Ben & Jerry's

While I love Ben & Jerry's I don't love this Ben & Jerry's -- the air conditioning is almost always broken in summer, and so the icecream is usually just this side of soup. On the plus side, they have spectacular vanilla oreo fudge at the candy area in back. But seriously, try a different location. more

I love Ben & Jerry's. I know that a lot of people across the nation feel the same thanks to the freezer section of most grocery stores and drugstores. But there is nothing quite like getting a cone at one's local scoop shop. The Times Square shop runs fairly efficiently (although don't try to get a waffle cone late at night as they often run out). This is the spot to get Coconut Almond Fudge Chip (it had a brief career in pints, but now is only found at scoop shops), my all-time favorite B&J flavor. The staff here is very friendly - even right at closing time when you might expect them to just kick you out. And there is no annoying singing like at some other ice cream joints in the area. I just hate spending $4.25 for a scoop of ice cream. more