Van Leeuwen Ice Cream Opening 1st Hudson Valley Location At Ridge Hill

YONKERS, NY — Van Leeuwen Ice Cream, the beloved ice cream brand known for its "made-from-scratch" dairy and vegan ice cream, will be opening its first Westchester County scoop shop at Ridge Hill on Thursday.

The company's newest location is located in Town Square, a 25,000-square-foot community gathering space in Ridge Hill. Opening day hours on Thursday are 11 a.m.-11 p.m. In celebration of the opening, the shop will offer $1 scoops from 3 p.m.-5 p.m. and free totes to the first 100 customers, starting at 3 p.m.

Van Leeuwen began in NYC as a yellow scoop truck in 2008. The company's French-style ice cream, which is made with more than double the amount of egg yolks as standard ice cream, quickly gained loyal fans.

The brand is known "for creative seasonal flavors with a genuine focus on good ingredients and no unnecessary stuff," and for unique, limited-edition collaboration flavors such as Hidden Valley Ranch, Kraft Macaroni & Cheese, BIGFACE Coffee Affogato in partnership with NBA All-Star Jimmy Butler, and Espresso ice cream in partnership with singer/songwriter Sabrina Carpenter.

The Van Leeuwen menu features over 30 signature flavors, including its award-winning Vanilla Bean (named best vanilla ice cream by The New York Times/Wirecutter), Honeycomb, Pistachio (made with pistachios sourced from Mount Etna in Sicily), Marionberry Cheesecake (made with vine-ripened berries from Oregon farm partner Stahlbush Island Farms), Praline Butter Cake and Earl Grey Tea. Ice cream enthusiasts will also be able to enjoy sundaes, housemade waffle cones, ice cream sandwiches, root beer floats, milkshakes, and pints to-go.

Find out more about Van Leeuwen on their website.