Yes, with the arrival of summer and the heat that makes us gasp in the city, eating ice cream in one of the best ice cream parlours in Rome can be the solution to “lower” temperatures, at least for a while, as well as be a tradition that is part of Roman life, which tourists from all over the world hardly give up.
The city of Rome is the custodian of top quality artisan ice cream parlours. How can you be sure of the quality of an ice cream? Certainly taking the color of the pistachio flavor as a yardstick: if it’s bright green, well, stay away from it. If it is, however, as it should be, grayish in color, tending to olive green, then you can go easy.
Here is our little guide that recommends 10 of the best ice cream parlours in Rome:
- Venchi – Particular attention to chocolate-based flavors. It is located in Via degli Orfani 87 (Via del Corso bus stop) and has a second branch near the Spanish Steps
- Vice – Offers traditional and modern flavors. It is located in Corso Vittorio Emanuele II (Largo di Torre Argentina bus stop)
- Il Gelato – Offers creative flavors created by Claudio Torcè, the king of ice cream. It is located in Viale Aventino 59 (bus stop Viale Aventino)
- Fatamorgana – The best artisan flavors of Rome. It is located in Via Laurina 10 (Metro Flaminio) and also has offices in Prati, Monti and Trastevere
- Gelarmony – Sicilian-style ice cream parlor that offers island flavors such as pistachio and cassata. It is located in Via Marcantonio Colonna 34 (Lepanto metro)
- Gelateria del Teatro – You can find about 40 different flavors of ice cream, all handcrafted. It is located in Via dei Coronari 65 (Corso del Rinascimento bus stop)
- Il Caruso – Excellent flavors, especially the creamy ones. It is located in Via Collina 15 (Repubblica Metro)
- Dei Gracchi – It is located in Via di Ripetta 261 (Metro Flaminio)
- Fior di Luna – Offers excellent homemade ice cream in Trastevere. It is located in Via della Lungaretta 96 in Trastevere (Viale di Trastevere bus stop)
- Ponte Vecchio – Perfect ice cream to enjoy after a visit to the Vatican Museums. It is located in Viale dei Bastioni di Michelangelo 5 and has a second office in Trastevere (Piazza del Risorgimento bus stop)
Obviously the list is not exhaustive and surely there will be many others equally good, so we ask you to report them in the comments so that we can add them to this list, thank you! Picture of StockSnap da Pixabay
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