Malai

Sal Sayed 2 months ago

STAR RATINGS Overall: 5 Food: 5 Service: 5 Atmosphere: 4 DESCRIPTION One of my favorite ice cream spots in Brooklyn, and I keep coming back. What makes Malai special is the flavors: they're genuinely unique, many rooted in South Asian flavor traditions, and they never stop impressing me. On my visits I've worked through several and each one delivered, from rose with cinnamon roasted almonds and masala chai to saffron pistachio, cardamom pistachio crumble, and the guava chili for a little heat. These aren't flavors you find just anywhere, and they're beautifully made. The customer service is another reason I return. The staff are friendly and welcoming every time, which makes the whole experience easy and enjoyable. A couple of practical notes so you know what to expect. This is a small shop, so it's best thought of as a grab-and-go spot rather than a place to sit with a group. Seating is very limited, and there's no public restroom or place to wash hands. Parking is also tough, but that comes with the territory in this part of Brooklyn, so walking or transit is the easier way to get here. None of that takes away from what matters most: creative, delicious ice cream and great se

Muhammad “Hyder” Abbas 2 months ago

Adding this to one of my fav gelato spots. Creative menu with great tasting scoops. They also have pints, ice cream sandwiches and more. Wholesome and friendly energy all around between the owner, Pooja, and her staff.

Uma Kavita 3 months ago

I bought the cardamom ice-cream cake from Malaai Brooklyn NY through Gold Belly. It was not worth the expense. Not only was the size small, the flavor and quality were poor. No rose flavor. Just a pink oversweet cinnamony frozen slushy milk. I was very disappointed. The "cake" was extremely dense and there was barely any ice-cream. The flavors were rose at the bottom and chai in the middle with inedible dry rose petals on top of a weird and old tasting icing layer. The chai ice cream was old, had an icy mouth feel and was not a full layer. Looks like they ran out. So they mixed dense pieces of the "cake" haphazardly to create that layer. All in all was extremely disappointed. The only positive thing that I can say is that the ice-cream cake arrived on time well frozen.

Devi Bajaj 3 months ago

Really wanted to try this place so drove 45 min and it was definitely worth it! I had the saffron kulfi pop and loved it. Also tried the gulab jamun soft serve and masala chai, they were good too.

Corey Levinson Edited 2 months ago

My new favorite ice cream spot (sorry Morgansterns). The saffron pistachio icecream is the best flavor ive ever had. The cinnamon rose was also fantastic. High recommend to trek out to brooklyn for this! But kniw that the flavors rotate around so might not have everything Edit: the corn saffron flavor and Apricot Mace is super great too. I would skip on the guava chili (too spicy), the masala chai flavor, and the cilantro mint flavor.