Ample Hills Creamery

Homemade ice cream made all on the premises with fresh, local, all-natural milk, cream and eggs. Brooklyn's freshest!

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    (347) 240-3926

  • Website

    amplehills.com

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  • Type

    Ice Cream Parlor

Address

623 Vanderbilt Ave (at St Marks Ave) Brooklyn , NY 11238 United States

Credit Cards Yes (incl. Discover & Visa)
Outdoor Seating Yes
Wheelchair Accessible Yes
Parking Street
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Varun Shetty

Named after a line in a Walt Whitman poem - "I too lived - Brooklyn, of ample hills , was mine..." People talk about the salted crack caramel but my fave is the Ooey Gooey Cake .

Mark

The best ice cream in New York City . Hands down. Salted crack caramel is aptly named. If pistachio squared is available, get it! The Ooey Gooey will bring you to a buttery heaven. Just get it all!

goop

Handcrafted ice cream and sorbet made in small batches, Ample Hills gets its cream and eggs from local farms upstate for the freshest product possible, in 24 flavors that change with the seasons. Read more

Cole Kennedy

It's so hard to choose one favorite flavor, so change it up each time you go. Definitely try the chocolate chip cookie cone at some point, though. Perfect stop before or after a walk to Prospect Park .

Joanna Flamm

The line is always long, but it's well tended and moves quickly. Get The Raw Deal or Chocolate Milk & Cookies if you like chocolate and chunks.

Mon

After spending an hour trying all the famous flavors I decided to go with a underrated flavor which was a balance between salty and sweet, the munchies has mini m&ms and potato chips , it’s amazing!

Village Voice

The menu is always in flux, but a few choice items are the Beer Muncheez and Cookie Au Lait, which pairs New York’s own Irving Farm espresso with sandwich cookies in a coffee-flavored ice cream . Read more

Amber

Incredible ice cream . Another one of my favorite ice cream places in the world. The flavors are rich and the scoops are large - ordering a double is often a mistake ????

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Ample Hills is about ice creams that are deliciously creamy!All their flavors are epic;some of my favorites are the ooey gooey butter cake , butter pecan , peanut butter cups and the cookies & cream

Ryan

The 30s ice cream with those delicious red velvet cake chunks! oh God yes! ???????? it's like the reverse of ice cream cake , cake ice cream ? Just know it's good. Great. Amazing.

Serious Eats

Don't miss the Salted Crack Caramel , an intense and just salty enough butter caramel ice cream that gets even better with "crack cookies ," buttery chocolate-covered Saltines.

Kisha Chandler

Awesome ice cream . Really fresh and the best ingredients. However sometimes consistency is a little off but it makes it more fun to eat! Try the pretzel cone YUM!!!

Village Voice

For a Jaws-inspired treat, try Beneath! This custom batch features beer ice cream made from Magic Hat Circus Boy with "bloody" honeycomb & crunchy nuggets of Ritz crackers , pretzels , and potato chips .

Michael Harris

I'm typically a chocolate guy when it comes to ice cream . The Ooey Gooey Butter Cake (the creamiest vanilla ice cream with hunks of St. Louis-style Ooey Gooey Butter Cake ) is STILL one of my faves.

Alex

best ice cream in Brooklyn, maybe even all of nyc imo. salted crack caramel is life changing and the sweet as honey is divine.

CRUZiiiE

Best ice cream possibly ever! Salted pretzel cone x Salted Caramel (Crackamel) ice cream is heaven. Don't even need the special cone , really just got it to have tried it once for novelty.

Justin Ordoveza

This is the original location. If you can't decide get the ice cream flight, 6 flavors(each scoop is about the size of an egg ). They have some outdoor seating .

Village Voice

Village Voice is proud to welcome Ample Hills Creamery to the 2014 Choice Eats food fest! http://bit.ly/1cRzdNV. The Salted Crack Caramel flavor will cause symptoms of withdrawal.

PureWow

You no longer have to trek over the Brooklyn Bridge to get NYC's finest ice cream . You literally cannot go wrong at this Brooklyn-based ice cream shop with a cult following. Read more

Steve Elliott

This is, with no exaggeration, the best ice cream place I've ever been and almost certainly the best ice cream place to which I'll ever go. Salted Crack Caramel , Ooey Gooey Buttercake, waffle cone .

Adam K

Salted crack is a must, but my low-key favorite is Strawberries & Cream, honestly the best strawberry ice cream anywhere ever.

Melissa D.

Takes you back to childhood with creative mix in for your now adult self (munchies, the dude, white russian , ooey gooey...) what's not to love when they let you taste as many flavors as you want.

Sophie Song

Ooey gooey. My favorite ice cream in this good nation The United States of America. The hype is real!

Marie Frei

I love an ice cream that is so chock-full of ingredients that you don't need to order any toppings. They always have a great flavor selection and their ice cream is super creamy.

Demetrius Bagley

VONY FB group comment: "Ample Hills always has a couple dairy free options (most of the time they're also vegan , just ask). Get the chocolate gelato if they have it..."

Lala Vara

Gorgeous ice cream & homemade cones . Very friendly staff . Excellent service :when one staff member gave us the wrong flavor, another corrected it with no fuss and gave us an extra scoop to boot.

Matthew

The password for free WiFi is 'leavesofgrass' which is the name of a poetry collection by Walt Whitman (1819-1892). Note the short excerpt from his poem 'Crossing Brooklyn Ferry ' above blackboards.

Lori Luo

There's a reason there's a perpetual line in this ice cream shop . Flavors are all delicious across the board, but the Salted Crack Caramel and Cookie au Lait are worth a mention.

Alex Elgarten

You seriously can't lose. It's all money. I would roll with peanut butter cup or oatmeal cookie but you do you. Sample everything. Hot fudge is also good if thats your thing like it is mine.

Stevan Milesevic

Amazing selection of artisanal ice creams , unfortunately it's always extremely crowded so be sure to have enough time to actually get some.

Jonathan L.

Ice cream options are endless. Unique & classic flavors. What I've always disliked about this place is they can't find a way to keep the store cold, therefore your ice cream starts melting instantly

Bristol Blair

If you stopped by here, definitely don't leave, grab a scoop, or two, or three, e.t.c., definitely the best Ice Cream spot in the NY Tristate Area. I recommend the Salted Crack Caramel as a first try!

Serious Eats

Few scoop shops in this city make ice cream as good—and as fun—as Ample Hills . On your first visit, definitely try some Salted Crack Caramel .

First We Feast

Among the quirky flavors is the aptly named "the munchies," a pretzel-infused ice cream studded with potato chips , pretzels , Ritz crackers , and mini M & M's. Read more

Ingrid Hartman

Lives up to the hype. The ooey gooey was great. Service was awesome w tons of samples. You can get 2+ flavors in any size (even kids size !)

Melissa Moser

This place is too good! Every time I'm walking by I hear a voice, "Damn Girl, You look so hot. You know what would cool you off" this voice is just my boyfriend, but its always when we pass Ample Hill

Afi Yellow-Duke

Get the Commodore, sit one of the chairs out on the "grass," and have the most blissful 15 minutes of your day. You're welcome. ????

Bon

Some of the BEST ice cream I've ever had. Salty crack on pretzel cone . caramely/salty, not too rich. The pretzel cone is kind of thick however...not necessary for the experience.

Zahava Mandelbaum

Pistachio has been my favorite since i was a kid. Tasted it around the globe.... Ample Hills has THE best pistachio I've ever had.

Halstead Property

Make sure to check their Facebook page for regular flavor updates. Ooey Gooey butter cake is like eating the creamiest vanilla ice cream littered with pieces of decadent butter cake from St. Louis.

CITY GRIT

Fun fact: These guys make all of our ice cream from start to finish, pasteurizing the milk , cream, sugar, and eggs together on site, which makes them a registered dairy plant!

Erinn Smart

Best ice cream in the city !! Unique flavors and above average quality. My fave is Nonna Ds...just get a pint of it and call it a day!

Richard Revilla

Very good ice cream here. Cracked Salted Caramel is amazing. Prices are fair .

Ryan Eick

All-around delicious ice cream , but salted crack caramel and ooey gooey butter cake are two standouts.

BuzzFeed

The always-evolving lineup is full of fun surprises, from the White Russian-inspired “The Dude” to “The Munchies” (loaded with potato chips , pretzels , Ritz crackers , and M&Ms).

Larissa Alvarez

Unique flavor combos. Of the 2 I tried the smore one was super interesting. Excited to go back and try an ice cream flight.

Zina Alam

The original branch - there's a bigger branch on Nevin's St now with a rooftop alfresco bit - but this branch is great too even if small. Order the salted crack caramel .

Alyena

Salted Caramel and Mother's Day Special - chocolate . This place is very friendly - you can try everything!

Kaila Squires

Nonna D's Oatmeal Lace is great!! ????☺️ I wasn't a fan of the pretzel cone though, I think it was a bit too thick. A normal sugar cone would've been better.

Orchaid Jones

Eat. Praline . Love and ooey gooey sundae is the best creation ever. Only for the sugar and butter lovers

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