Best of Metromix New York 2012Ice Cream
It's hard to think of ice cream at this time of year, but these five dessert huts bring an artisinal flair to a classic sweet treat, good for any time of the year. If you think we left out a deserving nominee, let us hear about it!
And the winner is…
Big Gay Ice Cream Shop
125 E. Seventh St.
New York, NY 10009Neighborhood: East Village
Bringing ice cream to the East Village, the popular Big Gay Ice Cream Truck opens their brick and mortar shop.
Nominees
Brooklyn Farmacy & Soda Fountain
513 Henry St.
Brooklyn, NY 11231Neighborhood: Carroll Gardens
A refurbished pharmacy morphs into an old school soda fountain in Carroll Gardens.
Fort Grace Ice Cream and Sweet Shop
229 DeKalb Ave.
Brooklyn, NY 11205Neighborhood: Fort Greene
Pastry chef Kelli Bradfield is behind the anything-but-traditional treats at this Fort Greene sweets shop.
Il Laboratorio del Gelato
188 Ludlow St.
New York, NY 10002Neighborhood: Lower East Side
NYC's pioneering gourmet gelateria has relocated to way bigger digs on the Lower East Side, doubling its ice cream output.
Van Leeuwen Artisan Ice Cream
632 Manhattan Ave.
Brooklyn, NY 11222Neighborhood: Greenpoint
The first brick-and-mortar location of the popular Van Leeuween fleet of ice cream trucks sets up shop in Greenpoint.
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vineamber - January 18, 2012 at 3:46 PM
Chinatown Ice Cream Factory is way better than anything listed here. The other places are too over hyped and not so great tasting.
Report This CommentDougQuint - January 16, 2012 at 8:28 PM
Hi Jasper- just to let you know, we don't use Mr Softee ice cream. Never have, and never will. Doug Quint Owner, Big Gay Ice Cream Shop
Report This Commentfoolio - January 16, 2012 at 7:41 PM
Agreed with jasperboy, this is a terrible list of nominees. Ample Hills and Blue Marble at the minimum. The main picture you use in the page is e...
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Report This CommentJasperBoy - January 16, 2012 at 11:19 AM
Gee, 5 places on this list. One isn't ice cream - legally Il Laboratorio's product is not ice cream and shouldn't be included. Big Gay ice cream se...
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