Gowanus is best known for the canal that flows through its heart, which happens to be one of the most polluted waterways in the world. The neighborhood around it, however, is one of the most vital and up-and-coming neighborhoods in Brooklyn: a magnet for artists, delicious food, and creative businesses.
Comfort Noodles
Walt Whitman once wrote, "Brooklyn of ample hills was mine." Nowadays, Brooklyn belongs to Ample Hills Creamery. Their ice cream is more influential than the Bard of Long Island ever was, probably because he was not as creamy and delicious. Everybody's favorite flavor is the Salted Crack Caramel, but the staff are notoriously generous with the samples until you figure that out. In the wintertime we prefer the hot chocolate, which is almost as thick as the ice cream.
