Malai

"If we excelled at life, we’d always have multiple pints of Malai ice cream in our freezers. A little after-dinner scoop of rose with cinnamon roasted almonds, or red chili chocolate? Let me get that for you. We're not there quite yet, but Malai’s flagship location in Carroll Gardens has an impressive pint selection for whenever we achieve peak host skills. In the meantime, you’ll find us in this pink space after eating out on Smith Street, with a cone of that rose and red chili chocolate, and maybe the masala chai too." - bryan kim, willa moore, sonal shah, molly fitzpatrick, kenny yang

"A South Asian-rooted ice cream shop in Cobble Hill, Malai offers two rotating soft serve options — both dairy-free — that draw on regional flavors like pistachio, masala chai, and saffron. Malai’s soft serve offerings provide a wholly original spin on the classic American treat and are a great companion to their excellent ice cream menu." - John Tsung, Eater Staff

"Malai makes some of our favorite ice cream in the city, hard or soft. The difficult part of eating here is choosing which of their Indian-inspired flavors to order, but since they only have two rotating soft serve flavors at any given time, the decision-making process is easier. We like their soft serve better than their hard ice cream, which is really saying something. " - hannah albertine, willa moore, arden shore, molly fitzpatrick

"Unique NYC-born brand influenced by Indian flavors." - Tierney Plumb

"This South Asian, woman-owned ice cream company has Diwali celebration boxes available for pick-up at their shop in Cobble Hill. Each $85 box comes with shrikhand frozen yogurt, carrot halwa ice cream cake, as well as ghughra and kheer ice cream, and six masala chai ice cream sandwiches. If you don’t want to commit to a full box, you can also order a frozen gulab jamun cake that’s soaked in saffron syrup and sandwiched between rose-cinnamon-almond ice cream. Just know that pickup is available until November 7th and there are only 42 boxes left, so get on it if you want the goods." - team infatuation