We’ve always admired The Big Apple for its creative and outrageous eats from burgers, ribs, pizza and of course, desserts. There’s no shortage of desserts; from cronuts, to churro bowls, liquefied candies, soft-served ice cream and even one of the most expensive desserts in the world, New York City has it all.
Emack & Bolio’s and Magnolia Bakery have already found their way to our shores so we’re keeping our fingers crossed that these mind-blowing dessert shops make it here too! Brace yourselves and let the sweet cravings begin.
Ice & Vice
Dubbed as one of the most experimental ice cream shops in New York, Ice & Vice is anything but safe when it comes to concocting interesting and creative flavors and awesome ways of preparing their desserts with booze. One of their best-sellers which is Basic B (Mexican vanilla with black lava sea salt) is best eaten in their salted blue corn honey cone, topped with malted vanilla in between the Mexican chocolate brownies and coated with fruity pebble dust.
Serendipity 3
Home of the infamous Golden Opulence Sundae that was listed in 2007 by the Guinness World Records as the most expensive sundae in the world–try $1,000! This dessert is made up of Tahitian Vanilla ice cream, rare Venezuelan Chuao chocolate, chocolate truffles, marzipan cherries, candied fruits and topped with the world’s most expensive chocolate syrup made from Amedei Porcelana and gold covered almonds. It’s also covered with edible 23-karat gold leaf and grand passion caviar. They also have a variety of other sundaes to choose from (that aren’t as expensive) such as the Forbidden Broadway Sundae and the “Can’t Say No” Sundae.
Holey Cream
What could be more sinful than an ice cream and doughnut sandwich tandem? Holey moley, give us some of that!
Booky Tip: You can get doughnut ice cream sandwiches from Southern Dairy in BF Homes. Get P100 off with Booky!
Taiyaki
Taiyaki NYC gets its name from the iconic fish-shaped Japanese waffle. Unlike the mass-produced versions you can buy in Asian convenience stores, theirs is made fresh daily; making it chewy on the inside and crisp on the outside. The textures and flavors work perfectly with their artisan soft serve ice cream available in vanilla, chocolate, strawberry, matcha, and black sesame.
Booky Tip: Get something similar at Lucky JPMM Taiyaki Ice Cream at SM Mall of Asia
Momofuku Milk Bar
The brain child of David Chang and Christina Tosi, Milk Bar has shot to a level of fame that almost makes their name synonymous to “NYC Dessert Shop.” They’re known for their Cereal Milk ice cream, Crack Pie, Corn Cookie, and perfectly layered cakes.
Dylan’s Candy Bar
An absolute haven for our occasional sweet tooth cravings, Dylan’s Candy Bar is a chain of candy shops all around New York, owned by Dylan Lauren, daughter of American fashion designer, Ralph Lauren. The inspiration for this shop’s concept came from the story of Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, with the goal to combine fashion, art and pop candy culture (hint: Mean Girls) into one, gigantic store. It houses around 70,000 candies from around the world– there’s just so much to choose from, you have to browse their website for yourself.
Big Gay Ice Cream
What started as an ice cream truck in 2009 is now one of the iconic dessert shops of New York and was also ranked #5 best ice cream parlor in the world by USA today in 2013. It’s not just about what they do with the ice cream and how they present it, it’s the pure ice cream itself that deserves all that spotlight. We’d love to try the Big Gay Classic and Rocky Road!
Levain
Imagine a chocolate chip cookie. Now, double it in size, density and weight and make it infinitely more gooey, rich and buttery. Available in chocolate chip walnut, oatmeal raisin, dark chocolate chip and dark chocolate peanut butter chip, Levain Bakery undoubtedly makes the best cookies in the city.
Spot Dessert Bar
Spot is known for its ‘Dessert Tapas‘ concept that allows them to serve glorious desserts in the most beautiful way possible. They’re the originators of the Chocolate Green Tea Lava Cake which is a molten lava cake filled with chocolate and green tea ganache, served with a scoop of green tea ice cream, and Baked Alaska Ice Cream.
Sweet Churros
Sweet Churros is said to serve some of the best churros in NYC. What makes this concept even better? You can enjoy their plain or crunch churros with Blue Marble organic vanilla soft-serve ice cream.
Doughnut Plant
Mark Isreal started Doughnut Plant in 1994, building upon a recipe he inherited from his late grandfather. They pride themselves on using only natural ingredients of the highest quality, and making everything in-house from scratch — glazes, fillings, jams and toppings. Their signature creations are the Jelly-Filled Square Doughnut™ and the first ever Tres Leches™ and Blackout™ filled cake doughnuts.
Booky Tip: Get artisan doughnuts from Poison Coffee & Doughnuts
Dominique Ansel Bakery
Owned and operated by award-winning pastry chef Dominique Ansel, this bakery is home to some of the city’s most innovative desserts. Their most infamous creation, the Cronut®️, was introduced in 2013 and still keeps New Yorkers lined up each morning trying to get a taste of their monthly, seasonal flavor. Other notable inventions include the Frozen S’more, Magic Souffle, Cookie Shot and the Waffle Affogato.
What’s your favorite among all that we mentioned? We can’t pick either, because we want them all here in the Philippines! In the meantime while we wait for our prayers to be answered, let the Booky app be your saviour! Simply search for a particular dish, cuisine, or by location to get a filtered list of restaurant results! Download it now for free on iOS and Android!