Ice cream is a simple pleasure. One that hasn’t lost its novelty since childhood. The tasty treat has bested many a waistline over the years – this writer’s especially. And, now this incredible spot in York has taken it to another level with its mad scientist-esque take on ice cream with the use of liquid nitrogen to create weird and wonderful flavours of ice cream.
Kicking around York since 2018, Diana’s Cafe York, formerly, [N]ice Cream Factory can be found on Fossgate in the city centre. The technique involves pouring liquid nitrogen over inventive mixes and churning them to creature wonderful scoops of ice cream.
If you’ve not given it a go we highly recommend you try these liquid nitrogen creations! You don’t want to miss out on an ice cream opp trust us.
Quite fitting for York, the ice cream creations are like something out of Harry Potter. Diana’s Cafe has some fantastic made to order and instantly frozen nitrogen ice cream creations with all the smokey cauldron vibes you could ask for.
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They have a range of flavours such as Lotus Biscoff, Espresso & Walnut, Turkish Delight, Chai Latte and our favourite the classic British dessert Eton Mess, which is a vegan option with velvety coconut cream, juicy strawberries, and crunchy meringue!
There are plenty of other flavours to try including a range of specials throughout the year- so you’ll never have the same one twice.
Once the magic happens, you’re ice cream is served up in little tubs to help you cool down on a hot summers day.
I know you wanting chow down on these incredible ice creams – aren’t you? But, that’s not all. You can enjoy Diana’s Cafe’s hot chocolates, cakes and armotica coffee blends along with Southeast Asian inspired savoury items. From traditional cakes to decadent nyonya sticky rice parcels.
The wizardry that it takes to create these made to order ice creams is amazing and not to be missed. Make sure you head down to the York city centre venue and let us know how it tastes.
They’re located on 15-16 Fossgate in York, North Yorkshire, YO1 9TA. And you can find more info via their socials here.
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