Caffè Panna

"Gramercy’s Cafe Panna—which also has a Greenpoint location—winds their line around like a TSA checkpoint. It’s a novel maneuver, and it does make the wait feel shorter. If it’s warm outside, and you want a few scoops topped with Oreo brittle, bring some light reading, and join the crowd. It shouldn’t take longer than 20 minutes." - bryan kim, molly fitzpatrick, willa moore, will hartman, sonal shah

"An ice cream spot known for its fresh flavors and photogenic scoops, popular with foodie influencers."

"Hallie Meyer’s — daughter of Danny Meyer — ice cream parlor is modeled after the casual all-day cafes of Rome gelaterias, with flavors like coffee stracciatella, almond latte, mint junior, and buttered baguette. Flavors that start with Italian-imported cream change weekly. There’s a new location in Greenpoint." - Melissa McCart, Robert Sietsema

"Caffè Panna was opened in 2019 by Hallie Meyer as an homage to Italian coffee and gelato. The original location is on Irving Place in Gramercy Park. It offers an array of gelatos, including classic flavors, coffee drinks, and daily new flavors using Greenmarket ingredients. After a pandemic blip, it added hand-packed pints to its offerings. A new outpost in Greenpoint includes an ice-cream factory and seating area. The ice cream is rich and chewy with specific flavors like stracciatella and cookies and cream. The venue offers affogatos and granitas, and the cream is imported from Piedmont and whipped fresh daily. High demand leads to rapid flavor sellouts." - Shauna Lyon

"Caffè Panna became an instant NYC classic for a reason. The quality of their ingredients—whipped cream made from imported Italian dairy, fresh fruit from the Union Square farmer’s market—and the range of weekly-rotating flavors, make this shop with locations in Gramercy and Greenpoint our go-to spot for a special treat. There are almost no simple options here, so expect to walk away from the walk-up window holding an accessorized cup of pistachio fig affogato or an almond Oreo sundae loosely based on Italian tri-color cookies." - bryan kim, willa moore, sonal shah, molly fitzpatrick, kenny yang