I discovered this spot while walking around the Dekalb Market Hall on a random Wednesday night and I am so happy that I took the chance to check out the flavors. I'm a HUGE fan of Asian inspired ice cream flavors so this was a lovely surprise. I also liked how decorated the stall was and the service was quick. I sampled a few flavors, and the ube sticky butter mochi cake was so good. Ube is already one of my favorite ice cream flavors, but this one might honestly be my favorite version of it. I'm pretty picky about having mix-ins or different textures in my ice cream, but the bits of sticky butter cake were perfect, just the right amount in every bite. The combo of the chewy ice cream with the chewy butter mochi cake is unreal. I got a scoop on a cone and they're super generous with portions. Definitely coming back for more. read more

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There is a wide selection of unique ice cream and soft serve flavors! The Green Thai Tea Oreo was very complex. I didn't know what green Thai tea meant, but it was nutty, earthy, jasmine-y melded with the classic Thai tea flavor. The texture was mostly creamy, but had some ice crystals though (maybe from freezer burn?) We also tried their Ube with Sticky Butter Cake. This was on the sweeter side and had a pronounced Ube flavor. The sticky butter cake was indeed sticky and buttery. Nice pairing overall. It delivered what was promised which I appreciated. I am pleasantly surprised by the quality and strength of each flavor, and would definitely come back to try the others. read more

Soft Swerve - Ube Sticky Butter Cake Scoop, Green Thai Tea Oreo Scoop - Two cups of ice cream, one purple and one green, are placed on a table decorated with Day of the Dead-themed stickers, with spoons inserted. - Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt Near Me - Brooklyn, New York

Soft Swerve 5/5 If happiness had a color, it would be Soft Swerve purple. Stopped in for a late-night treat and walked out absolutely obsessed. I went with their signature ube soft serve swirl and paired it with a scoop of ice cream underneath (pro tip: always do the combo!). The ube was unbelievably smooth--velvety, rich, and just the right balance of earthy sweetness without being overpowering. Every spoonful had that perfect "melt but not melt too fast" texture that only Soft Swerve seems to get right. The presentation? Elite-level Instagram bait. That iconic lavender swirl stacked high like a soft serve crown. And yes, it tastes just as dreamy as it looks. The base scoop added a subtle creaminess and made each bite feel like a layered dessert moment. Also appreciated that even late at night, service was quick and friendly, and the shop still felt spotless and welcoming. If you're an ube lover or just want something fun, colorful, and genuinely delicious, Soft Swerve always delivers. This is one of those spots you bring friends to just to watch their eyes widen at first bite. Elite-approved. Sweet tooth approved. Mood-lifting guaranteed. read more

Soft Swerve - Ube (Purple Yam) Ice Cream Cup - A soft serve ice cream in a cup features purple yam flavor, topped with a swirl of purple ice cream and two white spoons, set against a dark background. - Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt Near Me - Brooklyn, New York

Omg, the I've soft serve was amazing! They had a great $1 vanilla soft serve deal with a side of mochi, SCORE. Many fun Asian inspired flavored I'd love to try. Service was very pleasant. Will definitely go back. Cozy booth like setup and looked clean. read more

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The line is long no matter what time you show up at the establishment! It is a very popular spot and the staff does it best to move the line but it takes forever. We showed up at 9:45 pm on Friday night and it still took a bit of time. The soft serve black sesame was all right. However UBE with butter cake won! Also $8.17 is like insane but I know the Chinatown Ice Cream Factory charges the same so ... same your pennies and treat yourself. read more

Soft Swerve - Ube (Purple Yam) Cup - A cup of purple yam ice cream with a white spoon inserted, held by a person's hand, with a blurred background. - Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt Near Me - Brooklyn, New York

What better way to complete dinner than with creamy ice cream! As we were walking the Market Hall to determine our dinner choice, we spotted Soft Swerve and decided that would be the place for dessert. The nice young man allowed us to try a few flavors and I settled on mint and Thai iced tea. Creamy, cold, small batch made and delicious. read more

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I've been a Soft Swerve fan for years, so I'm glad they have a location in Brooklyn at DeKalb Market. Very convenient for grabbing some ice cream when visiting Trader Joe's or shopping elsewhere in the building, especially during this hot weather. They have both soft serve and scooped ice cream, but we mostly come for my kid's favorite, which is the ube soft serve. Service has been quick and friendly, and they've had all the information we needed for our food allergy questions. read more

Soft Swerve - A cup of purple soft serve ice cream with a swirl design, served with a white spoon, on a wooden table. - Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt Near Me - Brooklyn, New York

A great spot inside DeKalb for a sweet treat. ILOVED. The black sesame soft serve! Glad there are locations all over nyc. read more

Soft Swerve - Black Sesame Ice Cream Cup with Condensed Milk drizzle - A hand holds a cup of black sesame soft serve ice cream with condensed milk drizzle at Soft Swerve in Brooklyn, NY, with a lively restaurant background. - Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt Near Me - Brooklyn, New York

Absolutely delicious ice cream! I got the chocolate, which was just a fantastic chocolate, ice cream, and the ube. The ube was possibly my favourite ube ice cream I've had. It was filled throughout with chunks of mochi, which added such an incredible flavour in texture. The price isn't the cheapest, but the scoops are hefty to make up for it. read more

Soft Swerve - A cup of purple and chocolate ice cream is placed on a table decorated with Day of the Dead-themed stickers, in a casual setting. - Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt Near Me - Brooklyn, New York

Stopped here for a late night snack. There was no line so we were able to order right away and the worker was really nice. Since it's in dekalb market there's a lot of seating around the booth. We got a cup of half yakult and half strawberry lychee. We also got a pint of the hong kong milk tea to take home. The yakult and strawberry lychee were so light and refreshing! The milk tea was amazing! It tasted just like milk tea and the flavor was strong. Definitely coming back here! read more

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I loved the Ube ice cream. Honestly, the chunks inside was the best, so I'm very disappointed when there aren't that many.

Ice cream is very very good! Plus lots of interesting and yummy flavors + waffle cones and cups were good too.

I've had their black sesame soft serve before and loved it, even though it's pricey at about $8 a cup. This time I decided to splurge on a $12 pint to take home. I specifically asked for a pint of the soft serve, but was given a premade pint instead. When I asked if it was the same, the staff assured me it was. Even told me they just made it today. So I trusted her and purchased it. Got home excited, opened it up--and it was not the same at all. The taste was different, the texture was hard and odd, and it just wasn't what I expected or wanted. It also tasted old. Very disappointing and honestly I wasted $12. I didn't eat it because it really wasnt good and honestly felt I should get a refund or at least the product I asked for, but since it's ice cream and already opened (plus I was already home)... like how? Because it's ice cream, that's tricky. Sad, because the soft serve itself is great, but this experience makes me not want to go back. To the store: really shouldn't treat your customers this way. read more

Didn't even realize that they have vegan options. They have both ube and pineapple vegan options. The desserts were yummy. I got the ube on a cup and it was creamy and delicious. Next time i stop by I'll try the pineapple sorbet read more

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Lovely ice cream stall in Dekalb Market! They feature a selection of Asian ice cream flavors, including Hong Kong Milk Tea and Black Sesame, as well as different waffle cone flavors. We went during the Dekalb Lunar New Year celebration, and we just waited a few minutes since the line was a few people long. My friend got the Ube ice cream (which is vegan-friendly since she's vegan), and the server was friendly and fast. They had cats hanging on the wall and lanterns up for Lunar New Year, and it felt in place with the bustling ambiance of the rest of the food hall. read more

Soft Swerve - Ube Ice Cream - A scoop of purple Ube ice cream in a blue Soft Swerve cup, held by a person with a dark glove, with a blurred background of a busy night market. - Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt Near Me - Brooklyn, New York

I love the Asian flavors they offer, you get a lot of bang for your buck big scoops and taste amazing! I come here all the time for friends just for fun. Fair warning the ube ice cream will dye your mouth purple read more

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Ordered two ice creams from Dekalb Market! It came with ice packs and really fresh and cold!! Black sesame ice cream was phenomenal!! Full of taste! We also got Matcha ice cream but the milk amount is different? This one melts really fast and honestly this Matcha ice cream is just ok. $8 each. Good experience! read more

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Solid ice cream with fun Asian flavors. I got a pint of the ube flavor and took it home to enjoy. I felt the ice cream actually tasted like ube and was pretty creamy. They also have nice tea flavored soft serves that looked good too. read more

In the underground of the Albee Square market, this refreshing ice cream shop was there in my time of need. Service is quick, employees are nice, place is nice and have tons of other options. What I got is the Ube Sticky Butter Cake and all I can say is that it's delicious. The thick creamy texture, the flavor of the purple yam hits the spot. Plus there's some chunks of butter cake and blends well with the soft serve. 10/10 Also there are try out options and I do say try the Thai tea flavor. Taste just like the tea itself lol read more

Soft Swerve - Ube sticky butter cake - Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt Near Me - Brooklyn, New York

I've been a huge Soft Swerve fan when I first got hooked from their presence on social media. I visited on Thursday and the staff was not cordial as usual. Cleanliness was a major concern on this occasion. read more

Such a creative ice cream place in Brooklyn! I tried the ube butter cake, Vietnamese coffee, lychee, and Thai ice tea. My favorites were the ube and the lychee. I would come back just for those! The serving sizes are large. This is inside Dekalb market so there's plenty of seating around. We got to try some other flavors before we ordered. read more

Soft Swerve - Ube butter cake, Vietnamese coffee, lychee, Thai ice tea - Two cups of ice cream with large scoops, one purple and one white, are placed on an orange table in a casual setting. - Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt Near Me - Brooklyn, New York

If you live/work in the downtown Brooklyn you must make a visit to Soft Swerve. Finding Soft swerve is a chore. Look for the Dekalb Food Market in the basement of 445 Albee Square. My effort was not in vain. I ordered their version of a Chocolate Eclaire. It was expensive, but definitely worth it. I almost hit the ceiling at $9.25, but it was so good that I left a happy camper. I probably won't be back anytime soon however. read more

Outstanding soft serve, both the vanilla and especially the black sesame popped on the palate with no shortage of creamy goodness! The ice cream flavors were also very good and included Asian influences like strawberry lychee, HK milk tea, Thai tea, and pumpkin spice Dalgona coffee. Absolutely worth trying and funny enough, it was the best item of the 8+ stalls we tried at DeKalb Market. read more

Stopped here for some ice cream as i wanted something sweet. I got a simple vanilla soft serve in a cup. The ice cream was creamy and delicious. The service was fast and i was able to taste a flavor that i was curious about which was nice. Since this is inside the dekalb market hall you have to look for seating as the majority of the booths dont have seatings in the booth.you have to walk around to find seats. The staff was friendly and quick with their service. read more

Soft Swerve - An ice cream kiosk with a blue and white striped canopy, digital menu screens, and staff preparing orders in an indoor market environment. - Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt Near Me - Brooklyn, New York

Love the flavors available. Majority were pretty unique like black sesame and Thai tea and ube sticky butter cake. The staff was friendly; shout out to the guy recommending his favorite flavor. I ended up ordering the blue berry cheesecake and it did not disappoint. There were actual bite size chunks of cheesecake! The flavor is very light blueberry taste. Very thick and creamy! I'm a fan. read more

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Love all the Asian flavors available! Black sesame is thick and flavorful. Great addition to the neighborhood

Soft Swerve is a delicious local ice creamery with Asian inspired flavors based in Manhattan Chinatown and expanding their empire to the Dekalb Market Hall. They are a worthy heir to the ample hills space and I am a fan of both their scooped and soft serve ice creams. Try the matcha soft or the strawberry lychee scoop. Even if there is a line, the staff are very fast and you'll be seen shortly. They're very friendly and happy to suggest flavors. Servings start at $7-8 so this is a little pricy feeling for a treat. I wish they offered a kids' size that was smaller. read more

Ice cream place in the busy for market. They have a lot of adult favours (Asian inspired) like matcha, lychee etc. Pricy but a good large scoop. Worth it. read more

Service is good. I was able to try different flavor. But what I didn't understand was why some flavor they gave you decent portion to try but some flavor they gave you very little to try. Here offers a lot of Asian flavor ice cream. What sucks is you can't get two flavors unless you size up to 2 big scoops. Unlike other ice cream shops I was able to do 1/2 and 1/2 for one scoop, here they kinda forced you to pay extra if you want to try 2 flavors. And the scoop is big. It's very fattening. Normal girls can't finish two scoops. So unless you share with friends, I would not recommend get two scoops. Overall it's nice flavors. But very pricey. $10 for ice cream is still pretty steep in NY. read more

Soft Swerve - A person holds a cup of purple ice cream with a spoon, in a busy indoor market or food hall with people sitting and walking around. - Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt Near Me - Brooklyn, New York

their ube ice cream IS SOOO GOOD. had the time to be in Brooklyn and i'm so glad to have crossed paths with soft swerve. As a Filipino, their ube ice cream gets a 10/10 -- especially with the mochi i'm gonna miss that. read more

Really great quality ice cream, whether scoop or soft serve! It's not too sweet and they have interesting flavors. Always recommend!

The scoops are very large. I ordered two scoops - almond cookie and strawberry lychee. Both were very good, but the almond cookie in particular was really delicious. I was hoping to see black sesame as a flavor, but I didn't see it. My order came to $10 plus tax. They have many different toppings, including condensed milk, which you don't see too often. I ordered mine plain. Finding a place to sit can be challenging during busy times. I was there at 3pm in the afternoon so it was fine. read more

A normal cone is 7.50 dollars. That is OUTRAGEOUS. even for New York. please lower those prices. otherwise the flavors are super good

Ahhhh... yessss... the elusive UBE. Got the Ube sticky butter cake. If you love a bit of yammy buttery goodness then this is up your alley. However, let's not discount the rest of the selection. Impeccable and also has vegan options. They let you have a taste too if you're curious! read more

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The guy who gave me ice cream was very sweet! He gave me a huge scoop but I wanted a waffle cone and he gave me a plastic one. And the ice cream I got was the Hong Kong milk tea cuz I love milk tea and it was quite strong I had it with mochi but very good. read more

Soft Swerve - Hong Kong milk tea - A cup of soft serve ice cream topped with a cone, surrounded by white candy pieces, served at Soft Swerve in Brooklyn, NY. - Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt Near Me - Brooklyn, New York

This place is so good! I love all the different and unique flavors that have! The workers are always super nice and I love that they offer samples. There's plenty of seating in Dekalb market. The portions are very generous for the size. Tried a bunch of flavors but ended up getting the Thai tea and the honk Kong milk tea! Both super flavorful and tasted just like the name. The almond cookie ice cream is really good as well! The strawberry lychee was kind of a let down for me, the strawberry was over powering. I def would come back again! read more

Just so delicious. I've tried other flavors but that Ube soft serve is out of this world. If you like some thing, a little less sweet, the black sesame is a way to go. The toppings are fun, but honestly, you don't need it. read more

Love all of their Asian flavors. Family friendly and something for everyone. Ube and matcha are my favorite.

The food, and service was amazing, I definitely recommend this place! It has a great ambiance in dekalb market!

Ube soft serve was delicious! A little pricey at $8 but it was good to share with a friend. In a busy food court with many options too