Giolitti- Rome, Italy

Heading to Rome? Steps away from the world's most ancient building (the Pantheon) lies the world's most delicious gelato from Giolitti! Four years ago on a trip to Italy our taste buds got to experience the wonders the gelatarians(if that is such a title) at Giolitti created and our mouths are still talking about it. While eating dinner in Tuscany, we overheard people raving about Giolitti.

When you walk into the gelatoria, a classic and elegant old ice cream parlor - the black-vested servers are old-time, professional scoopers who take their scooping seriously! There are what seem to be hundreds of flavors (all written in Italian, so bring your translator), each tasting exactly like what the flavor is. When eating the pear flavored gelato it tastes as though you are biting into juicy and perfectly ripe pear, although its more of a soft feeling than a hard-crunch. And the grapefruit gelato, tastes as though you are eating a tangy grapefruit. The hazelnut flavor,you could be eating a handful of hazelnuts and not even know it,despite the fact your lips are licking the taste off a cone. The Gelatarians have the recipes so down to science, it is virtually indescribable how perfect and savory the gelato is. 

We were so pleased when we discovered Giolitti in the afternoon..

...we went back after dinner that same night...

Sara's shirt enjoyed the Gelato too!

...and for lunch the next day!

The best part is each cone is topped with a large dollop of house-made, fluffy whipped cream!

Look at the pretty colors!

We don't think they will run out of cones for a while!

Via degli Uffici del Vicario, 40  Rome, Italy