Creole Creamery…creative, yet old-fashioned

A few ice cream joints have sprouted up around town in the past 2 years, but the Creole Creamery beats the lot with no less than 8 renditions of chocolate icecream alone. 1950s style Ice cream parlour. Not hip, just honest and with matching price-portion ratio. Everything is home-made. Their speciality is the red velvet cake icream. I had the Mexican hot chocolate ice-cream which was laced with cinnamon and cayenne powder to bring a triage of flavors which really tickle the tastebuds. Saffron and pistachio? Rather curious as well.

Uptown and nearby Crepe Nanou (for inexpensive Moules Frites or filled crepes), St James Cheese Shop (for cheese and charcuterie lunch plates and byo wines from the wine shop next door) this little uptown “pocket” of shops gives a real sense of local.

www.creolecreamery.com 4924 Prytania Street 70115 New Orleans. 504-894 8680