{"id":2960,"date":"2015-06-30T12:15:21","date_gmt":"2015-06-30T11:15:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/afriendinrome.it\/?p=2960"},"modified":"2026-04-09T18:41:07","modified_gmt":"2026-04-09T17:41:07","slug":"its-always-time-for-gelato","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/afriendinrome.it\/?p=2960","title":{"rendered":"It&#8217;s always time for &#8220;gelato&#8221;!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/afriendinrome.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/gelato2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-2961 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/afriendinrome.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/gelato2-300x199.jpg\" alt=\"gelato2\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" srcset=\"https:\/\/afriendinrome.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/gelato2-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/afriendinrome.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/gelato2-1024x680.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/afriendinrome.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/gelato2-220x146.jpg 220w, https:\/\/afriendinrome.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/gelato2.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><em>[revised April 2026] <\/em>Shall we explain why\u00a0<em>gelato\u00a0<\/em>is good? I don&#8217;t think so&#8230;\u00a0Gelato is part of our culture, like pizza or pasta, fashion, soccer, wine&#8230; These are not commonplaces, but \u00a0statements about our everyday life. In Italy there are more than 35.000 <em>gelateria <\/em>and\u00a0Italians eat an average of 75 cups of gelato each year (6 kilos!).\u00a0This implies we know how to judge a good gelato and how to skip tourist traps.<\/p>\n<p>Here is our selection divided by areas, but suggest your discoveries!<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Pantheon: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pages\/Cremeria-Monteforte\/346478612094186?sk=info&amp;tab=page_info\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Cremeria Monteforte<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tripadvisor.com\/Restaurant_Review-g187791-d1061568-Reviews-Giolitti-Rome_Lazio.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Giolitti<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Piazza Navona:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.italiaquintogel.it\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Da Quinto<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.tripadvisor.it\/Restaurant_Review-g187791-d1140866-Reviews-Gelateria_del_Teatro_ai_Coronari-Rome_Lazio.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Gelateria del Teatro<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gromgelato.com\/it\/it\/find-us\/scoop-shops.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">GROM<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Vatican:<a href=\"https:\/\/www.gelateriadelmonte.it\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u00a0Del Monte<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.gelateriadeigracchi.it\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Gelateria dei Gracchi<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/lemongrass.it\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Lemongrass<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Piazza del Popolo: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gelateriafatamorgana.com\/web\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Fata Morgana<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gelateriadeigracchi.it\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Gelateria dei Gracchi\u00a0<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Spanish Steps: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/barfrattina\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Bar Frattina<\/a> (try the &#8220;cremolato&#8221; !)<\/li>\n<li>Trevi Fountain: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tripadvisor.com\/Restaurant_Review-g187791-d2389840-Reviews-Gelateria_Cecere_Antonietta-Rome_Lazio.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Cecere<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ilgelatodisancrispino.it\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">San Crispino<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Trastevere: <a href=\"https:\/\/fiordiluna.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Fior di Luna<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gelateriafatamorgana.com\/web\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Fata Morgana<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Largo Agentina: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/bargelateriaalbertopica\/info?tab=overview\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Alberto Pica<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Piazza della Repubblica (train station):\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/verdepistacchiolab\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Verde Pistacchio<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gelateriaromana.com\/34-gelateria-roma.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">La Romana<\/a><\/li>\n<li>San Giovanni: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gelateriafassi.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Fassi<\/a>, an institution (and we can visit the lab together!)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In any case, <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>do not line for a gelato longer than 5 minutes<\/em><\/span>! We have so many gelato shops and\u00a0no one can be considered &#8221; the best in town&#8221;&#8230; Gelato is a pleasure, if you have to queue too long, part of the pleasure is lost already!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">And do not forget our local tradition in Rome, the &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wantedinrome.com\/news\/grattachecca-rome-summer-frozen-drink.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">grattachecca<\/a>&#8220;!!! It is the best relief for the hot summer days and if you have to queue for that, well, this is an experience and you&#8217;ll feel like a real Roman! My favorite is &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/LaSoraMariaDal1933\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sora Maria<\/a>&#8220;, the kiosk along Via Trionfale, near the <strong>Vatican,<\/strong> but you have several other opportunities (Piazzale <strong>Ponte Milvio<\/strong>, where the summer movida takes place. Or Piazza del <strong>Porto di Ripetta<\/strong> near the Spanish Steps, or &#8220;Fonte D&#8217;Oro&#8221; and &#8220;Sora Mirella&#8221; in <strong>Trastevere<\/strong> and finally, <strong>Porta Cavalleggeri<\/strong> just next to St. Peter&#8217;s square).<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Remember&#8230; &#8220;You can&#8217;t buy happiness, but you can buy ice cream. And that&#8217;s kind of the same thing!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"line-height: 1.5;\">PS. Do not forget we offer the <\/span><strong style=\"line-height: 1.5;\">Gelato Tasting Tour<\/strong><span style=\"line-height: 1.5;\"> in the centre (children love to evaluate best gelato while sightseeing!) and we can arrange a &#8220;<\/span><strong style=\"line-height: 1.5;\">Gelato Lab&#8221; <\/strong><span style=\"line-height: 1.5;\">for you!\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>To go back to eating options, click<a href=\"https:\/\/afriendinrome.it\/?p=2955\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> here<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[revised April 2026] Shall we explain why\u00a0gelato\u00a0is good? I don&#8217;t think so&#8230;\u00a0Gelato is part of our culture, like pizza or pasta, fashion, soccer, wine&#8230; These are not commonplaces, but \u00a0statements about our everyday life. In Italy there are more than 35.000 gelateria and\u00a0Italians eat an average of 75 cups of gelato each year (6 kilos!).\u00a0This [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,29],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2960","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-food","category-children"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/afriendinrome.it\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2960","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/afriendinrome.it\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/afriendinrome.it\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/afriendinrome.it\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/afriendinrome.it\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2960"}],"version-history":[{"count":49,"href":"https:\/\/afriendinrome.it\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2960\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6325,"href":"https:\/\/afriendinrome.it\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2960\/revisions\/6325"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/afriendinrome.it\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2960"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/afriendinrome.it\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2960"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/afriendinrome.it\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2960"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}