When the temperature starts to climb, there's nothing better than tucking into an ice cream cone or cup full of delicious gelato. Whether you're a classic vanilla kind of person or prefer something a bit more adventurous, there are so many awesome spots around Perth/Boorloo whipping up phenomenal gelato in flavours to suit everyone's tastebuds.
Here at Urban List, we've overdosed on lactose to bring you our list of Perth’s best ice cream and gelato shops to help keep you cool this summer.
Stampede Gelato
1/1 James St, Fremantle WA 6160 and 664 Beaufort St, Mt Lawley WA 6050
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Vegemite white chocolate gelato. Yes, you read right. And it’s surprisingly delicious. In fact, it’s the only way I would like to consume Vegemite in the future, and that’s saying something. Stampede Gelato’s other flavours include Malteser pretzels, sour red Skittle, Tim Tam, Biscoff and more. You can catch them inside the Sunshine Harvester Works in Fremantle and at their new shop that's just opened in Mount Lawley.
Cuccini Gelato
276 William St, Perth WA 6000
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If you've stumbled past this aesthetic as hell gelateria on a Saturday night, you've likely noticed the long lines outside Cuccini—a dead giveaway that these guys are onto something good. With flavours like stracciatella, saffron and bitter choc, you've got plenty of fun things to work through, plus a good selection of vegan delights too for the dairy avoidant.
Messina Gelato
497 Beaufort St, Highgate WA 6003
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Considered the crème de la crème of icy treats, we're so grateful East Coast legends, Gelato Messina, decided to finally bring their frosted treats out west. Inside their slick new Highgate store, you'll find 40 iconic, truly indulgent flavours such as poached figs in marsala, salted caramel with white choc chips (the number one seller) and apple pie, with new special flavours concocted by taste masterminds weekly—with everything baked and churned on site.
Chicho Gelato
180 William St, Northbridge WA 6003 and 1 Cantonment St, Fremantle WA 6160, with Mount Lawley coming soon
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Chicho opened up shop in Northbridge after running the market scene with their adorable gelato carts, Frank and Pina, for several years. The aesthetic lavender-hued store has been so popular, they decided to expand to Freo and will soon have a new lab in Mount Lawley as well. Chicho likes to bend the rules a little flavour-wise. They’ve got lavender honeycomb, jalapeno pineapple and matcha green tea with caramelised white chocolate. Gelato goers can also top any of their flavours with chocolate sauce from Chicho’s free-flowing chocolate tap.
Gusto Gelato
5 Geoffrey Bolton Ave Perth WA 6000, 741 Newcastle Street Leederville WA 6007 and 845 Albany Highway East Victoria Park WA 6101 Australia
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A graduate from gelato university in Italy, we think Gusto Gelato owner Sean Lee is responsible for some of the tastiest gelato in Perth. Our favourite Gusto flavours have to be the Gusto—roasted peanut gelato with chocolate sauce and chunks of brownie—and the apple pie. They’re all amazing though. And did we mention Gusto has Nutella on tap?
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Pietro Gelateria
3/323 William St Perth, WA 6000, 16B/789 Albany Hwy East Victoria Park, WA 6101 and 5/861 Beaufort St Inglewood, WA 6052
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With mind-blowing flavours and beautiful decor, Pietro Gelateria is master of the finer details. Dishing up creamy homemade scoops free of commercial flavourings and artificial additives, you can enjoy yours in a cone, cup, on a stick or even in a custom gelato cake.
Dumbo Gelato
7/148 The Esplanade, Scarborough WA 6019
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Dumbo Gelato comes bearing a fresh, daily-made menu of the decadent Italian dessert from the brain-team behind epic eatery and boozy venues, El Grotto and Si Paradiso. Ignite your tastebuds with cult-favourites like vanilla, honeycomb, pistachio, and mango, or dive in deep with some classic Australian flavours like pavlova, Milo milkshake, and lamington. Those looking for something gutsier can opt for one of many boozy options, or go out on a whim and try the salted caramel inspired cheese and vegemite treat—the love child of mascarpone, cream cheese, and salty vegemite.
Kuld Creamery
11 Essex St, Fremantle WA 6160 and 8/10 Roe St, Northbridge WA 6003
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Kuld Creamery uses the freshest WA ingredients to bring us Perthlings some seriously delicious ice cream. Think matcha fresh mint chip, peach cobbler, Nutella and Maltesers, chai and even the sweet beet cone topped with chunks of fudgy beetroot brownie. They do some great vegan ice cream too in case you and dairy are not friends.
Swan River Gelato
Shop 5/17-19 Collie St, Fremantle WA 6160
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Forget imitation flavours and mass production, Swan River Gelato is all about balancing traditional methods and recipes with fresh local ingredients, and yes, you really can taste the difference. There are 40 flavours to choose from daily, so slip on your stretchy pants and get tasting.
Roho
Online and in local supermarkets
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Roho does vegan gelato and they do it well. Yes, we know that vegan gelato is not 'real' gelato, but trust us, you want us to tell you about this place. With flavours like salted caramel, coconut vanilla with dehydrated raspberry dust and a raspberry coconut and cardamom flavour, it's no wonder we love it here! Plus, you can top your ice cream with one of their raw treats which is really just the cherry on the vegan cake.
Cono Gelato
No fixed address
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No exaggeration, I think Cono Gelato's Amalfi Coast flavour is the closest thing to heaven you'll ever experience. It's a ricotta gelato infused with rosemary, lemon zest and amaretto crumb, and just one of the incredibly delish, not boring flavours on offer. The only catch is they don't have an actual store so you'll have to track down the cart at one of Perth's food markets to get your hands on these goods.
Billy Van Creamy
Karrinyup
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Creating incredible flavours by hand and using only the best ingredients, it’s no surprise that the Billy Van Creamy original ice cream truck was a such a massive success in Melbourne before expanding to Perth. Think delicious organic dairy ice cream and famous housemade cashew milk vegan ice cream; there’s really something for everyone at Billy Van Creamy.
Denada Co
Pop-up and online
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Denada Co are serving up sugar-free but completely delicious ice cream. If you can't make it to one of their pop-up locations like Ol Buoy, Cottesloe Beach, you can order a pint online and just try not to eat the whole tub in one sitting. You can choose from peanut butter, chocolate, choc mint and vanilla and while they are all good, we can't go past a scoop of peanut butter topped with a scoop of chocolate.
Whisk Creamery
151 Rokeby Road, Subiaco, WA 6008 and 246 William Street, Northbridge, WA 6003
Home of the pavlova cone, salted caramel cronut gelato sandwich and gelato cakes, Whisk Creamery whip up their soft-serve style gelato fresh, right before your eyes. Choose from their menu of icy desserts, smoothies and milkshakes or make your own sundae. Gelato flavours include jasmine tea and blue pea flower, burnt vanilla and black sesame.
The Gelato Club
Online Subscription
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For those of you who grew up around Guildford, The Junction Icecreamery was a childhood staple for after-school treats and weekend family adventures. So when they hung up their spatulas after 35 years, there was utter devastation. With so much community outreach, the McKay family decided they couldn’t just let their passion for seriously tasty ice cream go, and as a result, The Gelato Club was born—a subscription service that could bring the most delicious of flavours to you without ever needing to get out of your jammies. From blood orange sorbet and salted caramel cashew, to banana creme caramel or apple pie, their endless list of flavours (including vegan options) will have you drooling.
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