Ask people to name their gelato favourites in Sydney and they’re likely to mention Bar Italia in Leichhardt, Cremeria de Luca in Five Dock, Pompei’s in Bondi and, without fail, Gelato Messina. These are gelaterie of repute. But there’s also plenty to say about the new wave of gelatiers in the city, each churning magic with milk and air. We take a closer look at some of our new favourites…
For our February issue, Maggie Scardifield put the city’s best new frozen confections to the test. Click here for the full story.
Coppetta, Vaucluse
Coppetta, Vaucluse
Coffee is enjoyed with watermelon and mint sorbet, a lavender honey crème brûlée flavour and a chocolate wafer stick. coppetta.com.au
Coppetta, Vaucluse
Coppetta, Vaucluse
This hole-in-the-wall gelateria is on Old South Head Road. Flavours include gingerbread, Turkish delight, toasted marshmallow and pistachio and rosewater. coppetta.com.au
La Mamma del Gelato Anita, Chippendale
La Mamma del Gelato Anita, Chippendale
An old-school gelato cart at the entrance of La Mamma del Gelato Anita’s Chippendale store. anita-gelato.com
La Mamma del Gelato Anita, Chippendale
La Mamma del Gelato Anita, Chippendale
The rich and gooey Cookieman (a vanilla base spliced with Nutella, meringue and Italian biscotti) is a must-try. anita-gelato.com
La Mamma del Gelato Anita, Chippendale
La Mamma del Gelato Anita, Chippendale
The cases at La Mamma del Gelato Anita are filled with towers of extravagantly topped and sauced gelato. anita-gelato.com
Ciccone & Sons, Redfern
Ciccone & Sons, Redfern
A cup of black sesame and pear and riesling gelato. facebook.com/cicconeandsons
Ciccone & Sons, Redfern
Ciccone & Sons, Redfern
Ciccone’s crème brûlée and chocolate gelato is served. facebook.com/cicconeandsons
Gelato Franco, Marrickville
Gelato Franco, Marrickville
The tiramisù flavour is made using Sicilian Marsala and a chocolate sponge that’s sourced from Mezzapica Cakes in Leichhardt. It’s pictured here with the all-natural pistachio. facebook.com/gelatofranco
Gelato Franco, Marrickville
Gelato Franco, Marrickville
Franco makes a denser, more Sicilian-style product, like this mango gelato and blood plum sorbetto. facebook.com/gelatofranco
Pagoto Gelato & Waffle House, Marrickville
Pagoto Gelato & Waffle House, Marrickville
Another Marrickville player of note, Pagoto serves a Willy Wonka-esque mix of flavours piled high with toppings and sauces and an extensive menu of waffles and shakes. These waffles are topped with burnt-caramel slice gelato, banana, strawberries and Nutella sauce. pagotogelato.com.au
Pagoto Gelato & Waffle House, Marrickville
Pagoto Gelato & Waffle House, Marrickville
A saucy cone of red velvet and white chocolate gelato with berries. pagotogelato.com.au
Pagoto Gelato & Waffle House, Marrickville
Pagoto Gelato & Waffle House, Marrickville
Many flavours draw on the owners’ Greek heritage: watermelon and feta, the resin-like mastiha, and galaktoboureko among them. pagotogelato.com.au
RivaReno, Surry Hills
RivaReno, Surry Hills
Alongside gelato, RivaReno is also popular for its range of Sicilian granita including Pompelmo Rosa (pink grapefruit), Mandorla Sicilana (Sicilian almond) and this Arancia Rossa (Sicilian blood orange). rivareno.com.au
RivaReno, Surry Hills
RivaReno, Surry Hills
The Pistachio Bronte flavour is intensely flavoured and lush. rivareno.com.au
Cow and the Moon café and gelataria, Enmore
Cow and the Moon café and gelataria, Enmore
In 2014 Cow and the Moon won the Gelato World Tour championship in Rimini with their Mandorla Affogato flavour: caramelised almonds and single-origin coffee in a salted-caramel sauce on a Madagascan vanilla-bean base. facebook/cowandthemoon
Cow and the Moon café and gelataria, Enmore
Cow and the Moon café and gelataria, Enmore
The cookies and cream flavour. facebook/cowandthemoon
Cow and the Moon café and gelataria, Enmore
Cow and the Moon café and gelataria, Enmore
Even 18 months after the award, queues for the Mandorla Affogato – as well as other flavours such as Single-Origin Latte, Passionfruit Crème and the saucy Cherrymania – still snake out the door. facebook/cowandthemoon
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