The Icemen Coneth

Opened roughly a decade ago by two brothers from Buenos Aires, Cones dishes up excellent handmade Argentine-style ice cream.   Raul and Oscar D'Aloisio's frozen wares have the consistency of gelato and come in some two dozen flavors including creamy zabaglione, yerba maté (a bitter, South American green tea), and dulce de leche as well as more traditional favorites like hazelnut.

However, if you prefer something tart on a warm day, it's hard to imagine anything more refreshing than one or more of their dozen sorbets.   You may wish to check out a couple of my personal faves, lemon and passion fruit.

 

Raul ("the older one," as he puts it) offers me a couple of samples.

The two-sample limit seems almost cruel.

 

As with all good ice creams, Cones's do not rely on excessive sweetness to mask inferior-quality flavors.  Their premium flavorings really stack up.

 

Cones

272 Bleecker Street (near Morton St), West Village, Manhattan

(212) 414-1795

By train: to Christopher St-Sheridan Sq
By bus: M20 (downtown)

 

Comments

[Comestiblog]

Is a nice pun its own reword? In any case, I'd definitely encourage you to visit Raul—he's very engaging.

[Mark by Chocolate]

Ouch. Nice pun. I'll have to give it a try next time I'm in the area.