Financier Patisserie (Gelato)

On a very hot day recently, I wanted ice cream.  Of course, there appeared to be no ice cream shops in the immediate area.  Man, the Finanical District sucks for food.  There's a Haagen Daaz at Seaport, but I work a good 15-20 minute walk away from there, and who wants to walk that far when it's suffocatingly hot outside?  Blech. 

After a lot of thought, I realized I didn't want a shake from Burger Shoppe (where I've been going for my ice cream cravings in this weather), nor a coffee drink from Starbucks (ironic, considering what I wound up getting...).  So I posted a frustrated call for help on Facebook, and received nothing really helpful (someone suggested a convenience store for Drumsticks and the like, which is great - I love Twix and Snickers ice cream bars! - but not what I was craving). 

Then it dawned on me.  Financier totally has gelato and is only 2 blocks from here.  I was sold.

I walked over and got this - coffee gelato.  It was good, airy, definitely creamy-fatty-goodness.  I wish they had more flavors (passion fruit, mango, raspberry... I want something more seasonal and delicious sounding... sue me), but this is definitely my new go-to place when I'm craving scoops of cold, creamy goodness.  The above cup was a small and came to just under $3.  Oh, and the guy scooping asked me if I wanted all coffee or two flavors, but since I felt coffee didn't play nice with the other flavors available, I opted just for coffee - just note this in case you go and want more than one flavor in one cup.  I'm sure they'd oblige.

Yum!