This pint-sized kosher ice cream shop is filled with kids at all times of day, lined up for the chain's wacky cereal- and candy-covered cones and endless, complicated flavors. It may all be a bit much, but the ice cream itself is a proper destination for NYC.

Serving the Upper East Side for over 30 years, Sedutto is an uptown tradition, filled with classic flavors in both ice cream and yogurt. You won't find many of the innovative flavors populating downtown, and that's just perfect.

The first location of an Italian chain outside Italy touts gelato “like it used to be made” with better ingredients and a whipping technique that refines the texture. Look for flavors like hazelnut, tiramisu, stracciatella, and pistachio.

This always-mobbed Brooklyn parlor is also in Gotham West Market, with its made-from-scratch custard base with local eggs and dairy. Owner Brian Smith then mixes in stoner delight concoctions like "the Munchies," which is filled with potato chips, pretzels, Ritz crackers, and mini M&Ms. All in all, there are seven locations in the NYC area.

Soft serve with a side of sass is found at this proudly gay-owned ice cream shop. The most popular flavor perhaps is the Bea Arthur, or vanilla soft serve injected with dulce de leche and topped with Nilla wafers. Expect long, long lines.

Michael "Mikey" Cole is the man behind the Mikey Likes It ice cream shop. An ex-con who served six months at Rikers for selling marijuana, Mikey got into the ice cream business after discovering a recipe for homemade vanilla ice cream at a beloved aunt's house. Try the Southern Hospitality — pecan-flavored ice cream with praline pecans and pecan pie.

Ex-Del Posto pastry chef Brooks Headley has been focusing his energy on the veggie burgers at Superiority Burger in the East Village, but the ice cream and gelato here are worth the trip alone. Flavors rotate often, but include options like the vanilla labne gelato and strawberry sorbet, which Robert Sietsema says is, "as good as you've ever tasted in your life."

The East Village outpost of this popular Williamsburg creamery serves up a rotating roster of ice creams that are made fresh every three days. Pastry chef Sam Mason, formerly of wd~50, has come up with some wacky/delicious flavor combos like chorizo caramel swirl and miso cherry.

The owners of ice cream truck hit Van Leeuwen serve up solid versions of classic ice cream flavors like mint chip, pistachio, and vanilla bean. Various locations of the quickly growing Greenpoint-based chain also offer specials like black sesame with ash and chocolate cake. The ice cream shop offers a robust menu of well-regarded vegan flavors as well. It’s expanding like crazy, now with nine locations spread across the city, plus two trucks.

Painstakingly made gelato is the focus at this lab-like store, with experimental flavors such as wasabi and cheddar cheese. Don't worry, there are also all the classics, plus an extensive sorbet variety. The same flavor is never guaranteed twice.

Ice cream magician Nick Morgenstern is the brains behind this popular LES parlor. His ice cream is known for its unique production method that ups the taste by decreasing butterfat and sugar content. In warmer weather, the line is always out the door for flavors like raw milk, Vietnamese coffee, four types of vanilla, and more.

East Village favorite Davey’s Ice Cream opened across the East River in the old Williamsburg Creamery space. The team scoops many of its East Village flavors like black sesame and roasted pistachio, as well as seasonal specials. It’s also in Greenpoint and the Canal Street Market.

If all Chinatown meals don’t end at the Original Chinatown Ice Cream Factory, then you're doing it wrong. Stop by for a classic vanilla, or play it smart with any of the Asian-leaning flavors, such as black sesame and taro.

Ice & Vice scoops twists on classic flavors like Basic B (Mexican vanilla, black lava sea salt) and Milk Money (toasted milk, sea salt, chocolate ganache), as well as seasonally changing flavors like Tico Time (with pink guava and chili lime plantain chip).

Cereal milk rocketed Milk Bar's soft serve to fame, with its nostalgic flavor and crunchy cornflake topping. It's always on the menu at the myriad Milk Bars around town, plus another flavor such as birthday cake.

The greatest gelato maker in New York, Meredith Kurtzman, is now helming the gelato and ice cream production at MilkMade. Owner Diana Hardeman’s Carroll Gardens shop started in 2009 as a subscription service that became a full-fledged ice cream parlor in 2015. Expect flavors such as sea salt caramel, coffee with whiskey, and peanut butter with a fruit swirl.