Van Leeuwen Ice Cream in Hoboken, NJ
Van Leeuwen Ice Cream in Hoboken, NJ
I remember the time there was this place selling ice cream downtown New York that everyone was talking about that we decided to try. At the time, I thought that it was worth going back there, even if I did not like everything. This was in 2014. Since then, I have been a big fan of this place, their ice cream being delicious. If you follow me on Instagram, you probably saw few times my stories, holding my favorite: the praline butter cake. What started with a yellow food truck has grown quite fast, with shops in not just New York, but California, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, Florida, Tennessee, Georgia, etc. Of course, New Jersey was not forgotten, with their last venture in Hoboken. I could not be happier.
Van Leeuwen Ice Cream in Hoboken, NJ
Van Leeuwen Ice Cream in Hoboken, NJ
First, I love the decor, that is colorful, with pink and yellow being the main colors, giving a bit of a nostalgia to this place that makes artisanal ice cream. Then, it is the ice cream, with their vegan ice cream as good as the others and flavors quite interesting, like the vegan banana bread pudding that Jodi had with sprinkles on top (where do you find an ice cream shop that puts so many?), that I am sure would recognize in a blind taste. The cookies and cream is also good, as a scoop or in a milkshake, but I admit that I had better. They also have sundaes: the Sicilian Pistachio is my favorite, but I also like the vanilla chocolate hazelnut, being a huge fan of anything Nutella.
Praline butter cake at Van Leeuwen Ice Cream in Hoboken, NJ
Vegan banana bread pudding at Van Leeuwen Ice Cream in Hoboken, NJ
Cookies and cream at Van Leeuwen Ice Cream in Hoboken, NJ
Cookies and cream milkshake at Van Leeuwen Ice Cream in Hoboken, NJ
Vanilla chocolate sundae at Van Leeuwen Ice Cream in Hoboken, NJ
Sicilian Pistachio sundae at Van Leeuwen Ice Cream in Hoboken, NJ
These are just a few flavors I tried at Van Leeuwen, and their creativity is endless, with many vegan flavors being as good as regular ice cream. Their motto is “A life without anything good is bad” and in this case, good would equate to another visit…
Enjoy (I did)!
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Van Leeuwen Ice Cream - 537 Washington St, Hoboken, NJ 07030
