Nasto’s Ice Cream Co

Nastos is simply the best when it comes to home made simple ice cream. They have a variety of flavors they switch out throughout the year. The Tartufo is delicious. Also love the frozen icees (piña colada!).
They make amazing cakes too! Nice family owned business.

Awesome place for ice cream cakes… now they have more to pick from when it comes to cakes… my number 1 place to go for the cakes. Especially the Oreo cake

Excellent, old fashion real Italian ice cream. I’m a big supporter of family run businesses, this place has been around for years and quality is always good. I love their tartufo and chances are if you ever ordered a tartufo in a NJ restaurant it was probably from Nasto’s They supply many restaurants in the state. In the Summer, I’ll take ride and get the lemon ice. Hands down the best!

Sea salt caramel pretzel is heaven in your mouth!!! I absolutely love their ice cream bday cakes. I love how small and homie it is.

All I gotta say is, if you need a birthday cake, and you’re tired of the same old Carvel cake, then you need to double park, and get a cake from Nasto’s! My boss was telling me to come here to get a birthday cake for my mother because they have a Neapolitan ice cream cake with pistachios in the middle. Um, really?
Yes, I did double park since parking around here on a normal day is pretty much a joke, so I ran inside hoping for the best. I headed straight into the back freezers to gawk at the endless possibilities of selections. Make sure to ask any of the girls behind the counter what the flavors are before making a selection. She wrote on the cake beautifully for me, and while I waited, I of course when nose first into the other freezers to see what I should bring back to work with me. I picked up two amazing tiramisu and called it a day!
I can’t wait to just come here for a cone and eat it at my desk one of these days…

Icecream is creamy and very yummy ! Cocoloco is my fav… The girls at the counter could be friendlier but ehhh you dont see good customer service anymore. I go back for the icecream since it beats all the others hands down

Italian desserts and ice cream galore.
Endless ice cream flavors it almost takes an hour to decide what you want to get. Step aside Baskin Robbins and your 31 flavors you don’t know selection until you’ve been to Nasto’s.
There are some pretty unique flavors including avocado, and sweet corn, wish I would have tried them instead I got the chocolate chip and lemon sorbet.
The ice cream here is rich, like dripping money, kidding, but it is pretty thick/​heavy and has kind of like a custard consistency because it is so rich. Basically this ice cream could serve as a meal.
The portions are huge, almost as if they’re giving away free ice cream! No complaints.
Place is stocked with tons of different desserts, walked out with the tartufo, which is basically ice cream dipped in white chocolate that looks like a ball. Next time cannolis!

I had had a couple of ice cream cakes from here, but never made it to the store itself until this afternoon. It seemed as of late that everyone around me kept talking about this place. Then as I was re-​watching the Soprano’s, the flashback scene where Tony’s dad brought him some Nasto’s as a kid did me in. Fughetaboutit. This visit was long overdue so I convinced a co-​worker to go here with me. Needless to say, it didn’t take much convincing.
I went with the medium bowl (more than enough) for under $ 5. ½ black raspberry, ½ rocky road. I wasn’t too worried about the flavors mixing considering I knew this ice cream didn’t stand a chance of lasting 10 minutes before I wallowed it all up.
My co-​worker went with the mint chocolate chip and gave it 5 stars.
Of course I had to get not one, but two half gallons to go (one mudslide and one ½ vanilla, ½ chocolate). They were charging $ 8 for 1 or $ 15 for 2 so obviously saving the whole dollar was a no-​brainer, or at least a cheap justification for my inevitable diagnosis of diabetes.
Then, a chocolate chip cookie stared at me as I was about to leave so of course I had to get one of those. 80 cents, and yes, I was nice enough to share, but I wish I hadn’t.
The server needed an attitude adjustment, but other than that, I love the atmosphere, and the ice cream itself, of course.
Parking can be tricky.
$ 10 minimum on credit cards.

Avocado ice cream was pretty good!

Nastos was established in 1939 by Frank Nasto. Originally it was a candy store that only sold candy and lemon ice until Frank Nasto decided to branch out into Italian desserts such as Spumonni, Tortoni and Tartufo. Who would have thought that 76 years later his business would be supplying ice cream and desserts to almost all the restaurants in the Iron Bound section of Newark, throughout New Jersey and parts of New York. Nastos Ice cream on Jefferson St. is the only location where the ice cream is manufactured and distributed from.
Upon entrance at the counter is where you can purchase a variety of individually served ice cream. My favorite is the «Salted Caramel» ice cream. It’s delicious. Don’t expect though to sit and eat your treat. There are no chairs. It’s pay and go. They also have two walls of freezers that they store more of the specialty items in such as the «Nut Log» (another one of my favorites), Gelato frozen in the shell of a fruit, Cheese Cake, Spumonni, Tortoni and Tartufo to go. I highly advise that if you’re in the area stop in! You will definitely be pleased.

Great place in the Ironbound section of Newark serving great creamy dense delicious ice cream. They are celebrating their 75^th anniversary this year and they know how to make excellent ice cream. we had the chocolate chocolate chip, vanilla cherry, malomar, salted caramel pretzel, mocha almond fudge.

Nasto’s what can be said about this place. First time going to this Ice Cream Haven was a long time ago. I will date myself if I say 25+ years ago. I like myself some ice cream but ice cream no like me. I would still do what needs to be done cause they have the creamiest ice cream in the known Atlantic coast. I will say who lived in the Ironbound section of Newark for some years when we had a moving party I ordered a cake let’s just say the family really loved me that day.
I happen to be a strawberry ice cream kid yes if it isn’t broken why fix it. For my daughter’s birthday my wife suggested when get an ice cream cake. My wife being an Ironbounder said Carvel why you ask cause a Carvel commercial was on at the time. I being smart said Honey good idea but Nasto’s is so much closer she replied oh yea and they are so much better. When got our Nasto’s masterpiece and a cake from Calandra’s for the weak people like me.
I will just tell you if you ever have the taste for some creamy ice cream swing on by Jefferson and E. Kinney. It is worth a trip from anywhere you won’t be disappointed.

Cake! Cake! Cake! Cake! I’ll admit… I’m probably a little biased when it comes to this place. Having been born and raised in the Ironbound, I’m certain I first consumed Nasto’s ice cream while in my mother’s growing belly. Also, I’m a summer baby so my birthday cakes were always ice cream cakes and Nasto’s easily has become a tradition and my preferred birthday cake. Though I’m not a big fan strawberry ice cream by itself, Nasto’s neapolitan ice cream cakes with a touch of nuts and chocolate syrup is perfect. The mix of rich chocolate, vanilla and strawberry homemade ice cream hands down beats any other store bought ice cream cake. The cream on the cake isn’t too sweet as it sometimes can become overbearing on other ice cream cakes. And their prices are great. A decent sized cake that feeds about 12 people is less than $ 25. They offer tiered cakes as well as rectangular shaped ones though I prefer the round cakes. They are blank in the store display so they’re customizable.
They also offer tubs of their delicious ice cream and there’s nothing better than their Italian Ice during a hot summer day.
If ever close by, I recommend you stop by, eat some great ice cream all while supporting an awesome local business like Nasto’s.

Yum yum yum.
I’m a sucker for ice cream places that have interesting flavors. I made the mile and a half treck from Monk Room one Sunday after brunch to finally try Nasto’s.
I had a small cup of guava ice cream. BOY IS IT FRESH AND DELICIOUS. They warned me about the seeds, but I didn’t know how prevalent they were in it. I had to spit a lot of them out. But overall, very yum and very inexpensive.
They didn’t have the sea salt caramel pretzel out so me being the smarty I am bought half a gallon to go. It’s by far my favorite thing in my fridge right now. It’s sweet but not too sweet and it hits the spot.
Only four stars cause I haven’t tried any of their other things (tartuffo, spumoni, etc.).
Can’t wait to come back!

Every town needs a homemade ice-​cream spot. It’s unfortunate that Nasto’s is so far from my apartment because their ice cream is fantastic. They have a big selection of ice creams, Italian ices, cakes, and pastries. I didn’t get to try any of the cakes or cannolis yet but they looked very good.
They have tubs of ice cream in their freezer section to take home (very affordable too) as well as their pastries. If you live in Newark, it’s worth the trek. The staff will let you try the flavors too. My only gripe is that there is no clear line. It gets crowded especially during the summer and everyone just stands in a massive circle with indication of who is next but the crowds come in waves so the lines move pretty quick.

Six years ago someone had bestowed a half-​gallon of CANTALOUPE ice cream from Nasto’s for my family and I to try, and little did I know that it would be a life changing experience. Since then, cantaloupe flavored ice cream has been a thing for me every summer. Cantaloupe anything really (Laduree makes melon macarons that are amazing as well). Nasto’s is not entirely too far from me but the more convenient places for me to get my fix have been Applegate Farms (they too do cantaloupe). But for whatever reason this year has been such a major disappointment on their end. So what did I do yesterday? Put myself out of misery and asked my boyfriend to drive to Nasto’s to get me some Cantaloupe ice cream.
The lady behind the counter said it’s not up on the main display (only the Ice-​sorbet version) but definitely available for purchase in half-​gallon sizes. She said their promotion currently was 3 for $ 15. So sure enough, I walked away with 3 half-​gallons of Cantaloupe ice cream, and of course, a small cup-​size of Avocado and Coconut in the other hand.
If there’s any flavor that you should walk away with from Nasto’s, it’s AVOCADO and Cantaloupe. Everything else is more traditional and your same ol’ flavors. The CORN flavor is great, but not the best out there.
BEWARE: The SMALL cup (for $ 3.50) is really a LARGE. The MEDIUM cup is basically a pint. Totally worth your $$$!

This is a gem in Newark. They sell ice cream, ice cream cakes, tartufo, shakes, and ice cream to take home all made on premises and all reasonably priced. It is small and can get crowded but there are some tables outside to sit at. It is in the Ironbound but a good 10min. walk from Ferry Street. The walk is nice during the day but I wouldn’t chance it at night as there are not many people around, it’s a residential area. If you are lucky you can find street parking but a lot of people double park to run in to grab a few pints/​gallons. The ice cream is really good here and is a treat.
For ease, I’m just posting my thoughts on the flavors I’ve had:
Holy Cannoli — by far one of the best. Real cannoli chunks are mixed into the ice cream (shells and all) and it is so creamy.
Sea Salted Caramel Pretzel — I like mixing this with the cannoli as they balance each other really well. There are swirls of caramel mixed in with mini pretzel sticks.
Sweet Corn — just as it sounds with real corn mixed into the ice cream. If you want a light flavor I would recommend this one.
Cake Batter — this has been my least favorite. It tasted like vanilla with sprinkles and not like cake batter at all.

I feel quite badly that I’m raving about the amazingness of this little ice creamery one hundred and three weeks after the fact. But I can recall the sheer euphoria I experienced after taking a bite into my first cup of Nasto’s almost perfectly.
It was a cool sunny morning, I agreed to run an errand with a friend which involved picking up an ice cream cake. Didn’t think much of it. It was still fairly early so parking wasn’t a problem. Once we entered the shop, I was taken aback by how simple and minimalistic the interior was. I peered into the display case and was immediately drawn. Tubs and tubs of a mix of common and uncommon flavors. I kept walking back and forth staring hard at each tub trying to make a decision. It was one of the most difficult moments of my life. Well at the time it felt like it.
I finally settled for the Sweet Corn ice cream. Holy. Jeebus. A generous two scoops of lightly sweetened creamy goodness that filled a plain paper cup. Omg. It was awesome. And I almost could not finish it because I was so full, but it would have been so wrong to let something that tasted that amazing go to waste. So I endured the consequential abdominal pain. It was worth it.
Although it was a while ago, you never forget how amazing something tastes. You remember. Forever. And then life happens and you never go back to relive that euphoric experience over and over again like a normal dessert addict would do. …I think it’s time to go back. This hiatus was completely unnecessary.

My friend and I went looking for a cool, refreshing snack on this scorching, hot, humid day, and seeing as we had never really explored the ironbound, we decided to embark upon an adventure!
Nastos was visible from three blocks away with its blue awnings and outdoor seating, and we were not disappointed! Free cheesecake samples, a vanilla and chocolate chip cookie ice cream sandwich, and a multitude of other cool desserts later, my friend and I stumbled out of Nasto’s 100% satisfied with our foray into the Ironbound! I would give it a five star rating, but I want to taste more of their stuff before declaring it to be the most amazing thing ever! For Newark, you put the icing on the cake (or should I say, the ice cream on the cake?)

Wow. We made another hot dog trek today… this time to a place called Tommy’s in Carteret and like the last time we had a major hot dog adventure we ended up getting ice cream afterwards. Oh Nasto’s you treated us so right the last time we stepped through your door-​would you please, please treat us to your wonderful sweetness again?
We had high expectations again since last time the ice cream was awesome and the young lady behind he counter was both super helpful and super hot. This time our super hot server wasn’t there, but the two women behind the counter were very nice and very helpful (and still both pretty good looking!)…I believe one was an owner.
As for the ice cream, I had a double scoop (no wonder I can’t lose weight) with cookies and cream and Holy Cannoli. Now cookies and cream you can get anywhere, right? No way-​this was phenomenal… super creamy, chunks of cookies, and just perfection in a cup. The Holy Cannoli ice cream-​Holy crap. No fake flavoring in here… just ice cream with smashed up cannoli-​and they were NOT stingy with the smashed up cannoli. Every spoonful included pieces of shell and cannoli filling. O.M.G.
There’s no place in Newark that serves better ice cream. I still say it’s probably the best ice cream in NJ… and I don’t say stuff like that lightly. It’s that good.