Ample Hills Creamery
18 people recommend, 1 warns against itvia r/FoodNYC, r/Brooklyn, r/AskNYC19 comments cited below
What people say, in short
Many people recommend Ample Hills Creamery, which has more than one shop; the address given is the Vanderbilt Avenue shop that one commenter names. Three single out the Peppermint Pattie, one the Oatmeal Lace, one the cotton mallow flavour at the Upper West Side shop, and one loves the ice cream flights. Three mention its cakes. One commenter calls the quality low next to another shop.
Address
Ample Hills Creamery, 623 Vanderbilt Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11238
At a glance
- Signature dishes
- Peppermint Pattie, Oatmeal Lace
- Best for
- Ice cream
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The evidence
Every point below is paraphrased from a real public comment, ordered by how much the community engaged with it. Caveats and negatives are kept in — follow any link to read the original for yourself.
- Recommendsu/weaselinsneakers in r/FoodNYC · Mar 2025taste
Lists Ample Hills among mint chip favourites they enjoy, without naming a specific flavour.
- Recommendsu/WinterFilmAwards in r/FoodNYC · Mar 2025taste
Rates Ample Hills' Peppermint Pattie as the top mint chocolate they have tried.
- Recommendsu/traggedy_ann in r/FoodNYC · Mar 2025taste
Praises all of Ample Hills' products and especially the Oatmeal Lace; also asks about a peppermint item.
- Recommendsu/Cazique__ in r/FoodNYC · Sep 2024taste
Singles out one of its ice cream flavours as a favourite.
- Recommendsu/PostPostMinimalist in r/FoodNYC · Sep 2024
Says they love it, pushing back on the dislike.
- Recommendsu/bkhalfpint in r/FoodNYC · Oct 2025taste
Recommends this shop for cake and singles out its brownie base as the draw.
- Recommendsu/Message_10 in r/Brooklyn · Jul 2024
Suggests the Vanderbilt Ample Hills as a reliable go-to option.
- Recommendsu/msl0223 in r/FoodNYC · Jul 2025
Offers this shop as one of two answers to the question.
Show all 19 cited comments
- Recommendsu/Thick-Definition7416 in r/FoodNYC · Jul 2025
Answers with the name Ample Hills as a suggestion.
- Recommendsu/Puzzleheaded-Cup-854 in r/FoodNYC · May 2025variety
Confirms it still exists and loves their ice cream flights.
- Caveatu/UnderbellyNYC in r/FoodNYC · Apr 2025
Argues it's low-quality and far below the other shop.
- Recommendsu/LooseLossage in r/AskNYC · May 2024
Suggests Ample Hills as a local alternative to the truck soft serve for someone craving it.
- Recommendsu/pitadee3 in r/FoodNYC · Apr 2024taste
Recently tried the cotton mallow flavour at the UWS branch and found it delicious.
- Recommendsu/Additional_Juice2671 in r/FoodNYC · Jul 2026
Gives a bare one-name answer naming Ample Hills.
- Recommendsu/Traditional-Swan-130 in r/FoodNYC · Oct 2025variety
Recommends Ample Hills too; says it usually cuts a cake slice when one is displayed.
- Recommendsu/snowy714 in r/FoodNYC · Oct 2025taste
Says Ample Hills recently began selling a product and calls it their favorite NYC ice cream.
- Recommendsu/OKalrightOKAYalright in r/FoodNYC · Jul 2025
Names it in the list without further comment.
- Recommendsu/donutlikefunnelcake in r/FoodNYC · Mar 2025variety
Suggests Ample Hills' peppermint pattie flavor as the answer, without naming a location or giving other detail.
- Recommendsu/cha614 in r/FoodNYC · Jul 2025
Answers with the name Ample Hills and nothing more.
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