Smoove Ice Cream

Best birthday cakes ever. My husband surprised me with the flowers cake for my birthday and for my daughter's birthday we got the unicorn cake. The flavors are unique and the ice cream is perfectly creamy. The best part is they're so cute too!! Can't get this anywhere else. Highly recommend!

If ube ice cream wasn't purple, I wouldn't be able to tell what is the taste. Just sweet. The black sesame has a slightly more distinct flavor, but unfortunately it's still very far from what I expected.

Durian ice cream and earl grey double scoops. They both taste wonderful! I will come back to this shop instead of Chinatown Ice Cream Factory which is nowadays over-priced.

So yummy! Must visit, I’d like to try the black sesame next

I think the boba float is very unique. It definitely looks aesthetically pleasing. The brown sugar boba tasted good.

Really tasty Asian flavors (not overly sweet) we got the pistachio croffle with a huge scoop of ube ice cream on top along with an ube boba and it was amazing. it was the perfect sweet treat after our dinner in chinatown.

Very delicious ice cream and croffles (ice cream on waffles). Also the boba floats are very creative and refreshing.

I just came to this place 15 minutes ago and I’m already about to order my third drink (I mistook Ube for Taro and i hate taro…. oops)… come here if you want your wallet to lose weight

Great service and taste only took about 5 minutes. Definitely a recommended stop. would definitely come back

Some of the best hard ice cream in NYC! Smooth (as the name implies), creamy, and delicious. The ube flavor is excellent. My wife is a chocolate lover and swears by their blackout chocolate. Great little shop with a great vibe in the LES. Staff is helpful and friendly.

Smoove ice cream has many unique flavors like tamarind, ube, tofu, Thai tea etc. I came for the waffle and strawberry ice cream. It is a small store with some available seating. There is a kiosk for orders or one can just speak to the associate. This a nice place to go after an evening walk or a date. All of the options are great conversation starters.

Favorite ice cream shop in Chinatown. Went here many times this year and Ube float is my favorite.

Open late and delicious ice cream! I got a mix of the black sesame and the rose ice cream with mochi pieces on top and it was great! I do wish that the sesame flavor was just a little stronger but it was a perfect after dinner treat

A Scoop of Happiness is their motto, and they're not lying! When two of my favorite things collide it's like magic! That's Ube and ice cream! has been a fave since as long as I can remember, like we're talking toddler age. Ube I just fell in love with over the last year! Smoove ice cream was so impressive that @the_hungry_road and I actually starting doing research on them while sitting there loving every taste of this smoove artisan ice cream! We were shocked to find out there are only two locations anywhere, one in NYC and one in the San Francisco Bay area! This spot was cute and clean, service good and I was happy so see a group of young people sitting and chatting have and having a great time here. My reasonably priced three scoops were so big that my waffle cone wasn't even going to hold them, so he had to flip it into a cup to avoid a disaster (that might've actually made me cry). The hubby had a little more self-control and just got two scoops in a cup. I tasted about five flavors before deciding on a scoop of Ube (without tasting it first), Fruity Pebbles and Cookie Monster. I have never even loved any Cookie Monster ice cream in CT, which is a much brighter, (faker) blue color and less flavorful than this one. And I thought the fruity pebbles might be too sweet, but it was not, it was just literally perfect! And oh the mouthfeel, these were so smoove and velvety this spot ranks up there among our favorites! They're open daily and this is a MUST TRY spot! Convenient to order at the kiosk and wait for your name to be called!

After trying so many flavors (they were all good, I couldn't decide) I finally decided to go with Ube and Strawberry. I am not typically one that orders fruit flavored ice cream but at Smoove, it was so different and my friend agreed with me. I've never been a huge fan of Ube but it tasted like vanilla and was very yummy. I ordered the small and she was able to do both flavors in one cup, it was so much ice cream but soo delicious! Definitely recommend this spot if you're in the area!

The space is small but cute. There are two tables for sitting, and a longer counter-style seating area attached to a wall, with chairs lined up in a row. Bonus points for the self-ordering kiosk, which made the process easier. We got the Chicken Croffle + Ube Float combo. The chicken was a little too salty but still paired well with the croffle. The ube float looked dreamy, but the drink itself was bland -- just vibes, no flavor. However, the ube ice cream on top was legit. Creamy, rich, and actually made me consider forgiveness. Overall, I'll give Smoove a 3.5/5. Next time, I'll skipping the chaos and head dive straight to the ice cream! :P

First impressions: I was craving something called despite the 29° F weather outside... I looked up and saw this spot.. cute inside and flavors looked good The Noms: after trying some flavors, I picked ube.... It looked good and the sample tasted good, but when I started scooping it, the ice cream started crumbling (see 2nd pic)... I couldn't understand what was wrong... I think it's because the ice cream is too cold. It wasn't smooth and creamy like ice cream is supposed to be. Each spoonful crumbled off the scoop. I'm very disappointed. In conclusion: would probably not come back

This place is located right off the metro station in Chinatown. We decided we wanted to try the croffle (which is basically a croissant waffle mix). We love ice cream sandwiches so thought this would be a similar experience. There are ordering machines and you put in your name for them to call you. There is no restroom we saw on premise and limited seating (but hey! It's New York). I ended up getting the Strawberry Cream Cheese Croffle with Strawberry ice cream. The croffle was harder to cut than I would have thought it should be since it is half croissant). The strawberry ice cream was delicious (honestly I wish I would have just stuck with the ice cream). I didn't really like the cream cheese. I felt like it was too solid and didn't really add to the croffle. I highly recommend the flavor my boyfriend got- Pistachio Toasted Coconut Croffle with a Scoop of Ube Ice Cream. It was seriously delicious. I found the Ube scoop very creamy. The pistachio was delicious and mixed well with the coconuts. I, again, found the croffle a bit hard to bite down on. The place also has boba tea and ice creams if croffles don't interest you.

Surprisingly, I wasn't impressed after being so excited to try this. My Jasmin milk tea was just not good, it was even slightly bitter and watered down. The service was also a bit slow. I tried the passion fruit drink and it was much more flavorful. The kiosk makes the ordering simple with pictures and prices. There were a couple of stools and 2 tables in the small shop. Within the time there, it was actually a bit uncomfortable due to 2 homeless men coming inside and spreading their aroma to the small space, I know this isn't the establishment fault, but be aware.

Second time visiting this location but was too busy to order the first time. Location was wasn't too busy when walked. There were a two tables with a couple chairs. Was a bit cramped but not uncomfortable. We ordered the strawberry cream cheese croffle with strawberry ice cream and the pistachio toasted coconut croffle with a scoop of ube ice cream. The pistachio croffle was one of the best desserts I tasted in all of NYC!!! Was fantastic and combined everything I loved. It was superior to the strawberry, which also looked attractive. Would definitely come again for the pistachio croffle and ube ice cream.

Food: This is one of my favorite ice cream places in New York City. My favorite flavor is the jasmine milk tea, which is so fragrant and subtly sweet. If you like tea, flavored desserts, I would recommend you try this ice cream. This place has a lot of unique Asian flavors, including Thai iced tea, black, sesame, durian, mango, pineapple coconut, ube, peach oolong, and more. They also have drinks, ice cream, floats, and croffles. Service: Staff are friendly and willing to give you a sample of flavors you want to try. Ambiance: This place is small and only has two very small tables for seating so it does fill up quickly. Overall, I would highly recommend this spot!

The ube flavor in the Ube boba float was strong! Definitely reminded me of what ube is supposed to taste like, unlike all of the other "ube" pastries I've had recently that were dyed purple but tasted nothing like ube. The ice cream scoop was creamy and delicious. The drink itself is on the sweet side so keep that in mind, especially if you prefer lighter teas instead. The bubbles were surprisingly very good and had the perfect texture. Multiple kiosks to order inside. Very clean and aesthetically pleasing interior!

This place is beyond delicious it's sooooo good I've been coming here for over 3 years and I do not regret a visit I enjoy the spot it's small and cozy and the ambiance is super dope just because of the location and the many different restaurants you could visit in the area

Unassuming little ice cream shop in Chinatown and very friendly cashiers! Tons of classic flavors as well as some East Asian inspired flavors. I got the ube which was incredible. So rich and creamy! If I wasn't so full I would have gotten more. Will absolutely be going back to try some additional flavors plus their bubble tea.

my girl loved this spot lmao so it's a 5 star for me will be coming back to try their other desserts

It was a cold night and I didn't have ice cream on my mind until I walked by and saw their add for pumpkin Oreo ice cream. My interest was piqued. I walked in and ordered a single scoop with peach oolong tea without even taking note of the other flavors. There was no one at the counter so I placed my order on the tablet. Once someone came around from the back, I asked about trying a couple of other ice cream flavors. He kindly let me try them in case I wanted to change my mind. I stuck with my original order. The peach tea was waaaay too sweet for me but I didn't see anywhere on the tablet to change the sweetness level. That's my main complaint. If I could've done 20% sweetness, or no sugar at all, it would've been perfect.

Got a normal boba here! It was super good n the ice cream favors here are super unique and I would be willing to come back and try them. You order on a tablet with is nice. The store is also very cute and had some seating.

This was my second time coming to a cute, filling place where I can get ice cream and boba at the same time. The weather was insanely hot when I went so I got the thai tea with its ice cream, which was so good. The flavor was strong and refreshing, worth the price! The employee also brought it to where I was sitting, which was nice of her. My friend got the croffle and she could not even finish it. It was very stale, as if they warmed up a pre-packaged waffle. Wouldn't go for the croffle but definitely love their ice cream flavors and the floats!

Really enjoyed Smoove! Unique Asian inspired ice cream flavors so even though it was freezing outside, I couldn't resist but stop by I got one of the tea flavored ice creams, nice, creamy and "smoove" Would move to come back to try other flavors

Came back and tried their boba/waffle combo. I didn't realize how many ice cream flavors they had, but they're all so interesting (and Asian-inspired for the most part)! I sampled a few and loved the Jasmine tea flavor. Their Earl grey tea flavor also tasted exactly like the tea. For their boba float part of the combo, we made our own flavor of Jasmine tea ice cream and Jasmine tea base. The flavors worked well together (surprisingly :)). And then we paired it with the matcha croffle. Perfect size to share between 2-3 people. A few spots of inside seating.

This review focuses only on the ube float! I love how this place has so many Asian ice cream flavors! I was excited to try this place because of the great reviews, but was disappointed when I got the ube float since it was way too sweet for me and the boba was flavorless, so I wouldn't recommend this specific drink. I would love to try the other flavors and desserts though since I was probably unlucky with the ube float.

I was surprised to find the large selection of ice cream flavors here - I got a split scoop of earl grey and jasmine milk tea. I absolutely loved the earl grey. The other flavor wasn't bad, just a bit bland for me. I'll be back for the earl grey. Service was quick and the staff were friendly.

Good place in NYC for dessert! We got the ube boba float and it was so creamy and delicious. The sweetness was perfect and the service was outstanding. Great dessert place!!!

Really cute shop and nice service. The ice cream and raffle are so good! It's a nice dessert/ boba spot for a quick grab and go. There's limited seating and overall nice vibe. I recommend

Came here for a late night treat before closing. I got the plain croffle, taro milk tea and pint of ube ice cream Do not be like me in getting a plain croffle, add some toppings on top of it. The taro milk and ube ice cream were both delicious that I devoured both items fast. I recommend buying the 32 Oz prepackaged ice cream so that you can enjoy more of their ice cream at the comfort of your home. Overall, it is a nice little dessert spot to hang out at night if you're in the Chinatown area.

This treat was so yummy and rich. It was kind of a bit too sweet but as it should be cuz it was $9. Service was fast and this place offer seating inside. Such a cute interior too

I was not expecting this level of deliciousness. My siblings and I shared a 3 scoop - durian, ube, and cookies and cream. I honestly tried a lot of durian ice cream but this has to be the best durian ice cream I've ever had - so rich and full! Smoove also doesn't give you tiny scoops like other ice cream shops I've been to which I appreciate. The service was fast and the little shop is quite cute. There is also free wifi. I saw some people enjoying their bubble tea ice cream floats and it looked very tasty too.

I haven't been here in a long while. My favorite had always been the Jasmine milk tea flavored ice cream but they did not always have it in the past. I recently found it they offered it in pints now so I immediately went and got one for my indulgence at my office. During my visit, I also got a small scoop of ube. And my friend got a scoop of the cookies n cream. Delicious. The staff though, the girl was pretty rude. She clearly did not want to be there and shouldn't have been there. Sure, I was still able to get my ice cream but it was not a fun experience. I am not asking anyone to treat me like the princess I am (jk) nor am I saying everyone should be as jolly and Santa clause but she could have at least engaged with my friend and I when we were asking her questions about the flavors. It seemed like she was huffing and puffing at any request that we had and we could almost see her eyes roll back, which were only for the basic things like asking for a bag and a cover for one of our orders. The way she handed the order to us was rude too. The ice cream is good but I don't know if I want to go back.

Best birthday cakes ever. My husband surprised me with the flowers cake for my birthday and for my daughter's birthday we got the unicorn cake. The flavors are unique and the ice cream is perfectly creamy. The best part is they're so cute too!! Can't get this anywhere else. Highly recommend!

I stopped by because the posters on the outside drew me in. It's a small and cutely decorated boba and ice cream shop. There was only 1 person working at the time but I didn't have to wait too long for my food. Since it's small, there are not many places to sit, so most people do to-go orders. I ordered an item from each category: * Grapefruit Green Tea Boba - 9/10 - I liked the grapefruit pulp that was mixed into the boba, because of the different textures. The 50% sugar was the perfect amount of sweetness. * Almond Chocolate Croffle - 7/10 - The croffle tasted a bit stale and it was cold, so I don't think they make it fresh. But, I did like the toppings. * Lychee Rose Ice Cream - 8/10 - I liked the small pieces of lychee throughout the ice cream and the rose flavor was not overbearing. Overall, I would come again to try the boba floats. I think they shine more for their drinks than anything else.

I've walked by this place on the way to 99 Favor Taste so many times, but I was always too full after dinner to go. I finally went on a Friday night, and I so regret not stopping by sooner. This place was so good! The inside is very small - there are only two small tables and one bench. I got the mochi matcha croffle with ice cream to share, and it was a perfect-sized dessert after dinner. They gave us a huge scoop of ice cream and tons of mochi too. The ice cream was so smooth and delicious. This was my first time trying a croffle, and the texture reminded me of a kouign-amann, which is one of my favorite pastries. I loved the carmelized, crunchy outside, and the matcha flavor of the ice cream balanced out the sweetness perfectly. The only note I have is that the croffle was very hard, which made it difficult to cut. I'm not sure if that's just how it is or if the ice cream made it really hard. Either way, it was still delicious! All the cakes there were so cute, and they had so many unique flavors of ice cream. I'll definitely be back to try more things!

Interesting selection of ice cream flavors with boba and croffles. If you like Asian flavors, worth a look!

I tried their jasmine tea and matcha ice cream at Dragon Fest and can't believe that I've been sleeping on this place for so long. This was one of the few times I enjoyed a matcha dessert, it had just the right amount of sweetness without taking too much of the matcha flavor away. The jasmine tea had a light tea flavor which wasn't masked by the creaminess of the ice cream. I'll be sure to check out the actual store and try more of their flavors when I'm in the area! Update- I was in the area and got to visit the store front! I went with thai tea and jasmine double scoop and it was just as good as I remembered it. They also offer milkshakes and boba floats which is pretty cool. A bit slow during a weekday afternoon though with one person making all the orders. There were some really pretty ice cream cakes at decent prices in their fridge.

Cute little place with ver friendly service. They have a large variety of sweets like bobas, ice creams, and desserts. I wanted to love the ice cream, but it was just okay. I prefer a strong matcha ice cream flavor, but it was mild and more creamy. The peach oolong had little chunks of peaches which was great, but overall the flavor tasted a bit artificial. I feel like I need to come back and give them a second chance because everyone else seems to love it. I want to understand what the hype is about and love it too.

Good and speedy service Ambiance is nice, decorated and cool music playing Bubble tea is reasonably priced and good

Smells like rat infestation. Do not enter must leave immediately. Not worth your time.

The ice cream is really delicious. Servce is prompt. Ambiance is friendly. The location is convenient as it I s within Chinatown. I like t h e flavors offered especially t h e ube, passion fruit, and mango. I would a k ways come back here.

Delicious and not too sweet, light,yummy, unique, yummy, Friendly ,accommodating staff.

Smoove is on my radar for awhile. Now it's the best timing to stop by and grab their special flavors before summer ends. ＊ Mango Mango, Peach Oolong We were impressed by the big frozen mango chunks! The oolong tea was subtle yet tastable, adding a depth of flavor to the peachy base. It had fewer peach chunks and the chunk size was smaller comparing to the mango one. Overall the ice cream was not overly sweet. The only thing was their ice cream melted too quickly, so you need to eat as fast as you can before it turns into a puddle of sweet water. FYI They also sell Asian-inspired and tropical flavored croffles, drinks, prepackaged ice cream and cakes.

I went on a Friday night with a friend around 8:30 PM. It was not busy but got busy and stayed busy after a half hour. I ordered the Jasmine green tea with mango Boba that popped. It was so delicious. I've never had Boba like that. got larger than the 16 ounce, my friend and I sat at the counter and were able hang out even after we finished our drinks.

Ice cream flavors here are aligned towards Asian favorites and I am living for it. If you enjoy botanical and tea fragrant flavors you'll love it here. I've taken pints home of both the jasmine tea and ube and while they're on the pricier side ($7 for half a pint), they're very much worth it. The lychee and lavender flavors here are also super good. I could easily close my eyes and blind order anything and I'm sure they'd be bomb. One of my favorite ice cream shops in NYC and my favorite stop and go whenever i'm in Chinatown grabbing groceries!

Love this place, and location. So cute inside too. Love how they have vegan options for those lactose free as well!

I had Smoove Boba floats 2 times in one weekend. First was at the Japanfest - Matcha boba float but asked to switch the ice cream to Ube. Delicious and creamy drink and good ube flavor. I didn't mix the ice cream into the drink so was enjoying the leftover with the boba. I wanted to see their store so went the next day. Place is small with 2 tables and counter seating on the other wall. Many more ice cream and drink flavors. Classic boba tea was good and the large is just $0.50 cents more. I was hesitant about the croffles (bec at another cafe, was too sweet and too chewy) but wanted to give Smoove's a try; also they have a combo price for a float and croffle. Got ube boba float but with durian ice cream. Loved it! Durian flavor is there. I didn't change the sweetness level but the ube drink was just right for me. Cookies and cream croffle was on a stick, topped with a white cream (right amount of sweetness) and oreo cookies. We liked it.

The taro milk tea tasted so good! I would recommend it! Be aware of the sugar overload!!

No one was behind the counter. I had to use an ai kiosk to order one scoop of ice cream. Waited ten minutes with no one to ask for help. Some kid was sweeping as I sat there with no ice cream. Finally, I asked the kid if the ice cream was coming. Come to find out, the ai never processed my order, despite my being charged for it. It's like black mirror.

I first want to say I was so skeptical about trying these ice cream flavors because I have never tried them before. Sweet potato and Ube!? I didn't even know what Ube was. However, I came across Smoove during a food market and for the love of ice cream I wanted to see what these flavors tasted like. I tried the Ube (purple yam flavor) and Jasmine milk tea. When I say this was so delicious and filled with so much flavor, I couldn't stop eating it. I never thought I would enjoy these flavors but I would definitely try it again. The staff were lovely and happily explained what Ube was for me.

Ordered myself a custom birthday cake from Smoove and had a really great experience! Would highly recommend / do it again. Cake orders can only be placed online (not in-person) and I placed mine 6 days in advance (though the rule is typically 7 days - very glad they still accommodated my request). I chose the Old Fashion which according to the photo is a baby blue cake, so I requested to get it in pink instead. A few days later, they emailed me to confirm the details to make sure it was what I wanted. Unfortunately I forgot to include that I wanted the cake to say "Happy Birthday Heidi!" so I tried to ask the staff upon pickup if they could just add the writing (like how Carvel usually does it) but I think the staff on duty were simply ice cream scoopers and not the cake decorators. Not a big deal, def my own fault. However the staff was so kind to throw in a "happy birthday" sign for me to stick into the cake for free - how nice! Very appreciative of that. I chose half roasted black sesame, and half Thai milk tea and it was a hit - everyone loved it! It was hard to choose just 2 flavors as Smoove offers such a variety of delicious flavors such as ube and jasmine milk tea but very happy with the ones I chose.