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10 Feb 2023
10 Feb 2023
Ice cream, ice cream, we all scream for ice cream!
Well, you may not be literally screaming for it, but with the hot weather on the way you may well be on the lookout for Melbourne’s best ice creameries, so let’s go.
Gelato Messina can be found at four venues across Melbourne. They make their gelato from milk that is delivered fresh daily from their farm in Numurkah, and all of the chunky bits in their ice cream is made in-house.
Here you will find their 35-strong classic flavour range, plus five daily specials.
Gelato Messina has a flavour to suit everyone; they make alcohol-free, egg-free, gluten-free, nut-free and vegan ice creams and sorbets.
Try the blood orange sorbet, made from Redbelly Citrus from Griffiths, NSW, or the chocolate fondant, featuring their own house made chocolate. Or sample the pandan and coconut sorbet, if Asian flavours are what you seek.
What Gelato Messina menu item should you try? Dish Cult recommends the phenomenal looking $62 Strawberries & Cream Gelato Cake, for that special occasion or just because you can.
This ice creamery prides itself on its ‘perfectly imperfect’ scoops, which are made fresh daily on the premises using seasonal produce.
There are all of the classic flavours that you’d expect – vanilla, chocolate, strawberry, honeycomb, mint – plus a few Italian specialities (fior di latte and stracciatella.)
Piccolina has pastry chefs on staff who work alongside the gelato makers to create some truly sublime cakes. These cakes are all natural, unique, and luscious. Try the mini Bombe Alaska for one if you need to spoil yourself – it’s frozen chocolate ganache, salted caramel gelato, peanut butter gelato, chocolate fudge, and Italian meringue.
What Piccolina Gelateria menu item should you try? Dish Cult recommends the $5.80 Peanut Butter Single Scoop.
Pidapipo
Gelato, Sorbet
Sister and brother team Lisa and Jamie front up this gelato business. Lisa went to Italy to learn the art of making gelato before bringing that knowledge home and pairing up with her brother to start their own store. They only use fresh fruit in their ice creams and sorbets.
There are so many yummy flavours here that you’ll be hard-pressed to make a decision. Try the raspberry swirl, the vanilla lemon slice, or the coconut with roasted macadamia. Then there’s the strawberry, mango, or lemon sorbetto, if you’re after a truly fruity fix.
If it is chocolate you crave, grab a scoop of the nutella swirl, bacio, or vegan chocolate. Pidapipo makes gorgeous ice cream cakes too.
What Pidapipo menu item should you try? Dish Cult recommends the $7.30 Single Scoop of Pineapple Ice Cream with Whipped Cream & Maraschino Cherries.
Award-winning Fairy Hills makes over 50 flavours of ice cream and sorbet, with head honcho David bringing 17 years of experience to the business.
You will find their ice cream shop nestled in the leafy green suburb of Ivanhoe, where they make their ice cream and sorbets on the premises. Here you will also find smoothies, shakes, frozen yoghurt, crepes and coffee.
On the flavour side of things, mix things up a bit from your usual vanilla and sample the Christmas Pudding, the Pavlova Passion, or the Green Tea.
If you can’t decide which flavour to try, take comfort in the knowledge that Fairy Hills sell take-away tubs too!
What Fairy Hills Ice Cream menu item should you try? Dish Cult recommends the Blood Orange Sorbet (gluten and dairy free).
Ice Cream Venezia is a family-run business in Port Melbourne. Here, you will find authentic artisan ice cream dished up in an ice cream parlour setting.
The ice cream here is made according to an old family recipe, and comes in 40 flavours. They have vegan and lactose-free options, all packed with fresh fruit.
The Strawberry Cup is overflowing with red berries and the perfect antidote to a hot day, served in a beautiful European glass cup. For nut lovers, try the Walnut Cup – vanilla ice cream, drizzled with chocolate sauce and dotted with walnuts.
If you have a hunger that ice cream won’t satisfy, order up some waffles or crepes, served with lashings of ice cream, fresh fruit, and chocolate sauce.
What Ice Cafe Venezia menu item should you try? Dish Cult recommends the Kiwi Cup (fresh sliced kiwi, vanilla soft serve, drizzled with passionfruit).
