July is National Ice Cream Month: Westchester, Rockland, Putnam shops to find your flavor
It's hot!
And that means ice cream! July is National Ice Cream Month with July 21 deemed the official National Ice Cream Day. But with this heat, there's no need to wait to indulge in the lower Hudson Valley's many twists and flavors.
If you want to try something new, there are seven recent additions to the Westchester/Rockland scene. Those include Pros and Cones in Mamaroneck; Penny Lick's third location in Ossining; Bona Bona's second spot in Baldwin Place; Froze Peekskill, where Hudson Creamery had been; Mama Mia Dessert Bar in Rye Brook featuring Japanese ice cream and Longford's in Armonk, which opened last month.
Plus in Nanuet, there's Robin's Creamery where you'll find soft serve matcha, taro and ube ice cream.
And don't forget Green + Tonic in Rye Brook is offering a special oat milk-based sundae created by yours truly (your intrepid food reporter) until the end of the summer with a portion of proceeds going to Feeding Westchester, which provides nutritious food to those in need. (Ask for "Jeanne's lohud sundae.")
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Here's a rundown of where to go.
Westchester
Bedford Candy Bar, 627 Old Post Road, Bedford, 914-234-8645, bedfordcandybar.com
Bluebird Homemade Ice Cream, 19 N. Salem Road, Cross River, 203-788-8099; facebook.com/Bluebird-NY
Bona Bona, 10 Westchester Ave., Port Chester, 914-481-5712; 71 US-6, Baldwin Place, 914-600-3004, bonabonaicecream.com
Frannie's Goodie Shop, 134 Main St., Mount Kisco, 914-218-8697; 75 S. Greeley Ave., Chappaqua, 914-861-2205, franniesgoodieshopmk.com
Froze Peekskill, 55 Hudson Ave., Peekskill, 914-788-2867
Green & Tonic, 15c Rye Ridge Plaza, Rye Brook, 914.305.4525 and 75 S. Greeley Ave., Chappaqua, 914-861-2117, greenandtonic.com (ask for Jeanne's lohud sundae)
Homestyle Desserts Bakery, 24 S Water St., Peekskill, 914-737-4659, homestyledessertsbakery.myshopify.com
King Kone, 109 Route 100, Somers; 914-232-0571; facebook.com/King-Kone
Lost Borough Ice Cream, 1 Larkin Plaza, Yonkers, 914-810-4604, lostboroughicecream.com
Main Street Sweets, 35 Main St., Tarrytown, 914-332-5757, tarrytownicecream.com
Ice Cream Social, 481 Mamaroneck Ave., White Plains, 914-358-4323, icecreamsocialwp.com
Longford's, 4 Elm Place, Rye; 914-967-3797; facebook.com/longfordsrye; 1941 Palmer Ave., Larchmont; 914-630-4503 and opening as of June 1, 402 Main St., Armonk, 914-409-0000, longfordsicecream.com
Mama Mia Dessert Bar, 104 S. Ridge St., Rye Brook, 914-305-3536, mamamiadessertbar.com
Mimi's by Martine's, 51 East Pkwy., Scarsdale, 914-881-1144, facebook.com/p/Mimis-Gelato-61550930947735/
Penny Lick Ice Cream Co., 580 Warburton Ave., Hastings, 914-525-5180; 1212 West Boston Post Road, Mamaroneck and newly opened: 1A Westerly Road, Ossining, 914-374-3698, pennylickicecream.com
Pros & Cones, 410 Mamaroneck Ave., Mamaroneck, prosandcones.com
Ralph's Italian Ices & Ice Cream, 407 Mamaroneck Ave., Mamaroneck, 914-341-1966; 2353 Central Park Ave., Yonkers, 914-652-7256; 850 N. Broadway, White Plains; 914-437-9801. ralphsices.com/ice-cream
Seven Scoops, 1143 E. Main St., Shrub Oak, sevenscoopsny.com
Sweet Lincoln, 232 Fifth Ave., Pelham, 917-364-5145
Tutto Cream, 422 Commerce St., Hawthorne, 347-992-9762
The Blue Pig, 121 Maple St., 914-271-3850, Croton-on-Hudson, thebluepigicecream.com
Venchi Chocolate & Gelato Westchester, 125 Westchester Ave. (The Westchester), White Plains, 914- 521-5027, us.venchi.com
Village Creamery & Sweetshop, 32 Broadway, Valhalla, 914-421-1300, village-creamery-sweetshop.business.site
Rockland
King Kone,136 N. Middletown Road, Pearl River; 845-620-0728; kingkonepearlriver.com
Lola’s Ice Cream Korner, 29 Demarest Ave., Nanuet, 845-215-9262, facebook.com/LICKS2022/
Louie's, 533 Western Hwy, Blauvelt, 845-366-3353, facebook.com/louiesicecreamblauvelt
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Piermont Creamery, 10 Roundhouse Road, Piermont, 845-398-9000; 85 S. Broadway, Nyack
Riverside Scoops, 1000 Round Pointe Dr., Haverstraw, 516-315-9600
Robin's Creamery, 5101 Fashion Drive, 908-327-3420, simon.com/mall/the-shops-at-nanuet/stores/robins-creamery
Temptations Cafe, 80 Main St., Nyack, 845-353-3355, facebook.com/TemptationsCafeNyack/
The Cone Zone, 747 W. Nyack Road, West Nyack, 845-353-4800, facebook.com/ConeZoneWestNyack/
Twist and Shake, 243 S Main St., New City, 845-638-3264, instagram.com/twistandshakenewcity
Putnam
Homestyle Creamery, 351 Main St., Cold Spring, 845-666-7296, homestyledessertsbakery.myshopify.com
Kwality Ice Cream Shop, 939 S Lake Blvd, Mahopac, 845-803-8426, facebook.com/kwalityicecreamshop/
Moo Moo's Creamery, 32 West St., Cold Spring, 845-204-9230, moomooscreamery.com
Red Rooster Drive-in, 1566 Route 22, Brewster, 845-279-8046, redroosterdrivein.com
Scoops 'N' More, 90 Gleneida Ave., Carmel, 845-225-5267, scoopsnmoreny.com
Jeanne Muchnick covers food and dining. Click here for her most recent articles and follow her latest dining adventures on Instagram @jeannemuchnick or via the lohudfood newsletter.
This article originally appeared on Rockland/Westchester Journal News: National Ice Cream Month: Find your flavor in Lower Hudson Valley NY
