Italians love their Gelato. I mean seriously love it.
There’s generally a rule here. Dont walk around any town with food or drinks. That’s a big no no and gives away the fact your a tourist. If one of the five or other six things haven’t already. But the beloved Gelato? Theres no rule against it when it come to an ice cream.
We actually didn’t eat all that much gelato over the 20 days we were in Italy. Ice cream really isn’t our thing. But here a a record of the gelato we did try.
Venice
Only one stop for gelato in Venice. Il Saloto di San Marco
Merilynn just happened to pick, out of all the gelato places in Venice, one of the highly rated gelaterias here.
Note the covered containers.
I, like a dumbass, forgot to take a photo of the gelato itself, we were in such a hurry to try it. But it was delicious. Smooth and creamy. A great stop if you’re in Venice.
Polignano a Mare
Bar Riviera
Another very nice gelato. Smooth and creamy.
Orvieto
L’Officcina del Gelato
Chocolate hazelnut. Good gelato, decently creamy but could skip the whip cream. Not 100% how real it was.
Gelateri il gelato do Pasquale
Tiramisu gelato. If you’re judging by the piled up gelato you wouldn’t stop here. However it exceeded expectations. Love the coffee and mascarpone flavours.
Florence
Rivareno
So far Claude had been steering us right as far as food goes. So Rivareno came up as one of the best in the Duomo area
Always a good sign when you see the gelato under lids rather than piled high to impress people.
We got two tonight. An espresso with chocolate
Ultra creamy with strong flavours of espresso and texture from the chocolate shavings.
Strawberry.
Not as creamy as some of the gelato we’ve had but the strawberry flavours absolutely slap you across the face. I suspect the less creamy texture has something to do with the fresh fruit they use to make this
That’s some great gelato. I think the best I’ve had, and no line ups! Maybe I can tell the difference.
Caffe Martelli
This gelateria would fall under the avoid category. Not that the gelato is bad. But it’s overpriced.
We are a block away from the Duomo after all. This is a tiramisu gelato and sure it’s good. But even the gelato beginner can tell the difference between this and the really good stuff.
And this was €8. You’re paying for location here for sure.
My Sugar Gelato
I ventured out on my own to try another of the very highly rated gelateria.
Crema di Florentine
Not the biggest selection, but quality counts.
Nice and creamy, and only €2.5.
I think we can squeeze one more stop in on this Gelato tour.
La Catredalle Gelateria
Nice spot for it.
Looks promising
Caramel
That’s great gelato. Very creamy with lots of caramel flavour. And what a view to enjoy while eating it
We probably should have had way more gelato while in Italy. It is basically the national pastime after all. While I’m no expert, after sampling the different shops we tried we were able to discern the subteties that great gelati have over the ordinary ones.