eat gelato in Italy

In Italy there are ice cream shops in every corner! I was stunned at how much Nutella they have there. Enormous Nutella pots in every shop. And half of the many flavours have Nutella in them. And they have flavours I’d never seen before, such as Romeo and Juliet. And when you ask for a small ball, they give you a big one. I imagine what I would get if I’d asked for a big one. 15 months ago

We were walking around the city on a warm but not hot September day, observing numerous people enjoying cups of gelato with tiny wooden spoons. We had been trying to eat authentic Italian all week, and made our way to a little coffee shop/bakery that was selling various flavored gelatos.

Being spoiled Americans, we didn’t find the normal mix of vanilla and sweet flavors we were used to in our typical supermarket ice creams, but we gave it a go. I got a coffee-flavored gelato and she got some fruit flavor… orange, I think. We strolled around with our cups and little spoons feeling perfectly Italian. Neither as sweet or as creamy as our familiar ice cream, they were still okay and pretty refreshing to have during our pavement-pounding tour. At at four lire they were no more expensive than the bottles of water we were getting from the street vendors.

Not every culinary experience in Rome was as pleasant, but we felt it was an important part of our visit to indulge in the local foods and drinks as well as the scenery. We did break down and have Chinese one night. 18 months ago

It’s like paella or sangria in Spain, but the people in Italy are the biggest jerks in the world so get your gelato and go to Spain. 2 years ago

Deffo has to be hazelnut flavour 3 years ago

It was winter time, but I still had some gelato! 3 years ago

I think gelato’s all I ate while I was in Italy. That and pizza. lol 4 years ago

My friend Suzy and I were there for a week and we kept count of how many scoops we had. I think I had about 15 scoops, with repeat flavors though. Yum. I liked the AfterEight and a lot of the fruity flavors. Mmmm I can’t wait to go back and have some more.

:D 4 years ago

it was fantastic!!!!! you think you’ve had great ice cream until you taste gelato in Italy.. good thing it’s not available to me everyday because i doubt i’d have selfcontrol haha! 4 years ago

mmmmmm! i did it 3 times in venice… delicioso! 4 years ago

ate it in the summer of 2007 with UCI travel study
MILAN
july 06, july 07. vanilla and chocolate :D 4 years ago

My brother took me to his favorite gelatteria in Viterbo, and we also bought some right by the pantheon, which was splendid. 4 years ago

Man, the flavors…so many flavors… 4 years ago

Best in the world! (probably) pizza is a dissapointment though strangely enough :( 5 years ago

Gelato is one of the best parts of Italy! I went in April of 2005 and it was quite cold while we were there. But, no matter where we were or how cold it was, we always stopped to get a gelato. Straciatella and Chocolate are awesome flavors! 5 years ago

I recommend lemon. 5 years ago

I think what my friend Tommy said (paraphrased here) about gelato sums it up pretty well:
“I like ice cream and all, but seriously, where did we go wrong?!” 6 years ago

There is nothing, nothing, nothing better to eat than Pistachio Gelato in Italy. YuM! 6 years ago

Gelato….just the thought of it makes my mouth drool. 6 years ago