Solo Gelato Andrea Papandreou 44, Chalandri, tel. 2106813622
The famous writer Iain Pears once wrote “A day without ice cream is a day lost”. At Solo Gelato, they know this well, since its history (which begins indirectly from the 1930s with a privately owned dairy in the then countryside of Chalandri), leaves no room for questioning the family’s commitment to our favorite dessert. All these decades, life may have changed but the taste was sealed with handmade, delicious and fresh ice cream. And we come to today, with Solo Gelato having become synonymous with artigianale ice cream – that is, made from fresh ingredients, without unnecessary impurities and the non-negotiable avoidance of preservatives or flavor enhancers. With a literally grandfather-to-grandfather recipe, at Solo Gelato you will be faced with the sweetest dilemmas:Velvety and rich in taste Sicilian peanut, timeless cream, French chocolate with a designation of origin, hazelnut from Piemonte, natural Madagascar vanilla, Mediterraneo with almond, peanut and orange and lemon zest, calamino salted caramel and many more delicious surprises, compose a record of proposals that no one can resist!compose a record of proposals that no one can resist!
Le Greche
16 Mitropoleos, Athens, tel. 2167006458
220 Olympionikon & Lykourgou, Psychiko, tel. 2130416299
Through tradition, the Italians have become the pioneers of ice cream around the world, and Le Greche brings this know-how and unparalleled quality to Greece. In spite of the times, they prove that a perfect product always has a place in our hearts. After all, it is no coincidence that in the summer of 2016, among the 40 + 1 best ice creams in Europe, in a list compiled by the highly informed and spoonuniverstity.com, it ranked at number 17. In the luxurious Metropolis (but also in the new flagship Le Greche in Agia Paraskevi or Faros Psychikos) foreign and Greek audiences mix daily to enjoy delicious ice cream, light, with the soft texture of gelato italiano, which is guaranteed to be made without powders, synthetic additives, colors and aromas. In addition to the excellent quality ice cream, at Le Greche you will enjoy iced pastries such as gelato-filled rolls, semifreddo cakes, gelato sandwiches, cannoli and Italian handmade cantucci cookies. The strong-smelling Kenon coffee from Naples – also for sale – is made with the classic Neapolitan manual espresso machine, as in the old Italian movies. An espresso delight is the Neapolitan version of nocciolino, where unsweetened roasted hazelnut praline is added to your coffee.
Iceroll Athinas 2, Monastiraki, tel. 2103238140
Giannitsopoulou 2, Glyfada, tel. 2108945009
Iceroll in its 3 years of life has become synonymous with ice cream that is made in front of your eyes on a plate and does not show any trace of deceleration of its explosive course. The brand that redefined the word “fresh”, is the epitome of delicious and business creativity – with fresh milk from THESGALA (and for vegans coconut milk), delicious seasonal fruits and the most seductive chocolates from favorite brands, to be transformed in your presence with juggling precision to the most delicious ice cream rolls. Among the catalog you will find flavors like the chocolate pie, a greek traditional delight called bougatsa, pavlova, bounty, snickers – all made (you understood it well) with the corresponding material (e.g.real piece of bun that is cut in front of your eyes and becomes ice cream, etc.) Must try, are the creations of the famous Greek chef patissier Dionysis Alertas, such as apple pie and chocolate souffle, but also new surprises that you will see unfolding in the future! And as if Iceroll hadn’t driven us crazy enough with our favorite (fresh & handmade) ice creams, it has introduced incredible waffle cups to its catalog, which are made in the same philosophy – on the spot – and are offered to you in 4 bases (chocolate-white-milk -gold), even in a 1.5 kg bucket.
L’Arte del of Gelato
El. Venizelou 135, Ilioupoli, tel. 2109901669
Artemidos 1, Glyfada, tel. 2108985500
Miaouli 26, Psyrri, tel. 2103220031
Ios, Chora, Cyclades 2286092101
It means “the art of ice cream”, and for those who are noobs to the artigianale school of ice cream – that which is made with fresh seasonal fruits, pure ingredients and top quality milk – it simply means velvety texture, explosive flavors and a minimal shelf life in the refrigerator, since it does not contain any kind of preservative or chemical additive. It was created by ice cream lovers for ice cream lovers, and this means that in every appearance, from the aesthetics of the place, to the service, to the final product and protagonist – the ice cream – special care and attention has been given throughout. The first store of L’arte Del Gelato opened in 2013 in Ilioupoli to an enthusiastic and loyal audience that not only embraced it but made it literally part of his daily life. Thus its expansion in Glyfada, Psyrri, but also in Ios was inevitable! The secret of its success is not so secret: it is the avant-garde, the incomparable quality and a recipe of over 500 flavors – which in complete harmony with the seasonality – promises to keep your interest prosperous and sharp.
Fatto a Mano Costa Varnali 21, Peristeri, tel. 2105777407
Legend has it that if you taste fresh, authentic ice cream from Fatto a mano (= handmade in Italian) you will never put industrialized, long-lasting preparations from refrigerators of large companies in your mouth again. Of course we are joking, but because, as they say, great truths are hidden behind jokes, let us explain: as in any food, quality is decisive in the taste result, so, in Fatto a mano, the result is simply astonishing. This is because in our favorite gelateria of Peristeri, the ice cream is made non-negotiably from natural ingredients, away from dyes or other preservatives and mixtures, it has a short shelf life, unique texture and coagulation and true flavors, at very well-priced prices. Fatto a mano is a creation of the tireless and “anxious” Giannis Nyktari, who was initiated to the indisputable know-how and tradition of the Italians in ice cream. Respecting the seasonality of every raw material, it changes its production every so often, with bananas, thyme honey and cream cheese arriving from Crete, peanuts from Aegina, and so on. Here you can enjoy excellent ice cream cheese-honey, peanut with real peanut, pomegranate, mandarin or chestnut, but also more “ethereal” flavors, such as rose Turkish delight or Madagascar vanilla, which triumphs in its simplicity.
Iter Del Gusto Dimitris Diamantidis 5, Korydallos, tel. 2104977614
Chora, Kythnos, tel. 2281031206
The exact definition of a favorite ice cream is of one we can eat continuously for many hours and have the confidence that it consists of top raw materials, fresh milk, fresh seasonal fruit and avoidance of preservatives and other artificial substances. Okay we may overdo it all the time, but we trully can never say no to (good) ice cream – and that’s no less than the one found at Iter del Gusto. It means “the journey of taste” and it first opened its doors in the busy town of Kythnos in 2014, driving foreign and Greek audiences who visited it crazy. Iter del Gusto is a creation of Giannis Gioulou, who through his travels, many tastings and tireless education, sharpened his criteria and was taught by top gelatieri the art of artigianale ice cream. 2017, found him with a second store on the outskirts of Eleftherias Square in Korydallos, and the rest is history they say. Here you will find unique flavors that alternate with the seasons (over 100 – all their own), and that have something for everyone. Coconut-banana, peanut butter, Rosso sorbet with fresh blueberries and ginger, lemon-green apple flavored with basil – in Iter del Gusto their own production results in a food with high nutritional value, which contains a variety of nutrients and is rich in vitamins and calcium. It is also a boutique which means that many of their proposals you will not find anywhere else.s