Bonsai Kakigōri, previously a pop-up at Canal Street Market in Manhattan and Brooklyn-based open-air food market Smorgasburg, will debut its first brick-and-mortar store on Manhattan’s Lower East Side on Saturday. The dessert shop’s main offering is kakigori, a Japanese shaved ice dessert flavored with sweeteners, syrups and toppings that are all made in-house. As a shout-out to its neighborhood, Bonsai Kakigōri will offer a new seasonal version exclusive to the location: The LES Black & White Cookie made with cookie milk (a condensed milk-based mixture with vanilla and sea salt), chocolate milk, chocolate fudge drizzle and cookie whipped cream. The latter two ingredients are hidden under layers of shaved ice as a fun surprise.
Availability: Through summer
Price: $5, small; $7, medium; $11, large