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- Blue Ribbon
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97 Sullivan St., 10012, between Prince and Spring Streets; 212-274-0404
I cringe at the “improvements” of crowd-pleasing-for-generations desserts. Bless Blue Ribbon restaurants for respecting the perfection of the banana split.
—HAL RUBENSTEIN
Best Ice Cream Sundaes
We asked our house foodies to give us the lowdown on a few of their favorite things.
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- Washington Park
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24 Fifth Avenue, 212-527-4400
There may be no cherry, and the ice creams tend to change (we like mint chocolate chip), but the sauce is always chocolate, and they always give you a cookie.
—ADAM PLATT
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- Pearl Oyster Bar
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18 Cornelia Street 212-691-8211
- Mary's Fish Camp
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246 West 4th Street, 646-486-2185
A tie: equally rich vanilla ice cream; gooey, chewy fudge; and pure whipped cream.
—ROBIN RAISFELD
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- Brooklyn Ice Cream Factory
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1 Water St., 10004, between Old Fulton and Water Streets, 718-246-3963
No contest. The ice cream’s made by an obsessive mad ice-cream genius; the hot fudge, with Michel Cluizel chocolate.
—ROB PATRONITE
From the 2003 Best of New York issue of New York Magazine