With so many ice cream joints using customary flavors,  it’s refreshing to be served a variety of unique, store-made scoops. New City Microcreamery in Hudson, MA follows up on its mission to make ice cream “the way it used to be” with all natural ingredients and processing methods, and the results show.

The Microcreamery opened its doors in 2015, and is a quintessential high standard ice cream café. The store imports most of its style from other popular ice cream cafes in the country, borrowing the philosophy of delivering a proper “ice cream experience” to its customers. The shop capitalizes on curiosity, filling as much wall space as possible with pop culture posters and knick knacks to attract the eye. There are chalkboards throughout the store, for customer use or announcements. The staff is kind, casual and responsive.

The shop nails the lighting, with large windows panning across the store front. At night, there is a suitable contrast between the brightly lit kitchen and the dimmed dining area. An alternative pop playlist agrees with the style.

While waiting in line to order, customers can read about the ice cream making process. Unlike conventional shops, New City Microcreamery uses liquid Nitrogen to freeze the cream. This process areates the cream while being mixed, and gives it a lighter texture.

As an open kitchen, the whole process is a great joy to observe. Watching the frozen nitrogen cloud over the mixer is a marvelous sight, one that will glue kids and their parents to the kitchen counter.

New City Microcreamery is not afraid to experiment with its ice cream flavors. Along with classics such as chocolate and vanilla, are the more creative, such as mexican chocolate, pumpkin spice, green tea, vanilla bourbon and pistachio.  Homemade “Gravy” (sauces) and “Funk” (toppings) can also be added, but for a price.  

I ordered the chocolate chip flavor with chocolate fudge gravy, all in a waffle cone. The ice cream itself was a perfect temperature, not melting along the cone at all. The vanilla base was very sweet with a cool, light consistency. The chocolate, both in the chips and fudge, is its own breed. It is neither milk nor dark, lying somewhere in between, sweet at first with a bitter aftertaste.

If ice cream is not your forte, you could still be in luck. Coffee, cakes, pastries and drinks are also on the menu, and are popular with customers.

The Microcreamery is a standout ice cream joint if you are willing to pay the money. The unique flavors and hip atmosphere is surely something to remember, and return to.