Softside

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  • in:NYC Food Itinerary4 pts

    “pistachio at the soft serve spot next to Upside Pizza (called Softside I think).”

    H2

  • in:Hani's soft serve1 pts

    “I tried Softside on a whim and was very pleasantly surprised. I got the rizz (with olive oil, sea salt, and honey) which complement the soft serve very well”

    H2

  • in:NYC Food Itinerary3 pts
    replying to u/scrubjay98111: If you have the time, head to Jackson Heights/Elmhurst. Thai, Malaysian and Indonesian options abound. Taste Good Malaysian (Elmhurst) and Hug Esan (Thai, Jackson Hts/Elmhurst border) are both incredible. Have never had a dish that missed at either place. Both are cash only, as are many of the restaurants around there. You could eat at one for lunch, go to the Queens Museum in between, and hit the other on the way back for dinner. Also sorry if this is slander but I actually think the soft serve options are way more exciting than the hard ice cream … Try Soft Swerve (two locations in Manhattan) for ube/Thai tea swirl, Matcha Cafe Maiko for hojicha and black sesame, Seed and Mill in Chelsea Market for the tahini/halvah soft serve sundae, or vanilla sundae with honey and olive oil, or pistachio at the soft serve spot next to Upside Pizza (called Softside I think). 

    “Great recommendations. Would also prefer these choices.”

    H1

  • in:What's your favorite place in NYC to get ice cream in?2 pts
    replying to u/Sad_Hungry: All the options that you mentioned are solid except Anita. Unfortunately most of their offerings are too sweet and the flavors taste overly synthetic to me. I wanted to like them but they are pretty much the same as a lot of the ersatz “gelato” shops in the city like Venchi or Amorino that have a much of flavors but the execution is off. For gelato I would try Pamina instead. For my taste the gelato they make has much better texture and the ingredients are better quality. Also Lilia makes good gelato if you can bear how hot it is in there all the time. Also il Lab is still pretty good considering the peices much more reasonable. As for ice cream I would add Sugar Hill, Oddfellows (for in shop scoops only the factory pints are lame), Sundaes and Cones, Morgensterns, Sofreh, Bona Bona and Caleta. Soft Serve : Soft side Leo Laser Wolf Milk & Cream or Kith Treats for the sugar cereal infused concoctions Ray’s Candy Store for trashy but somehow simultaneously likable pistacho soft serve Milu Pizza Places with ice cream / gelato : Fini, Mamas too, Lindustrie RIP Milkmade a true gem RIP Fort Grace RIP Ice & Vice RIP Fresco RIP the gelato at Otto If you want schtick and nostalgia Eddies Sweet Shop and Brooklyn Farmacy are kitschy and fun.

    “Wasn’t impressed with softside.”

    H1

  • in:Best soft serve in Manhattan?🍦1 pts

    “Ok while I feel all the top ones have been covered (Cafe Panna, Morgenstern's Bananas, Softside, SoftSwerve, Dudley's), I'll throw in Lilia Caffe which does soft serve gelato that is sensational.”

    H1