Probably the MOST unique gelato flavors I've ever tasted. So amazing. The people there were very nice. The ambiance was like a typical ice cream shop. The wife and I will definitely be coming back here. read more

Fatamorgana - Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt Near Me - Rome, RM

Many people have a favorite gelato place in Rome, and this is mine. There's this location in Trastevere, one in Centro Storico, and one in Monti. A decent gelato place has fresh, standard flavors like chocolate, pistachio, or stracciatella. A good gelato place has interesting flavors like lavender, basil, or pear. A superb gelato place, like Fatamorgana, combines multiple interesting flavors in *one* flavor. My favorite Fatamorgana flavors at the moment are: * Rose petals, violet flowers, and walnuts * Lavender flowers and wood strawberries * Carrot cake * Chestnut and myrtle ...I don't even know what myrtle is, but I know I like it. read more

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We were introduced to this gelateria on our first night in Rome, via the walking Trastevere food tour I'd booked for us. Our guide said this is his favorite gelato spot, owing to the creativity of flavors and rotating menu offerings. We liked it so much we went back once on our own. They were busy both times, with a line out the door, but the people working were friendly and patient (which was especially noticeable on our first visit, when a group of 10 tourists wandered in after a few hours drinking, eating and drinking our way through the town.) The did have some interesting flavor combos lined up for us to try, but I went with the flavors I craved. Everything was tasty and creamy, and the serving sizes were generous. They offered whipped cream on top of each portion as well, which we passed on, the gelato was yummy and creamy enough without the added cream. The shop is tiny (explains the line) but clean, and they do a good job of labeling each of the vats of gelato they have on display. Definitely a winner, and seemed to be quite popular with locals. read more

Fatamorgana - First night, two scoops on the tour - Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt Near Me - Rome, RM

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Fatmorgana. Amazing customer service. Excellent quality gelato (beats the pants off Baci di Latte, which, while not bad, is mall-quality compared to Fatamorgana. Fatamorgana passed the acid test on 3 critical flavors. Venezuelan Chocolate (may be the darkest, richest chocolate ever encountered). Passionfruit, as close to the fresh fruit as it gets, intense, deeply flavored, will purse lips with its tartness at first bite, then the sweet tropical flavor floods in and... nirvana. Mint, Milk and Chocolate is one-of-a-kind. Every mint chip ice cream or gelato you've ever tasted uses peppermint oil to achieve the mint flavor, which is darn fine. Fatagmorgana, however, uses fresh mint leaves, and while unexpected at first, positively rings with freshness and a flavor you will not experience elsewhere. Since we're doing this, might as well cover the landscape. Freddo. Again, distance makes it a little cost prohibitive for delivery, but the quality is the best I've ever had. 4 flavors of note: Blackberry, dense, deep, intense blackberry flavor, the color of the darkest cabernet, good luck not eating whatever quantity you're facing in one sitting. Passionfruit is a standard bearer of this flavor. Depending on the day, you can either get Vanilla or Sweet Cream, both outstanding and the perfect foil to the intensity of the fruit flavors. Lastly, their masterpiece, Zabaglione. No one else in the city offers this and it is not to be missed. Boozy, dense, creamy sweet. Don't let the muddy, peanut butter-like color and texture scare you off. There is nothing nutty about this. Unusual, for the uninitiated, but one of the most perfect dessert flavors ever created. Common in France and Italy, not so much here. Lastly, keep in mind Anita, not an option for me as its distance demands delivery fees that double the price of the order. But if you live close by, supposedly the best quality gelato in the city. read more

This is where you go to get REAL Gelato! Made in house with the freshest ingredients! Sooo many delicious and delightful flavors to choose from. You haven't had Gelato until you have had it here! read more

This was the best gelato in town! The selection of flavors is astounding! The person who is working, gave us his personal recommendations, and we both opted for his recommendations. I had a cup with a banana, flavored gelato and a hazelnut flavor gelato. My husband had a chocolate hazelnut Nutella flavor. We loved this gelato. I wish we hadn't found it on our last night. We can't wait to return to Rome to have some of this gelato again! read more

One of the best gelato places in Rome. Randomly tried this place and it was great. Did a food tour and surprise, those happened to be the last stop on the tour. Highly recommend. read more

Plenty of flavors. Authentic gelato Nice place to go to get a cool down after a day off grafting on the town read more

My last stop on the Eating Europe tour in Trastevere! The best gelato in Roma! So many unique flavors, too many choices and very happy that I can get this in Beverly Hills too! read more

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The gelato is on point and the staff is very helpful with suggestions. We went there twice on our vacation. Delicious!

Our Airbnb host recommended this place! Said it was real gelato versus some of the other impersonators around. It was fantastic. We tried a few different flavors, settled on couple different chocolate flavors for myself. My boyfriend got the wasabi chocolate, to my surprise it was SO good. Thank you!! read more

This is one of my favorite gelato places in Rome but it doesn't beat Fassi. But it's a good second. Quality is amazing and there are many flavors. They have more unique flavors compared to other gelaterias I've been to. Though I just found out there's a location in Studio City, it sort of lost its charm for me since I know I could get it back home in California. read more

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We tried a lot of gelato while in Italy and this by far was my favorite. We came here on an Eating Europe food tour. The flavors were so intense. So creamy without too much air being whipped into it. Oh and I realized that we have this same store in Los Angeles!! Now I don't need to plan another trip to Rome!! read more

The last stop in Eating Italy's Twilight Trastevere tour was at this gelateria. On a hot day in Rome a gelato makes for a perfect nightcap, especially if you've been walking 10+ miles the entire day! Luckily for me Fatamorgana had also just opened LITERALLY ACROSS FROM MY HOTEL and I had it two days ago. Since this was my second opportunity I decided to mix things up a bit. I got two scoops of gelato: pistachio and basil/walnut/honey, one of their most popular flavors and a flavor unique to Fatamorgana. This combination worked out pretty well as it had a strong nutty combination yet there was a harmonic balance between something herbal-y with something sweet. While this wasn't my most favorite gelato in Rome I was pretty satisfied. Even without the food tour reiterating the rules for "what is authentic gelato" Fatamorgana passes what I call the "gelato test". They make what is considered "gelato artiginale" - gelato made from all natural ingredients, not from a powdered mix. Gelato isn't stacked very high, uses excessive artificial colors and takes into consideration the seasonal flavors. Always consider this when getting gelato as there are surprisingly a lot of gelaterias that sell "fake" gelato! read more

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Excellent gelato! I ordered the mint and would return to Rome just to have more Fatamorgana mint gelato. I'm a fan of American mint chocolate chip ice cream, but the mint gelato here was even better than any of that. So fresh tasting! read more

This place is so delicious!! We got the mint chocolate, pistachio and stracciatella. All were amazing but the mint was our favorite. The ambience is amazing and the prices is very good (slightly more expensive than Giolitti for what you get). read more

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Small servings but amazing flavor. Super pleased with this location close to my hotel in the heart of Trastevere. You can tell they use qualities ingredients. Thankfully the scoops are one Euro each so you don't feel quite as bad that each scoop is microscopic. Not sure I'd rate this the best gelato, but this is definitely near the top. Their strawberry flavor alone is absolutely fantastic. I highly recommend a stop by this place. read more

Fatamorgana - Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt Near Me - Rome, RM

My mission to get gelato on a cold winter night: Cold Weather - 0, Me - 1 Especially after I heard and read such good things about Fatamorgana, I knew I had to try it. To battle the cold weather, I jumped at the option to add hot chocolate to go with my gelato, leaving no doubt that it would help me brace the cold sweet dessert at the very least. I ended up getting one scoop of one of the Hazelnut options, with little bits of chips inside (?) - cannot remember the name but the gelato label had Le Petit Prince on it, which was the ultimate factor in my final decision between this and the regular hazelnut. The hot chocolate was actually thicker than what I thought it would be... it was extremely creamy and thick, which then made sense that you were supposed to dump the gelato into it to make it almost like a gelato chocolate float. So I improvised and drizzled this hot, dark chocolate sauce over my gelato - making it still very enjoyable. My only issue (and my fault too) was asking to separate the gelato and hot chocolate. I couldn't finish about half of the hot chocolate sauce left :( read more

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I expected a bit more from an Eater recommended gelato place, but this just goes to show that you can't trust recommendations on blogs where one person likely wrote the whole thing. Even things on Yelp can be disappointing. Overall is pretty helpful to pinpoint one gelato location out of the numerous in Rome, but this one is a pass. They have unique flavors but they're nothing special. Luckily they allow you to try a sample. I think €2.50 for 2 small scoops is ok. This didn't taste bad, but it doesn't do well in comparison to Frigidarium or Giolitti. read more

Fatamorgana - Nuts/raisins & Avocado/white wine/ lemon(?) - Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt Near Me - Rome, RM

The fresh whipped cream -as IF you needed extra cream!!- set Fatamorgana apart from the rest of the great artisanal gelaterias we tried on our recent trip. The unique assortment of natural flavors are also incredible, and they allow you to sample to help you choose. read more

Fatamorgana - Whipped cream TOO!!!! - Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt Near Me - Rome, RM

This place is amaaaazing. Really inventive, creative, and diet restriction-friendly flavours, and it was located on a hilltop of a super cute neighbourhood (Monti, I believe). It's crowded with young people and locals on any sunshiney day, and I went twice because it was such a lovely shop. It's around €3 for 2 scoops, I believe, and cash only. The flavours I tried and highly recommend were: basil, pink Venus. That basil though! It's not something you'd find easily outside of Italy, so I highly recommend stepping out of your comfort zone and dabbling in unique flavours, which Fatamorgana excels at. Go to your other local gelateries, which were all excellent in my experience, for the more mainstream flavours like chocolate and vanilla, etc. read more

Fatamorgana - Green: basil. Pink: honestly I don't know because the server accidentally scooped the wrong flavour I was pointing at! - Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt Near Me - Rome, RM

Lots of unique flavors, a new interpretation of an old favorite. I enjoyed beat the piensare? flavor with grapefruit, and horseradish.

Amazing gelato!! Props to this company for being so transparent with all their non-allergens too. Love being able to easily see which flavours are gluten-free, dairy-free, etc.! The selection of flavours is quite vast, and the prices are great: two scoops for 2.50 euro. I got a cup with one scoop of Madagascar chocolate and one scoop of stracciatella. Huge chunks of chocolate in the stracciatella, definitely the best of this flavour I have ever had. In a city where there's a gelato shop on every corner, the quality of their gelato makes them stand out! We went here on a weekday evening at 10pm and they were lined up out the door. The gelato is so worth the wait! read more

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Oh my goodness, this place definitely makes the books in my list of gelaterias to recommend in Italy (or specifically, Rome). I've had good gelato in various cities of Italy, but this one stands out the most to me due to their nutritional qualities and the uniqueness of flavors! I haven't had organic and/or gluten free gelato here, so I really appreciate the thought they put into making their sweet treat. They have a lot of normal flavors that you can find at almost any other gelaterias in Italy, but they are for sure known for their Panacea flavor-- almond milk, mint, ginseng, and fructose. You will NOT regret it! If you are getting two flavors, I think the best recommendation is to get a neutral chocolate, hazelnut, or vanilla flavor with it since if you were to get two weird flavors together, you wouldn't be able to appreciate the beauty of one or the other. I ended up getting Panacea with Pollicina, which contains nuts, rose petals, and violet flowers. WHAT?! Who even thought of that? Up to two flavors is 2.5 euro. Definitely worth checking out this place to wow your taste buds. read more

Very refreshing on a hot afternoon! Really enjoyed: Apple Almond Cinnamon, Paradise Punch; Papaya went well with Apple Almond Cinnamon; chocolate was like a kick to the teeth of chocolate -- i.e., pretty pure and not the american, creamy sweet chocolate. Strawberry was good though not stand-out good. Melon was popular with others even though melon is never really a thing fo me. The ginger flavor was super gingery - not for the faint of heart and not the flavor to get if you're looking for subtlety. Special of the day: Acerola was meh. read more

Wow wow wow! We have been having gelato every day and this place is now a main competitor! Also they are ON IT with the intolerances! The avocado lime white wine was amazing and I can't wait until tomorrow to have it again! read more

This is the best gelato in Rome. The unique flavors, the quality and the care...it's incredible. Some of the flavors I had were kentucky chocolate (it has tobacco in it...sort of an earthy taste), almond and orange (like a delicious cake!), and blueberry cheesecake. The blueberry cheesecake, though non-traditional, was INSANE. It's everything you want ice cream to be - tart, sweet, fruity, savory. Holy cow. Droolworthy! They have a few locations so make sure you take the time to find them! read more

Extraordinary. Exotic and gourmet favors not found at your average gelato place. I had chocolate infused with tobacco and another scoop of dark chocolate. Interesting. Worth the effort to find and try. read more

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Did a quick stop here on my bike tour around Rome and it was a hidden gem!!! Really great flavors and it was only a few euros for some great quality ice cream (small was €2.5) and its nestled in a great little area. read more

This review may be late (almost 2 years late) but this place is freaking amazing. Gelato in Rome is like Starbucks here in the U.S. on every freaking corner. Despite that, I still loved going to this place almost every single day (sometimes twice a day) when I was studying abroad. I felt soooooo lucky that this was a block away from my apartment. I'm always recommending this place to everyone who is planning a trip to Rome and cannot wait until the day I come back and enjoy delicious gelato from here again!! ::D My favorite flavors are the matcha and prince's kiss (hazelnut)! read more

Organic, gluten free, exotic and delish!!! Omg I had so much gelato to cure me for a whole year's worth of gelato cravings. The spicy stracciatella and the rose petals flavors were to die for! We went there three times in one day. And yes, I had a total of seven scoops of gelato. I did not regret it. The favors are very exotic and absolutely divine. They use natural ingredients and unusual combinations too. Wow. I warn you though, no other gelaterias come close to this one in flavor. Hope you're not too disappointed when you eat at other stores after you've tried Fatamorgana's read more

Fatamorgana - Rose petals and spicy stracciatella flavors...yay! - Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt Near Me - Rome, RM

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There are a few different locations of Fatamorgana scattered throughout Rome, so it's hard to miss. This gelateria is known especially for its more inventive flavors. I got a small cup of basil, walnut, and honey with tiramisu. The customer service was great as the guy behind the counter let me taste multiple flavors and was very patient when I was taking my time to decide on flavors. A small cup is 2.50, and you also get free cream on top. Some of the flavors here are very different, and it's difficult to choose. My flavors were both delicious, and I recommend stopping by to check out some of the unique flavors! read more

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While in Rome we had gelato almost every day, 4 out of 5 on our trip, and of all the places, this was hands down my favorite. Their pistachio flavor was the most intense and complex. A little sweet, very nutty, and paired very well with a chocolate flavor. Compared to other stops in town, you could tell they used the natural ingredients to flavor everything and they didn't use too much sugar to make it overly sweet and mask the taste. They also had some of the more interesting flavors with a peach and red wine flavor. It was very good, but the consistency of that particular gelato was a little different. It was more like a sorbet, not quite as creamy as most of the other flavors. My wife had the cream, and it was very simple, but also very intensely flavored with the few ingredients that went into it. They have a few shops around town, so wherever you are, you're not too far from a Fatamorgana. read more

My husband and I live down the street from the best gelato shop in DC. We debated whether or not to get gelato while in Rome (silly, I know) because my husband was convinced that it was the same as what we can get at home. While this gelato was really good, I think it was very similar to a good gelato shop in the states. That being said, I would recommend the chocolate and hazelnut flavors. Very good! My baby was crazy about it. read more

Fatamorgana - Baby really wanted some of this yummy gelato! - Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt Near Me - Rome, RM

The scoops are a little smaller than others I had in Florence and Rome, but I have never seen so many flavors in a gelateria! As an example, the selection had at least five different chocolate flavors (Venezuelan, Sicilian, etc). You don't truly understand the paradox of choices until you come here, as the huge selection is so overwhelming. The fact that the gelato itself is so good doesn't help with limiting the choices either! Especially if you want to venture out of the classic flavors, try out Fatamorgana because you may find a flavor that is beyond your imagination! read more

Fatamorgana - The scoops are small but that's a lot of cream! - Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt Near Me - Rome, RM

Discovered this gelateria during a food tour on my second day in Rome. There is a lot of Fake gelato in Italy (I.e. Gelato Puffed up in pans decorated by fruit and garnished to make it look more real) but this place is legit with simple ingredients and nice staff. This is not the best Gelato I've had in Italy but it definitely offers an extended number of unique flavors (basil walnut honey, pear chocolate, etc) that I have not seen at other gelato places I've visited during my stay. The portions are a bit small ( small scoops) More gelato more happiness! My husband and I went twice dying our 3 night stay in Rome. read more

Fatamorgana - Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt Near Me - Rome, RM

The flavors here are very inventive and this was some of the best gelato we had in Rome, Tuscany and Florence. Not necessarily traditional but so good that we will be going back a second time in two days. read more

Fatamorgana - Nutella and hazelnut + baklava - Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt Near Me - Rome, RM

Loved this place! Got gelato here several times while in Rome. We kept trying other places but no where else was quite as good! They post all the allergens clearly. The flavors are absolutely amazing! A don't miss if you're in the area! read more

Had Gelato everyday while we were in Italy and Fatamorgana is the only one that I went back to twice and I still think about them. The portions may be smaller than other places but the fact that they use natural ingredients is worth it. My favorite was Pear and Gorgonzola cheese and Pink Grapefruit with Ginger, Horseradish and preserved lemon peel. The combinations may seem odd but it really works! I didn't see any of these flavors at another other gelato places. Contemplating purchasing an ice cream machine so I can create my own version of the Pink Grapefruit with ginger and Horseradish. read more

After trying all the top gelaterias in Rome & Florence, it's time to boost this place to #1 spot in all gelaterias I've tried. Creative flavors, huge selection & frosty consistency. This place is a contender & will be missed when I leave Italy. read more