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Van Leeuwen - Upper West Side

4.3 (88 reviews)
Fri • 12:00 pm - 1:00 am (Next day)
Sat • 12:00 pm - 1:00 am (Next day)

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Gerardo E.

Solid ice cream and they had some seating which was nice. Friendly staff. A bit pricey at $8 for a small scoop in a cup, but it's nyc

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Katherine G.

Delicious ice cream! I was actually so impressed by the quality and taste of the ice cream here. I've seen this brand in grocery stores before but never gave it a shot, but decided that I wanted to try the in person store during my time in New York. They offer free samples so you be sure of what flavor you pick, which is necessary since a single scoop only allows you to get one flavor unlike many other spots which let you split it into two. I decided to get the brown sugar cookie dough chip, which was seriously so good. It tasted exactly like cookie dough and with the bits inside, it was absolutely delicious. It was also topping tuesday which I had no idea, so I got the cookie crumble topping for free too! The scoop was a generous size but still quite pricey, so it may be more worth it to buy the pints in stores instead :)

Zaina H.

Van Leeuwen is a French ice cream shop that started in Brooklyn. It has minimal ingredients, balanced sweetness, perfect flavors - it's honestly one of the best ice cream. The earl grey and sicilian pistachio are my favorite flavors, but the prepackaged containers from grocery stores taste better than what was provided here. I've had the PB brownie honeycomb, marionberry cheesecake, and praline butter cake. The flavors are perfect but the freshness was subpar and the cakes were stale.

To go brownie
Cole D.

Very friendly staff. Open later than I expected. The staff talked me through my options. Sad the peppermint stick wasn't in stock but I got a brownie pint. Had it at home with three to-go contest. $10.90 for all of it. Love this place.

Black cherry chip with fudge (left) and honeycomb (right)
Sam K.

I always see these ice cream containers at my local supermarket, but I never thought to try any. I came here the other day for the first time and had to get the honeycomb flavor because I'm a huge honeycomb girl. It was absolutely amazing and maybe one of the best ice creams I've ever had. If you like honey, then you'd enjoy this flavor! They also have a bunch of other flavors that looked really good on the menu, even vegan flavors for those who have dietary restrictions. My boyfriend got the black cherry chip flavor and loved it. I'll definitely be back to try some other flavors!

Nikhil R.

Talk about extremely creamy and decadent ice cream! This place is the real deal if you want some of the best ice cream in New York City. The place is always packed with a big line. The only issue is that the design of the store doesn't allow for the line to be intuitive, so people are really just standing in each other's way the entire time. There ice cream is on the more expensive side, however it is a premium ice cream. Their chocolate brownie ice cream what is the best chocolate brownie ice cream ever had. Ice cream itself was so creamy, and the pieces of brownie were actually pretty chunky and delicious! Pistachio ice cream is also unlike any other pistachio ice cream I've had before. This is a brown color that has a very mild pistachio flavor. Other places that I've been to have a very artificial color and flavor of pistachio. This was the real deal. Staff were very friendly and allowed us to try a few flavors. Definitely a great experience from start to finish.

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Mahsa N.

Love this place. I live a 5 minute walk from here so it's always a tough one to resist going to after a long day. They're open till late too if you're in the mood for post dinner dessert. I've tried so many of their flavors though my favorites are Earl Grey (so unique) and honeycomb (my sweet tooth is unmatched). They also have a fair share of vegan options for folks with dietary restrictions.

Earl grey + Cookies and Cream / seasonal + Brown Sugar Chunk
Susan Y.

My colleague and I were craving some ice cream after our corporate outing so we stopped by this shop and they probably made the prettiest, photogenic ice cream cones for us! It was during a heat wave and my colleague was (and still is) pregnant so we thought it was best to sit inside and eat our ice cream indoors. The ice cream shop was nice and cooling and had two corners areas you can sit down at! It has been like 2 years the last time I saw my colleague so shop was a great place to catch up about work and life - felt like we were in a small cafe!

Brown sugar cookie brownie
Kailey N.

Tried Van Leeuwen the other day and had a lovely time trying fun flavors and ended up getting a kids scoop of brown sugar cookie dough brownie. The kids scoop is a perfect amount of ice cream for me! They also have so many other cone and sundae options. Service was pretty quick- standard of an ice cream shop and all the scoopers were friendly and patient! It's not a huge ice cream shop so there isn't much seating but it's also pretty close to Central Park and a few other public sitting spaces.

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Chrissy R.

Tons of creative and homemade tasting regular and vegan flavors - love dairy and non dairy ice creams and both tasted the same! Brought my CA nieces and nephew here on a hot summer day, and they gave it a 10 out of 10. Better than Baskin Robbins they said ;) Loved the vegan mint chip, and sampled the vegan praline cream w chocolate chips. The kids had the usual: cookies and cream, mint and chocolate brownie

Peanut Butter Brownie Honeycomb
Avery D.

The peanut butter brownie honeycomb ice cream is to die for!! It has all three flavors balanced so well and it's so delicious. $7.50 for a small cone, was a decent amount of ice cream.

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Peter C.

Ok, this ice cream need verbal cues like, ka-boom or ka-pow or click-boom (think old batman serial).. great, silky freakin yummy ice cream - I had a mix of honey comb and earl grey ice creams (I know, right!!!!) MommaK had mint chocolate chip with an amazing portion of thin, lovely chocolate slivers. Glammom - praline buttercake and babygirlA - honey comb all the way. Damn..... Bottom line: they have remained in Manhattan for a good reason - fool to not go! Next time: craft macaroni and cheese ice cream (then I can die)

Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip posted with review 01/19/22
Marianne W.

Reminiscing about last summer I needed to do this review! I'm looking forward to getting back to this neighborhood in the spring. Van Leeuwen on Columbus near 72nd Street is in my old neighborhood. I still have friends that live close by. Van Leeuwen is definitely the ice cream shop I can't pass by without going in for a scoop! I have to admit in the beginning I didn't get the hype and I felt it was overpriced. I decided to give it a try once more. Now I'm hooked. My Favorite is Peanut Butter Chip. Anything with peanut butter is good. I really need to try some other flavors but I eat ice cream sparingly and preferably in the Summer! I'm highly recommending Van Leeuwen. This location is handy for me when I'm in this neighborhood. I find the employees and service to be consistent at the various locations. They're knowledgeable and friendly. The atmosphere is clean and bright making the experience cheerful.

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Vegan strawberry shortcake ice cream on a cone. What a way to end summer. Thank you Kaylee!

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The PB brownie honeycomb milkshake was one of the best vegan milkshakes I have ever had.

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