Puddin’

Oh man so sad this place closed, i use to come here a lot! I hope they reopen somewhere else!

One of my favorite spots to grab a sweet, except when they forget to file their paperwork and get closed down. :(
See you when you are back open again.

Really fun little spot. Pudding was delicious and the people working there were fun. I had the caramel macchiato pudding cup and my friend had the pudding infused hot chocolate. Both highly recommended.
You could say that it’s a little over priced BUT this is the village. And if I’m paying $ 8 for a pint of beer, I can pay $ 5 for a delicious novelty dessert. Just sayin.

Very rich, dense pudding but I’d like to see the portions and flavors match the price before it’s a recommendable dessert spot.

The guy who took our order here was not happy, even though we just ordered one PB cup, maybe because he has to make everything to order. Decent product but given the price and the very specific craving required, I’d likely head elsewhere in the future.
Wish I could make the miss cl[e]o psychic joke n say they read my mind but erroneous spelling.

Delicious but suuuuuper rich. I had the S’More in mini size and that was more than enough. Really glad I got to try this place though; I worked at Random House who published the book so I always was drooling whenever I saw the cover. Always wanted to try it and I finally did. I’d like to try more of the flavors but probably on more of an empty stomach next time. :)

A friend heard about this place (apparently it’s famous?) and dragged me in even though I’m not much of a pudding person.
Lots of interesting flavors in a tiny (if not cozy) spot in the east village. Decided to try it to curb some eventual drinking, so got the classic in a mini cup. Decent in all sense of the word but completely not worth the $ 6 I paid for it — literally took me 3 spoonfulls to finish it. Hell I can get a decent cup of Joe for that dough.
If you like pudding a hell of a lot go ahead, but I won’t come back.

Delicious pudding, and lots of variety. My favorite is the coffee salt caramel.
However, it IS overpriced for the amount you’re given. 3.5 stars.

Accidentally walked in couple of years ago and that was it. it was love at first sight.
tucked away in a small shop puddin stands out for it self. the second it hits your palates you will sense the richness loving curvy velvety texture ufffff. got to try it to understand such statements.
final verdict : — Please try the mocha puddin. its the best here. grab some and sit outside and enjoy east village view of all the hipsters daily routine around the neighbour. cool spot.

Good, delicious, tasty, all of that…
BUT– WAY too expensive!
Tried the Peanut Butter Cup Chef Special, which is chocolate, peanut butter, whipped cream, and peanut butter cup (I thiink it was more pieces of chocolate than cups, but they were amazing nonetheless).
All in all, worth a try (once), but again– $ 5 for a «mini» the size of a jell-​o pudding cup??? What?!

At this point Puddin’ is pretty much a New York institution, and it is easy to see why. Why, you ask? Simply close your eyes and try to think of another spot in the entirety of NYC that excels at pudding alone to this extent.
While you can scroll down to find endless individuals moaning about the prices, what you get here is of an extremely high quality. There is a crazy amount of chocolate in the chocolate pudding for instance and everything is made fresh, on the spot. The marshmallow topping here is amazing but they have been out of it the last few times I have stopped by. Sad face.
And yeah, it is a bit pricy but when you get the original pudding, which has a cold butterscotch pudding layered on top of a warm chocolate pudding with a ribbon of fresh whipped cream in between, you know deep down inside that you made the right decision coming here.

I grew up absolutely abhorring pudding. Though my father is an amazing cook, I remember being turned off by the pudding he’d make when I was a child, between the lumps in the chocolate and the skin on top… to a picky eater adversed to weird food textures, this is did bode well for me!
Just a few months shy of the first anniversary of my 29^th birthday, I can say that Puddin’ might have finally changed my mind about pudding, putting some minor childhood food traumas behind me.
The menu is simple, yet there are some awesome specials. You can get various sizes of classics such as vanilla, chocolate, butterscotch, and banana. I almost went the banana route but something called out to me to try the Caramel Macchiato. It ended up being a rich little cup with layers of chocolate, caramel, and coffee flavors, with brownie bits interspersed throughout. It was indeed a tasty little treat, though the $ 5 price tag on such a minuscule taste did make me cringe a little.
It’s a nice spot with a clever angle; though, next time, to make the price worth it, I’d likely split a cup with a special someone.

I’m shamed to admit that I was a naysayer when we walked up to Puddin’. «An entire store? For pudding?» But my friends wanted pudding, so in we went. «Trust me,» she said, «You’re going to love it.»
Once inside, the smell was enchanting. It was like the scents were gently wafting toward my nose, beckoning me to come toward the menu board. All I needed to see was two words: Lemon Drop … aaaaaaand I was sold.
My man got a small chocolate pudding for himself, and we opted to share the Lemon Drop. He loved the chocolate; I’m not a fan of chocolate pudding in general, but I tasted it & it was nicely made. But the Lemon Drop! Ahhh, the sweet tang of citrus. Lemon pudding sitting on crushed ginger cookies, with a delightful toasted marshmallow topping. So decadent!
I’d love to try some of the other flavors, but I have a feeling that none of them will compare with my lovely Lemon Drop. I’m knocking a star because it’s a bit pricey, and also because if I rate it too high, you will visit way too often & blame me for your expanding waistline. So, proceed with caution, because you’re gonna get hooked on Puddin’!
(And if you DO come here for dessert, maybe try walking to the *next* subway stop? Or at least around the block. Anything!)

Jello pudding cups are a pastime of mine so I was intrigued to find a pudding shop in my hood. It’s a quaint little shop that only seats 3. There are a manageable amount of choices — I asked what the top flavors were and was told butterscotch, banana and vanilla. You can also add toppings like flame melted marshmallows which my bf did. You can try flavors but I was too lazy so I went the safe route and had the vanilla. It was decent, nice and thick the way pudding should be. My bf tried the butterscotch with marshmallow topping — he said butterscotch was good but that the marshmallow was too sweet. The next time I have a pudding craving ill stop by to try another flavor

Tiny lil store front in the East Village off St Marks Place. I was lured in on New Years Eve when it began to snow and the windchill was a numbing 22 degrees and I spied a sign in the window asking «Cold Out? Try our hot chocolate from Iceland!» Thus intrigued and seeking shelter from the cold I went in. There are literally 4-​stools under a wooden-​topped bar and barely enough room for 3-​maybe 4 people to stand once inside.
You are greeted by a small dessert case, a very friendly barista and a chalkboard menu. I ordered said Icelandic Hot Choc, but was offered little explanation as to what is so special about Icelandic hot chocolate, other than the chocolate comes from Iceland? I imagine it is special because they melt the chocolate down in a geyser and then freeze it into a choc block on a Glacier… the special ingredient being Viking rage. There is probably ZERO truth to my envisioning, but hey, it gave it more of a backstory than I was given…
It is also pricey, because a small hot choc is humbling $ 4. Thankfully, it is delicious and super rich, so that is a about the perfect size!
They also have free wifi, so I killed a very cold hour in the warmth of this shop websurfing, which was well worth $ 4…and the Viking Rage was an added plus because I was ready to take on the NYC frostbite when I left!

Frankly, I’m surprised to see Puddin’ complete a year in the East Village.
While I truly wish the young twenty something dessert chef well, her shop had not been to a good start in 2012 and this is an unforgiving city to rookie mistakes. The early reviews highlighted many negative themes: people would show up at 5 pm only to find half the puddings unavailable, complain that the puddings were over-​priced, and mention the top-​notch competition nearby (Spot Dessert Bar, Chikalicious, and subsequently: Macaron Parlour). I wasn’t hopeful.
My first experience in March 2012 had been positive. But, I suspected it had much to do with the effervescent company as opposed to an appreciation of the eight puddings (then) on offer. While I had been disappointed by butterscotch (way too mute a flavor), the banana cream tasteful (though not better than that at Sugar Sweet Sunshine), the chocolate: A-​ok, the one stand out had been the Lemon Drop (Lemon Pudding, Crushed ginger crunch cookies, toasted marshmallow crème).
Since then, incredibly, they’ve hiked the prices and now the regular pudding is for $ 6.50 (while the signature ones for the same size are for $ 7.50)… that’s as much as a pastry at FP Patisserie in the pricier UES neighborhood — and the general consensus is that FP is horribly overpriced!
I hope the pricing strategy is not indicative of challenges in covering overhead from the limited volume of clients, for Lemon Drop still remains the only outstanding pudding, despite having added a few more options to the selection (such as Caramel Macchiato: coffee and chocolate pudding, brownie pieces, salted caramel sauce). I didn’t think much of the ginger crunch bar, the ginger taste was great, but the cookie wasn’t crunchy — just a hard texture.
It’s hard to justify these prices and I can rate Puddin’ no higher than 2 stars on value alone. If sense doesn’t prevail, we might well be reading: «Never send to know for whom the bell tolls…»

Indulge cautiously, you don’t want your belly turning to pudding! I love when little shops focus on just one kind of food since you know it must be good for them to survive. Way pricier than the supermarket cups of factory pudding, but definitely worth it for the artisan quality.
Classic: A parfait of layered chocolate pudding, whipped cream and butterscotch pudding. The top butterscotch pudding layer was way better than that instant stuff old people eat! So creamy and caramelly. The whipped cream layer was very thin, I barely noticed, they could have used more. The chocolate pudding was somewhere between milk and dark and tastier than the stuff Billy Cosby hocks.

Oh hey there, puddin’.
Puddin’ has a ton of pudding concoctions that taste exactly like they sound. I’ve had the caramel macchiato pudding and the banana cream pie pudding. You will never go back to JELLO brand pudding once you come here. Perfect consistency and flavors.

A nice variety of pudding options.
Conveniently located in St Marks Place. Small store with some counter space. Employees are quick. In addition to pudding they also offer cookies, cakes, pies, brownies, pudding pops and hot drinks.
Tried the Coconut and Classic Pudding. The puddings had a natural flavor. The coconut tasted like real coconuts. The pudding was not too sweet, light and creamy. I did feel that the coconut pudding was not mixed enough. The Classic Pudding consists of Chocolate & Butterscotch w/​Whipped Cream. A beautiful combination indeed. This pudding cup was much smoother and also not too sweet.
This isn’t your average pudding from the grocery store. You can taste the quality ingredients.
Three cup sizes are available for the puddings. Mini $ 4, Regular $ 6.50, Large $ 8.50. If you order a Clio’s Signature pudding, add $ 1 more to each cup size.
Pricey? I think so.

SMALL DESSERT SHOP W/​perhaps 2 – 3 counter seats (but they have no air conditioning) so TAKE IT TO GO or sit on the 2 benches outside!
they offer FREE SAMPLES. even though the puddin’ they sell is individually prepackaged!
—butterscotch puddin’: not bad
—coffee puddin’: wow! not really sweet, more for the straight coffee lovers
—banana split FROZEN POP: w/​the heat, the frozen pops enticed me more! although it was good… i think the chocolate coating (although nice & thin) is a bit of an overkill on the sweets!
—peanut butter frozen pop: taste just as it sounds! also chocolate coated
STAFF WAS SUPER DUPER NICE!