The warm NYC weather had me craving something cold, and Van Leeuwen was the perfect stop. They always have some of the best and most unique ice cream flavors, so it's one of my go-to spots when I'm in the city. I originally went in hoping to get their cherry flavor, but they were sold out. Instead, I ordered the Honeycomb ice cream, and honestly, it turned out to be the best decision. It was rich, flavorful, and reminded me a little of Butterbeer from the Harry Potter shop, which made it even more fun. I would absolutely order this flavor again. The shop itself had a great ambience: cozy, cute, and a perfect place to cool off for a bit. Van Leeuwen never disappoints. read more

Van Leeuwen - Upper West Side - 1 Scoop Honeycomb - Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt Near Me - New York, New York

Van Leeuwen ice cream is so delicious. I would give it 5 stars, but it is pricey... I stopped by this week after a yoga class to cool down. The staff was friendly and I sampled the honeycomb, their bestseller, and the strawberry yuzu cheesecake, one of their seasonal flavors. I decided on the honeycomb, which was delicious. For a small cup, it's $8.11 including tax... but it was really really good. There is a very small eating space inside, where I was fortunately able to sit. By the time I was leaving, it was full. It's pricey for an everyday ice cream, but great for a summer treat. read more

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Solid ice cream on the UWS. The flavors are always rotating but you can't go wrong with a honeycomb or brownie + peanut butter choice. The ice cream is some of the most expensive I've had in NYC, but worth it on a hot day. read more

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 read more

Van Leeuwen - Upper West Side - Ice Cream - Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt Near Me - New York, New York

Love the chocolate mint and the fact they have a soy option. I always end up here after every dinner I have in the upper west side. I wish the location had more seating but it's really made for a pick up and go business model. Please clean up after yourself if you do find a seat. read more

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 :) read more

Van Leeuwen - Upper West Side - Brown Sugar Chunk - Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt Near Me - New York, New York

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. read more

Van Leeuwen - Upper West Side - Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt Near Me - New York, New York

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. read more

Van Leeuwen - Upper West Side - To go brownie - Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt Near Me - New York, New York

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! read more

Van Leeuwen - Upper West Side - Black cherry chip with fudge (left) and honeycomb (right) - Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt Near Me - New York, New York

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. read more

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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. read more

Van Leeuwen - Upper West Side - Honeycomb - Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt Near Me - New York, New York

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! read more

Van Leeuwen - Upper West Side - Earl grey + Cookies and Cream / seasonal + Brown Sugar Chunk - Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt Near Me - New York, New York

Honestly, I'm not a big ice cream person. I'll go for most other types of desserts, including gelato, before going for ice cream. However, if you want a fabulous scoop of ice cream, Van Leeuwen is the best there is! Excellent flavors and textures! I particularly love the affogato, dark chocolate fudge brownie, and cherry chocolate chip flavors. I've also enjoyed their specials: chocolate crispy cereal milk, sumac sorbet, and ice cream sandwich flavors. read more

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. read more

Van Leeuwen - Upper West Side - Brown sugar cookie brownie - Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt Near Me - New York, New York

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 read more

Van Leeuwen - Upper West Side - June monthly specials - Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt Near Me - New York, New York

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. read more

Van Leeuwen - Upper West Side - Peanut Butter Brownie Honeycomb - Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt Near Me - New York, New York

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) read more

Van Leeuwen - Upper West Side - The counter and sign - Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt Near Me - New York, New York

You know you're going to get good quality at Van Leeuwen. I got the peanut butter and chocolate brownie flavors... really good. It ain't cheap, but it's satisfying. read more

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. read more

Van Leeuwen - Upper West Side - Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip posted with review 01/19/22 - Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt Near Me - New York, New York

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Yum! Yum! Yum! Their ice cream is amazing. They could maybe pay their staff a bit more or give them better training because the customers seem like a second maybe even a tertiary thought to them. But again, the best ice cream. read more

Van Leeuwen - Upper West Side - Yum - Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt Near Me - New York, New York

If you're going to charge over $7 for one scoop of ice cream in a cup without any toppings, it had better come with a video showing the process all the way from the cows munching on grass in France to the milk being churned by magic fairies in NYC. Because otherwise, there's nothing that I could find to justify this ice cream being more expensive than an entire gallon of pretty good ice cream at the supermarket. read more

I have trouble finding dairy free I've cream -usually relegated to one option or sorbet only. They had about 10 vegan flavors as well as vegan toppings such as whipped coconut cream and hot fudge. Creamy and a consistency like the real thing. My new favorite NY ice cream shop though a bit pricy for more than an occasional splurge. read more

How can I resist going to Van Leeuwen? It's a summer tradition. And I think clearly a lot of people agree considering how packed it was. I had decided to get one of the Campfire S'mores, one of their new summer flavors. It was a motley of different things and was all in all delicious. The only thing that I didn't seem to enjoy were the marshmallows hence 4 versus 5 stars. Either way, Van Leeuwen is hard not to venture off to in these hot Summer days. read more

Van Leeuwen - Upper West Side - Seasonal Flavor- Campfire S'mores - Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt Near Me - New York, New York

Servers are extremely curt (borderline rude) if you have any dietary restrictions. This place used to accomodate people with celiac. Unfortunately no more. Went in with my daughter and they reused so wash the spoon or serve her anything other than the ice cream from the top of the container. They don't care about celiac or cross contamination. If you want ice cream in the area go to Venchi on Columbus. They are nicer and want to accomodate their customers if they can. read more

The ice cream at Van Leeuwen is always super delicious and the staff at this location is very friendly. read more

Van Leeuwen - Upper West Side - Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt Near Me - New York, New York

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Absolutely delicious and a must try! The flavors are deep, rich, but perfectly silky! My favorite is the Earl Grey! Even if you're not a fan of Earl Grey you must try this first before ruling it out. It will change how you feel about Earl Grey and may make you a fan! The Sicilian Pistachio will take you on a journey! You'll think your in Italy! Hope you love this place as much as I do! Can't wait to try more flavors (if I can get past my favorites that is --lol) read more

Van Leeuwen - Upper West Side - Earl Grey Flavor - Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt Near Me - New York, New York

The location is clean and not crowded so you'll get out pretty quick. The mocha cookie crumble is amazing. Amazing ice cream shop staple at an amazing location. read more

Van Leeuwen - Upper West Side - Mocha cookie crumble on cone - Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt Near Me - New York, New York

It's not anyone's fault that the Medical Offices of Manhattan decided to open their new location a block away from Van Leeuwen. After hearing the results of your blood test, of course you need to also do self care for your mental health. What better than to have a nice cold scoop of your favorite ice cream flavor in less than 2-3 minutes! CVS wasn't nearby so a prescription of a much needed scoop of Bigface Affogato worked well for me. read more

Lovely, lovely ice cream. They have lots of flavours and a lot of good vegan ice cream choices as well. This location is clean and lovely, and the service is quick. It's definitely a little bit expensive, but definitely worth the splurge--treat yourself, people! read more

Pretty good ice cream (vegan selections!) but the management goofed and scheduled one person on a day when they had open streets outside, and that is sure to bring in the traffic. Overall, pretty good. read more

I've been to the Van Leeuwen's on the UWS and the one in Williamsburg and both are fabulous! I have been looking EVERYWHERE for OATMILK ICE CREAM! It's so much better than any other vegan ice cream I've ever had in my life and they have a CREAT Chocolate Crunch flavor that you would never even know doesn't have dairy. I HIGHLY recommend you try it, even if you aren't dairy free because it's just that delicious (I eat dairy, and non-dairy... so I can judge well ;) ). Love love love it! Prices are pretty typical NYC - this isn't a cheapy ice cream stop but you get what you pay for and it's delicious! RUN and ask for the Oatmilk Ice Cream! read more

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The TWENTIETH location, so there isn't really much left to say. Located pretty close to the other one on the Upper West Side, this is one of the larger of the recent locations, though it's still really standing room only. For today's opening, they had an excellent new Oat Milk Strawberry flavor, which you should definitely try before it runs out. As usual also, they had $1 scoops from 1-3pm. read more

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I live a block away from the Van Leeuwen location on Amsterdam Avenue but walk an extra half mile to get to this location because it's so much less crowded than the other one - there's fewer people and the space is also slightly larger. Van Leeuwen's ice cream is indulgent, creamy and multi-faceted. Their Earl Grey is a solid staple with a subtle, light mix of spice but you really can't go wrong with any flavor they offer. They also have an amazing selection of vegan oat milk/cashew ice cream so everyone can enjoy. read more

Van Leeuwen - Upper West Side - Get a to-go pint to skip the line. - Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt Near Me - New York, New York

Love Van Leeuwen and their very unique flavors. I am not vegan, but often choose those. The current speciality ice cream of sweet potato tastes just like a sweet potato casserole. Honeycomb is probably my favorite flavor though. Go on here and try a couple samples of unique flavors and enjoy! read more

Almost home and was pleasantly surprised to see a new ice cream place near my apt! I must've tried 7flavors bc nothn tasted right!? --my buds must be off today, i luv all things ice cream! Settled for Pistachio, which i brought pint home--$10. Very creamy, smooth--&tasty! Grateful for my super sweet server Natalie for being so helpful and patient. Welcome to the neighborhood‍!! read more

Van Leeuwen - Upper West Side - Smooth &Creamy Pistachio - Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt Near Me - New York, New York

Came here just after lunch on a weekday and there was no line. Opted for two scoops of ice cream in a cup which cost $9 including tax and tip. Pretty delicious ice cream I must say. I ordered the mint chip and strawberry - enjoyed the mint chip more. A wide variety of vegan options available with clear allergen warnings displayed for those who are concerned. read more

Van Leeuwen - Upper West Side - Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt Near Me - New York, New York

Sampled a few of flavours and decided to get their seasonal sorbet which Is basically blended strawberries. A pint $10 which is probably the better deal! Bring it to Central Park to enjoy! read more

Van Leeuwen - Upper West Side - seasonal sorbet which Is basically blended - Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt Near Me - New York, New York

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

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

was blown away the first time I had this ice cream, I've been to several of the shops throughout the city but this one is relatively my favorite!! I always get the same order 9 times outta 10 (honey comb topped with salted caramel) but lots of variations to choose from & the satisfaction is guaranteed. read more

Van Leeuwen - Upper West Side - a hand holding a waffle cone with a spoon - Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt Near Me - New York, New York