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Best dessert in New York

Every dessert spot I've rated in New York, ranked by score. 38 places, 19 with notes. Updated July 2026.

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38 places · score out of 10 · j k ↵

  1. 1Caffè PannaGramercy Parkbest ice cream all time edit: second visit still undefeated10.0
  2. 2Spot Dessert Bar East VillageEast Villagetastes infinitely better than it looks9.9
  3. 3common meadows creameryWilliamsburgbest strawberry ice cream i’ve ever had9.8
  4. 4Mimi's Frozen YogurtNolitainfinitely nicer menchies9.7
  5. 5Birdie’sWest Village9.6
  6. 6Van Leeuwen Ice CreamMidtown Eastwhy was the honeycomb so good9.5
  7. 7Madison fareGreenwich Village9.4
  8. 8Kith Treats WilliamsburgGreenpointdelicious9.4
  9. 9Anita La Mamma del GelatoMidtown Southtourist trap but so fire9.3
  10. 10DoughnutteryChelsea9.3
  11. 11AyadaChelsea9.1
  12. 12Pata MarketElmhurst9.1
  13. 13Culture An American Yogurt Company & Juice Bar by CultureGreenwich Villagea little tart but decent edit:reranking i was tweaking8.9
  14. 14Go Greek YogurtGreenwich Villageholy tax, yogurt was good but so expensive8.9
  15. 15JambaJamaicawhy is jamba juice so good8.7
  16. 16Butterfield Market - LexingtonUpper East Side8.6
  17. 17Patisserie FouetHell's Kitchen8.6
  18. 18Eileen's Special CheesecakeNolita8.6
  19. 1916 HandlesRose Hill8.5
  20. 20Bertoni GelatoWilliamsburg8.1
  21. 21Doughnut PlantMidtown East8.1
  22. 22Emack & Bolio'sLong Island City7.8
  23. 23Gelatoville GelatariaEast Village7.6
  24. 24Kolkata Chai Co - East VillageAlphabet City7.5
  25. 25Pavlo MochiAlphabet Citygood mochi, wish it was ice cream not just sweet cream7.5
  26. 26Milk BarNoMadice cream mid but cake was good7.1
  27. 27MammamisuAlphabet City7.0
  28. 28Juice GenerationMidtown Eastcool and all but never paying $15 for ts when its on my card lol7.0
  29. 29MIXUEEast Villagegood for $1.57.0
  30. 30SLIKEast Village7.0
  31. 31Meli FroyoCentral Park West Historic Districtit was good but was really misleading cause ts is inside a nut store6.3
  32. 32SoftsideMidtown South5.9
  33. 33Creperie NYCSouth Villagelike good but $20 crazy5.7
  34. 34Mango Mango Dessert - Union SquareMidtown Manhattan5.0
  35. 35Pamina Dolci e GelatoWest Village4.5
  36. 36Rivareno GelatoSoHoreally wanted to like this but flavors sucked. good texture but this is not it4.4
  37. 37MalaiWest VillageHoly larp bruh. How do you run an “indian” ice cream shop and the closest thing you have to an indian flavor is “chai”. Fade this place3.4
  38. 38Morgenstern’s Finest Ice CreamSouth Village · Closedelite9.9

How I rate. Scores come from Beli's pairwise ranking, so a 10 means it beat everything else I've had in the category, not that it's perfect. Nothing here is sponsored.