Sugarcube Desert & Coffee 10-16 50th Ave., Long Island City European Ice Cream 25-11 Broadway, Astoria Dig the freeze, hate the frills? Stop by European Ice Cream on Broadway for a neighborhood scoop fresh from the back room. That’s right — all gelato is hand made by the owner. The end result is delicious and a bit lighter than regular gelato fare but still does the trick. Don’t show up expecting the traditional hipster experience, though. What European Ice Cream lacks in frills, it puts Love frozen treats, but hate that you can’t feel like you’re in the future while you eat them? Sugarcube’s super-modern interior and mind-blowing gelato, chocolates and desserts are right up your alley. Everything is as fresh and authentic as it can get — even the pistachios are shipped in from the familyowned orchard on the island of Aegina in Greece. Sugarcube’s Grecian-inspired flavors rotate from day to day, and if you catch owner Peter Zaharatos, he’ll whip up a brand-new batch for you on the spot (no wonder his name means “the guy with the sugar” in Greek). Stop by for the pair special: $10 for a pastry dessert and a small gelato. right back into its gelato. Grab a scoop or two and head down to Socrates Sculpture Park — there’s a Pokémon GO gym there that can’t seem to stay one color for more than an hour. 44 I BOROMAG.COM I AUGUST 2016 sECTION TITLE
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