BAUMGART’S
With their lack of dairy,
sorbets are always
good vegan options,
and Gelotti’s has a wide
selection of seasonal and
special flavors. 2 Union
Ave., Paterson (at the Totowa
border), (973) 595-1647,
gelotti.com
BENNY’S BAKERY AND
ICE CREAM SHOPPE
WANT A CRAZY
MILKSHAKE LIKE THE
ONES YOU’VE SEEN ALL
OVER INSTAGRAM?
Look no further than
BENNY’S BAKERY AND ICE
CREAM SHOPPE in Fair
Lawn. They’re basically
milkshake-sundae
hybrids: There’s one
with s’mores ice cream
that includes a huge
s’more on top, another
morning-themed shake
with espresso chocolate
bean ice cream and a
piece of crumb cake, and
one with black raspberry
chip ice cream, raspberry
compote and a whole
linzer tart cookie. Yours
for only $12.95. 11-04
Saddle River Road, Fair
Lawn, (201) 791-0730,
bennysluncheonette.com
WANT A DOUGHNUT
WITH YOUR ICE
CREAM? Head to
the GLAZE DONUTS
stores in Wayne and
Hackensack. It features
NorthJersey .com
made-from-scratch ice
cream, including some
interesting flavors such
as sweet corn and maple
bacon. You can get that
ice cream made into
a sandwich with one
of Glaze’s acclaimed
doughnuts or cookies
($3.50), or request a
sundae made with a
whole doughnut, ice
cream, two kinds of
toppings and whipped
cream ($5.95).
1055 Hamburg Turnpike,
Wayne, (973) 832-7742, and
Fairmount Park, 640 Main St.,
Hackensack, (201) 880-1222,
glazeartisan.com (Ice cream is
not available at the location
in New Milford.)
WANT A VEGAN TREAT?
The answer to this can
be found at the longtime
Paterson institution
GELOTTI. They’ve come
up with a vegan vanilla
gelato made from soy
milk and coconut cream
($3.69 for a small).
WANT ICE CREAM
MADE WITH HIGH-END
INGREDIENTS AND
GOURMET HOT FUDGE?
That’s the purview of
ICE CREAM BY MIKE in
Hackensack. Michael
Elias makes his own
hot fudge – “more like
a hot ganache, very
decadent, made from
Valrhona of course,”
he says, referring to
the premium chocolate
brand. Try it with one of
his rotating flavors made
from scratch using eggs
from Goffle Road Farm
in Wyckoff. A hot-fudge
sundae is $5.50. 163
Main St., Hackensack, (201)
343-4514, facebook.com/
icecreambymike
WANT A COLD
TREAT AFTER YOUR
RESTAURANT MEAL?
Well, WHITE MAPLE
CAFÉ, a relatively new
restaurant in Ridgewood,
is offering some great
gelato from Bucket &
Bay in Jersey City. The
vanilla, made with whole
vanilla bean, and the
deep dark chocolate
flavors are standouts.
$6 for three 2-ounce
scoops on the dessert
menu. 47 E. Ridgewood Ave.,
Ridgewood, (201) 447-1953,
whitemaplecafe.com
On a cone or in a dish
Here are some of North Jersey’s
oldest and most well-known spots
for old-fashioned ice cream:
BAUMGART’S
45 E. Palisade Ave., Englewood
(201) 569-6267
59 Promenade, Edgewater
(201) 313-3889
158 Franklin Ave., Ridgewood
(201) 612-5688
baumgartscafe.com
BISCHOFF’S
468 Cedar Lane, Teaneck
(201) 836-0333
CLYDE’S ITALIAN ICE
AND ICE CREAM
48 Gaston Ave., Garfield
(973) 546-2760
CONRAD’S
107 Westwood Ave., Westwood
(201) 664-2895, conradscandy.com
GUERNSEY CREST
134 19th Ave., Paterson
(973) 742-4620
ICE CREAM CHARLIE’S
200 Park Ave., Rutherford
(201) 939-8133, icecreamcharlies.net
ICE CREAM ON GRAND
523 Grand Ave., Englewood
(201) 569-5346, icecreamongrand.com
VAN DYK’S
145 Ackerman Ave., Ridgewood
(201) 444-1429
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