Soft Swerve, Dekalb Market Hall City Point Downtown Brooklyn
21 people recommend, 1 warns against itvia r/FoodNYC, r/Brooklyn23 comments cited below
What people say, in short
Most people recommend Soft Swerve, a soft serve shop with Manhattan locations and a stand in DeKalb Market Hall in Downtown Brooklyn, which is the address given; two commenters point to the market hall. Several praise the ube soft serve and several the black sesame. One ranks it their best soft serve in the city, one found it beat SuperMoon on texture, and one praises the hojicha at its Allen Street shop. A few mention vegan options. Not everyone agrees: one found the flavours bland on a visit years ago, and one likes it but does not get the hype.
Address
Soft Swerve Ice Cream - DMH, 445 Albee Square W, Brooklyn, NY 11201
At a glance
- Signature dishes
- Ube soft serve, Black sesame soft serve
- Best for
- Ice cream
- Opinions divided
- Yes
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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/Worldly-Salad-3027 in r/FoodNYC · Jul 2024
Listed among recommended soft serve spots.
- Recommendsu/Dontbeacreper in r/FoodNYC · Jul 2024taste
One commenter adores the ube soft serve, served alongside condensed milk plus mochi.
- Recommendsu/DinerEnBlanc in r/FoodNYC · May 2025
One commenter ranks it as their best soft serve in the city and notes Reese's puffs instead of peanut butter cups.
- Recommendsu/Strange1130 in r/FoodNYC · Apr 2026taste
Says Soft Swerve has a tasty soft serve in black sesame.
- Recommendsu/Any-Question-3759 in r/FoodNYC · Apr 2026
Says Soft Swerve also carries black sesame, responding to the Sundaes and Cones suggestion.
- Recommendsu/scrubjay98111 in r/FoodNYC · Mar 2025taste
One commenter rates the hojicha at Allen St. highly.
- Mixedu/JuanJeanJohn in r/FoodNYC · Jul 2024
Likes Soft Swerve but doesn't understand the hype.
- Recommendsu/twosardineforks in r/FoodNYC · Apr 2026taste
Says they bought a black sesame pint here and enjoyed it.
Show all 23 cited comments
- Recommendsu/Former-Roman in r/FoodNYC · Jul 2024taste
One commenter says Soft Swerve was very good, with no further detail.
- Recommendsu/naranja_sanguina in r/FoodNYC · Jun 2026taste
Thinks the black sesame soft serve there is excellent.
- Recommendsu/Possible-Source-2454 in r/Brooklyn · Jul 2024
Suggests Soft Swerve, a spot off the DeKalb stop.
- Recommendsu/D_Ashido in r/FoodNYC · Jul 2026taste
Recommends its ube flavour and says it is hard to find in take-home pints.
- Recommendsu/omgvics in r/Brooklyn · Mar 2025variety
Likes Soft Swerve for its Asian-inspired flavours; says it has vegan options but isn't fully dairy-free.
- Recommendsu/nycrestaurantreviews in r/FoodNYC · Sep 2026taste
Calls its vegan ube excellent.
- Recommendsu/Alrundz in r/FoodNYC · Jun 2025
Lists Soft Swerve as a suggestion and says it has several Manhattan locations.
- Recommendsu/chocolatetomatoes in r/FoodNYC · May 2025
Notes it focuses on soft serve and has vegan choices.
- Caveatu/jaded_toast in r/FoodNYC · Mar 2025taste
Tried Soft Swerve's flavors years ago with a friend and found them bland; skipped the tea ones.
- Recommendsu/OKalrightOKAYalright in r/Brooklyn · Jul 2024taste
Went after the tip and tried a black sesame plus vanilla swirl; didn't know the food hall existed.
- Recommendsu/where2next00 in r/FoodNYC · Jul 2024taste
Likes Soft Swerve; the ube soft serve is delicious.
- Recommendsu/kdot226 in r/FoodNYC · Jul 2024
Named among the top soft serve spots.
- Recommendsu/asah in r/FoodNYC · Jul 2024consistency
One commenter tried both on consecutive nights and found Soft Swerve beat SuperMoon on texture and richness.
- Recommendsu/Bootes in r/Brooklyn · Jul 2024
Points to a Soft Swerve vendor inside the market hall at City Point.
- Recommendsu/BeansRiceAndPasta in r/FoodNYC · Jun 2024taste
Calls it a favourite and gets soft serve there.
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