Hong Kong milk tea ice cream... it literally tastes like someone froze the HK style milk tea I grew up drinking!! Morgenstern's reopened at their Bananas location in the LES with a mix of old favorites and new flavors, and I've been eyeing this HK milk tea flavor for so long (still have no clue why it's listed under "Caramels" lol). My favorite Morgenstern's flavor ranking update: 1. Hong Kong Milk Tea Officially my new top favorite, surpassing salted pineapple egg yolk. The tea flavor is so strong and authentic. If you like hong kong milk tea, you need this one! Pro tip: pair it with viet coffee. This combo reminds me of yuen yeung (hk milk tea coffee). 2. Salted Pineapple Egg Yolk Forever one of my all-time favorite Morgenstern's flavors. I thought I'd never get to have this again after they closed. It tastes so much like taiwanese pineapple cake. Sweet, salty, and buttery. 3. Vietnamese Coffee Probably the strongest viet coffee ice cream I've had so far. More bold and bitter compared to most coffee ice creams, but the condensed milk balances everything out well. 4. Banana Mocha This reminded me so much of korean banana milk mixed with coffee. I'm already biased because I love banana + coffee together. It's on the sweeter side with the fudge melts in. 5. Hojicha Hazelnut Another new flavor after they reopened! Don't expect super rich hojicha intensity though. It leans more milky, but I loved the crunch from the hazelnuts throughout. 6. Olive Oil Chocolate Orange (honorable mention) No words needed. I am down for anything orange + chocolate. PLEASE BRING THIS FLAVOR BACK. read more

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Came here on a Saturday night and it was PACKED. They don't give free samples, which was a big turnoff. I tried the Hojicha Hazelnut, Rockiest Road, and Hong Kong Milk Tea. The last one was my favorite because of the strong milk tea flavor. Rockiest Road was also pretty tasty, even though I'm not the biggest chocolate fan. I was most disappointed in the Hojicha Hazelnut. You can taste the hojicha flavor but they didn't really blend it in with the hazelnut. It was just hojicha ice cream with hazelnuts in it, so I didn't love it. I'd love to try their other flavors, but since they don't give free samples, I'm pretty discouraged from coming back. Hojicha Hazelnut 6/10 Rockiest Road 8/10 Hong Kong Milk Tea 9/10 read more

Morgenstern's - Hojicha Hazelnut 6/10 Rockiest Road 8/10 Hong Kong Milk Tea 9/10 - Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt Near Me - New York, New York

This ice cream shop is so cute and dare I say--could rival the NYC favorite, Caffe Panna. Their menu offers so many unique and well made flavors, with many drawing inspiration from Asian ingredients. They also have lots of fun toppings, such as condensed milk, rhubarb, and pandan! We got their Concord Grape Yuzu and Hong Kong Milk Tea and both ice cream flavors were so good. They were rich, creamy, and the flavors stayed true to their names. Would love to come back to try their other flavors! read more

Morgenstern's - Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt Near Me - New York, New York

This ice cream shop in Nolita is a must-visit! The flavors are incredible and the portions are generous. It's the perfect spot to treat yourself in NYC. This is hands down one of my favorite ice cream shops--I make sure to stop by every time I'm in the city. I always go for the chocolate ice cream, and it never disappoints! read more

Went to try the Vietnamese coffee flavor ice cream and it tasted pretty good!! Will come back try the Pandan strawberry flavor next! read more

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This place is a fail! Why did the owners get rid of the original ice cream shop? There use to be a line going around the block. Now they have soft serve and the flavors are not great. We had the midnight chocolate and salted peanut butter. We had to throw away the chocolate and barely finished the peanut butter. Bring back the old shop! The server was not friendly. read more

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Fairly interesting flavors (available in soft serve and by the pint) Came in the winter so was not too crowded. Some seating available inside but not much standing room if there's more than 10 customers inside. read more

Morgenstern's - Ube cookies and cream soft serve - Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt Near Me - New York, New York

Just off the Boweryis this quaint little shop for what I thought was ice cream. What used to be their ice cream is now their non-dairy soft-serve. Honestly, when I ordered it and tried it, I did not know better. It was rich and chocolately, even creamy, I dare say. It was only after I dug into my cup of chocolate goodness that I read up on this place. Live and learn. read more

Morgenstern's - Brightly colored store front - Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt Near Me - New York, New York

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Very solid ice cream shop! I love the ridiculous number of flavors, plus the more exotic ones, like mango peach tea or strawberry pink peppercorn. +Exotic flavors +Very smooth and dense -Homemade -Long line -Few seats -Pricey! read more

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I love Morgenstern's, and I've been eating their ice cream for years now. Naturally, when they introduced Bananas, I was pretty excited to come try it. We finally got around to it tonight, and it was relatively busy inside the shop for a Thursday evening (good sign). When we stepped up to order, we inquired if we could sample the flavors. The server said "No", which is totally fine because we had our minds set already, but it was in a condescending tone. Sure whatever, we say "Okay, that's fine" and order anyways. Like other reviews mention, service leaves much to be desired- no smiles, rude tones and unfriendly body language- as if we're bothering them by ordering. Perhaps they don't allow samples because the moment you try their ice cream, you will no longer want to buy it... because from the first taste of our ice creams, we knew we messed up. We had the classic Banana Vanilla (which had no vanilla taste and kind of tastes like mush) with Rainbow Rice Krispies (lol...) and the Salted Peanut Butter (can't taste the "salted" part) with Sesame Crispy Rice (and maybe it was my bad for assuming it would be sesame flavored crispy rice but I didn't think I would be getting sesame seeds with crispy rice lol). Both left much to be desired in terms of flavor, but at least the presentation was cute right? Listen to the other reviews about Bananas by Morgenstern's - overrated and not worth visiting read more

Morgenstern's - Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt Near Me - New York, New York

Walked over here expecting to see the big ice cream diner kind of style look that are scattered throughout the yelp photos but to my dismay, yelpers either uploaded photos of the wrong location or this ice cream joint turned into a soft serve only establishment--which was rather disappointing. Vegan soft serve is what they offer here--nothing more, nothing less. We opted for the ube cookies and cream soft serve. It tasted more like a tart coconut watery soft serve with crumbled oreos on the top. Not really what I was expecting! While I didn't hate it, I didn't love it. The mini was the perfect size to share for 2 after a greasy meal. They offer limited seating on little diner stools, which are a little closer together than most. Staff remind me of angsty teens just trying to get their hours in, so not much to say about service by any means. But it's a Friday! Who wants to be at work when the weather is nice, finally! Probably would not return--although the t-shirts are kinda cute and it's convenient that it's open later than most dessert spots. read more

Extremely overrated place. The ice cream here is not comparable to all of the other ice cream greats around NYC and is priced unreasonably too. The service was also subpar as it took almost 20minutes to get our ice cream after we ordered. Also, the sundae had already run out so we were forced to settle for a cup. The ambiance was decent at least and had both indoor and outdoor seating. Overall, would likely not come back here again. read more

Morgenstern's - Ice cream - Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt Near Me - New York, New York

Good soft serve / sorbet(?) Nothing amazing, but decent flavors. Thought it was a bit on the pricier side, but I would definitely try it out if you're interested. read more

Morgenstern's - Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt Near Me - New York, New York

Love this place! As a peanut butter lover, I was obsessed with the salted peanut butter and super choc swirl and would recommend! Dairy free ice cream can sometimes be really icy but this was soooo smooth and decadent. I am not vegan or dairy free but LOVED this place! 10/10 would recommend! read more

Morgenstern's - Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt Near Me - New York, New York

My favorite here is the score Sunday! I've had this so many times. The ice cream flavors are unparalleled and that they have such unique flavors that you can't get anywhere else. The vibe is like an old school diner that also serves amazing ice cream. One of my favorite ice cream spots in the city!! There was a Chieu last time and we waited about 30 minutes but it is worth it. Get their smoRes Sunday and thank me later ;) read more

Morgenstern's - S'mores sundae - Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt Near Me - New York, New York

Lame service. No happiness. I got cookies and cream ube on a cone. Didn't feel like a lot of ice cream for $8. Cool inside and fun yellow windows. I'm sure this place is better on a hot NY summer day. My ice cream was like ice. read more

Coming here I expected their "finest ice cream" but it's only "bananas" here. They offer about 6 different dairy-free soft serve flavors. Banana and the peanut butter are the most popular. I probably chose the least popular - Ube cookies and cream and coconut Thai tea. They were okay. For the cookies and cream, they add the cookies on like a topping, which makes sense, but I probably would've done without them. read more

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My trusted spot when it comes to creative, extraordinary flavors. I have yet to find another ice cream shop in NYC that comes close in pushing the boundaries on flavor combinations AND simultaneously keeping so many different flavors on the menu the way Morgenstern's has. Yesterday's experience involved Vietnamese coffee rum -good coffee flavor which could be a little stronger considering how strong Vietnamese coffee is for drinking, the rum was very faint. Burnt honey vanilla is a treat as always. The toasted rice notes were sweet and fragrant in the toasted rice yuzu swirl, great balance with the citrusy floral taste of the yuzu. The pineapple salted egg yolk was a surprising win in my book, it tasted deliciously sweet and savory, like Taiwanese pineapple cake (shortbread baked around a pineapple preserve filling). Truly unique! Although their East Village location is no longer open, I hope they continue to do well so I can come back soon and try their multitude of other flavors! read more

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The ube cookies & cream was extremely bland, but the salted peanut butter was pretty good. I guess this can be a good late night snack if you're in the area, but I wouldn't go out of your way to try. The building itself and vibe inside is very cool, though. read more

Morgenstern's - Ube Cookies & Cream Salted Peanut Butter - Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt Near Me - New York, New York

The name is a bit bold. The place had a line on a weekend night, with other people probably also curious to know just how fine they are. Turnoff number one, not even counting the unnecessary line, was when I had a flavor in mind, but when we got to the register, the lady simply said "we don't have it." She didn't even say it to just one flavor. We had a bit of back and forth before we finally landed on some available flavors. You would think they would cross out the flavor or something so we wouldn't frantically choose a random alternative at the front. Now I'm left with a Durian Banana, which tasted exactly like you would think, just super sweet. I tried my friends' choices, and they were also super sweet. Their sorbets are probably better. Either way, no one in my group loved their ice cream. We also sat in the dingy outdoor chairs, where turnoff number 2, a cockroach was camping the trash cans. How cleanly the inside is now, I don't wanna know. While the flavors were creative, they were also very limited, and not executed the best, so choose wisely or go elsewhere for better. read more

Morgenstern's - Mystery white flavors lol - Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt Near Me - New York, New York

My favorite ice cream place in NYC! It's similar to Wanderlust or Salt & Straw in the West Coast with the various creative flavors. Be warned there is almost always a line here, but it's worth the wait. The flavors rotate every so often, I think every few months? I forgot what they said. Anyway do yourself a favor and drop by Morgenstern's. They also have burgers now, which I didn't know! I'll be back to try that and pies. read more

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Honestly pretty gross. The OG Morgensterns should be embarrassed to even be affiliated. Doesnt even resemble ice cream and super artificial. Also they have flavors you've never heard of but arent allowed to taste anything. read more

Sorry, this really wasn't it. I've had Morgenstern's ice cream at their Rivington St. location multiple times before this and those times were great! I've tried different flavors but always went back for the Burnt Honey Vanilla. It was my first time visiting this Houston St. location and boy was I disappointed. There was a wait as there usually is at Morgenstern's, but this wait was just not worth it in the humid weather because the ice cream was subpar. I got one scoop of the Burnt Honey Vanilla and upon my first bite, I noticed how gritty it was - it felt icy as if it melted before and was frozen again. It was not creamy as ice cream should be and how I've had it before. The flavor was there, but the texture was just not good at all. Not to mention, it also left a weird greasy coating on my mouth... If everyone is raving about this location, I'm sorry to say that the ice cream could be a lot better. Hope they open back up the Rivington St. location soon. read more

Morgenstern's - Burnt Honey Vanilla ice cream & Mango Tangerine sorbet - Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt Near Me - New York, New York

wow they are so many unique and special flavours it took so long for us to decide what to get!!! And all the flavours we tried are surprisingly good!! Hands down one of my fav ice cream spot in NYC. ~ Pineapple Salted Egg Yolk ~ I am so intrigued by this flavour, don't think I have had this flavour combination in an ice cream before, and I love it!!! If you know what is Taiwanese pineapple cake with egg yolk (鳳黃酥), it kinda taste like that! I don't even though how to describe the taste, it's not very sweet and not exactly savoury either. The pineapple's sweetness and citrusy flavour is balanced out nicely by the salted egg yolk. There are even some chewy salted egg yolk bits in it! ~ Green Tea Pistachio ~ I thought well it's either you don't get much green tea flavour or you don't get much pistachio flavour, boy am I wrong! You can taste both flavours!!! I'm legit surprised. Pistachio ice cream is normally very creamy and a hit heavier, but the addition of green tea have lighten it up, making it more refreshing. There are a generous amount of toasted pistachio in the ice cream, super delicious!! ~ Cardamon Lemon jam ~ First time having cardamon ice cream, all I had before are cardamom buns, and now there is an ice cream version! The cardamom flavour is very aromatic! The lemon jam inside slightly sooth out the strong punchy cardamon taste, resulting in quite a refreshing ice cream. Love this flavour! Will I be back? Hell yes! Can't wait to try more flavours!!! I'll bring my family and friends to try! read more

Morgenstern's - Pineapple Salted Egg Yolk, Green Tea Pistachio - Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt Near Me - New York, New York

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I think this might be more of a hit for those who are vegan/dairy-sensitive individuals. I feel like the ice cream is an overstatement- it feels like a sorbet. We ordered the coconut Thai tea and ube cookies and cream. I don't think they were all that particularly good either. If I was to buy ice cream this wouldn't hit the spot for me. They were so generous with the portion and loved that. read more

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I wanted so bad to love this place. Waited for a bit on line until we got to the front. The way it works is a bit disorganized luckily the staff is helpful in the process. I got the salted peanut butter with honey comb pops which ended up being just the cereal topping. It was good. I wouldn't say it was the best thing I ever had, you could tell it was vegan or at least non dairy. It doesn't taste "just like ice cream" as is expected but I wouldn't come back here if I'm looking for a non dairy ice cream. I honestly prefer their regular ice cream to this. Stick to what you know. Other than that cool retro vibes and fun to try but I personally wouldn't come back read more

This is the second time I've had Morgenstern's, and I would come here anytime when I'm back in the area! Today I tried Malted Dulche de Leche, which was good although it didn't have a strong caramel flavor. The Guava Cheesecake ice cream tasted like guava and cheesecake, which was phenomenal (as a huge fan of both guava and cheesecake). My sister got the Cornbread and Peaches flavor, which was disappointing and didn't taste like cornbread; it reminded me of some cereal but I can't remember which one. read more

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I've heard so much about this place so naturally we had to pay it a visit. They have both ice cream and ice cream cakes. There are 88 flavors! I wish we could've sampled it but unfortunately due to covid we couldn't. I went for the raw milk and my bf got the chocolate oat and matcha pistachio. The raw milk flavor was amazing, rich and not overly sweet, it reminded me of those milk candy I used to eat when I was little. I think I liked the chocolate oat flavor a bit better, but I'm a fan of the oat flavor as always. There were some dark chocolate bits in there as well. The matcha pistachio was matcha ice cream mixed with chopped pistachio. It was a really good paring as well. They have some seatings outside but it was chilly. Definitely need to come back to try more flavors! read more

Morgenstern's - Raw milk - Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt Near Me - New York, New York

I've tried a lot of ice creams in my life and this was absolutely one of my favorites ever!! I came after work on a Thursday and there was no line at all. The worker was kind and super patient when I was picking out my exact change which I always love. I got a cup with two of their soft serve flavors: banana vanilla and ube cookies and cream. The banana one was really light and creamy and had the hint of banana flavor that was really nice. The ube does not taste like your traditional ube at all because of that banana flavor but it made a really good flavor combo. Both were super creamy and unique flavors I haven't had before. Also weird point but I don't like when ice creams are so cold to the point it hurts your teeth. This one was perfect for the 95 degree weather and didn't melt fast. Will be coming back to try the other flavors! read more

Morgenstern's - banana vanilla and ube cookies & cream - Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt Near Me - New York, New York

Always a line somehow for this ice cream store, but not as good as I expected. Out of the three I liked yuzu milk tea, it's very refreshing. Green tea pistachio flavor isn't strong and salty egg pineapple sound odd but doesn't taste weird at all. A very Interesting flavor so give it a try! I think they have sooo many flavors so for each order they have to take out the container for ice cream, scoop, close the lid, put back the container to fridge then clean the counter and do the next flavor. There is some tables outside for sitting and no where to sit inside (standing table). read more

Morgenstern's - Green tea matcha, salty egg pineapple, and yuzu milk tea on the bottom. - Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt Near Me - New York, New York

First time here and I was impressed by how many unique flavors they offer! It was hard to decide but I ended up getting the raspberry black sesame which had a pretty strong sesame flavor. The raspberry helped to balance it out and I would definitely get this flavor again. The workers are super friendly and the interior is clean, bright, and modern. Can't wait to try their other flavors- the only thing is they don't offer samples. read more

Morgenstern's - raspberry black sesame - Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt Near Me - New York, New York

What is this disaster?? Avoid at all cost, we threw our ice cream out after one bite because it was that bad. It sad because the original location is so good. read more

Went here in the evening to hang out with a friend and also get some ice cream of course - how could you not! This is a cute small shop with different flavors which is pretty fun to try. I ended up trying the Mango flavored one which I really enjoyed - very refreshing and on the sweeter side. I also ended up trying my friends ube flavored one which was really yummy. Would come back and try more! read more

So many amazing flavors!! Loved the variety and fun crowd :) servers were friendly but we don't get to try so keep that in mind read more

Morgenstern's - Friends enjoying ice cream- black seaseme seed - Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt Near Me - New York, New York

morgenstern's is known for having the "finest ice cream" and a lot of people flock to try their flavors. they have a really wide variety (no samples allowed!) and we got lucky because there was no line. there were SO many flavors that you could try, would recommend you look at the menu and pick before ordering because i was definitely not ready and suddenly under pressure to tell the cashier what flavor i wanted in a reasonable amount of time lol. the area is fairly clean with its iconic morgenstern's tiled flooring. i did notice that the spoons they had out for you to grab to eat your ice cream with were dirty with mysterious brown bits on them. literally had to ask the server to get me new spoons my friend got the peaches n cream and i got the pineapple salted egg yolk. i really liked the pineapple salted egg yolk, it was such a unique flavor and there were even little chunks of salted egg yolk in it - score! read more

Morgenstern's - peaches n cream (left) pineapple salted egg yolk (right) - Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt Near Me - New York, New York

I had bookmarked this ice cream shop for its unique flavors, so I was excited to check it out! First impressions, I loved the decor. It's all decked out in black and white with a really nice '50s nostalgia ambiance. It was very cute! They let us try a few flavors, so that was awesome. I loved the Burnt Sage flavor. It was utterly amazing. They said that flavor comes with a free chocolate dip, so that was dope! I had to try! It. blew. my. mind. It was so utterly good. I'm still dreaming about it. I have a top 3 favorite ice creams I've ever had and ...this is now on the list! If you want to know the other two, it's the olive oil flavor at Salt & Straw in Portland and Goat Cheese Lavender from Sweet Action in Denver. Yeah, I love more unique flavors. Anyway, my husband was into his flavor choice too (he likes more traditional flavors), so I think you'll find something you love regardless. read more

Morgenstern's - Burnt Sage dipped in chocolate - Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt Near Me - New York, New York

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This place has changed! Previously one of my favorite ice cream spots, it now only sells non-dairy soft serve. Tried it out and the two flavors I tried (Thai tea and ube) were just too sweet and a bit icy- possible from the lack of fat from cream to balance things out. read more

SOUR/WENT BAD! I've been here before and it was amazing but the second time I went it tasted sour like it had gone bad. Told the staff and they tried it and agreed yet DIDN'T OFFER A REFUND OR NEW FLAVOR! read more

Nothing to write home over but decent ice cream. I don't think the line down the block is warranted though. read more

Morgenstern's - Menu - Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt Near Me - New York, New York

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I love this place. I used to frequent the LES location more regularly when I lived in Two Bridges but now going to the Houston location is slightly easier. The interior is so well-done with that modern vintage ice cream parlor feel. There is outdoor seating at the Houston location but not at LES. Green tea pistachio is hands-down my favorite flavor. I've tried the coffee and a few others but love GTP. The affogatos are really good as well. I have yet to try the pies and am looking forward to that! read more

Morgenstern's - Green Tea Pistachio :) - Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt Near Me - New York, New York

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