What started as a family trip to watch my sister Graduate high school, turned into a mini adventure throughout New York. Before this trip, we’d been to NY a few times but none of those trips were quite as peaceful as this one. This time we went during the summer so the weather was nice and the temperature stayed around 70 (with some spurts of rain). After seeing our girl walk (yay Victoria!!!), we went out for shaved ice at Ralph’s Italian Ice. It was the perfect stop for a hot summer night in NY. They have shaved ice and flavors galore, but they had ample options for ice cream lovers as well!
The next part of this trip lead us through New York City where we ventured into the NY Museum of Ice Cream (MOIC). This place had been on my bucket list for YEARS so it was great to finally experience it. It was so much fun and even more ice cream. By the end of it, we were turning down ice cream because you got free scoops at every turn.
All of our trips to NY are filled with ice cream but there is one restaurant that we make a priority every trip. Taqueria La Frontera, located in White Plains NY, is our absolute favorite place to eat in NY (regardless of where we are in the state). Their quesobirria tacos are amazing but they are also vegetarian-friendly (my brother loves their veggie burritos). When I go get a large agua fresca de tamarindo and 4 quesobirria tacos. Everyone there is super nice and the experience is one that I look forward to every time I’m in NY.
Hastings on Hudson is about an hour train ride outside of NYC, which puts you the perfect distance away from the hustle and bustle of the city. While there, we walked through the area and saw a lot of the local stores. Some of our favorites are Penny Lick Ice Cream Co and Clock Work Records.
