Morgenstern’s , the cult-favorite ice cream shop known for flavors that range from straight-up nostalgic to what-the-heck bold, is serving its last cones at its Greenwich Village flagship on October 12.
The closure of the Houston Street shop marks the end of an era for the retro-chic parlor that’s been as much a hangout as a dessert destination. Owner Nick Morgenstern first opened on the Lower East Side in 2014, then expanded to the Houston Street flagship in 2018, where he went big with 80-plus flavors scooped from five stations—everything from cookies and cream to pineapple salted egg yolk, the kind of flavor curveball only he could dream up.
The reason for the curtain call? Not a lack of fans. Morgenstern told Eater the decision was tied to lease and property management iss