Cover New York’s cult favourite ice cream brand Van Leeuwen opens in Singapore
New York’s cult favourite ice cream brand Van Leeuwen opens in Singapore
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This is the brand’s first overseas outlet that offers its classic yet indulgent French-style ice cream
Van Leeuwen, the cult-favourite brand from Brooklyn, New York that is famed for its indulgent scoops of ice cream, has opened its first outlet in Singapore. Located at Orchard Central, the outlet offers a selection of Van Leeuwen’s popular ice cream flavours such as earl grey tea and mint chip.
Founded in 2008 by Ben and Pete Van Leeuwen and Laura O’Neill, Van Leeuwen started out by as an ice cream truck selling scoops of ice cream on the streets of New York City. Over the years, the brand has gained a massive following thanks to its thick and creamy ice cream made the French way—with double the amount of egg yolks, making each bite rich and creamy. Today, the joint has expanded with 50 shops across America.
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Above Van Leeuwen Singapore
Van Leeuwen Singapore
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While there are currently no Singapore-exclusive flavours available, ice cream fans can look out for fan favourites, including the sweet honeycomb studded with honeycomb candy pieces, and Sicilian pistachio. The latter is made with pistachio nuts that are only grown from Bronte, Sicily.
Another standout is the black cherry chip. The 2021 best-selling special flavour feature chocolate chips and black cherries swirled into creamy cherry ice cream.
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On top of French-style ice cream, look forward to its range of vegan flavours. These are made with cashews, coconut cream and oat milk. Try the vegan brown sugar chunk, a decadent scoop of brown sugar ice cream mixed with golden brown oat crumble, cookie dough and brownies.
Scoops are also made with natural ingredients without any artificial stabilisers, thickeners or emulsifiers.
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Various take-home treats are also available at the outlet, including ice cream pints and ice cream bars. Bring home a pint of your favourite flavour or try something new—there are 23 different flavours to choose from, including pint-exclusive flavours like the malted cookie dough shake. The exclusive flavour sees a mix of malted ice cream, chewy cookie dough and dark chocolate chips.
The opening of Van Leeuwen is a welcome addition to the island's dynamic F&B scene, especially with the current heatwave that makes us crave for this ice-cold treat.
Van Leeuwen Ice Cream, 181 Orchard Road, 01-19, S(238896), 6235 0214
Amanda Goh was the former senior writer for Tatler Singapore.
