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Having an authentic gelato with your family in Rome is a must thing-to do as much as visitng the Colosseum or the Sistine Chapel.
That’s why we’ve put together this list of the top 7 best “gelaterie” (ice-cream shops) in the city. After all, this frozen treat is one of the most famous examples of Italian cuisine all over the world!
Kids usually love Gelato especially in the hot summer days: nothing is more refreshing and joyful of a genuine Italian Ice cream!
1. Gelateria dei Gracchi (several stores near VATICAN, PIAZZA DEL POPOLO: this historic ice cream maker makes probably the best Pistacchio in town! Also dark chocolate and strawberry are the most requested great classics. Here you find also experimental flavors suh as toasted almond with orange and dark chocolate with Grand Marnier. Also worth tasting are the season fruits especially strawberry in May or Mandarine in November.
2. Fata Morgana(several stores near COLOSSEUM, FORUMS, SPANISH STEPS) : among the first "gelaterie" to take extreme care to avoid contamination with gluten and producing cones and waffles suitable for celiacs. They use fresh fruit and hi-quality dairy products. Probably the best egg-cream in Rome!
3. Gunther (near PANTHEON): Günther Rohregger is an Italian born in Trentino Alto Adige Region who moved to Rome to open one of the best gelaterie of the Eternal City . Pine Tree and Super Dark Chocolate Flavors are his specialties.
4. Fassi (near TERMINI TRAIN STATION: founded in 1880 by Giovanni Fassi is one of the oldest ice cream parlors in Italy. Visiting its location is already worth your time. the store is an old building all dedicated to ice cream making and part of it is a little museum, The most famous specialty is the Sanpietrino semifreddo (cobblestone-shaped frozen dessert) , called in this way because it shaped as the cobblestones that oave the streets of Rome. Other specialties are the zabaglione, cream and berries and the vanilla-flavor enriched with rice grains.
5. Fiordiluna (TRASTEVERE district): if you are visiting the neighboorood of Trastevere you have to stop here with your family to try one of the best gelato in town. It was among the first makers to get Organic certification. Probably the best hazeknut in Rome (nocciola).
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6. Gelateria Del Teatro(near PIAZZA NAVONA): hidden in a very pictoresque corner in the historic center is a popular address for many locals but not only. Particularly worth mentioning the pinapple flavor (ananas) and the melon.
7. Otalegi (near TRASTEVERE): another great gelato maker with outstanding flavors esepcially the persimmon, the creams (fiordilatte from raw milk is a true delight), the apple with almond, raisins and cinnamon and some special innovations such as brie with toasted sesame and acacia honey.
