Cute ice cream shop near WSP ~ Everyone's always super friendly and will explain the menu to you and the different combos. Flavors are good, light, different mix and match vibes ~ Def a SHARED experience though, it's a lot of ice cream if you get the mason jars. It's been hot lately so by the time we walked to WSP it was getting a little melty on the top swirls, so if you want an aesthetic pic ~ get it early on Found old pics from when we've gone before, apparently we like the chocolate the most! read more

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I was really craving ice cream and stumbled across Surreal Ice Cream on Instagram!! the purple and green swirl immediately caught my eye (usually a sign of matcha and ube or taro, which I love). The place itself is small but cute, and the service was honestly great, friendly and quick. Unfortunately, the ice cream didn't live up to the hype or the aesthetic. What looked like rich, exotic flavors ended up tasting like basic vanilla with food coloring. I was expecting bold, creamy matcha and ube or taro flavors, but it just tasted artificial and flat :( like a cheaper version trying to ride the wave of the trendy flavors. The portion size was generous, but I left feeling like I wasted my cheat day. It's definitely IG worthy, but tastewise, it missed the mark for me. read more

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The staff here is top tier. From making unique desserts, having exclusive events to bringing characters to life. The store is small, but the flavors are big, ive got to try the Thai iced tea ice cream boba next time . Always a fun place to get specialty boba and ice cream confections. The staff is super nice and having blind boxes is an added bonus. read more

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Visited for a post birthday treat for friend! I love their ice cream flavors and you get a good amount of ice cream for a great price. All of these were the smallest size cup for around $9, and it's a lot to finish. Your ice cream is served right after you order it. They do have some indoor seating but it is small inside. read more

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First time at this location. I got a taro and matcha swirl in a cup with mochi bites, waffle cookie and stroopwaffle. It was really good, and I would be giving this place 5 stars except that it smells like a moldy basement in there. Get your treats to go and eat outside/elsewhere!! read more

Surreal Creamery - Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt Near Me - New York, New York

I like the concept of this place in the flare definitely pulls you in. But the quality of ice cream is not anything outstanding. The soft serve ice cream, which is always pretty simple, isn't that flavorful or rich and dairy. For two people, we got the extra large jar. Because they make it so tall, I would recommend getting the smaller version and save some money because there is a lot of ice cream we had. Another complaint I have is lack of spoons to eat is very deep dish. I wanted ice cream bites to be joined with pieces of cake at the bottom but you're given short plastic Bendy spoons that don't work. That was a complaint. They need to be long, silver spoons that you return back to them and then the experience will be a lot better. read more

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Stumbled upon this place after leaving a restaurant on MacDougal Street and wooweee I was happy. I ended up eating this at home and this place is a yes for me. Good service, tiny ambiance and good sweets what more could you ask for! Tons of flavors to choose from. read more

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my cup of earl gray boba tea exploded as soon as i sat to enjoy it. the taro bubble tea with matcha ice cream (flo-tea) was watery and the ice cream began to melt into the boba resulting in a chunky, unappetizing texture. service was good. ambiance ok. would not visit again. read more

Surreal Creamery - my boba tea - Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt Near Me - New York, New York

3.5/5 Came with my boyfriend and got the flotea. We got the Vietnamese coffee ice cream with Thai tea and it tasted pretty good. The portion was just way too big and it just got too sweet so we only ate half of it unfortunately. This portion could've probably been shared among 4 people. The price was not bad for the portion but it just felt like a waste when you don't have enough people to eat it. read more

Surreal Creamery - Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt Near Me - New York, New York

On taste alone, I'd give 3 stars... pretty good but nothing to write home about. However, on creativity, this deserved an extra star. They have a good menu that's fully customizable. If you do a cake jar you can pick your own cake, ice cream, frosting and toppings which is pretty cool. However, I'd also take off a star because 1) there is no seating and 2) the service was also not great. The cashier didn't speak a single word to us until I asked a question about the menu, and she seemed annoyed to answer it. TLDR: check is out if you're in the area because it's a novel, customizable ice cream and cake jar experience. However, I wouldn't take a trip into the neighborhood just for this place. read more

Surreal Creamery - Amour S'More Ice Cream and Cake Jar - Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt Near Me - New York, New York

This was a repeat stop after I tried for the first time last year and I've been dying to find anything like where I live in SoCal. It's so good and unique! Two of the best things - boba and ice cream - combined to make the most amazing thing ever. I got the Thai tea boba and Vietnamese coffee ice cream and they were delish. Great flavor. Perfectly chewy boba and extremely creamy and smooth ice cream. It's an obnoxiously large amount but very good. read more

Surreal Creamery - Thai Milk Bubble Tea & Vietnamese Iced Coffee Ice Cream - Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt Near Me - New York, New York

We stopped in after dinner for a birthday celebration dessert and Surreal Creamery was a great choice! Large, delicious, customizable soft serve and a friendly person behind the counter. It's a tiny spot, so expect to eat standing up or take it to go. Our friends all ordered different things like the mason jar or Cookie Monster and I had an earl grey/viet coffee stroopwafel which was fantastic. A small cup was huge so I took it home and put it in the freezer. Perfect the next day out of the freezer, too! I'm obsessed with Surreal Creamery and want to go back soon. read more

One of the best dessert spots I've ever had! Fun combinations of flavors, great portion sizes for the price (a mason jar and the ice cream boba drinks are very shareable), and friendly employees make this my top dessert spot in NYC. The interior of Surreal Creamery is very small, so you'll likely need to take it to go--I'd recommend walking the block-and-a-half to Washington Square Park to enjoy your sweet treat! read more

Surreal Creamery - Nom Nom Cookie Mason Jar Special - Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt Near Me - New York, New York

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Surreal is an awesome dessert spot that has a lot of unique options! They have a huge variety of ice cream flavors, toppings, cakes, frostings, boba and more. What makes this place cool is you can combine different desserts into one. You can have boba and ice cream on top, cake with ice cream on top with whatever flavors you want, etc. I can't think of another place that does this and it is a cool experience if you like variety. The store is a walk in take out spot, no seats or tables inside. Workers are very nice! read more

Surreal Creamery - Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt Near Me - New York, New York

Located on busy Macdougal Street. Small hole in the wall, no seating, thought it was closed at first. Wanted the vietnamese coffee ice cream so picked the combo with thai tea. Certainly a wow when I got it. So much ice cream, good for at least 2 people. But not really vietnamese coffee flavor, just coffee so a letdown. Thai tea is pre-made so couldn't adjust sweetness- too sweet for me esp mixed with the ice cream. Didn't like the boba which seemed undercooked. read more

Surreal Creamery - Menu - Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt Near Me - New York, New York

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After eating a slice of pizza, my friend and I wanted something sweet, and thanks to Yelp found Surreal Creamery. It is small inside and there aren't any seats so you have to stand at the counters. I saw from the pictures they had Ube ice cream and ordered Know Your Roots (Taro Ice Cream, Cinnamon Toast Crunch, Chocolate Crunch, Chocolate Syrup, and a Cinnamon Graham Cracker). It came in a mason jar (so cute!) and the ube ice cream was not too sweet, smooth and creamy. The cinnamon toast crunch brought back childhood memories. On the bottom of the mason jar were the biscuits with chocolate sauce. Oh so good. It definitely satisfied our craving for dessert and I am definitely a fan! read more

Surreal Creamery - Know Your Roots - Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt Near Me - New York, New York

What a treat. Honestly, we were stuffed from Olio, but had to give this a try as we were in the neighborhood. It's ALOT of ice cream and you can only get the one size. Matcha bubble tea and taro ice cream was yummy. Between the 4 of us, we couldn't even finish it. read more

Surreal Creamery - Matcha Bubble Tea & Taro Ice Cream - Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt Near Me - New York, New York

If you wanna be the talk of the entire city of Manhattan, go get this ice cream. So many people stopped us on the street to ask where we got it lol. In the little mason jar pictured, there was a whole cake in the bottom! Ice cream was really good with a good variety of unique flavors and they have a large variety of toppings. read more

Surreal Creamery - S'mores - Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt Near Me - New York, New York

I am a big fan of soft serve ice cream and Surreal Creamery is my go-to spot for just that. My go-to combo is the ube and matcha swirl in a cup (I have too many souvenir mugs at this point) with fruity pebbles, marshmallows, and caramel. They offer a wide variety of flavors and they also have their own combinations on the menu. Surreal is great for those with sweet tooths! They also do a "Flotea" which is the soft serve in a milk tea of your choice. It comes with A LOT so share with a friend LOL. Their milk teas and boba are pretty average; the main star is their soft serve. The shop itself is pretty small, there's no seating but it's a quick walk to Washington Square Park to enjoy your treat. read more

Surreal Creamery - Matcha soft serve - Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt Near Me - New York, New York

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Let's make this short and sweet (pun intended). This is a great place to get a delicious and unique ice cream concoction. There are pre made selection of ice cream creation and milk tea combinations that all sound amazing. You can also make your own! It's pricey but you get SO much ice cream. The ice cream tastes good. I love all the unique flavors they have. I will definitely come back to try more. This time around I got the Cookie Monster with a friend and we didn't finish it. I loved the pieces of cookie and the chocolate sauce. Perfect for a winter night or summer night! Although one will be a much lovelier walk with your ice cream from the shop. read more

Surreal Creamery - Cookie Monster - Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt Near Me - New York, New York

Got a small cup of the earl gray and viet coffee swirl. $9.25 for a small cup but worth it for the huge portions. Earl gray flavor was amazing. Tasted similar to vanilla with a hint of tea at the end. read more

Surreal Creamery - Earl Grey and Viet Coffee Swirl - Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt Near Me - New York, New York

Best I've cream EVER. If you like ice creams, boba, matcha, taro, this is for you! The Floteas Ice cream is in a large cup, it's basically a meal but iykyk then you have to make room. I ate more than half in one sitting it was so good and I'm not really a dessert person. I ordered the matcha and taro with boba and my fiancé ordered the medium cup (it is huge). Oreos, marshmallows, lucky charms for him and just a simple boba match ice cream with taro and boba flotea for me. What I love is that you don't get messy eating ice cream in hot nyc summer weather, because if it does melt while you're walking around it turns into a milkshake boba drink after!!! If I could give this place 6 stars I would. Great customer service too in Greenwich village read more

Surreal Creamery - Menu - Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt Near Me - New York, New York

Been on my list for a long long time and finally stopped by today. Good cup of portion for two to share. Thai milk tea was mid but the Vietnamese coffee swirl was amazing. Friendly service and small space to enjoy read more

Surreal Creamery - Thai Milk Bubble Tea & Vietnamese Iced Coffee Ice Cream earl grey swirl - Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt Near Me - New York, New York

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Surreal Creamery is like the pretty person in school who photographs well but struggles to sit down and hold your attention beyond their looks. So much style, so little substance. It's completely fine in terms of ice cream and tea. But you can get a better version (maybe a little less pretty) of every component elsewhere. It's not the best matcha. It's not the best softserve. It's not the best boba. What it is, is very cool. Very pretty. And quite a lot of volume. read more

Food: 5/5 | Service: 4.5/5 | Experience: 4/5 This halfway underground hole in the wall does not have seating, but there are some counters to eat at. We were notified that there were some menu items that were out of stock, but it did not affect my choices. I ordered the taro & matcha swirl with chocolate sticks in a kid's cup (~$9), which does not make this a cheap dessert. However, the portion sizes are massive. One kid's cup can easily satisfy two or three people. The taro and matcha flavors were perfect and were a great complement to the other flavor. The presentation was also beautiful, and they put some of your fillings in the middle of the swirl as well. read more

Surreal Creamery - taro & matcha swirl w/ chocolate sticks - Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt Near Me - New York, New York

Came in, guy on the phone didn't took a minute to ask what we wanted, didn't even take our order. We just left the place. Plus he was so rude. Such a bummer. read more

I've had my eye on this place for a while and I was so happy to finally try it. Everything on the menu looked so good and I was overwhelmed by the options. We eventually settled on the float-tea with classic earl grey bubble tea topped with a swirl earl grey with Vietnamese coffee soft serve. It was absolutely delicious. The dessert was enormous and two of us sharing it couldn't finish the whole thing. We started by drinking the dessert and finished off most of the tea before diving into it like an ice cream. The boba is on the firmer side. It was so delicious but so much food! I think next time we will try just the ice cream. read more

Surreal Creamery - Float-Tea with classic earl grey and swirl earl grey & Vietnamese coffee soft serve - Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt Near Me - New York, New York

Surreal Creamery is a cute small shop located near Washington Square Park. There are plenty of options on the menu- ice cream, ice cream floats, and boba. I love the diverse Asian flavors on the menu such as matcha, taro, Vietnamese iced coffee, and Thai tea. The employee was super nice and helpful. My friend is allergic to eggs and he was able to investigate if the ice cream contained eggs or not (it doesn't). I ordered a small cup ($8) of the Vietnamese iced coffee with condensed milk and it was super delicious and rich. Definitely share this with a friend because it's A LOT! My friend got the Earl Grey float and loved it but wasn't able to finish it. I wish they offered smaller sizes w/cheaper prices because $8-10 is pretty steep for ice cream especially if you can't finish all of it! read more

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No matter what you order, everything is SO AESTHETIC. There is a screen with all of the default orders, and a list of all ingredients and steps of you want to create your own! My friend and I went. We took a minute to order, but the guy was very patient and explained everything to us. We appreciated him very much. I ordered the taro/matcha swirl ice cream in the largest size, with Lychee bubble tea and an oreo. It took me a few tries to get used to bubble tea AND ice cream, but everything I got tasted great together. My friend got the earl grey vanilla ice cream and Graham crackers. She wanted a coffee flavor but they told us the machine was broken and they could not give us any coffee. I tried the earl grey and we both thought it had a weird aftertaste...I don't usually like this flavor, but she does, and we both disliked it. I wish they had either earl grey or vanilla on their own, not combined. The place itself is clean, and a nice bar-type piece to place your drinks on for photos. But there are no seats, and it is very small. The bill was $23.41 for both. The flotea was $10.25 and the mason jar was $11.25, plus tax. A bit pricey but it's worth trying at least once! Mainly because of the friendly staff, and the actual stuff looks so pretty. read more

Surreal Creamery - Earl very vanilla with Graham crackers in Mason jar, taro matcha swirl with Lychee bbt and oreo - Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt Near Me - New York, New York

First time I've been to a dessert place like this! I loved this idea of half boba and half ice cream. You get the best of both worlds! Only need 1 to share between two people! The ice cream was so full of flavor and the teas on the bottom made it so enjoyable. It's a really small place and has one big step to get inside but great place to stop by for dessert. Staff was super friendly too. read more

Surreal Creamery - Thai tea and matcha with taro ice cream - Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt Near Me - New York, New York

Obsessed with the taro & matcha twist. Delicious and not overwhelmingly sweet! My go to spot when I find myself in the area.

I had Surreal Creamery on my list for the longest time, and it was such a letdown! I wavered between 2 or 3 stars, but ultimately decided on 2 because there are better competitors out there, so I do not feel the need to come back here to try something else. This location has no seating area, just a small standing area that can accommodate 1-2 people. My friend and I split the I Dream of Taro Ice Cream Cake jar ($14.75). Whoever thought of this needs to be fired, because it does not work. I am sure that the ice cream and cake are intended to be enjoyed together, but there is so much ice cream on the top, that you can't really get to the cake without knocking it over. I'm all for their large portion sizes, but I'm not really into having large portions of mediocrity. The flavor of the ice cream was very artificial, which I know some people do enjoy. The cake was dry and desperately needed the ice cream to moisten it up. The idea holds a lot of promise, but the execution fails miserably. If they want to use reusable things, perhaps a square or rectangular tupperware would work so it would be easier to enjoy the ice cream and cake together. If they did this and had a moist and fluffy cake, I could live with the artificial taro flavor. However, as it stands, there is room for improvement. read more

Surreal Creamery - $14.75 - I Dream of Taro Ice Cream Cake jar - Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt Near Me - New York, New York

Listen, it was hotter than the hinges in hell in New York last month, so Jamie W. and I were liquifying as we were strolling the Village. When we parked ourselves on a bench in Washington Square, I was on the hunt for something cold to put in our mouths. Now we could've bolted over to Shade for their mind-blowing espresso martinis, but we were intent on maintaining sobriety for the show we were seeing in a couple of hours. We found this tiny spot just a block away on MacDougal where three young guys ran the shop. The menu was a lot to take in as we didn't know the benefits of a Mason jar or why the Monster Cookie flavor was an electric blue. I didn't think it would be a good idea to have blue ice cream before a Broadway show, so I went for a $10 cup of the Earl Grey Vanilla and Vietnamese Iced Coffee Swirl with Biscoff and Graham Cracker Straws (photo: https://bit.ly/3Qj2bNd). Jamie ordered the same thing except he replaced the Graham Cracker Straws with Cookie Crisps which were inserted throughout the cup (photo: https://bit.ly/3Qj2ffL). Of course, it hit the spot. Was there any doubt? It was downright decadent, and I could see the Mason jar serving gave you even more ice cream since it was bottom heavy just like me. They also offer bubble teas, fruit teas, and milkshakes if you prefer. Did I mention how blistering hot it was? ICE CREAM - 4 stars...quite creamy and the portion almost overwhelmed the cup AMBIANCE - 3 stars...just a small space, prepare to take your indulgence away SERVICE - 3.5 stars...not much convo, they were generous with the ice cream TOTAL - 4 stars...yeah, it was kinda surreal RELATED - Hungry in NYC? Here's a collection of places I've tried and reviewed: http://bit.ly/2YS9ELs read more

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Loved the aesthetic of this place! Small hole in the wall that sells ice cream and boba milkshakes. The taro was creamy but not a super strong ube flavor. Enjoyed the cinnamon toast crunch and chocolate flakes which added a nice, unique flavor and crunch! Fairly pricey but you get the keep the mason jar $11. read more

Surreal Creamery - Taro Ice Cream - Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt Near Me - New York, New York

If I could give more than 5 stars I would. I've been coming here since the start of the pandemic and continue to give them my business anytime I'm in the area. Earl grey vanilla is the star of the show here for me. It's become one of my favorite ice cream flavors... ever. I'm also fairly selective with my topping choices, the mason jar allows for me to get all that I'd ever want on my ice cream. The mason jar also is very generous. Although they can become a bit slow when they have more traffic(as expected) the wait is never ridiculous. This location can also get very cramped very quickly, if you really want to avoid a wait, their kips bay is less crowded on average. read more

Surreal Creamery - Custom Mason jar order - Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt Near Me - New York, New York

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Menu was confusing (what you could swap out, etc), they were out of chocolate ice cream, and the staff wasn't particularly friendly. I ordered a small mason jar special. The picture didn't show it, but it came with a giant swirl of ice cream on top. I normally wouldn't complain about getting something extra from what I expected except that the ice cream wasn't very good and blocked everything else in the mason jar. I ended up scraping most of it into the trash just to get to the main stuff in the jar which wasn't much better. The cake was dry and stale. It may be worth trying something else on the menu, but I likely won't return. read more

Excellent service and delicious treats! I could easily become addicted...I should try a different color at least! read more

Surreal Creamery - Chocolate Blackout - Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt Near Me - New York, New York

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This place drawn to me by their mix of drink and soft serve the two of my favorite in summer. I had a floatea with Thai tea with boba and swirl earl grey and ice coffee soft serve. The soft serves are creamy but I didn't taste much of the earl grey or ice tea flavor. Which is a bit disappointing. The thai tea I got from elsewhere are very sweet but this is not sweet, but once the soft serve melt into the tea it will make it taste delicious adding sweetness and creaminess to the drink. The size is HUGE, I would really recommend for two person to share it's huge amount for one person. Also, I know the space is small in the shop, if allows eat inside where there's AC in the store. I stepped outside just seconds the soft serve started to melt all over and drip all over my hand and cloth. I had to stop to quickly eat all the soft serve on top to stop the bleeding. It was a disaster. read more

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We got a Cookie Monster something-or-other. It was cute, but honestly didn't taste like much. Maybe should've gone for one of the Asian flavored ice creams rather than relying on their blue vanilla. Probably won't return, but if you're looking for high volume soft serve that's pretty fun, but you're NOT an ice cream snob, then go for it! read more

Surreal Creamery - Nom Nom Cookie Mason Jar Special - Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt Near Me - New York, New York

Good service! The cashiers were very nice and patient. A grab and go spot which is pretty unfortunate considering how massive these ice cream jars are. I got early grey every day and it tasted pretty bad haha. All of the ingredients just tasted really cheap. For example, the ladyfinger cookie, caramel, and cereal puffs all tasted like knock-off dollar store versions, but worse. read more

Surreal Creamery - Earl Grey Everyday - Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt Near Me - New York, New York