Chinatown Ice Cream Factory

Family-run Chinatown ice cream shop since 1978, where almond cookie, black sesame and lychee are regular flavors and vanilla is exotic.

65 Bayard St, New York, NY 10013 · New York, NY

About Chinatown Ice Cream Factory

Chinatown Ice Cream Factory has scooped ice cream on Bayard Street since 1978, and the second generation of the founding family runs it now. The shop flips the usual flavor list. Its regular flavors are Asian ones such as almond cookie, black sesame, lychee, red bean, taro and durian, while vanilla and chocolate sit on the exotic list. It makes an easy treat stop on a walk through Chinatown. The family also runs shops in Flushing and in Essex Market.

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