Many have tried (ahem, Chikalicious) and few have succeeded at making a soft serve sundae as perfect as the McDonald's classic vanilla with hot fudge (and optional nuts). Also, McFlurries. Read more.
Fruit, sugar, and water are all you'll find in Chloe's refreshing soft serve. Try yours in a sundae or with a vegan waffle. Read more.
Japanese cafe Zaiya has matcha and black sesame flavors that are great together or alone. Grab one of their still-crispy onigiris while you're there for the perfect summer lunch. Read more.
You can pimp out your soft serve with all manner of add-ons like rosemary caramel popcorn, pistachio brittle, or amaretti cookie crumble, but it's equally rewarding eaten plain. Read more.
Creamy, milky burrata and salt and pepper caramel are the two flavors on offer right now at Dominique Ansel's dine-in dessert spot. Head's up though, soft serve is only available Fri-Sun, noon to 9pm. Read more.
Mall favorite Dairy Queen has a centrally located Manhattan outpost to meet any and all Blizzard and sundae needs. Read more.
Long lines form for treats like chocolate soft serve coated in curry-coconut flake, Tang floats, and some perennial favorites like the Mermaid and Bea Arthur. Read more.
House-made soft serve is the one dessert at this otherwise beef-only spot. Enjoy it in unadorned or get the works, which include azuki beans, black sesame flour, rice dumplings, and even gold flakes. Read more.
Top the vanilla soft serve at ChikaLicious however you desire — the real joy in this dessert comes from the flaky churro cone. Read more.
You don't have to be lactose intolerant to appreciate the goat milk soft serve. They cycle through four flavors at a time, so there's always something new to try, like mastic or black walnut. Read more.
No matter the hour, East Village hole-in-the-wall Ray's has you covered. If soft serve (pistachio is a must) isn't enough, you can always tack on an order of beignets or fried oreos. Cash only. Read more.
With six locations in NYC, you're never too far away from some of the iconic sweet, cereal-infused soft serve from this NY favorite. Don't miss the passion fruit chocolate chip flavor either. Read more.
The right call at the end of the meal is a soft-serve gelato delivered in a glass cup, anointed with your choice of toppings; try garnishing it with candied orange rind for an impromptu creamsicle. Read more.
Soft serve with cotton candy is as unusual as it is Instagram friendly. Order a Thunder Cloud where the fluffy stuff sits on the ice cream or a Dreamy Balloon with the candy lofted over it. Read more.
If — for some reason — you don't want to order an entire whale cake, go for the soft serve at Carvel: available in a cup, a cone, a sundae, or even sandwiched between two cookies. Read more.
