We All Scream For Ice Cream

Chinatown Ice Cream Factory

Location: 65 Bayard Street, New York, NY 10013 New York City’s Chinatown is rich with history, and with flavor. Chinatown Ice Cream Factory has been around for over 30 years, serving some of the best homemade ice cream around. The family-run business offers a selection of over 50 flavors; it just depends on what the store feels like putting out that day! A New York Magazine critics' pick, you can’t go wrong with this downtown, whole-in-the-wall spot. chinatownicecreamfactory.com

Milk Bar

Location: 561 Columbus Avenue, New York, NY 10024 Milk Bar (a sister store to the Momofuku restaurants) is traditionally known for its delicious cookies and cakes, but its soft serve and shakes are certainly worth a taste this National Ice Cream Day. We recommend the cereal milk, which can be ordered as a shake or soft serve. Made with milk, brown sugar, cornflakes and a hint of salt, you need to try this delectable treat at least once. Milk Bar has three locations in Manhattan and two in Brooklyn. milkbarstore.com

Ample Hills Creamery

Location: 623 Vanderbilt Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11238 Ample Hills Creamery is the perfect neighborhood ice cream shop, with family friendly décor and a large variety of delicious, made-from-scratch flavors. Unique tastes include Nonna D’s Oatmeal Lace, Salted Crack Caramel and Snap, Mallow, Pop. Ample Hills also offers space for private events, where you can ride a stationary, ice cream churning bicycle! That’s some real motivation to go work out. Their Gowanus location's rooftop (at 305 Nevins Street) the perfect place to enjoy a cone on a warm summer's night. amplehills.com

Big Gay Ice Cream

Location: 125 East 7th Street, New York, NY 10009 Big Gay Ice Cream doesn’t just have good ice cream—its creativity raises the playing field and delivers some of the best treats downtown Manhattan has to offer. The unique toppings include: olive oil & sea salt, wasabi pea dust, crushed Nilla Wafers, elderflower syrup, and so many more! Big Gay Ice Cream’s original shop in the East Village was supplemented by a West Village addition in 2012, which is located on Grove Street and 7th Avenue South.

Brooklyn Farmacy & Soda Fountain

Location: 513 Henry Street, Brooklyn, NY 11231 Brooklyn Farmacy is what you wish ice cream stores everywhere still looked like. Housed in a 1920s apothecary store, Brooklyn Farmacy’s counter-top menu includes egg creams, ice cream floats, and milkshakes. Oh, and did we forget to mention its specialty sundae menu with 15 different options? The restaurant also has a less sweet, regular food menu, which was named one of the “Top Ten Restaurants in the US” by Food Network Magazine. brooklynfarmacyandsodafountain.com

Melt Bakery

Location: 132 Orchard Street, New York, NY 10002 Melt Bakery has made a name for itself as NYC's first ice cream sandwich bakery! Check out their LES storefront (or catch them on the High Line or in Washington Square Park) and sample fab combos like Peanut Butter Cookies + Banana Ice Cream and Red Velvet Meltcakes + Cream Cheese Ice Cream! meltbakery.com

OddFellows Ice Cream Co.

Location: 175 Kent Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11249 A Williamsburg staple, OddFellows Ice Cream Co. is a great find and an even better cone. With homemade waffle cones and ice cream made with ingredients from locally sourced producers, this organic ice cream shop is the place to be this National Ice Cream Day. Even better, 5 cents of every purchase is donated to the Food Pantry of New York. oddfellowsnyc.com

Popbar

Location: 5 Carmine Street at 6th Avenue, New York, NY 10014 Popbar earned its stripes with its innovative hot chocolate on a stick a few years ago, and has since exploded into one of the most popular dessert spots in the West Village. Popbar offers gelato, sorbet and frozen yogurt of all different kinds — all on a Popsicle stick, of course. These tasty treats are made fresh on a daily basis, and all of the Popbars are completely gluten free. pop-bar.com

Davey’s Ice Cream

Location: 137 1st Avenue, New York, NY 10003 Named the “Best Ice Cream in NYC” by the Village Voice in 2014, Davey’s Ice Cream lives up to its reputation. If Davey’s Ice Cream doesn’t have it, you don’t want it. The quaint creamery covers its bases with chocolate, vanilla, strawberry, but doesn’t stop there. Specialties include Speculoos chocolate chip ice cream, Thai ice tea pops, supreme banana splits and made-to-order ice cream sandwiches. daveysicecream.com

Jacques Torres Ice Cream Shop

Location: 1186 69th Street, New York, NY 10021 No one does chocolate like Jacques Torres. Mr. Chocolate himself goes one step further in delivering incredible ice cream sandwiches, with a yummy assortment of flavor options tucked between two soft, flakey cookies. Jacques Torres’ ice cream shop was originally born in DUMBO, but has made its way to the Upper East Side in recent years. There are a number of other locations throughout Manhattan as well. mrchocolate.com

Brooklyn Ice Cream Factory

Location: The Corners of Old Fulton and Water Street, Brooklyn, NY 11201 Brooklyn Ice Cream Factory is a hidden gem tucked beneath the Brooklyn Bridge in DUMBO. Grab a cone and take in the views of the Manhattan skyline and the Statue of Liberty at Brooklyn Bridge Park, just a short walk away. The tasty menu includes sundaes, splits and shakes, but fair warning: It’s cash only. brooklynicecreamfactory.com

Sedutto

Location: 1498 1st Avenue, New York, NY 10075 Sedutto is the sweetness sanctuary of the Upper East Side. Celebrating over 30 years in the business this summer, Sedutto offers some of the classics like moose tracks and rum raisin, but keeps it modern with green tea and cappuccino flavors as well. Sedutto also serves up some killer gelato and frozen yogurt, not to mention its wine ice cream and sorbets, which contain 5 percent alcohol. sedutto78.com