the gelato triangle · 2010-07-05 21:54
A quick palate cleanser after all that.
Gelato! In London! In Soho even!
There’s now a gelato triangle in Soho – several shops have opened recently, and what’s great is that two of them are open late into the night.
Freggo was first – a version of the Argentinean gelato shop, serving dulche de leche gelato and Malbec & berries sorbet.
Scoop then opened a 2nd branch in Soho. I loved their ice cream, but was never often in Covent Garden. Really great fruit gelati.
Recently Gelupo opened opposite its restaurant big brother, Bocca di Lupo. I love the texture and flavours of the gelati and sorbets, and they also serve great granitas too. My favourite (and reminds me of Pozzetto in Paris – both do great nut-based gelati), serving some unusual flavours too.
(I’ll sadly discount Amorino on Old Compton Street – I like their Paris stores, and gelato petals, but compared to Scoop and Gelupo, the gelato just doesn’t compare. Similarly Oddonos in Selfridges and Kensington. Further afield, I really liked the chocolate sorbet and yoghurt based gelati at Gelateria Danieli, but the basic gelato didn’t compare)
Sadly, in London we have nothing like Humphry Slocombe (and their interesting flavours), Bi-Rite Cremery or The Big Gay Ice Cream Truck. I’m hoping the Chin Chin Laboratorists in Camden bring something new with their liquid nitrogen-cooled ice creams.
Edit – for the hard-of-Googling ;), here’s a map:
comments
Agree that Gelupo has raised the game – their blood orange granita is perfect when the day’s a scorcher. I’d always firmly been a Scoop man, but am now tarting myself around between the two. I was disappointed with Freddo. i’d be really excited if Persicco opened here, it’s an outstanding Argentinian ice-cream place. I saw there’s a new place in Selfridges opening on 5th floor, looks interesting.
— Anthony Silverbrow 5.07.10 #