A Mochi Ice Cream Brand Popular With NYC Restaurants Is Opening a Soho Shop

A mochi ice cream shop is opening in Soho this fall

Mochi ice cream brand Mochidoki is opening a Soho store this fall. The ice cream, wrapped in a chewy layer of mochi, comes in various flavors that stretch beyond the more common green tea or chocolate. There’s also passion fruit, salted caramel, and Thai tea, and new flavors for fall include pumpkin and cookies.

Various restaurants around New York City serve Mochidoki for dessert, including Nobu, Lobster Club, Sushi Seki, various Tao restaurants, and some Stephen Starr restaurants. The new shop will open at 176 Spring St., between Thompson Street and West Broadway, in addition to its soon-to-close location at Turnstyle Market in Columbus Circle.

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— The annual Little Italy food festival Feast of San Gennaro is back, running September 12 through September 22.

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— Popeyes viral fried chicken sandwich has made Wall Street take notice — raising the fast-food chain’s valuation in the third quarter.

— Godiva will open a sixth NYC cafe, this time in Flatiron at 933 Broadway.

— Tough crowd: