Niki Maccanico’s Homemade Ice

1301 Main St, 07719-2714 - Belmar
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5.0/5
5 reviews
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4.7/5
203 reviews
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📍 Address: 1301 Main St, Belmar

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Ron Epstein

a year ago
★★★★★ 5/5
My girlfriend and I stopped in here for the first time today. We usually go to Hoffmans down the street a few times a month, which we thoroughly enjoy, but decided to try Niki Maccanico's Ice Cream to see if we liked it better. I am a huge fan of soft serve vanilla, which is odd because with all the flavors Hoffmans and Maccanico's offer, I go with the standard. So, I was pleasantly surprised when I walked in and saw that soft serve was indeed available. Hooray! I went BIG and ordered the large cup of vanilla soft serve sundae with hot fudge, Oreo Cookies, whip cream and a cherry. I was told the large soft serve is = 4 scoops of ice cream. It's a lot of ice cream! My girlfriend ordered a smaller sundae cup of 2 coffee flavors with the same toppings. Total for both was $18.00. This is actually $3 - $4 more than Hoffmans. So, this place is expensive. Another issue is that unlike Hoffmans, credit cards are not accepted here. This is a CASH ONLY business which is a bit inconvenient. I will say that the clerk/owner(?) behind the counter was extremely friendly. He made awesome sundaes. He treats his customers very well. I saw him personally open the door for every customer that walked out with ice cream including the both of us. That's very personable. The ice cream was fantastic. My girlfriend commented how much she enjoyed hers. My soft serve sundae was perfectly delightful. Comparing it to Hoffman's, I would say that we had a better built sundae from Maccanico's. The clerk/owner(?) puts more effort into building them than the teenage girls behind the counter at Hoffmans. I was very impressed with our ice cream from Niki Maccanico's. If you are considering either Hoffmans or Maccanico's here is what I can tell you... Both are first-rate. You are going to pay more for Niki Maccanico's. However, that being said, I think Niki Maccanico's has an edge on the quality of their ice cream and the build of their sundaes. The shop has indoor seating (which Hoffmans does not offer), so we were able to sit in air conditioning when it was horribly hot outside. Maccanico's also has that ice-cream shop feel and appeal to it. The clerk/owner(?) is highly personable and really seems to care about his customers. It's not a bunch of teenagers working behind the counter (though they are very friendly at Hoffmans). The one deterrent for me in returning is the CASH ONLY policy. I just find carrying cash to be inconvenient.
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Verena Waseef

a year ago
★★★★★ 5/5
Great ice cream! Love the black raspberry!! Everyone was super nice.
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Junko Supremacy

a year ago
★★★★★ 5/5
This place is amazing! Me and my family were looking for some ice cream at the end of a day of swimming, so we looked online, and found this. We were drawn to it due to it being homemade, so we went there. It is a little pricy I’ll admit, but it’s worth it. You can taste the freshness in it. I’m a soft serve gal, but this beats factory made soft serve anyday. They have SO many flavors, (my favorite is Oreo chocolate) and the employees are super nice. I definitely recommend this place! Delicious, 10/10.
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Shannon Fultz

a year ago
★★★★★ 5/5
Amazing ice cream! Cookie butter flavor was my favorite! Perfect place to grab some ice cream for a beach trip. Be sure to grab some cash since cash only!
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Daniela C Utreras

a year ago
★★★★★ 5/5
Stopped by after a beach trip and we were very pleased to have had the best ice cream. Very rich, creamy, and full of flavor. 10/10 would recommend!
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Sridhar Subramanian

a year ago
★★★★★ 5/5
We always come here when we visit Belmar. The ice-cream is great and so are the owners, very warm and friendly. They remembered us from a year back the first time we came here for the 2022 season.
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Cindy Nguyen

a year ago
★★★★☆ 4/5
Nice variety of flavors and the ice cream is rich and creamy. I got the dark roast and it had a strong coffee flavor and wasn't too sweet. I just wish the kid's size was a little bit cheaper. The small was too much ice cream for me but the kid's size felt like a rip off because it's only a dollar cheaper and was about half the size.
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Caroline Salzer

a year ago
★★★★★ 5/5
It is a friendly family atmosphere with great tasting homemade ice cream. The customer service is through the roof with employees who go far and beyond. The best ice cream place in Belmar! Highly recommended
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Todd Stapleton

2 years ago
★★★★★ 5/5
Cute little Shop with lots of homemade flavors. Lots of kids and people in line before us but we were served within a few minutes. Staff was very nice and friendly. I would definitely go back.
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Justin Ricardo

3 years ago
★★★★★ 5/5
Great ice cream shop on main street in town! Friendly as can be, amazing ice cream, love the storefront. Many, many flavors to choose from so there's something for everyone. They are handling the health crisis so well!! Shows they truly care about the safety of their employees and us, the customers! I don't eat ice cream often; when I do I enjoy going to this shop!! Glad y'all are here!
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