As hardcore experimenting and thorough research go, the search for the most happy-making gelato in the Born/Gòtic/Sant Pere neighborhoods wasn't the toughest. While they don't do a pretty flower presentation like Amorino, they make up for it with their quality ingredients and the resulting heavenly flavors...ooooh lordie, heaven help us...their flavors are suuuuperb.
All hands down - BEST mango, cinnamon, deepest dark chocolate, and the PEAR and MELON!!!!! Melon pear melon pear melon pear melon pear melon!!!!! Good god, the melon! and the pear! Smooth and far from sickly sweet, you can taste the real fruit oozing out of each spoonful.
Some other bits and bobs, nice-to-knows (and yes, *one of these statements is potentially mildly false, but is very nice to tell yourself with each successive purchase!!):
Open 12pm - 1am in the summer months (closes at 12am in the winter months)
The owner of La Gelateria Italiana was trained right in the heart of Italia. It's in his blood. He knows what he's doing. The tummy and most satisfied buds concur.
1,80€ for a generous single scoop or 2€ for 2-3 flavors in a small cup. They also have a half-liter tub that you can fill with as many flavors as is humanly possible for a mere 12€. It looks daunting and ridiculous and impossible to finish but I swear to you all that this changes very quickly. Judgmental and skeptical looks quickly turn into those of envy, regret, and a desire to join in :)
They've been there since 2002 and I hope will be there forever and ever. Their gelato is made in the workshop directly at the back of the store, not trucked in from factory HQ. Doesn't get any fresher than that.
They also do waffles and pancakes and the classic xocolat con churros.
*The more gelato you eat, you will lose lots of weight! It's like celery! Burns more calories while doing so! read more