Vanilla is the basis of most of the treats here, but that’s the only “vanilla” thing about this ice cream shop, which serves up outrageously decadent treats like “Salty Pimp” (ice cream with dulce de leche, sea salt, and chocolate dip), “Mermaid” (ice cream with key lime curd, whipped cream, and crushed graham crackers), and “Mexican Affo’Gay”To” (with spicy hot chocolate, cayenne pepper, shaved chocolate, and ice cream).

Please note that the original Village location of BGI closed during the pandemic, but its shops in Madison Square Garden, near the South Street Seaport (at 207 Front St.) and on the Upper West Side (516 Columbus Ave.) remain open.