Malai

Ice cream shop · West Village

Malai

Ice cream shop · West Village

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9 Christopher St, New York, NY 10014

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South Asian spice ice cream, kulfi, cakes, sandos  

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9 Christopher St, New York, NY 10014 Get directions

malai.co
@malai_icecream

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9 Christopher St, New York, NY 10014 Get directions

+1 646 371 9859
malai.co
@malai_icecream

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Aug 25, 2025

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A New Tapas Spot Opens in the East Village With Nothing Over $10 | Eater NY

"The Cobble Hill ice cream shop with offshoots in D.C. and Philly is running a pop-up in the West Village starting Friday, July 11, at 9 Christopher Street (at Gay Street). Described as a preview for a permanent West Village location that owner Pooja Bavishi is planning for later this year, the pop-up features flavors such as coffee-cardamon, masala chai, and rose-cinnamon." - Melissa McCart

https://ny.eater.com/new-york-restaurant-news/400449/al-andalus-ravi-derossi-east-village-opening-vegan-tapas-10
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Leonardo Torres

Google
The offerings as always were great. While they will close for this winter of 2025 for renovations they said they should be back for Spring of 2026.

Melanie A.

Google
Every flavor I tried was delicious! The woman at the register was welcoming and generous with the samples.

Muybonito Ricardo

Google
This place was wonderful! I tried the Guava Chili, Pink Pineapple Peppercorn and Spiced Peanut, I gotta say these people know what they’re doing, their one scoop serving is MASSIVE, and you can split your one scoop serving between two flavors. If you’re vegan, definitely combine Guava Chili and Pineapple Peppercorn, they go deliciously together. The people serving the ice cream were super kind and lovely. Will come back 🙏❤️

Zehra Mirza

Google
So glad Malai opened up in the neighborhood! They have incredible flavors that take me back to my childhood such as rose almond, chai, and saffron pistachio. You’ll want to top the ice cream with their cardamom shortbread ;)

Laurie Hervot

Google
The scoops here are super small (and smaller than what I’ve had on several occasions at the Brooklyn location), good ice cream otherwise

Kat Arturo

Google
The girl with big curly hair was so nice and helpful! Funky flavors for everyone, def check it out

L Harman

Google
Amazing flavors, recommend trying all of them
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Parita A.

Yelp
Stopped by Malai and was seriously impressed. I had a split scoop of the guava chili and pineapple pink peppercorn, both happened to be vegan, but you'd never know. The texture was more like a sorbet, super refreshing, with a sweet start and just the right punch of spice at the end. Perfect treat on a hot day. The person behind the counter was really helpful, and the space itself is lovely, clean, thoughtfully designed, and inviting. Always love supporting a South Asian-owned spot, especially one that brings such unique flavors to the table. Can't wait to go back and try more!

Jonathan M.

Yelp
Really outstanding place with the best-chosen (curated?) set of ice cream flavors I've come across. I tasted four and each was both out of the ordinary and came together well and in interesting ways. The person serving was really helpful. This place won't be around for long, so recommend trying it out to anyone who enjoys ice cream.