This place doesnt need anymore praise but why not give them another five star review for doing what they do best.I love soft serve ice cream so much that even when I get pints of ice cream, Ill let it melt a little so that I can enjoy it . So after walked past so swerve several times on my lunch break, I made it my mission to stop in one day.They have about six flavors to choose from and lots of toppings. I always get overwhelmed so I chose one of the flavor combinations they already had ready.It was delicious, not too much and the perfect end to a meal or a snack. I went into the office with it and it made everyone else go out and get some, thats how good it looked. I see that the also have pints on sale so I may try that or go back to try the other flavors

Cute little ice cream location. Good customer service. I wish they had classic flavors like chocolate and strawberry though. I did enjoy the matcha flavored soft serve.

Lovely and unique flavors. The soft serve is smooth. The special flavors are pretty good, but you probably wont go wrong by selecting your own toppings. The black sesame soft serve is really, really delicious!

We passed by Soft Swerve randomly and I was attracted by the beautiful purple Ube soft serve photo on their sign, so we decided immediately to give it a try.The decor is clean, bright and adorable. The options for the combination of flavors & topping were flexible and available to create your own preference. We had their Ube & Almond Cookies swirl with Cap n’ Crunch topping. The soft serve was rich and creamy, especially the Ube flavor, but we didn’t really enjoy the Almond Cookies since it’s a little artificial for us.

Very good ice-cream! Staff is so nice too. ( If you’re looking to grab an ice-cream while walking and enjoying the weather…it’s neighborhood is not the best to do that. )

Great ice cream. Amazing asian and filipino flavors. Can customize toppings and cones. Very flavorful and picturesque

The ube and almond cookie swirl in a classic waffle cone was amazing! Ube was an entirely new flavor that I had never tasted before, and it was absolutely delicious. I love almond and the almond ice cream was amazing as well. They also have tons of toppings and drizzles available so you can really dec out your cone!

Really good! They have Ube and Sesame! Unique toppings. Nice and smooth. Better than others!

Very unique & tasty soft serve; I got the ube with oreo toppings in the chocolate cone, and I loved the combo. Would have gotten a cup with it though, as it began to drip fast. Four stars because the price felt really steep, even for New York.

The soft serve was pretty good. I will have to try the ube next time!

Not bad but .. not worth to get here from mid town :) $7.89

The soft serve here is so bomb.Been coming since it opened.I am very much a fan of the Ube and Black Sesame, but when I went today I was disappointed the Vietnamese Coffee wasnt available at the Allen St location, I have just always enjoyed the flavor options here.I am more of a hard icecream person but I would have to say this is top 2 soft serves I have ever had.The staff is also always super nice!

Ube and Black Sesame flavors were both great. The mochi toppings pair very well despite being fairly mediocre quality mochi.

We had the Broadway and Chocolate Eclair. Good soft-serve but kind of artificial and a bit pricey

The ube + black sesame is a must try. Always solid service given every time we go there for a quick ice cream pick-me-up.

It was a great place to stop by in such a hot day. :) the staff was nice too.

The ice cream is hitting from this store. In the beginning i was very skeptical with the flavor names but you can ask them for a sample. It was so much ice cream that i would reccommend you eating on an empty stomach. Because....its a lot. And so creamy. And Im lactose intolerant and my stomach didnt even hurt!

Great flavors! My personal favorite is the ube icecream, and I get that with mochi. There are a lot more different Asian flavors to try, looking forward to trying more.

I’ve been on the hunt for ube ice cream and I found it here!Inside has a clean modern feel in the decor. Andit smells amazing, you can smell all the different ice cream favorites. I got mine To-Go and it was sooo worth it.For exotic ice cream in nyc GO HERE!

My new favorite flavor, almond. Best soft serve!!

I did not eat the ice cream, but the friend I was with did. She said the ice cream was not amazing, but it was good. My impression of the place was that it seemed clean and well stocked; all of the posted flavors were available. Staff was friendly. Pricing fair for an ice cream joint.

Amazing ice cream place with unique flavors and topping

They didnt have the black sesame ice cream (tonight or at all? Not sure) so i settled for matcha on a cake cone. Great portion for the size and really nice flavor. Leans on the match notes more so than the sweetness of ice cream. Highly recommend.

First time I’ve tried Ube ice cream and it was delicious! Definitely coming back for another scoop.

By far the best soft serve in the city. Do not leave without trying the ube and black sesame. The only thing I wish they had was more locations. I’ve been here more times than I can honestly count, a definite go-to anytime I’m craving something sweet or when someone visits!

The ube and matcha were great. Matcha was very matcha-y and not too sweet, which complimented the ube nicely. Great creamy texture and decent portion for $6.

Amazing service and the BEST ice cream in NYC. The Ube/Black Sesame was my favorite!

Great ice cream flavors. Highly recommend anyone who is willing to try new flavors and explore a little.

Stopped by real quick on my way to Walmart in nj and wow !!! I got the ube with a chocolate cone and sprinkles mhmmmm

Good soft serve ice cream are available in exotic flavors.

Never been there. Only passed...from the looks of the ice cream it looks good. Think I may go there this week.

I highly recommend asking to sample the flavors before you order anything. Even though the flavors sounded weird they tasted delicious. I would absolutely go back anytime Im in Manhattan New York Chinatown area. The signature flavors are the way to go!

The staff was very friendly and allowed us to sample almost every flavor. The “frozen hot-chocolate” was the winner and paired with the original cone and some fruity pebbles it was incredible! Best ice cream I’ve had in awhile. Will definitely be going back.

It was great!!! They have so many different flavors.

There is just nothing like an ube/black sesame soft serve ice cream! It is so refreshing and delicious, and you literally cannot find it anywhere besides here.

Ube flavor was so unique. That paired with mochi - omg I could live off this stuff! 😍

The ube is so good! I mixed chocolate and ube together and it was fantastic. I wish I got a cone because it would’ve been so pretty with the mochi I added on. I would come back. The people working there are so kind and respectful.

Top notch quality soft serve ice cream. Creamy, rich, and smooth, the soft serve here does not compare to anywhere else in the big Apple. Tucked in the heart Allen street, this place is the perfect spot to recharge and take a break from the summer heat. Awesome spot, excellent and friendly service, and reasonable prices!

It a nice petite ice cream shop with great unique flavors and cereal toppings. The staff were really helpful.

Great flavors!I wish the surrounding scene was cleaner and felt self.

Wonderful flavorful offerings of soft serve! If I had to pick one, ube is the standout. Topping selection is also diverse and embellishes your cone!

Ube & Seasome swirl complimented each other, overall a different enjoyable experience.

The Ice Cream itself wasnt bad. I tried the Mochi, Sweet Potato and Hot Chocolate. I enjoyed all three (5/7).The topping that I had was amazing. I asked the employee to make me their favorite dessert so I dont know what it was specifically. But, the oreo and (condensed milk?) goodies that where ender the ice cream were phenomenal! (7/7)

Interesting flavors! Run of the mill ice cream shop in the Chinatown area. Note the way they swirl the ice cream leaves a big hole in the middle of the cup or cone.A few tables and chairs for sit in dining.Summer nights are the busiest!

So good!!! The matcha chocolate was amazing. I added the captain crunch 😉

One of the best ice crean shops un NYC 🤩

Highly recommend the Ube - not too sweet, great texture, will definitely be back to try other flavours!

Very tasty soft serve with unique Asian based flavors like ube and black sesame. Very friendly staff. Couldve filled the cup slightly more for the price.

Delicious experience. Had the purple yam and coconut ice cream swirl with toasted coconut. It was very tasty. (I love yams/sweet potato) I love trying new things. I would go here again and try other flavors. This is not your conventional ice cream shop, so if your looking for classic flavors I would not recommend...but thats what makes this place incredible.

Cant get enough of the Ube and black sesame soft serve!! Love the twists

Great ice cream. Amazing asian and filipino flavors

Fun and creative place with a variety of flavors that taste very clean, fresh, and authentic- but definitely not the cheapest. With Asian-inspired flavors such as Lychee, Macapuno, ube, and the now seemingly omnipresent matcha, you can find something that matches your fruity/natural cravings here. Cute shop seems to cater to taking pictures of their creations, with nice pastel walls and bright lights making sure what you get looks its best on your camera as well. In the end, it is still just pricey soft serve, albeit very tasty soft serve. The shop has seating, but you could also take your froyo for a stroll down the nearby Roosevelt Park.

It looks good for sure but doesn’t taste as good! The ice cream is way too creamy!

Delicious soft serve!Soft Swerve has amazingly flavorful, light, and creamy soft serve. Its a spot you cant miss if you love a good dessert. They have 4 main flavors, the ube being the most popular, and rightfully so, as it has such a rich flavor. You will honestly love any of the flavors (although limited) they have. They also have colorful cones for a visual impact, a dark charcoal chocolate cone and a red cinnamon cone.

Nice little ice cream spot with unique flavors and combinations to choose from. Definitely like that they offer the creative flavors in soft serve form and have complimentary toppings to go with them. Fun little after dinner treat. No frills and nothing fancy but they do soft serve well.

Great ice cream, grab the purple colored ice cream as its their best seller

A chinatown dessert staple. Only a handful of flavors but they do them right. Black sesame + Ube swirl is the way to go.

The ice cream was good, but the toppings and sauces werent worth it. The caramel sauce looked like a sad splash of simple syrup.

Very good YAM taste Ice cream

Id say just go if youre in the mood for tasty, creamy black sesame, ube, or matcha soft serve.

Great service. Got the black Sesame and lychee. Lychee was too sweet

Pretty great ube ice cream. I got a ube sesame combo and I think the coconut flakes I got over it really brought out the flavors

Soft serve ice cream that’s Instagram worthy, but yet actual taste delicious? Look no more. Soft swerve is the place to go. Ice cream have a lot of sentimental meaning to me, as my family often times takes us out to get ice cream growing up.I have tried all 4 flavors as I have been back countless time (guilty pleasure) My top one has to be ube, then follow by black sesame, matcha green tea, and coconut. UBE isn’t a flavor you can just get from anywhere, especially not in soft swerve form. I was educated by the friendly store staff that ube is a purple yam- root vegetable that’s commonly used in the Philippines. That beautiful purple color makes eating ice cream more fun, and the whole idea of customizing it your way by adding toppings just made this experience a whole lot better. You can also get two flavors in a swirl or have it stacked if it doesn’t come in a swirl. Basically you can be as creative as you want with your cone. NYC is packed with restaurants and dessert spots but I highly recommend soft swerve. You won’t be disappointed.

Literally the best ice cream I have ever had in my life .

Amazing ice cream! Love that they have four ice creams and so many different toppings. The taro ice cream is on point! Definitely a highlight of my trip to NYC.

I got the “rockefeller” swerve. tastes super chocolately.

Crowded, tiny portions, but absolutely delicious.

Soft Swerve Ice Cream is the place to go for desert after a meal! I personally love the Woodside on a cup with matcha as a base. As you can tell it twas amazing! @$8, definitely worth it!

Getting vanilla here is like ordering salad at a famous steak place. Get ube or go home.

Fun flavors (ube, black sesame), usually quite busy!

Best textured soft serve in the city. Excellent flavors for discerning palates. Green tea + black sesame is a classic.

A small place with lots of customers. There is always a line at anytime, but this does not stop us. Their ice cream is very delicious and beatific too! Strongly suggested!

One of the best places in the city to get unique ice cream that can be delicious anytime.

Yo, Soft Swerve.Would you like to swerve a bit more west and open shop in LA? Because thatd be totally swell.I swear you my loyal patronage, and I think your sweet sweet soft serve will make plenty of others swoon.I miss your delicious swirls so much already. Please come to LA, and be swift!

The matcha & black sesame flavors were delicious.

Friendly service, cute little shop, delicious ice cream. Enough said.

Great place for east meets west flavors. I love all the flavors. You cant go wrong with any toppings.Minimum five dollars for credit cards so you could do a regular serving and one topping. :) I shared a picture of my black sesame with toasted almonds.

The ubbe ice cream was so yummy it taste a bit like vanilla, i enjoyed the toasted coconut flakes and the cone!

Delicious soft serve! I recommend ube. Its so creamy.

Yum! The chocolate waffle cone actually taste like chocolate. The ume flavor was great but a tad too sweet for my taste. If youre sensitive to sweet things, try the ume/macapuno swirl or just the macapuno (coconut). Get a sample first!

They have ube soft serve! Black sesame and matcha are also really great flavors for when they run out of Ube. The portions are generous for the price & there are a good variety of toppings including mochi, fruity pebbles, ores, golden ores, freeze dried strawberries, and sauces to drizzle.

I love the presentation but ice cream wasnt that special for me. The favors of the ice cream taste like what it is.

Really nice costumer service and good soft serve.

This is a cute place for a quick meet up with some friends/family or a dessert option after a meal. They offer samples of the ice cream before you order to make sure you enjoy your flavor! I ordered strawberry fields which is a soft swerve special consisting of matcha soft serve ice cream drizzled with strawberry syrup and topped with freeze dried strawberries. I added Mochi on top of my order. They have a small seating area inside the shop which was a nice addition considering how small the shop is. I would recommend trying this spot for ice cream.

The ice cream gave me childhood memories. It dripped all over my face and hands, but I did not care. I had sticky fingers and a bit my chin to save for later and I, once again, did not care. It cant get a much better than that. GOOD JOB Soft Swerve!! lol

This is reply to the owners response and some details on this review. The service and ambience was great (Although the table could be cleaned a little more frequently). The portion is also pretty generous. However, the ice cream itself, at least the flavors I tried was could really use some improvement. The green tea flavor was mediocre. The taro flavor has a spongy texture. It is weird to say but it tastes dry and it is almost like eating a cold taro puree. It does not melt in your mouth instantly as ice cream should. Soft serve ice cream should taste like soft serve ice cream the first and foremost and then the various flavorings can be added to make it unique.

Dang, the black sesame is legitimately delish. My teeth are sensitive from all cold everything but I completely forgot the pain while devouring soft swerve ice cream.

The Ube(purple yam) flavor is good. Took my daughter here after our lunch date. They have other Asian-inspired flavors like Black Sesame and Hong Kong Milk Tea. Cool spot.

Making ube a common flavor! Absolutely love this place! Cant wait to come back and try the other flavor combinations!

I love matcha. I was ecstatic when I heard of soft serve matcha. It was delicious.

New Madame Vo & Hong Kong milk tea flavor is so good. Like hongkongese 鴛鴦

Absolutely delicious soft serve in the lower east side. Purple yam (ube) was perfectly creamy and the black sesame matcha swirl was tasty too!

1st Time was with the limited edition Madame Vo flavor...should have stayed around.One week later...madame Vo gone so I went with Coconut. The serving size is a bit too much to stomach. Couldn’t even get to finish the waffle cone. Been there done that, won’t go again unfortunately.In a less appealing location so losing stars on that.

I just cant resist black sesame soft serve ice cream. their ube is very good too.

Great Ube Ice Cream.

I will go out of my way for this fluffy treat. This ice cream is the perfect texture. Their flavors are beyond compare. I am obsessed with ube and this is the best ube ice cream in existence. My favorite ice cream spot ever. They have a wide range of toppings. I usually get one of their creations has they have perfected the way to balance and accent each flavor or swirl. They now have pints which is wonderful and dangerous. Also make sure to follow them on Instagram to see their seasonal flavors.

Very great ice cream and good service. Place is a bit small

I love coming here for some Ube ice cream. Its so creamy and true to its flavor. You can even sample some of their ice cream if you are unsure of which flavor to get.

Ordered their popular Ube flavor. The soft serve is a bit on the thicker, heavy side and a tad over sweet but was still very good with the ube taste. Customer service was good and their long lines move quite fast! I would come back again to see if their matcha is better than taiyaki nyc.

I had a brother come into town and asked me to take him back here. This place has an awesome atmosphere. Feels like a place in Los Angeles I liked.