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 spices, unique flavors, eggless ice cream, kulfi, cakes  

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9 Christopher St, New York, NY 10014 Get directions

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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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Oct 10, 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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bobwho1995

Google
Got the split scoop or 2 scoop cup, $7.50. Tried the rose with cinnamon almonds and the saffron pistachio. Both were good, creamy. Interesting flavors. Overall a 8/10.

Andrew Russeth

Google
Malai is serving up some of the best ice cream in the city, by a wide margin, and its West Village location is warm and welcoming. These inventive flavors sing. I went with tulsi chocolate chip and butterscotch butter pecan on my most recent visit. I left very satisfied, thanking the ice cream angels.

Eunice Kim

Google
My favorite ice cream shop ever. Malai always has incredible flavors that will leave you shocked, delighted, and satisfied. A great clean, bright space with a few tables and seats. Check out their ice cream cakes, pints, ice cream cookies, and kulfis.

mani agg

Google
We tried all of the flavors and everything was just amazing!

Tanima

Google
As a south asian person who grew up with these flavors, I have to say they’re NOT good. Flavors are not great and taste awful

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.

Stephanie Cheng

Google
My favorite flavor is the mango followed by cardamom coffee and cardamom pistachio.
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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.