New York City's 10 Wildest Desserts
New York City is home to all kinds of innovative restaurants, bars, and alternative venues, but some of the wildest food items travelers will find in New York are the desserts. From unusual spins on traditional fare like cookies and ice cream to inventive desserts like the crossbreed ‘cronut’, these ten decadent desserts are sure to delight.
Black Tap Burgers and Beer
This SoHo-based burger joint (with another location in the Meatpacking District) has lines out the door for their milkshakes, which are not for the faint of heart. Black Tap Burgers and Beer offers a dozen varieties of thick shakes, like the ‘Sour Power’ and the ‘Cotton Candy’, which are quite literally bursting with indulgent sweets. Half the fun of these milkshakes is figuring out how to eat them. Be sure to get there early to minimize your wait in line.
1. Ample Hills Creamery
Ice Cream Parlour, Dessert Shop, American
2. ChikaLicious Dessert Bar
Dessert Shop, Restaurant, Dessert
Wowfulls
Wowfulls are ‘authentic 1950s style Hong Kong egg waffles’ with a twist. Wowfulls are eye-catching and seemingly gravity-defying ice cream sundaes that break with the traditional waffle cone and consist of a puffy waffle in a cup, stuffed with ice cream, chopsticks, and whatever toppings you can think of. You can visit the Wowfulls location in Williamsburg, or head down to Prospect Park’s Sunday Smorgasburg this summer to try out these textural treats.
Wowfulls, Smorgasburg, 90 Kent Avenue, Brooklyn, NY, USA +1 646 639 9988
3. Milk Bar
Bar, Dessert Shop, Dessert
Big Gay Ice Cream Shop
Originally a single food truck, Big Gay Ice Cream Shop has expanded to two Lower Manhattan stores to serve its soft-serve treats year-round. Even their standard, the ‘Salty Pimp’, takes traditional soft serve and makes it twice as delicious. They feature shakes and seasonal treats as well as rotating special flavors. Their wildest staples include the ‘Rocky Road House’, which far exceeds the confines of an ice cream cone, and the ‘Monday Sundae’, which is loaded with whipped cream and Nutella. It used to be served exclusively on Mondays (hence the name), but was too popular to be limited to one day a week.
Big Gay Ice Cream, 125 East 7th Street. New York, NY, USA +1 212 533 9333
4. Dominique Ansel Bakery
Bakery, Ice Cream Parlour, Pastelaria, French, Contemporary
5. Schmackary's
Bakery, Gluten-free, American
6. Doughnut Plant
Bakery, American, Vegan
7. Serendipity 3
Restaurant, American, Dessert, Ice Cream
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