Arctic Island & Cafe

Love Artic Island! Ice Cream is so good and such a great environment! I was so excited to hear that they also can make treats for your pups! I contacted them about making a little cake for our dog Lunas gotchya day and they made the cutest unicorn cake for her! She loved it!! Will definetly keep coming for summers to come,for family ice cream outings!

Cute little local ice-cream stand. Very tasty homemade hard ice-creams. They have Spanish peanuts, too! And that hardening chocolate syrup!

Looking at this place from the outside, or looking at the menu online, you might be tempted to pass this place by. Don't! It was amazing! I had a hot Asian sandwich and a bowl of tortilla soup, it was fantastic! And the inside has a gas fireplace that keeps it cozy in the winter. Looking forward to eating here again!

I really needed that ice after walking the Rand Land Tract. I didn't even know it existed! It was a terrific hike and right in the City of Syracuse. Amazing.

I love the quality this ice cream shop maintains. My favorite part is the dipped waffle cone options and that the hard ice cream has a nice amount of fillings for each flavor you get! The price is very affordable. They switched from homemade to Perry's but that is no lose it is still really good, I was shocked actually. They make those really yummy ice cream cookie sandwiches (I'm always looking for the good ones). Only one block from Gannon's, skip the long wait and packed parking that leads to meh ice cream with very little fillings on a styrofoam cone and GO TO Artic Island! YOU WILL NOT BE DISAPPOINTED! Also, their indoor Parlor is really fresh and pretty, a great spot to sit and watch the park out the big window and cool off from the humidity.

We purchased one of the ice cream birthday cakes and it was absolutely divine. Manages to be delicious without feeling too rich. I only wish that we had bought two cakes instead of one!

I love that they have vegan soft serve options. The vegan vanilla was delicious! Staff was friendly, and wait time was short for a Saturday afternoon.

Great local hole in the wall place for sandwiches, coffee and ice cream.

The owner, or who I believe is the owner, she is such a sweet person to the point it makes you think she isn't from Upstate NY. I particularly like this place and have been going for years. They not only sell ice cream but they also sell hot food inside, which shocked me how good but also healthy it was. I gave it a 5 star due to never being disappointed and always greeted with pleasant staff, no matter who is serving

I love artic island there is never a line. There is another ice cream parlor right next door. 100 people there all the time. For ice cream? For ice cream. I dont get it. But I fo much faster than all them hahaha

Cute little shop with quality products. As a vegetarian, I'm pleased with their veggie options - something many delis overlook. Coffee is from a local roaster. The people working here are so pleasant. The ice cream options may be a little limited compared to the nearby Gannon's, but the selection is broad enough to please everyone and the quality is great - with a shorter line!

Ordered a single scoop of the lavender honey ice-cream. 10/10 we also ordered lavender lemonade and it was fantastic. One scoop is actually like 3 so more than fair. I will see about a smaller size for next time but it was great for the price.

This place has been around many years. This was a family treat during the summer when I was a child. I use to get a maple walnut waffle cone growing up. Never strayed from that. I strayed this time. I ordered a chocolate soft serve with chocolate sprinkles and a sugar cone. It was sooooo good. This is very reasonable and tasty ice-cream

Arctic Island is also the Broadway Cafe. They have wonderful subs, but as of now, they are closed for the season for remodeling. I always feel full after eating half the sub, then the rest gets saved for dinner. I live about a mile away from where they are, so it's nice to have a great place to relax sit down and enjoy my meal.

VEGAN Soft Serve!!! Chocolate or Vanilla!! Boo-yah! I'm not Vegan and get their hard ice creams which are top notch....hard-to-beat-flavorful! It's nice to see the new owner has kept the level of quality in their ice creams. Banana Wafer, yum! PB Espresso Oreo, yum! Birthday Cake, yum! ..etc. Good crispy, fresh waffle cones and usually always served with a nice happiness from the employees. I feel for those that think Gannon's is the place for ice cream on the South End and have never been to Arctic...they have no idea what good ice cream tastes like. Sorry, G's but maybe its time to take a lesson from your neighbor creamery.

I'm sure I've given a review previously, however, Broadway Cafe never disappoints!
I'm in love with their Central Park sandwich. AND the workers are ALL so nice. I love the setting, it's so quaint and unassuming.. a great place to bring family.
Sidenote: the ice cream is the best in the city.

This is a great place to visit any day. They offer seasonal sundaes and have a large selection of hard ice creams. There is a nice cafe for dine in.

The cafe menu is extensive for the size of the place. They also cater events.

We went on a busy day and the line moved quickly as they utilized 3 windows for the walk up ice cream service.

All together this is a great place for family, friends or even a date.

Enjoy!

Revisited after several years and it did not disappoint! The pistachio strawberry twist is so good and you can't get it anywhere else! Love their ice cream.

This is my favorite place to get ice cream. They have a broad variety of flavors for soft serve (e.g., pistachio), unique types of hard ice cream (e.g., lavender) and interesting sounding flavors of "arctic ice" (e.g., passion fruit, strawberry guava). Beware, the soft serve melts quickly. So, if you get sprinkles, it'll be a little hard to keep up with the speed of melting, because you'll have all sorts of sprinkles in your mouth. My favorite is the classic vanilla chocolate twist. The vanilla has really good flavor. Most places vanilla just tastes unremarkable. Here, it's really tastes of vanilla.

My mom and I had an excellent late lunch. Our sandwiches were great; portions of meat, fixings, condiments just right and our soup was hot and had plenty of vegetables and noodles! Staff were very welcoming and pleasant. Nice place to eat.