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Ice Cream

Ray’s Candy Store

Open

East Village, New York

Try the classic egg cream made with chocolate syrup, milk, and club soda.
Stop by late at night for quick service and midnight snacks.

Newspapers have vanished from the cramped quarters beneath the hand-painted profile sign, but the egg creams, snacks, and owner Ray Alvarez endure at this Lower East Side institution open since 1974.

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What are you into?

  • Hand-painted profile sign
  • Traditional egg creams
  • Tight counter space
  • Late-night snacks
  • East Village
  • New York

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