Best Gelato in Italy: Family-Tested Favorites from Venice to Rome

🇮🇹 Venice Favorites

Venchi Chocolate & Gelato

📍Near Rialto Bridge

Smooth textures, deep chocolate flavors, and a brand our girls now recognize on sight.

Kid pick: Stracciatella with chocolate drizzle

Parent pick: Pistachio + dark chocolate

Murano Gelato

📍Murano Island, post-glass workshop

After a jewelry-making workshop at Ferro Toso, we found this quiet local shop. Not flashy, just fresh and flavorful.

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🇮🇹 Florence Favorite

🌿 Edoardo Gelato

📍Across from the Duomo

100% organic with rotating seasonal flavors. The strawberry and chocolate mix was unforgettable.

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🇮🇹 Lucca Highlight

🏛 Gelateria Anfiteatro

📍Piazza dell’Anfiteatro

Tucked into one of the most charming piazzas we visited. Also had amazing fruit bars which were a perfect mid-walk treat.

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🇮🇹 Rome Rankings

🥇 Frigidarium

📍Near Piazza Navona

Chocolate-dipped scoops with hard shell topping, incredible flavors, and super affordable.

Essentia Gelato

📍Near Trevi Fountain

Artisan flavors and creamy texture. A hidden gem.

💕 Amorino Gelato

📍Near Trevi Fountain

Rose-shaped scoops with macaron toppers. Tourist-heavy, but totally worth it.

❌ Gold Ice

📍Rome

Our only letdown and only one my kids did not finish (which is unusual). Not super friendly staff which was unusual. Artificial flavor.

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💡 Tips for Spotting Good Gelato

• Avoid high, fluffy piles—real gelato is stored flat and chilled.
• Go for muted colors (pistachio should look natural). Mint should look white, not bright green.
• Seasonal fruit flavors = a great sign