corona
718-699-5133
They’ve been here for 60 years, which means they’ve sold a lot of ice. Every day there are somewhere around 35 flavors, which range from the traditional lemon to cherry and orange-vanilla, and on through exotic like peanut butter or chocolate chip. For dieters, there are
sugar-free choices. ($1 per cup)
Eddie’s Sweet Shop
105-29 Metropolitan Ave
Forest Hills
718-520-8514
This traditional sweet shop makes its own ice creams and serves up a mean sundae or ice cream
soda. If it’s a cone you want, you can have that, too. Flavors include vanilla, chocolate and strawberry, plus pistachio-pineapple, peach, blueberry and banana. ($2.25 per cone)
BROOKLYN
Almondine
85 Water St
718-797-5026
Closed Tuesday
Brooklyn’s great bakery has branched out into ice cream, with flavors that change daily. On a recent day, there were the standbys: chocolate and vanilla, and there was also caramel and
mixed-berry sorbet. ($2.80 for a cup or cone)
Uncle Louie G’s
For locations all over town, log on to www.unclelouieg.com
This chain can be found throughout the five boroughs, and serves classic cones and cups. But the real specialties are the sundaes: old-fashioned banana splits as well as the “Jungle Jive” (banana
and coconut with wet walnuts, strawberries and pineapple) or the Brooklyn Bridge (cookies and cream, chocolate fudge brownie, pineapple, strawberry, hot fudge, whipped cream and sprinkles).
L & B Spumoni Garden
2725 86th St
718-372-8400
They’re famous for their spumoni, but they also have ices and ice creams. In fact, some people swear by the vanilla-flavored cremolata. ($3.50 per cup)
Brooklyn Ice Cream Factory
2 Old Fulton St
718-246-3963
The classics reign here. Each day, they offer a few flavors. While vanilla is the most popular, other choices include chocolate, peach, butter pecan and coffee. Even without getting exotic,
there is a loyal following who call this New York’s finest (ice cream that is). ($3 per cone)
(Taken from AMNY)
Inside scoop on NYC’s ice cream
A selection of the best places in the city to get the scoop.
MANHATTAN
Shake Shack
Madison Square Park
Madison Ave at 23rd St
212-889-6600
Danny Meyer’s homage to all-American snack food dispenses the kind of frozen custard that’s the stuff of memories. Go plain and simple with a single dip ($2.54) or get a little more elaborate with a shockapalooza (five dips with four kinds of topping, plus whipped cream and cherries, $9.92). There are shakes, natch and floats, too. Not to mention the Poochini, a canine treat of frozen custard and peanut butter topped with a dog biscuit ($2.54).
Mary’s Dairy
171 W 4th St
212-242-6874
A hip ice cream shop in the West Village that dispenses flavors like ying-yang (dark chocolate chip with milk chocolate ice cream) and coconut almond joy. Just what the neighborhood needs.
($3.25-$4.95 per cone)
Lexington Candy Shop
1226 Lexington Ave
212-288-0057
This traditional luncheonette sells one of the best ice creams in town -— Bassett’s. Its home ground is Reading Terminal in Philadelphia, and it’s a reminder of what old-fashioned American ice cream is supposed to taste like. The flavors are classic: vanilla, chocolate, strawberry, coffee
and butter pecan. If you’re looking for something a little more newfangled, you might try the ice cream sandwich. ($1.50 per sandwich; $3 per cone)
Sedutto
1498 First Ave
212-879-9557
There’s a range of 25 or so flavors, among them cake batter and moose tracks. There are also fruity sorbets. And if all this sounds too fattening, they also sell Tasti- D-lite, a diet ice cream concoction. ($3.25 per single scoop)
Chinatown Ice Cream Factory
65 Bayard St
212-608-4170
It isn’t really a factory — it’s more a small store where they make their own ice cream. In addition to American classics like butter pecan, there are almond cookie, ginger, mango and red bean. Green tea, too. ($2.75 per cone)
QUEENS
Coldstone Creamery
88-01 Queens Blvd
718-760-0800
34-20 Broadway
718-204-7298
71-66 Austin St
718-263-3685.
In Manhattan:
1651 Second Ave
212-249-7085
253 W 42nd St
212-398-1882
2 Astor Pl
212-228-4600
Among the more exotic offerings here are Butterfingers fumble and black forest dream, but whatever flavor you choose, you can mix it up with add-ins like Heath Bars, Almond Joys, M&Ms — even apple-pie filling. ($1.29 for a single dip cone)
Lemon Ice King
52-02 108th St
Corona
718-699-5133
They’ve been here for 60 years, which means they’ve sold a lot of ice. Every day there are somewhere around 35 flavors, which range from the traditional lemon to cherry and orange-vanilla, and on through exotic like peanut butter or chocolate chip. For dieters, there are
sugar-free choices. ($1 per cup)
Eddie’s Sweet Shop
105-29 Metropolitan Ave
Forest Hills
718-520-8514
This traditional sweet shop makes its own ice creams and serves up a mean sundae or ice cream
soda. If it’s a cone you want, you can have that, too. Flavors include vanilla, chocolate and strawberry, plus pistachio-pineapple, peach, blueberry and banana. ($2.25 per cone)
BROOKLYN
Almondine
85 Water St
718-797-5026
Closed Tuesday
Brooklyn’s great bakery has branched out into ice cream, with flavors that change daily. On a recent day, there were the standbys: chocolate and vanilla, and there was also caramel and
mixed-berry sorbet. ($2.80 for a cup or cone)
Uncle Louie G’s
For locations all over town, log on to www.unclelouieg.com
This chain can be found throughout the five boroughs, and serves classic cones and cups. But the real specialties are the sundaes: old-fashioned banana splits as well as the “Jungle Jive” (banana
and coconut with wet walnuts, strawberries and pineapple) or the Brooklyn Bridge (cookies and cream, chocolate fudge brownie, pineapple, strawberry, hot fudge, whipped cream and sprinkles).
L & B Spumoni Garden
2725 86th St
718-372-8400
They’re famous for their spumoni, but they also have ices and ice creams. In fact, some people swear by the vanilla-flavored cremolata. ($3.50 per cup)
Brooklyn Ice Cream Factory
2 Old Fulton St
718-246-3963
The classics reign here. Each day, they offer a few flavors. While vanilla is the most popular, other choices include chocolate, peach, butter pecan and coffee. Even without getting exotic,
there is a loyal following who call this New York’s finest (ice cream that is). ($3 per cone)
posted by KC at
11:05 AM
0 Comments:
Post a Comment
<< Home