This is an amazing ice cream parlour near Park Slope in Brooklyn. They have a changing selection of flavors all the time, so I'll leave it up to you to pick which one you want to try.

Run by two Swedish friends, Bon Bon is like a candy store from a Wes Anderson movie. Colorful, aesthetically curated, with quirky owners and incredibly delicious candy from around the world. I “stopped by” when Bon Bon first opened and ended up staying for 30 minutes, trying everything they had to offer (the guys are incredibly generous) and leaving with way more candy than I could ever need.

Dominique Ansel is the home of the cronut, which I haven't tried. It's not a great place to sit down and eat, but I definitely recommend getting their goodies to go. The s'mores is out of this world good (there's ice cream INSIDE the melted marshmallow). Other items to try on the menu are the chocolate chip cookies and their famous cookie shot (a shot of milk in a shot-glass shaped chocolate chip cookie). 

o be honest, I think this place is overrated. It's gotten very popular recently, and as someone having tried their ice cream, a cake, 2 different cookies, and their coffee, I can say with honesty that the only thing I would go back there for is their cornflakes flavored soft serve. That is all. I tried their cookies, but it's nothing too special at all.

Oh, and if you see Karlie's Cookies at the checkout, I would highly recommend that you do NOT purchase one. They don't taste anything like cookies, probably because cookies aren't meant to be healthy.

Ice cream. See for yourself: http://www.morgensternsnyc.com/flavors/

Need I say more?

Sant Ambroeus has three locations in Manhattan, all of which are equally fancy. If you aren't in the mood to treat yourself to a fancy lunch or dinner (which may be a good idea because their pasta looked amazing as well), definitely come here for desserts. All of their cookies are amazingly delicious, but the vanilla ice cream with hot fudge poured all over it is something else. I'll just leave it at that. 

Ovenly's an incredibly adorable coffee shop/dessert haven in Greenpoint. Most of their desserts are gluten-free, which makes it a very bad idea for me to walk in there, as I end up purchasing one of every thing they have on display, to share with whomever I'm with. They also have great coffee and some seating if you want to take a brief stop and rest in this cute little spot.

Go where your heart takes you in terms of picking your flavors. I don't think you can go wrong.

I stumbled upon Van Leeuwen while searching for a cute place to get some coffee late on a Saturday evening. They were playing Billie Holliday on a record player in the back of the store and the staff was extremely friendly. They have lots of flavors and they let you taste as many of them as you like:) Everything was yummy (personal favourites are banana & walnut, and peanut butter- both vegan). As a dairy-free ice-cream lover, it's hard for me to find an ice-cream that doesn't taste fake, so I'm very glad for its existence.