Van Leeuwen’s storefront at 3631 Walnut St.

Expanding upon the success of their other Philadelphia locations, New York City-based ice cream parlor, Van Leeuwen, is opening their 4th storefront at 3631 Walnut Street, according to a recent announcement by Penn’s Division of Facilities & Real Estate Services.

“We’re looking forward to Van Leeuwen bringing their popular parlor and unique ice cream flavors, including vegan and dairy offerings, to the diverse culinary scene in the Shop Penn District,” said Ed Datz, Penn’s Executive Director of Real Estate.

Based on their belief that “good ice cream is for everyone,” Van Leeuwen has been on a mission since its inception to create the best ice cream with simple ingredients. Led by co-founders Ben Van Leeuwen, Pete Van Leeuwen, and Laura O’Neill, the company began in a yellow ice cream truck on the streets of New York City in 2008. From there they grew in popularity, and their ice cream can now be found in various scoop shops throughout the United States as well as select grocery stores.

Known for their decadent, premium flavors like Honeycomb and Brown Sugar Cookie Dough Brownie, Van Leeuwen has gained additional attention in recent years for their more experimental flavors like Kraft Macaroni & Cheese ice cream. Van Leeuwen also sells classic ice cream flavors, milkshakes, cookies, ice cream sandwiches, root beer floats and sundaes.

This shop is anticipated to open over the summer so watch for the latest scoop on store updates by following @shopsatpenn and @vanleeuwenicecream on social media and by visiting vanleeuwenicecream.com.