Have a hankering for something sweet? NYC's most Instagrammable dessert spots offer a plethora of franken foods to keep mouths watering and social feeds colorful.
If the need for ice cream doughnut sandwiches or rainbow snacks strike, even while you're stuck inside, don't sweat it: Plenty of locations are offering curbside pick-up or delivery, so you'll be able to satisfy that sweet tooth one decadent dessert at a time. (Why settle for popcorn during a movie marathon when so many unique options are, quite literally, on the table?)
Be sure to take a look at the best family restaurants and ice cream shops offering delivery, too. If you're wondering what the future of the restaurant business will look like, check out reopening plans from our go-to eateries.
This ain't your typical chocolate-chip-cookie-with-a-glass-of -milk-combo. Baked in Color makes the kid-approved staple taste and look equally sweet. Tins of cookies, Oreo brownies and cookie cakes are up for grabs.These rainbow hued-desserts—which can be customized according to your favorite color—are available to ship nation-wide via Goldbelly. Prices start at $55.
Breakfast for dinner, anyone? NYC's beloved ice cream cereal bar combines the best of both worlds for an out-of-this-world cone is every bit creative as it is delicious. While Milk & Cream is operating as take-out only from 1–8pm (minus Mondays and Tuesdays until further notice), the shop plans to roll out a delivery plan within the coming days. (Psst: Cereal desserts go best with your favorite cartoons.) Prices start at $6.
From push-pops ($8) to cake balls ($9) to the famous midi explosion cake ($150), the Flour Shop offers its vibrant snacks for same-day pickup for New Yorkers. Each treat is a celebration in it of itself.
Home to the Rainbow Cookie Crumb Cake, this Astoria hotspot is taking orders on its website and via Grubhub. You might not have a birthday or a graduation in the family, but you can make a plain 'ol Tuesday night a celebration thanks to Comfortland—it's as lovely as its name suggests! Various prices.
Ice cream-doughnut hybrids, cookie monster cakes, triple scoops of delicious flavors like Blackout Chocolate or Orange Creamsicle—grab 'em from Stax Ice Cream, which is currently offering curbside pick-up and delivery via Seamless, Grubhub, UberEats and Postmates. Various prices.
Snow Days, an Asian-inspired ice cream shop located in the East Village and Bay Ridge, is bringing its shaved ice cream to you via delivery services (select the service according to your locale). Opt for treats like coconut, roasted black sesame, strawberry, to name a few. Be sure to complete the indulgence with toppings like M&Ms, chocolate chips, fruit and a drizzle. Various prices.
Ice cream and fish might not sound like a palatable pair, but it sure works for this ice cream shop hawking soft-serve swirls in open-mouth, fish-shaped waffle cones (taiyaki translates to “fried fish”). As the NYC Taiyaki shops aim for a May 22 reopening, Taiyaki co-founder Jimmy Chen says delivery will be an option in the coming weeks. "The main item will be our original taiyaki with red bean and custard filling as options as well as our line of cold matcha drinks such as the matcha cold brew, matcha latte and matcha frappe."
Known for its completely customizable cookies, Eleni’s delivers adorable and super delicious sugar cookies with next-level decorations. Though its Chelsea location shuttered, you can still order everything from traditional birthday and holiday treats to monograms, photos and even color-your-own cookies with edible markers.
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