Top ice cream sandwiches in NYC

Get them before they melt, at Meatball Shop, Xie Xie, J’Chanceux Macaron

When Richard LaMotta, New Yorker and creator of the iconic Chipwich passed away in May, ice cream sandwich lovers mourned their loss. Even if that’s the way the cookie eventually crumbles, his delicious legacy lives on all over the city.

With everyone vying for attention (fish and chip ice cream?!), oftentimes the simplest ice cream sandwich is the most satisfying. Here are some classics and new contenders for a slot in the summer ice cream sandwich canon. Get them before they melt!

By Krista Garcia; photos by Melissa Hom

Pictured: Little Buddy Biscuit Company's spiced-molasses-and-crystallized-ginger-cookie creation

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