Conrad’s Confectionery

Our go to ice cream! We so love their French ice cream soda. My favorite is the peach ice cream soda and my daughter usually gets the raspberry ice cream with coke and my son gets cookie and cream root beer float. Then we will bring home another 4 pints… We are sad that this place is not opened all year round for ice cream.

This was the biggest treat after a delicious lunch. Sat at the counter and was immediately greeted with a small glass of water to welcome my pallet to homemade creamy ice cream. As I looked at the many flavors offered… I chose a butterscotch chocolate chip mini cone ice cream. Of course they offered a scoop of two flavors in case you can’t decide! Great friendly service and an old ice cream shop feel, despite their recent renovations. I definit place to come back all summer!

Until yesterday, I never thought I would have the chance to return to Conrad’s again, as I no longer have a reason to visit this area of New Jersey since my maternal grandparents, who used to live in this area mainly due to my grandma’s Alzheimer’s, are no longer with me and my family sadly. I first discovered this place when my grandparents first moved to the area in 2008 to reside at a nearby assisted living and we fell in love with this place once we all discovered it. Anyway, fate works in strange ways and we ended up back in this area, as we were buying a car nearby and had time to kill while the car was being prepared for our purchase, we ended up back in Westwood as that was where the nearest Starbucks was located and my mom wanted a coffee. Well, mom surprised me and asked me how I would like to stop in Conrad’s, as we were right across the street. I was in disbelief, so we stopped in. To my surprise and delight, I was greeted by Jay, one of the owners, who actually remembered my name and face after about four or five year absence, which was impressive! He was very friendly, enthusiastic, and eager to please, along with all of his co-​workers, including two sweet ladies, one being middle-​aged and one being a little older. He told me that ice cream was unavailable, as they would not start their ice cream season until next week, but told him that was fine, as I wanted to have some chocolate. After perusing the chocolates with my mom, I decided on a couple of Chocolate Eggs filled with peanut butter. They rang up to a very reasonable $ 1.00 in change for two eggs. While I noticed that the chocolates were not inexpensive in price, I found them to be less expensive than other chocolate shops I have been to considering their very high quality! When I enjoyed my treat, I found the Chocolate Eggs to be sweet, creamy, slightly robust, and have a texture that melted in my mouth along with nutty, salty, and velvety peanut butter. While I did not get to enjoy it on this visit, I also find their ice cream to be fantastic! My favorite flavors are: chocolate, which is creamy and is chock full of chocolately goodness! Their vanilla, while a more plain flavor, is packed with a sweet vanilla flavor as well. I also like Lumpy Gorilla, which contains sweet banana ice cream mixed with crunchy walnuts and semisweet chocolate. Their Peach ice cream is peachy, sweet, and refreshing and contains chunks of peaches throughout. Not unlike the Peach ice cream, the Pumpkin ice cream is sweet, with a full pumpkin flavor with an undertone of cinnamon and contains small pumpkin seeds, indicating the pumpkin’s prescence. I also like their Turtle and Sea Turtle flavors, which have sweet vanilla ice cream with sweet and salty caramel and chunky turtles. Sea salt is even added to the Sea Turtle flavor! The price for the ice cream is very reasonable and on par with other ice cream parlors, especially given the superb quality of the ice cream and generous portion size, with two scoops here rivaling three or four scoops at some chains! The atmosphere was also very nice, as it was immaculate and also recently renovated to make it look even spiffier, with a new counter, new flooring, and new shelves in back of the counter. It looks even better than it did in 1928 (though it has always looked good!)! Overall, I can’t wait to stop at Conrad’s again as their ice cream and chocolates are superb, the service is very friendly and welcoming, the prices are not bad at all, and the atmosphere transports you back to a simpler time!

Love love love this is a special place with a homey vibe where you order outside. Their ice cream is delic

My dream of visiting an old fashioned ice cream shop came true. It’s one of those gems that you can only find in a small town, not NYC. I went on a Sunday so unfortunately the inside was not open and we could only order from the door. I did get a peek inside and my heart just melted at how cute it is! Old school counter and homemade chocolates. They also have soft serve, which for some reason seems like a rare find these days. My new favorite ice cream spot!

I loved coming here as a child, and I still do. It’s like traveling back in time… with ice cream! The mint chocolate chip is the best I’ve ever had anywhere, so I especially recommend their chocolate mint medley sundae… chocolate and mint chocolate chip ice cream, hot fudge, and REAL whipped cream. Absolutely delicious. They also have some unique flavors like Folk Song Mule that I’d love to try sometime. Whatever your age, Conrad’s ice cream is the perfect treat for a hot summer day.

Came on a warm summer day and enjoyed a Folk Song Mule/​Cookies n Cream cone! Friendly staff, delicious ice cream, and great prices! I would definitely come back again!

Seriously the best ice cream in Bergen county

Homemade ice cream, candy, an absolute gem and the only place of its kind in the area. The only place I know of around here that you can get old fashioned soda floats, egg cremes and banana splits. Everything here is over the top and always on my list of places to go whenever I’m back in the area.

What’s not to like? Homemade ice cream and chocolate served in an old-​fashioned ice cream parlor setting. If you are in Westwood, you have to stop by!

We had the unique pleasure of stopping in for some ice cream today at Conrad’s. Everything from the old world charm and antiquity of the counter to the fresh items and the friendly, engaging staff was fantastic. The large shake I enjoyed felt like a bottomless gift from the ice cream gods. A gift that refused to stop giving. We can’t wait to come up with new excuses to end up in Westwood and particularly Conrad’s. Aces, All aces.

I know homemade chocolates cost money, but whenever I leave here, I squint at my receipt & wish they had provided more detail on them, instead it’s always vaguely itemized.
The staff’s friendly when you ask a question, and checkout doesn’t take long, although you might feel slightly squeezed in, the store is small, but it’s overflowing with all kinds of chocolates, candies & treats. I stop in every year for Christmas, and occasionally on Valentine’s Day or Easter, and maybe Father’s or Mother’s Day. I adore the dark chocolate, it’s amazing. Of course any version of their milk chocolate is a favorite, and the specialty nut assortments make great gifts.
I heard they donate their chocolate to charities or organizations that put together gifts & donations for those less fortunate during the holidays. So it definitely doesn’t hurt to support a local store that does things like that.

We love, love the ice cream here! They offer the cutest kiddie comes too, but I think our almost 3 year old will need her own regular sized cone from now on! Salted dark chocolate caramels are my favorite too!

Charming little step back in time to an ice cream parlor of old. That being said, I can only imagine what a cluster this would actually be on a hot, busy weekend day, but thankfully for me (and my stroller) we were able to sneak in, grab some ice cream, and dart back out and sit on a bench outside.
I ordered a mini soft cone (only $ 1.50) for my 11-​month old son and a scoop of their seasonal pumpkin snap flavor. I could tell the ice cream was quality just by looking at the vanilla cone — you could actually see the specks of vanilla bean in the ice cream — which was surprising to me because I was completely expecting your typical Dairy Queen soft serve.
The pumpkin ice cream was amazing. The flavors were good but I think my favorite parts were the bits of ginger snap (I think it was cake) that were mixed in. Just a heavenly heavenly combo and texture-​wise, worked well. Hoping to come back here soon for an indulgent sundae!

Such a cute parlor in the downtown area of Westwood. They don’t carry thaaat many flavors but enough for a decent selection.
We both had shake floats for aprox $ 4.70 each.
Tried the pumkin flavor which was good, sea turtle (sea salt/​caramel/​nuts) which was my favorite, raspberry which was tasteless and pumpkin snaps (pumpkin chocolate chip and ginger snaps) which was very tasty.
Definitely coming back to try other flavors.
Its such a cute 50’s looking shop with other candy confections and nice service.

This place is a treasure in Westwood. I’d eat my bodyweight in their ice cream if I could afford it. The new walk-​up window for their ice cream makes it that much more efficient.
Wish they tried making licorice in house because everything else is delightful.

This place is adorable — it’s on my running route, which is a great motivation to keep running, however I only tried it out last night for the first time. It is open every day, which is a very nice treat, though on Sunday when I went, the inside shop was closed and it was only the walk-​up window.
There are a ton of options and flavors of ice cream, toppings, shakes, sundaes and it definitely has a very old school feel, especially peeking inside and seeing that they have red stools lined up around the counter.
The line was about 6 deep when we got there, but it moved pretty quickly, which is impressive considering only two people were working.
I got the Sea Turtle ice cream, which is a combination of salted caramel, walnuts, caramel turtles, and chocolate. It was as good as it sounds. The ice cream tasted like maple walnut, and it was delicious. The portion size of my small cup was the perfect amount. My friend got the vanilla milkshake (boring), and said that it was delicious, and the perfect size for a small.
We will definitely be coming back to this local ice cream shop — the only suggestion I would have for them is that for the walk-​up window, they should write descriptions of what some of the flavors are. Had I not asked what was in the Sea Turtle, I may have never ordered it! It would be helpful to read it in advance to get a feel for what unique options there were.

Their ice cream is fine. My fiancé loves the vanilla milkshake.
The hours are not posted on their website or on their front door but they had a sandwich board with the hours written on it when we were there the other day. I posted a pic but it’s a little blurry. The hours on the sandwich board are as follows:
Sun: 2 –10pm (Walkup window only)
Mon — Wed: 10am — 9pm
Thurs — Sat: 10am — 10pm
Walkup window: 5:30 — Close (Everyday)

I buy Conrad’s chocolates for my daughter several times a year. I think their ice cream is the best in the immediate area.
So why am I giving them only one star? Look over to the right on this page. See the section that reads «hours»? There’s nothing there. When are they open? Who knows? Even their employees can’t tell you when or if they’ll be open on any given day.
When I bought Easter chocolates I asked when they’d be serving ice cream and was told, «I don’t know. maybe a week or two after Easter.» Recently the store had a sign in the window saying they’d be selling ice cream as of Monday May 5. Drove downtown at 6PM today (May 10, a Saturday) and they were closed.
Unfortunately, this is standard procedure for the very short season that they sell ice cream. Maybe they’ll be open. Maybe they won’t (like the recent Fourth of July weekend when they were on vacation for the week or something). It’s pretty telling that a frozen yogurt shop opened up on the same block a few doors down and is doing great business. Conrad’s doesn’t seem to care about running a business. Maybe they make their fortune selling seasonal chocolates and the ice cream shop is a hobby (must be, judging by the one time I ordered a chocolate ice cream soda and instead got a Coke with chocolate syrup in it).
Even though they have THREE websites (


), none of them list hours. The ice cream website doesn’t bother to use internet technology (which has been around long enough it too could be called «old fashioned») to announce that they’re now serving ice cream.
With all this secrecy about their hours you’d think they were selling cronuts. Or crack. Having reliable business hours is Business 101 (I know, a foreign concept in Bergen County but a guy can dream, right?). It’s ice cream folks. Why make things so difficult?
Oh well. I’ll just drive up to Bellvale Farms next weekend and stock up on enough pints of their much superior ice cream to get through this summer. At least they have a schedule I can rely on (and they’ve been open since April 1).

Good to see (what I imagine to have been) an old style ice cream parlor still running amidst the modern ice cream shops. Everything from the décor (a long counter with rotating stools) to the way made my ice cream float (chocolate chip mint ice cream and soda water from what I could tell) brought me back in time. The place was packed, and service was quick. The workers there were friendly, including an older lady who seemed to run the place. Opposite the long counter was a chocolate counter with various chocolates, cakes, etc.
I came here a second time with a larger group on a Sunday afternoon, but was disappointed to see that they were open, but only as a walk up window, so we couldn’t sit inside.