Ice cream, Tribeca style
Tribeca doesn't have a cluster of ice cream or yogurt shops (aside from the Baskin Robbins embedded in a couple of Dunkin' Donut stores), but this summer two popular restaurants have opened mini-stands that serve up the sweet stuff.
Duane Park Cafe has sprouted Griff's, a sliver of an ice cream stand that features an ever-changing menu that includes scoops of: spearmint, fig, peanut butter malted milk balls, sesame brittle, coconut custard and oatmeal cookie. The all-natural ice cream is made at the restaurant.
The bright blue and white mini ice cream stand sits on Duane Street between West Broadway and Hudson Street. It's open Mon.-Thurs. from 1 p.m. - 9 p.m.; Fri., Sat. and Sun. from noon- 10 p.m. One scoop in a cup or cone costs $3; two scoops will run you $5.
Just around the corner, on West Broadway and Thomas Street, you can satisfy your ice cream craving at a street stand run by the Odeon restaurant.
Executive Chef Vincent Nargi had the idea to open the stand for the first time this year because “he thought it was a good idea for the neighborhood,” said hostess Suzie Finkel.
The organic ice cream and waffle cones are made on the premises by the pasty chef. Daily rotating flavors include: spearmint chocolate chip, peanut butter fudge ripple and pistachio.
The stand is open 3 p.m. – 11 p.m. and a cone or cup with about 2 ½ scoops costs $4.
--By Diane Goldie
