Best Italian Ice on the Planet
You see that little sign in the upper right-hand corner of the photo? "Italian ices," it reads. So small, so unassuming. And yet, this little store at 298 Court Street scoops the best Italian ice I've ever tasted. I would rather eat the chocolate Italian ice here than have gelato or ice cream anywhere else--that is how good this Italian ice is. Also, it's $1.25 for a small, and the smalls are huge. WHY DID I WAIT UNTIL THIS SUMMER TO DISCOVER THIS GEM? I am angry at myself for all of the past two summer's missed opportunities. Highly recommended flavors are chocolate and lemon. You will thank me for it. And you will dream of these ices in your sleep, I promise.
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I think I bought an unmemorable cookie there. I'll take your advice next time I'm in the hood and order right.
Maybe you waited so long to try it out because the server wasn't wearing a Von Dutch t-shirt?
Sorry, I just couldn't resist.
ha, no, thankfully the von dutch phenomenon has passed and it appears to have left carroll gardens relatively unscathed (even at the ubercoolish thai places). in seriousness, though, it's just one i've missed along the way...
This place is the bomb for St. Joseph's cakes in March. I prefer the sfingi to the zeppoli, though (sfingi's a puffed pastry filled with cannoli cream, zeppoli with custard). Nice to have a little old-world, Italian-American flavor still left in the hood. Gonna stop by and try the ices on your rec.
In the summer months I usually take the 4/5 to Borough Hall and walk down to Luquer St. With this longer walk home in the evening, I have the perfect opportunity to stop by Court Pastry Shop. This afternoon I made a stop and found myself waiting in line for about 8 minutes. It was well worth the wait! JP, I'll try your recommendations.
it's true! i've tried ices at some of the other local places, but Court Pastry is a completely different experience. with a lemon ice in hand, i finally "got" it.
their ices are so good that my husband gets brain freeze everytime he eats them! i don't recommend the pastries since they're quite dry. try the patisserie 2 blocks up instead.
does anyone know what happened to henry street creamery? they used to sell the best ice cream in town (a lot better than the one in dumbo/waterfront). i was eagerly awaiting for their season opening until i saw the for rent sign on the storefront. i wonder if the baskin-robbins opening has made the owner decide to close shop.
BEST, BEST, BEST italian ices in the world. i drive from the South Shore of LI just to have their ices--CHOCOLATE IS MY FAVORITE and I don't buy italian ices anywhere else but at Court. Once you've had the best!!!
OK, so I was walking down Court st. and asked a woman eating a cup of italian ice where it was from. She RAVED about this very place, pointing it out. So I took her at her word and got myself a medium cup of chocolate. TERRIBLE! my wife ordered pistachio, EVEN WORSE! The flavors are so over the top synthetic tasting that we couldn't finish. Tasted like a cold cup of artificial flavoring.
You sure you went to Court Pastry? One of the reasons I like their Italian ice is that it tastes like they contain very little in the way of sugar and artificial flavoring, especially the chocolate, but to each his/her own.
I LOVE their pistachio... the color is a bit scary, but the flavor is soooo good. we've started buying pints from them and eating directly from the container in front of the TV.
yum.
i work in court pastry, and they have the best everything.. pastries, cookies, ices, and of course counter girls.
You can't beat the Court St. Pastry counter girls ;)
You really need to try Napoli Boys Itlian Ice, their chocolate, mango and lemon are to die for. You can buy it in a pint in a bunch of stores in the city. I get mine from wholefoods in NJ. www.napoliboys.com