Ladurée is one of The 15 Best Places for Vanilla in New York City.

1. Ladurée

9.1
864 Madison Ave (btwn E 70th & E 71st St), New York, NY
Dessert Shop · Upper East Side · 257 tips and reviews

Tiago C.Tiago Conduta: Salted Caramel and Vanilla are my favs, go ahead and try it out, you wont regret!

💃🏽Shaila💃🏽💃🏽Shaila💃🏽: Hands down the best flavors are vanilla and salted caramel. You're gonna have to wait, but its worth it!

Barrett L.Barrett Lane: Salted caramel, rose petal, and vanilla are the best flavors. Worth the long waits indeed.

Harney & Sons is one of The 15 Best Places for Vanilla in New York City.

2. Harney & Sons

8.8
433 Broome St (btwn Broadway & Crosby St), New York, NY
Tea Room · SoHo · 154 tips and reviews

Jordan K.Jordan Kong: Get your complimentary tea tasting at the bar. 10% discount for students! Also, heard that the vanilla scone and earl grey float are delicious.

Nina Y.Nina Yiamsamatha: You don't have to be a fan of flavored black tea to love the Soho Blend (chocolate, vanilla, and coconut!). It was specially made for this location and it smells like happiness.

Allison E.Allison Esposito: Great selection of herbal tea flavors- mango, strawberry-kiwi, and an herbal vanilla are recommended.

Shake Shack is one of The 15 Best Places for Vanilla in New York City.

3. Shake Shack

9.1
Madison Square Park (Madison Ave & E 23rd St), New York, NY
Burger Joint · NoMad · 1236 tips and reviews

William F.William Figueroa: You must order the Double Shack Burger and the Hand Spun Vanilla Shake! You can't go wrong!

Dan D.Dan Dickinson: If they have it, get the "Standing Order" special concrete. Vanilla custard + fresh strawberries + orange poppy-seed caramel = YUM.

Syndicate Media GroupSyndicate Media Group: NYC [Eat] Check the Shack Cam before you go to see how long the line is. The Concrete Jungle (vanilla custard, hot fudge, bananas and peanut butter) is perfect pairing for a burger and fries.

Sullivan Street Bakery is one of The 15 Best Places for Vanilla in New York City.

4. Sullivan Street Bakery

8.9
236 9th Ave (at 24th St), New York, NY
Bakery · Chelsea · 142 tips and reviews

Village VoiceVillage Voice: As far as filled donuts are concerned, we're hard-pressed to find a finer specimen than the bomboloni. Treat yourself to the vanilla custard one; a delight you won't forget!

Emily Y.Emily Young: Everything is really good, but make a point of trying the bombolini one day. the best, most pillowy, doughnut dough ever. Get it with the vanilla bean filling!

Serious EatsSerious Eats: Best Bomboloni: The one filled with vanilla pastry cream is our favorite, but the chunky caramelized apple and raspberry are excellent as well.

Doughnut Plant is one of The 15 Best Places for Vanilla in New York City.

5. Doughnut Plant

9.1
379 Grand St (at Norfolk St), New York, NY
Donut Shop · Lower East Side · 430 tips and reviews

Andrew L.Andrew LaVallee: Coconut, creme brulee, carrot cake, tres leche, heck, even the vanilla one is awesome.

travel42travel42: The vanilla bean doughnut is simple and delicious. These are the freshest doughnuts around!

Wei V.Wei Vayn: Try the Vanilla Bean Doughnut - Love the dough. Very soft

Van Leeuwen Ice Cream is one of The 15 Best Places for Vanilla in New York City.

6. Van Leeuwen Ice Cream

9.1
48 1/2 E 7th St (at 2nd Ave), New York, NY
Ice Cream Parlor · East Village · 307 tips and reviews

Premshree P.Premshree Pillai: Get the chocolate, or vanilla, or hazelnut, or... anything really.

Tommy D.Tommy Danger: Highly recommend vegan vanilla and hazelnut!

Rodrigo S.Rodrigo Salazar: the scoop of vanilla ice cream dunked in espresso is great

Mah-Ze-Dahr Bakery is one of The 15 Best Places for Vanilla in New York City.

7. Mah-Ze-Dahr Bakery

9.3
28 Greenwich Ave (Charles Street), New York, NY
Bakery · West Village · 62 tips and reviews

Chad H.Chad Horner: the brioche doughnut (sugary coating, vanilla custard filling) is a must-try: just look at how cute it is

Christina C.Christina Chin: Brioche donut! Vanilla cream filling..pricey for a donut but cute spot

Sophie K.Sophie Kim: Vanilla chef special, Cheesecake & brioche donuts 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

Ludlow Coffee Supply is one of The 15 Best Places for Vanilla in New York City.

8. Ludlow Coffee Supply

8.8
176 Ludlow St (at E Houston St), New York, NY
Coffee Shop · Lower East Side · 62 tips and reviews

Monika M.Monika McMahon: Favorite new LES coffee shop. Friendly staff, lots of seats, laptop friendly & the most amazing bourbon latte. So good I went back for seconds. Not too sweet as it is flavored with vanilla beans.

Dragos G.Dragos Gola: Loved the Bourbon Vanilla Latte! Can get very busy in the morning (wait can be 10 min+)

PeggyPeggy: Try one of their signature lattes. The bourbon vanilla latte was incredible!

Sprinkles is one of The 15 Best Places for Vanilla in New York City.

9. Sprinkles

8.5
780 Lexington Avenue (btwn E 60th & E 61st St), New York, NY
Cupcake Shop · Upper East Side · 199 tips and reviews

Megan T.Megan Timm: Banana with vanilla frosting is where its at!

Joanne E.Joanne Evangelista: Red Velvet and Vanilla with sprinkles are my favorite. Elegant & tasty. There specialty cupcakes are good, like the seasonal kind if flavors.

Adriana T.Adriana Thompson: Vanilla cupcakes, love the classics. Coconut flavor on Mondays (get them early).

Magnolia Bakery is one of The 15 Best Places for Vanilla in New York City.

10. Magnolia Bakery

8.7
200 Columbus Ave (at W 69th St), New York, NY
Bakery · Lincoln Square · 280 tips and reviews

Stephanie S.Stephanie S.: red velvet! or basic vanilla with the chocolate frosting. deeelish!

AranAran: Cinnamon sugar muffins are to die for (sometimes after 5pm they give them away for free!!) and the vanilla bean cheesecake is so rich and creamy - hands down the best bakery in NYC!!!

Sofia U.Sofia Uz: Tiny and cute, everything is good! Try vanilla cheesecake

Cipriani Downtown is one of The 15 Best Places for Vanilla in New York City.

11. Cipriani Downtown

8.5
376 W Broadway (btwn Spring & Broome), New York, NY
Italian Restaurant · SoHo · 112 tips and reviews

Angelo C.Angelo Cardin: Vanilla cake!!!

MorrisMorris: Baked tagliolini woahhhh!! Also the vanilla marange cake for dessert

Paige A.Paige Anne: Vanilla cake is one of the best desserts I've ever had!!

Sundaes and Cones is one of The 15 Best Places for Vanilla in New York City.

12. Sundaes and Cones

8.8
95 E 10th St (btwn 3rd & 4th Ave), New York, NY
Ice Cream Parlor · East Village · 293 tips and reviews

Food & WineFood & Wine: The ice cream flavors here range from classic (vanilla, chocolate) to Asian-inspired (red bean, black sesame and lychee).

LuciaLucia: Get an nontraditional affogato and pick something other than vanilla as your ice cream!

Jim W.Jim Wu: My favorite is the cherry vanilla! But the orange dreamy is really good too.

Dominique Ansel Bakery is one of The 15 Best Places for Vanilla in New York City.

13. Dominique Ansel Bakery

8.7
189 Spring St (btwn Sullivan & Thompson St), New York, NY
Bakery · SoHo · 746 tips and reviews

Gloria C.Gloria Chin: 1) Blanc de Blanc--Tahitian Vanilla between 2 soft, milky ricotta cookies w/ salted honey inside 2) Sugar-crusted kouign amann (super buttery croissant) w/ ice cream in the middle. $6, off the menu

Rainy Z.Rainy Zhang: Cooke milk shot: awesome awesome cookie and vanilla infused milk. When you order it, ask for the milk to go and pour it yourself. Gives you way more milk

Dorothy C.Dorothy Chan: Frozen s'more is the most. amazing. thing. Vanilla ice cream coated with chocolate bits and torched marshmallow and honey.

Shake Shack is one of The 15 Best Places for Vanilla in New York City.

14. Shake Shack

8.8
691 8th Ave (at W 44th St), New York, NY
Burger Joint · Theater District · 855 tips and reviews

Emily C.Emily Chen: try "the great white way" concrete! vanilla custard, marshmallow creme and rice krispies!

Sarina A.Sarina Arceo: The vanilla shake is the best ever vanilla shake ever!! So delicious! Not overly sweet either.

Sadaf H.Sadaf Hussain: Try the black and white shake! So good ---vanilla with fudge!

ABC Cocina is one of The 15 Best Places for Vanilla in New York City.

15. ABC Cocina

8.5
38 E 19th St (btwn Park Ave S & Broadway), New York, NY
Mexican Restaurant · Flatiron District · 280 tips and reviews

Andrew S.Andrew Sheppard: Guacamole, ham and cheese fritters, shrimp w/chili oil are all amazing! And definitely must try the warm vanilla fritters with Mexican chocolate for dessert:)

Nancy A.Nancy Ackenhausen: Chocolate creme brûlée tarte with vanilla sorbet - fit for the last supper

Jing X.Jing Xu: Fish taco, guacamole, shrimp in garlic chili, vanilla fritters