Serendipity 3

Top 3% of restaurants in New York City
7/10

11 expert reviews

“Of course, the reason most people trek to this Upper East Side favorite is for the famous frrrozen hot chocolate, a huge dessert that resembles a melted chocolate sundae.”

– Travel + Leisure

BlackBook BlackBook
"Mad Hatter decor, phat jam full of foot-long dogs and frozen hot chocolate in oversized bowls."
Rough Guide Rough Guide
"Adorned with Tiffany lamps, this long- established café and ice-cream parlour has been a favourite spot for sweet-sixteen parties and first dates since 1954."
Gayot Gayot
"Be prepared to wait at this decades-old Upper East Side ice cream parlor-eatery." Full review
New York Magazine New York Magazine
"Half Provincetown antique-queen attic, half Mad Hatter tea party, it's one of the few spaces kids like that doesn't have a ride." Full review
Time Out Time Out
"At this cheery, kitschy East Side family spot, sandwiches, salads and burgers merely set you up for the main course: dessert." Full review
Not For Tourists Not For Tourists
"Home of the legendary "Frrrozen Hot Chocolate.""
Zagat Zagat
"Zagat reviews are compiled from individual user reviews. Zagat reviews are compiled from individual user reviews." Full review
Travel + Leisure Travel + Leisure
"This is a place guaranteed to satisfy your sweet tooth...it's known for its Frozen Hot Chocolate, creative savory dishes such as shrimp-stuffed avocado"
Frommer's Frommer's
"A good ol’-fashioned ice cream parlor complete with Tiffany-style lamps and a toy shop that you have to pass to get in and out (quite a feat when you have sugar-crazed kids in tow)" Full review
Fodor's Fodor's
"Some people actually come to this fun spot for the food, which includes burgers, steaks, and sandwiches...main attraction, which often has folks lining up down the block, is ice cream in various forms" Full review



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