Frozen magic
Think ice cream emporiums, authentic gelato, and lashings of sweet toppings. Discover new creamy confections and revisit old favourites in Melbourne and Victoria, as gelato maestros scoop up a sugary storm around the state.
Choose a cup or cone and check out 12 of the best places in Victoria for a frozen treat.
Piccolina Gelateria
Diets be damned. Melt-in-your-mouth classics, chocolate, vanilla, and coffee are served alongside decadent honeycomb, white chocolate, and salted caramel at Piccolina Gelateria Melbourne. Treat yourself to a scoop on the weekend, when maestros whip out fun limited time flavours to try, like Collingwood's homage to the humble hedgehog slice. Think chocolate gelato layered with butter biscuit, toasted coconut, and a rich ganache.
7 Apples
Sweeten your day with an artisanal scoop of gelato or a mouthful of fruity sorbet at 7 Apples in St Kilda. Indulge in a bite size serve of strawberry sorbet (made from fresh strawberries, with no pastes in sight) or grab a tub to take home and share (or demolish solo).
Dooleys Ice Cream
Fancy a good ol' fashioned sundae with all the toppings served with a side of coastal charm? Head down to the seaside village, Apollo Bay, and get your sticky fingers on a treat from Dooleys Ice Cream.
Fluffy Torpedo - Fine Ice Cream
Where else but Fitzroy can you find an ice creamery with 200 kilos of lollies built into a resin floor? Taste hundreds of experimental flavours drawn from the wildest parts of your imagination at Fluffy Torpedo. A scoop of salted dulce de leche with bacon and cream, anyone? Or maybe a creamy bite of blue powerade? You're bound to find something new and intriguing at this one-of-a-kind store.
Pidapipo Gelateria
Brought to you direct from the halls of gelato university in Bologna, comes Lisa Valmorbida's carefully-crafted confection. With seasonal-inspired flavours like blood orange, kiwi fruit and pears, and dessert-worthy apple crumble and key lime pie creations, there's a taste for the most discerning palates at Pidapipo Gelateria. For an added novelty, check out the chocolate fountains on show in store and lather your favourite scoop in lashings of chocolate and cream.
The Corner Shop Gelato and Espresso Bar
Head to The Corner Shop in Cobram for homemade artisanal gelato and espresso, keeping both coffee lovers and sweet tooths happy. Get your nostalgic milk bar hit with a tasty scoop, or refresh your tastebuds with a milkshake, smoothie, juice or a treat from the mixed lolly bar.
Gelato Messina
The biggest challenge you'll face at Gelato Messina is choosing from the 40 freshly-churned flavours filling the cabinets at each of Messina's beloved stores. From Argentinean caramelised milk transformed into a dulce de leche masterpiece, to white chocolate and macadamia with a crunchy finish, you'll be spoilt for choice.
Il Piccolo Gelato
Come for the gold-clad history, stay for the gelato and sorbet. Your trip to Ballarat won’t be complete without an afternoon sugar fix. Raspberry white chocolate or ginger snap gelato from Il Piccolo Gelato is the perfect cure to your 3'oclock-itis.
Girls & Boys
Vegan girls and boys rejoice, the folk behind Vegie Bar also offer plant-based treats and sweets from their takeaway dessert bar, Girls & Boys. We’re talking baklava soft serves, yuzu gelato and thick and creamy shakes, as well as vegan cakes.
Gelateria Primavera
Propped inside Spring Street Grocer, Gelateria Primavera is making waves with its mix of seasonal milk-based gelato and dairy free sorbets with absolutely wild and whimsical flavour combinations. Grab a melt-in-your-mouth scoop that will please foodies and little ones alike.
The Timboon Ice Creamery
Direct from cow to cone, The Timboon Ice Creamery has perfected their recipe for mouth-watering, super creamy ice cream. Try a classic scoop of vanilla bean dressed up with meringue shards, fruit curd and fresh whipped cream. Head out the back to their 'Sundae School' where you can learn how ice cream is made and whip up a treat of your own devising.
Mornington Peninsula Chocolaterie & Ice Creamery
Full fat, full flavour, full creaminess… the Mornington Peninsula Chocolaterie & Ice Creamery in Flinders serve the ice cream you love from your childhood, made with milk that tastes like real milk, as well as artisanal gelato. While you're there, indulge with the best ever brownies and belgian waffles served with decadent lashings of ice cream and gelato.
Gelatina
Savour the taste of High Country with a pitstop at Gelatina in Rutherglen. Grab a scoop for the road and lick and bite your way to happiness with nutty hazelnut flavours and bursts of creamy citrus with a tangy scoop of lemon.
