Serendipity--NYC

matthewsbride05 · February 2012

Has anyone been? Are the frozen hot chocolates really as good as the hype? Any other dessert places you'd recommend in NYC? Thanks for the great suggestions for dinner the other day.

AGsWife · February 2012

I've never been, but my sister who lives in NYC goes for one every year on her birthday. She never indulges in things like that (she's a fairly strict vegan, does not eat fried food or fast food, etc.), so I guess for her to break all the rules to have one must mean they're pretty good!

MerRhosyn · February 2012

Yeah, I went a long time ago. It was a fun experience and the desserts were tasty. I don't know if I'd go again, the wait gets pretty long.

sushisamba · February 2012

I went there about 5 years ago, when I lived right in the neighbourhood. The wait can get pretty crazy on weekends, but it was totally worth it. Yum.

alithebull1 · February 2012

Just my opinion but...We were just there in December and had a regular and a mint frozen hot chocolate. The mint was better than the regular but neither one was that great and I certainly wouldn't bother going twice. I am fairly certain I could recreate the thing in my Vita Mix if I really wanted to try.

I would much rather have a douhgnut from the Doughnut Plant, a pistachio cupcake from Sugar Sweet Sunshine, or items from Bouchon Bakery. I also really enjoy rice pudding so Rice to Riches is a neat little place too.

Mellie35 · February 2012

I think if you have never been, it is worth a trip. It's a fun place and I believe they take reservations. That would be helpful because the wait can be crazy.

+v+ · February 2012

The lines tend to be insane, and reviews are kind of mixed, so I've never been despite walking by it like 500,000 times.

For dessert, there are a lot of great gelato places (particularly Grom, L'Arte del Gelato, and Cones), Emack & Bolio has great ice cream, and Jacques Torres and Milk & Cookies Bakery have made-to-order ice cream sandwiches. There are a lot of great macaron places (for instance, Laduree) and chocolate shops (Maison du Chocolat (which has great hot chocolate), Kee's, Jacques Torres). If you like Italian-American pastries like cannoli and such, I'd recommend Rocco's.

That was a really random list, sorry! But there are a ton of different great sweets here.

Littlejen22 · February 2012

I think so. But I have made dinner reservations to lessen the wait but their food is just so-so but desserts are amazing.

**sunny** · February 2012

I guess I'm the opposite- I think their food is really good (they had a curry pot pie that was great), but the frozen hot chocolate is good but not amazing. I would rather get my sundae from Dylan's Candy Bar around the corner. That said, I would make an effort to go there for brunch or lunch. It's fun and the indoors is so kitschy.

Bronxgirl73 · February 2012

If you're on the UWS I really like Cafe Mozart for dessert. it's on 70th and either B'way or Amsterdam.

roar · February 2012

Good but not amazing. You'll need a trip to the gym because you'll sweat hot fudge by the time you get done.

DH and I prefer Shake Shack to Serendipity by far. Plus it's more cost effective. If you're on the west side, go to the one on 77th & Columbus. And as an added bonus, if you go around 9:00pm to close there is virtually no line, especially on Friday/Saturday nights (we have done this multiple times and have never had to wait and get a table).

OR you can to go Levain Bakery on 74th & Amsterdam and get (IMO) the world's best chocolate chip cookie. That bakery closes by 5:00pm every day though.

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