We stopped at the ice cream window tonight. As we walked up at 7:55 pm, the A-frame read: last day. The music inside got louder as we approached the window; they were playing Lorde’s ‘Supercut’. We were the last customers of the day, the last customers of the season. The two people still working asked if we’d like to try anything, so we did—the ‘Linden’ was all gone, but they told us it was named after the Linden tree, which grows on the streets of Ridgewood beyond the Window. They harvest the flowers in June and use it to make ice cream during the months that follow. Another woman who worked there came up and joined our conversation—she said the Linden tree grew natively in her homeland, Poland, and the smell reminded her of childhood. We ended up trying the Brown butter, Waldmeister, Guava and Passionfruit. Everything was decadent. Ice cream...
Read moreWe took a walk on a Sunday afternoon, randomly passed by Ice Cream Window and were appealed by the crowd in front of their service window.
It’s definitely a hidden gem and it’s only open every weekend from noon to 8pm. They serve Ice Cream Window Special and also gourmet ice cream from LadyMooMoo, which is also one of my favorites. The flavors vary daily and they would be posted on their Instagram account.
We got their special HRÍS, Black Currant and Tahitian Vanilla as our first try. It’s was amazingly satisfying and delicious. I love the creamy HRÍS with crunchy chocolate Candy puff and my husband loves their refreshing black currant.
The price is reasonable with great portion, $4 a scoop and $2 for the 2nd. However, just a friendly reminder that they only take...
Read moreWas in the neighborhood for lunch and saw that this place had amazing (if minimal) reviews and would love to add to them. The space itself operates outside an office that has nothing to do with ice cream, but the guy scooping seems like he does this 8 days per week. Their options are fairly limited but to flavors I truly have never tried before. Also, he is not shy about having you try every option before you decide what to get. The prices are so so reasonable for 1-2 scoops of ice cream. Lucuma was my favorite and it was such a delicious choice on top of the waldmeister. It melted super quickly but was a necessity on as hot a...
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