Where to find the best gelato in Barcelona
ALL THE TOP BARCELONA ICE CREAM SHOPS
If you love gelato, Barcelona is the right place for you. Just have a look around: there are so many ice cream places everywhere. How can you know where you will get really good quality gelato instead of industrial so so ice cream? I am also a fan of gelato, and I know what you mean! This is why today am sharing with you my very favorite places, some of them are often part of my sweet Barcelona tours. Let’s relish on this chilled summer pleasure.
This is where to find the best Barcelona gelato
1
Gelaaati! Di Marco
Located in a lively sidestreet off Plaça Sant Jaume in the Gothic Quarter, they have an amazing variety of flavors. So hard to pick just one! The staff is Italian, and in the back of the shop you can see the workshop where they can keep making gelato all day long. Don’t come too early, because they make everything from scratch daily and until noon they don’t have too many flavors ready yet. Oh, and they open until late at night, so do consider it as a dessert option if you are having dinner in the area! And it’s also a staple in our best Barcelona chocolate tours.
Also, don’t miss their Premium Line: award winning recipes made with organic products. Their creme brulee one got the prize to the best Spain ice cream, and their Milanese got in the final of the best in the World. They also have one with passion fruit, chocolate and liquor that got an award for the best gelato-making technique.
LOCATION : Gothic Quarter
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2
Delacrem
Located in a corner of the hip Enric Granados street, this tiny shop is run by the italian gelato master Massimo Pignata. Unlike most other shops, you won’t find here a large range of flavors: you won’t even “see” the gelato until you order it! That’s because the owner focuses in high quality products rather than quantity and prefers to keep his gelato at the perfect temperature – what would be harder to control if the gelato boxes were displayed in a normal glass freezer.
Anyway, their extremely creaminess and spectacular natural flavor of his creation will definitely make you fall in love and agree with us that it is the best ice cream in Barcelona.
LOCATION : Eixample District
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Plus two bonus gelato shops:
- Delacrem Creativa (former Obrador Delacrem), a new venue in Passeig de Sant Joan where they experiment with new flavors and also offer gluten-free options.
- Delaterra, from “de la terra” – “from the land” in Catalan, a new concept that focuses on farm-to-table locally-sourced ingredients.
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Paral·lelo
Three friends from San Remo, Italy, moved to Barcelona and opened what soon became a reference for gelato in Barcelona. They don't stick to the classics, but they go for a "contemporary gelato" concept where they play with unusual flavors, many of them based on seasonal produce, There's always something new to try there! They use organic locally-sourced ingredients (yes, even the nuts!), always from the best quality. They also have vegan and lactose-free gelato, as well as popsicles.
LOCATION : Gracia Neighborhood (but they also have a shop near Passeig de Sant Joan in Eixample)
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4
Lucciano's Barcelona
Since 2022, the famous Argentinian gelato makers Lucciano have also a branch in Barcelona - what just comes to reinforce the idea of our city as a world-class gelato destination. The venue is decorated to look like a space ship, and it has tables where you can seat if you don't want to take away. Here you'll find the creamiest gelato, based on 6 different categories: Chocolate, Dulce de Leche, Cream, Fruit, Plant-Based and Vegan. They also have a large variety of icepops.
LOCATION : Eixample District (but they also have a shop near La Rambla)
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5
Badiani Gelato
What I'd consider the direct competitors of Lucciano's, they are located just seven blocks away, very close to La Pedrera, and they are considered some of the best gelato in Florence since 1932. They are loyal to the Italian gelato making tradition, but at the same time they take advantage of the latest culinary threads in order to create unique textures and flavors. If you want to go for classics, try the Buontalenti, insipired in the desert that a certain Bernardo Buontalenti created in 1569 to treat the Spanish king during his visit to Italy.
And if you want to go for modern, don’t miss their homage to Barcelona, a white chocolate gelato with curcuma and raspberry (emulating the colors of the Catalan Flag).
LOCATION : Eixample District
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6
Rocambolesc
The ice cream place by Jordi Roca, the dessert master of the Roca Brothers trio (three world-known chefs from Girona, onwer of Celler de Can Roca, the restaurant that was considered for many years the best in the world). Their main shop is in Girona, but in Barcelona you'll find a small corner next to the Liceu opera house where to try his creations. You won't find gelato here, but the highest quality machine ice cream. He didn't stop until he found the very best ice cream maker to produce the exact texture and creaminess he was looking for.
They have a handful of classic flavors, plus a few more than change seasonally. And then, a large variety of toppings add the final fun touch to your selection (up to the point that in Girona they have a candy shop that started out as a place to sell those toppings!). And if you like popsicles, here you’ll find the most fun ones! One shaped like a nose (because the Roca brothers have large noses), a dark one inspired in Darth Bader, and a golden hand inspired in Jaime Lannister’s – because some episodes of GOT were filmed in Girona…
LOCATION : La Rambla
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7
Gelato Collection
And continuing with the chef trend, Albert Adria, brother of the iconic chef Ferran Adria (the one who ruled the Michelin world with his El Bulli restaurant and proved that there was life outside of French cuisine), has also a gelato line. You'll find it at the top of La Rambla. They work with 4 categories of gelato: classic flavors, seasonal flavors, author creations and adult (alcohol based) flavors. The alcohol flavors have a reason: Albert Adria runs also 41º Experience, a fine dining cocktail place winner of 1 Michelin star.
It’s too out of our way to be part of our Barcelona foodie tour, but it continues to be one of my favorite places to stop on my way back home before I get on the subway. Yum!
LOCATION : La Rambla
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8
Vioko
Vioko means sophistication. It's too bad that they moved from their more central location in Barceloneta to the more off the beaten path one in Diagonal Mar! A paradise for gourmets and foodies, you will find here probably the only flower-based flavors in town: blueberry and violet, roses and raspberry, and my favorite: grapefruit and jasmine! But if you are not the adventurous, don’t worry: they do sell all the standard flavors as well.
LOCATION : Diagonal Mar
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9
Amorino
If you are looking for an instagrammable gleato moment, we got you covered! Yes, this is actually a chain (you can find them in other European cities, French ex-colonies in the Caribbean and they also have one shop in New York so far), but a premium one! They use a lot of organic products, but the best part is that if you get a cone, they arrange the scoops as if they where flower petals. You'll get here some extraordinary shots for your social media stories about Barcelona! And you'll be getting some really got gelato at the same time.
LOCATION : Gothic Quarter on two busy streets: Portaferrissa and Ferran, plus one more in the Triangle mall in Plaça Catalunya.
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10
Sirvent
I want to close my list with some thing local and authentic. Are you wondering where do locals go with their families to enjoy some gelato during the hot Summer afternoons? They go to orchaterias, of course! Places that not only serve this Valencia Summer drink, but also home made gelato, and most of them have tables where you can seat to enjoy your order and relax socializing with your loved ones. Sirvent is one of those places Barcelonans grow up going to, a long time family owned business where you'll find all the classic flavors and no fancy stuff.
And if you want to go for modern, don’t miss their homage to Barcelona, a white chocolate gelato with curcuma and raspberry (emulating the colors of the Catalan Flag).
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Casa Sanzano
Casa Sanzano is the gelateria in Barcelona run by the multi awarded gelato maker Angelo Corvitto from the town of Ulla near Girona, who is considered maybe the best gelato maker in the world. You’ll be surprised by his daring flavors made with ingredients that you’d never associate to gelato… but they work! Celery? Check! Vermouth? Check! Gazpacho? Check, check, check! But don’t be scared away: if you prefer more traditional flavors, they have them all, too!
LOCATION : Eixample District, very close to Sagrada Familia.
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More places to check out, depending on where you are
On a quest to try every single one of the top gelato in Barcelona? Here are more places to add to your list:
GRACIA NEIGHBORHOOD
- Bodevici. Catalan chain of organic gelato.
- Anita Gelato. NYC Italian gelato, now in Barcelona
- Cloud. 24 flavors of Italian gelato.
- Kikagori Barcelona. The Japanese concept of ice and syrup dessert.
OLD TOWN
- Oggi. Officina Gelato Gusto Italiano – so… classic Italian gelato
- Anita Gelato. Their branch near La Rambla.
- Manna. Great option for vegans.
- Gocce di Latte. Creative Italian gelato in El Born.
EIXAMPLE
- Gelateria di Michele. Off Passeig de Sant Joan.
- Cremeria Toscana. Passeig de Sant Joan and near Hospital Clinic.
- Carambola. Another choice near Sagrada Familia.
- Sante Gelato. Try their zabaione and their tiramisu flavors.
- Bilmonte. Gelato boutique.
OTHER AREAS
- Gelatomania. Close to Plaça Espanya and near Montjuic.
- Mama heladera. Poblenou.
What is your favorite ice cream in Barcelona?
Marta
Marta is the founder of ForeverBarcelona. She is a passionate tour guide that loves Barcelona and loves writing too. She is the main author of our Blog, and is committed to sharing her knowledge about Barcelona and her best tips with our readers.
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Marta! What a great article. I have to try 4 out of 5 of the places – but after I had a taste of Amorino I was truly in love. It was a bliss never experienced before. I actually dream of it! hazelnut, various chocolates, coffee, coconut – its pure divinity!
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Ko-Shin
Isn’t it an awesome place? I totally love it!