egg cream
noun
: a sweetened drink made with milk or cream and other ingredients
especially
: a drink consisting of milk, a flavoring syrup, and soda water
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Try an egg cream—a New York City classic of milk, chocolate or vanilla syrup, and seltzer made frothy by whisking the three ingredients vigorously until foamy.
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Farideh Sadeghin, Wired News, 7 Nov. 2025
But within our perimeter was St. Mark’s, with its dogwood trees and small graveyard; there were egg creams at Gem Spa newsstand, scrambled eggs and challah bread at B & H, Italian bakeries and early-morning vegetable stalls.
—Patti Smith, New Yorker, 1 Nov. 2025
Additional toppings for drinks including egg cream, coffee jelly and cheese foam are available and range in price from $.50 to $1.75.
—Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado, Sacbee.com, 16 June 2025
Those thirsty from the dance floor can enjoy a make-your-own egg cream station from Brooklyn Seltzer Museum, sip on thematic cocktails, nosh on snacks from Lilistar and more Dirty Dancing themed fun.
—Melissa Kravitz Hoeffner, Forbes.com, 27 May 2025
The pizzeria also offers lentil and pasta fagioli soups, salads, al dente spaghetti with meatballs, espresso and egg creams.
—Phillip Valys, Sun Sentinel, 17 May 2025
Around The Clock Egg Cream From Around The Clock Diner in New Jersey, the egg cream may be a diner classic, but this take elevates it with a boozy twist.
—Aly Walansky, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
As outré, or even profane, as dirty soda might sound, there are plenty of precedents: ice-cream floats; Italian sodas; egg creams, which despite the name contain only seltzer, chocolate or vanilla syrup, and milk.
—Hannah Goldfield, The New Yorker, 21 Oct. 2024
That walk for me was down 13th Street between Avenues A and B and onto St Mark's to get an egg cream from Gem Spa.
—Lale Arikoglu, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Sep. 2024
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Farideh Sadeghin, Wired News, 7 Nov. 2025
But within our perimeter was St. Mark’s, with its dogwood trees and small graveyard; there were egg creams at Gem Spa newsstand, scrambled eggs and challah bread at B & H, Italian bakeries and early-morning vegetable stalls.
—Patti Smith, New Yorker, 1 Nov. 2025
Additional toppings for drinks including egg cream, coffee jelly and cheese foam are available and range in price from $.50 to $1.75.
—Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado, Sacbee.com, 16 June 2025
Those thirsty from the dance floor can enjoy a make-your-own egg cream station from Brooklyn Seltzer Museum, sip on thematic cocktails, nosh on snacks from Lilistar and more Dirty Dancing themed fun.
—Melissa Kravitz Hoeffner, Forbes.com, 27 May 2025
The pizzeria also offers lentil and pasta fagioli soups, salads, al dente spaghetti with meatballs, espresso and egg creams.
—Phillip Valys, Sun Sentinel, 17 May 2025
Around The Clock Egg Cream From Around The Clock Diner in New Jersey, the egg cream may be a diner classic, but this take elevates it with a boozy twist.
—Aly Walansky, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
As outré, or even profane, as dirty soda might sound, there are plenty of precedents: ice-cream floats; Italian sodas; egg creams, which despite the name contain only seltzer, chocolate or vanilla syrup, and milk.
—Hannah Goldfield, The New Yorker, 21 Oct. 2024
That walk for me was down 13th Street between Avenues A and B and onto St Mark's to get an egg cream from Gem Spa.
—Lale Arikoglu, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Sep. 2024
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“Egg cream.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/egg%20cream. Accessed 27 Nov. 2025.
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