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    Morgenstern's

    3.8 (1.6k reviews)
    Open 12:00 pm - 12:00 am (Next day)

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    Brightly colored store front
    Al H.

    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.

    Henry Y.

    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!

    Becky J.

    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

    Ice cream
    Jake Z.

    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.

    David T.

    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.

    Chandni D.

    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!

    S'mores sundae
    Alayna K.

    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 ;)

    Vanessa A.

    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.

    Vietnamese coffee rum, burnt honey vanilla, pineapple salted egg yolk (bottom)
    Susan C.

    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!

    Ube Cookies & Cream Salted Peanut Butter
    Matthew C.

    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.

    Mystery white flavors lol
    Sandy D.

    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.

    Corinna W.

    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.

    Burnt Honey Vanilla ice cream & Mango Tangerine sorbet
    Sammi K.

    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.

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