Noona's Ice Cream, East Village
8 people recommend, 1 warns against itvia r/FoodNYC9 comments cited below
What people say, in short
Noona's Ice Cream is an East Village shop that many people recommend, mostly for its flavours. Two single out the banana pudding mochi, while one each names pandan and toasted rice, one names passionfruit and a Biscoff winter flavour, and one praises its toppings and Asian flavours. One commenter says the posted opening times were not always kept.
Address
Noona's Ice Cream, 304 E 5th St, New York, NY 10003
At a glance
- Signature dishes
- Banana pudding mochi, Pandan and ube, Toasted rice
- Best for
- Ice cream
Nearby on this map
Other places on this map closest to Noona's Ice Cream, East Village, as the crow flies.
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/Hour_Ad5821 in r/FoodNYC · Feb 2026taste
Calls the shop one of their favourites, praising passionfruit and a Biscoff winter flavour.
- Recommendsu/StrangeManInYourTub in r/FoodNYC · Feb 2026taste
Likes the place's flavours, especially pandan.
- Caveatu/n_nine in r/FoodNYC · Feb 2026service
Insists the shop should open at its posted times, since customers may stop coming back if it doesn't.
- Recommendsu/bkhalfpint in r/FoodNYC · May 2025taste
Gushes about the banana pudding mochi flavor and clearly loves it.
- Recommendsu/jjfreshhh in r/FoodNYC · Feb 2026taste
Strongly praises banana pudding mochi, calling it very good.
- Recommendsu/tbling914 in r/FoodNYC · Nov 2025
Recently found it; praises its toppings and Asian flavours and strongly recommends it.
- Recommendsu/imdavidshin in r/FoodNYC · Feb 2026
Praises the flavours for showing a Korean heritage.
- Recommendsu/East_Korean in r/FoodNYC · Feb 2026taste
Names toasted rice as their top pick and says the city has nothing quite like it.
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- Recommendsu/hunneybunny in r/FoodNYC · Feb 2026taste
Says the flavours are excellent, having followed the shop since its mail-order pints.
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