10 AM - 11 PM
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Flavor of the Week
Chocolate ice cream with rainbow cookie pieces.
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What would you like? Pre-packed ice cream? Cakes? Holiday cakes? Novelties? Sundae toppings? You can order it all online!
Fulfilling Ice Cream Dreams since 1953!
Snowflake Ice Cream Shoppe in Riverhead has been around since 1953, and we still use the same original recipes created by founders Herb and Joan Kunitz. My wife, Carolyn, and I took over in 1988 after leaving our Wall Street jobs, fulfilling a childhood dream. Our shop is a community favorite, known for unique, customer-suggested flavors made from local ingredients. Learn more about our story here.
Hear from our Fans
〝Long Islands best ice cream. Perfect location when heading east to stop off just off the LIE between the forks. Ingredients and flavor are tops.〞
〝The soft-serve is rich and dense and one of the best soft-serve sundaes that I have had... Traditional hard ice cream is equally good... Great place for a favorite summer treat. Stop by next time you're out east!〞
〝Loved this ice cream shop! Perfect texture, creative flavor. All around great experience here!〞
〝You have a chance to taste the best hard ice cream in the world! You could eating the best of the best! Snowflake Ice cream is my favorite homemade hard ice cream spot! 〞
〝Best homemade ice cream anywhere. They use fresh ingredients and aren’t stingy!!! You can ask for a taste of any of their flavors. They are all delicious. 〞
〝Absolutely a hidden gem.〞
〝If you know, you know. Snowflake has cracked the code on how to create the perfect homemade ice cream consistency. I have no idea what they put in this ice cream to get it as creamy and decadent as it is, but it just hits different than any other ice cream I've tried. 〞
〝Best ice cream ever. Absolutely the best ice cream on the planet. Homemade and lots to choose from. Come here while on vacation every year. The pumpkin flavor was my choice of the day.〞
〝Best ice-cream I ever had.〞
〝Everything was amazing and the servings are generous! This is the best place on LI for ICE CREAM!〞
〝Love this place. Friendly and prompt service. Some may say it's just an ice cream place. I disagree. it's ice cream done right.〞
〝Great choice of soft and hard ice creams served by friendly people! Their weekly specials are amazing!〞
〝The best so far!! I live 35 min away and I don't mind coming all the way here to enjoy some delicious ice cream! My fave one is the Cookie Monster, pistachio, birthday cake ice cream!〞
〝...an ice cream shop that sets itself apart from other mass franchises. Courteous employees and they have sorbet for other lactose intolerant people like me!〞
〝Great flavors of ice cream to choose from. Don't worry about a line of people waiting, it moves quickly.〞
〝Everyone is friendly and helpful. Every flavor is beyond amazing and the Pumpkin ice cream is a treat!!〞
〝Stopped by this charming ice cream shop after dinner for a sweet treat, and it did not disappoint! The place has a nostalgic, old-school vibe with an impressive selection of classic and seasonal flavors. With so many options to choose from, I stuck with my all-time favorites--cookie dough and butter pecan--and they were absolutely delicious! A perfect, sweet way to wrap up the evening.〞
〝Our whole family loves the staff AND ice cream at Snowflake! The staff knows me as the "chocolate peanut butter ( soft serve, please!) My family always has a hard time deciding what flavors to choose, just about ALL of Snowflake's flavors are the BEST! Hope to see you in early Spring!〞
〝Excellent Quality, Excellent Service〞
〝The recipe to the Snowflake experience is the same as their approach to Ice Cream. Pick the best ingredients, keep things simple, and care about what you do. Ok. The Ice Cream. It's the best. Each and every flavor and treat I have tried is the best I've ever had of whatever it is. Best soft serve, best Ice Cream Sandwich (the cookie ones are addictive) and, my personal holy grail of Ice Cream Flavors...Black Magic Woman.〞
〝The best of the best! Try the Cherry Pistachio, it never disappoints! Always check out their Flavor of the Week as well!!!〞
〝Delicious ice cream! Had some of their peanut butter ice cream. It was delicious! I wanted a blend in but the ice cream and toppings were tasty!!〞
〝Great service. Great ice cream.〞
〝All I can say is holy crap is their soft serve amazing! Not icy or crystallized like some. It is soft and creamy but light. I crave it! I never order a big waffle cone at other ice cream shops but this one I have to have.〞
〝Been coming here forever - love the cookies and cream either in a milkshake or as ice cream. Yum.〞
〝Ice cream doesn't come any better. Plenty of help. Fast service. Long time family ownership...〞
〝The absolute best!!〞
〝Amazing Ice Cream. Love the colors and the retro vibe. Staff were great too〞
〝We ordered a custom cake for my daughter’s birthday party (sheet cake with peconic swamp thing and cookie dough). The shop was organized and everything was ready on time, the decorations on the cake were perfectly minimal and it was hands down the best ice cream cake we’ve ever had. Everyone was blown away and kept coming back for another slice. Thank you Snowflake! Customers for life!〞
〝The Cherry Pistachio is out of this world! Everything is made fresh with fresh ingredients so when it’s blueberry season I suggest the Blueberry Crumb Cake as well〞
〝Best ice cream place ever highly recommend to visit if near by. Any time I go I always get the black raspberry coffee and the mint chocolate chip service is amazing and friendly.〞
〝Hands down the best ice cream on the planet. Started coming here in 1985! Always the highest quality at the best prices.〞
〝The best ice cream I ever had no doubt. Love this place. Great after a day of shopping etc.〞
〝Stopped by this charming ice cream shop after dinner for a sweet treat, and it did not disappoint! The place has a nostalgic, old-school vibe with an impressive selection of classic and seasonal flavors. With so many options to choose from, I stuck with my all-time favorites--cookie dough and butter pecan--and they were absolutely delicious! A perfect, sweet way to wrap up the evening.〞
〝yummi ice cream XD〞
〝Awesome〞
〝Nigel the manager waited on us, it was very busy on a Saturday night. Service was excellent, and most of all the Peconic Swamp ice cream was the best in all of New York. I come up from Florida to experience the best ice cream in New York.〞
〝I got the banana split ice cream—-loved the chunked cherries and walnuts mixed in. I wish it had some chocolate chips in it though…would have topped it off! Very cute place overall〞
〝Excellent ice cream! Friendly service. Clever & imaginative flavors. Best flavor: “Black Magic Woman” it’s death by chocolate!〞
〝Great flavor, amazing possibilities and handmade〞
〝Best hot fudge sundae I've had in a long time!〞
〝Best ice cream in NY〞
〝They are really good I drove 2 hours to get this ice cream again.〞
〝Great service and fantastic ice cream.〞
〝Great ice cream anytime.〞
〝It's not going to surprise anyone that this place has great ice creams. They do. The swamp monster is a perennial favorite. The counter service is friendly and no nonsense, a great combination.〞
〝Best Ice cream I ever had...Was driving threw the town they said gotta try Snowflake Ice cream town staple..no photos I ate it to fast that swamp thing got me swamped..〞
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