All Gelaterias of Zurich [RANKED]
by Marco Azzari
Zurich Food Explorer
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Here is all the Gelaterias in Zurich classified and reviewed. Here are all the categories:
The main article in which I explain how I graded and reviewed all the gelaterias can be found by clicking this link.
So let's start!
The Must Try
Raffael's
Address: Torgasse 3, 8001 Zürich (Maps)
Price: 5.- per Scoop
Taste: 3/3 Incredible flavor, each single one shines through clearly. Not overly sweet, with distinct balanced aromas. Smooth, powerful, and perfectly balanced on the palate.
Structure: 3/3 Deliciously smooth and velvety, it melts effortlessly in your mouth. Soft, airy, yet keeps it shape while you eat it.
Presentation: 3/3 Beautifully served with a spatula instead of scooping, giving it an artisanal touch I'm looking for. Comes with a crisp and crunchy waffle.
Experience: 3/3 Cozy and welcoming shop where you can select your preferred taste. Nice variety, but not too much choice including fruit options. The ice cream is freshly served straight from the barrel of the Machine. You can have it as take away, or sit down in the store, inside or in the patio outside.
La Serenata Gelato
Address: Birmensdorferstrasse 118, 8003 Zürich (Maps)
Price: 4.50 per 1 flavor, 7.50 per 2 flavors
Taste: 3+/3 Rich, authentic Italian-style, I particularly love the flavor combination that are just the usual "chocolate" and "pistachio". All the flavors are a taste worth trying, each with a unique intensity.
Texture: 3/3 Really really creamy and smooth, really fine and well done gelato.
Presentation: 3/3 Big and abundant gelato, one of the few spots that use the spatula instead of the scooper.
Experience: 3/3 A warm, authentic ambiance with friendly service, you can sit inside or outside on the benches. The shop is full of different desserts and cakes.
Rosso Arancio
One of the most famous gelaterias near Stauffacher platz. Huge ice cream, pure italian style, nice flavors and really great staff.
Address: Stauffacherstrasse 37, 8004 Zürich (Maps)
Price: 4.50 small size, 7.50 medium size.
Taste: 3+/3 The richest and most delightful gelato of Zurich. Like the typical italian ice cream. I really love their pistachio.
Texture: 3/3 Super creamy and smooth with a rich, full texture that fills your mouth. Really satisfying to eat.
Presentation: 3/3 They use the spatula and not the scoop, crunchy cone, big and full cone.
Experience: 3/3 Nice shop near stauffaucher, you can see easily all the flavors exposed, a good range of choice without being overwhelming and not only the standard choices.
Eisvogel Zentrale für Gutes
Address: Ottostrasse 15, 8005 Zürich ( Maps )
Price: 4.50 per 2 flavors, 7.50 per 3 flavors
Taste: 3+/3 A unique combination of flavors, each one shining through clearly. With few options available, it stands out for its distinct, well-balanced aromas—rich, powerful, and perfectly harmonious on the palate.
Texture: 3/3 Smooth and velvety, freshly produced, soft and with the right texture.
Presentation: 2/3 Nice and crispy cone, the ice cream is scooped. Good portions for the price
Experience: 2/3 Cozy neighborhood shop, a warm atmosphere and personal touch, the shop is really small, and they have only a few tastes to try.
Vittorio Vanini
Address: Limmatquai 74, 8001 Zürich (Maps)
Price: 4.- per scoop, Gourmet Gelato 12.-
Taste: 3/3 Really nice flavors, rich and intense.
Texture: 3/3 Super creamy and smooth, amazing texture.
Presentation: 3+/3 The most beautiful gelato of Zurich, especially if you try the Gourmet one. The waitress correctly prepared the ice cream with a spatula and not by scooping it. Really crispy waffles for the cone.
Experience:3/3 Beautiful shop on the Limmatquai, not too much queue. I loved the premade combinations that make it easier to choose the tastes you want. You can personalize the cone and get a shot of their melted chocolate with the cone.
Gelateria Di Berna
Price: 4.70 Medium Portion, 5.50 Big Portion
Taste: 3/3 Nice selection of tastes, they are getting better year after year. The Mare di Berna is one of their "top picks", I really like that they continue experimenting with new ideas.
Texture: 3/3 Nice cone, well done. The ice cream is smooth a well done.
Presentation: 3/3 The ice cream is well presented, they use the spatula to serve it, nice portions for their price.
Brupbacherplatz
Address: Weststrasse 196, 8003 Zürich (Maps)
Experience: 2/3 Their most famous shop, but the queue is really too long. They have the menu online so you can prepare, but it is still a bit boring to go there.
Zollhaus
Address: Zollstrasse 117, 8005 Zürich (Maps)
Experience: 3/3 Much prettier shop with a lot of open space, much less queue for the same tastes and prices. Nicest location.
Röschibachstrasse
Address: Röschibachstrasse 79, 8037 Zürich (Maps)
Experience: 2/3 Nice shop near Wipkingen. straight on the square and you can taste their ice cream. The shop is not too big without seating, so the queue builds up quite easily.
Frau Gerold's Garden
Address: Geroldstrasse 23b, 8005 Zürich (Maps)
Experience: 3/3 One of their best shop. You can order the cone, there is never too much queue and sit in the garden outside.
Micas Garden
Address: Badenerstrasse 790, 8048 Zürich (Maps)
Experience: 2/3 Micas garten is a beautiful reality, the shop has quite limited selection, but the environment is really nice.
Oerlikon
Address: Max-Bill-Platz 13, 8050 Zürich (Maps)
Experience: 2/3 It is inside the Bachmann bakery, so it is open only during the afternoon, but at least they have many seatings.
Hardturm
Address: Winzerhalde 12, 8049 ZüPfingstweidstrasse 102, 8005 Zürichrich (Maps)
Experience: 1/3 You get an ice cream, that's it. Limited flavors to choose from, open only during the afternoon.
Ape Piaggio bei der Werdinsel
Address: Winzerhalde 12, 8049 Zürich (Maps)
Experience: 1/3 You get an ice cream, that's it. 3-4 flavors to choose from.
Gelatissimo
Address: Sihlfeldstrasse 141, 8004 Zürich (Maps)
Price: 4.- per scoop, Gourmet Gelato 12.-
Taste: 3/3 Really amazing choice of gelati, different flavors, different fruits, new and unique flavors. Really worth a stop by.
Texture: 3/3 Super creamy and smooth, while the fruit flavors are more fresh, crispy, well, well done.
Presentation: 2/3 Standard zurich cone, scooped into the cone. For each cone or cup, they offer a tasting sample of one other taste. A bit small portions compared to other places.
Experience:2/3 It's a stand on the side of the street, one of the best for gelatotruck in Zurich, wide variety, not too much queue. You cannot pay by card unfortunately, twint or cash.
Nice to Try
Giro D'Italia
Address: Hohlstrasse 221, 8004 Zürich (Maps)
Price: 3.5 per scoop
Taste: 3/3 Really nice flavors and taste, balanced acidity, really new and not easy-to-find tastes.
Texture: 3/3 Smooth and easy, delicate on the mouth but still consistent and with a nice texture.
Presentation: 2/3 Standard Zurich ice cream, ice cream scooped into the waffle cone. If they would use a spatula, would be 3/3.
Experience: 3/3 Cozy bar and gelateria. Weird location on the corner of Hardstrasse with all the traffic. Nice variety of tastes and other desserts.
Eisladen
Address: Birmensdorferstrasse 101, 8003 Zürich (Maps)
Price: 3.90 small, 7.50 medium, 11.- big
Taste: 2/3 Simple and nice flavors, too much inclusions sometimes especially
Texture: 3/3 Creamy and smooth gelato, good portions.
Presentation: 2/3 Nice cone, good portions, still using the scoop.
Experience:3+/3 One of the most beautiful and artsy ice cream shops in Zurich. It makes you feel like you stepped into a studio and not into a shop: creative and cozy. One of the few places where they smile at you when you enter.
Caredda
Address: Josefstrasse 119, 8005 Zürich (Maps)
Price: 5.50 small (2 flavors), 6.50 big (3 flavors)
Taste: 3/3 Simple and nice flavors, some flavors are amazing some a bit more bland.
Texture: 2/3 Creamy and nice gelato, good portions.
Presentation: 3/3 Nice cone, good portions, finally one of the few places that use a spatula and not the scoop.
Experience:2/3 The gelateria is really hidden, Caredda is a famous italian bar and pastry shop. Amazing pastries, the ice cream is a bit hidden and if you don't know it, you won't find it.
aMA Pasticceria Gelateria Italiana
Address: Albisriederstrasse 253, 8047 Zürich (Maps)
Price: 4.- one flavor, 5.50 two flavors
Taste: 3/3 Really nice flavors and taste, not overly sweet, with distinct balanced tastes.
Texture: 2/3 Smooth and creamy ice cream, delicate on the mouth but still consistent and refreshing.
Presentation: 2/3 Standard service of Zurich ice cream, ice cream scooped into the waffle cone.
Experience: 3/3 Cozy and welcoming bar and shop. Nice variety of ice creams and even other desserts. Loved the inside decor.
Leonardo
Price: 3.90 1 Scoop, 7.60 2 Scoops, 11.- 3 Scoops
Taste: 2/3 Simple nice flavors, some flavors are definetely better than the others, some flavors are really good, some too sweet and more bland.
Texture: 3/3 Well done, both the fruit and the more creamy flavors, nothing to complain.
Presentation: 2/3 Standard cone of Zurich, scoops into the cone.
Sihlcity
Address: Kalanderpl. 1, 8045 Zürich (Maps)
Experience: 3/3 Really nice and beautiful shop, I think it is the first shop in Zurich for this brand.
Leonardo am Bellevue
Address: Theaterstrasse 12, 8001 Zürich (Maps)
Experience: 2/3 Nice simple shop on the side of Bellevue.
Shopville HB
Address: ShopVille, Museumstrasse 1, 8001 Zürich (Maps)
Experience: 1/3 Simple stand in the main station, you grab your ice cream and go away.
Globus Bahnhofstrasse
Address: Schweizergasse 11, 8001 Zürich (Maps)
Experience: 2/3 Nice stand, not too crowded, wide selection.
Gelati Bongusto
Address: Polyterrasse, 8001 Zürich (Maps)
Price: 4.- one scoop, 7.- two scoops
Taste: 3/3 Really really great flavors and new and unique tastes, the mango and peach is something would suggest to try.
Texture: 3/3 Smooth and creamy ice cream, really loved the fruit flavors that were more "crunchy" and refreshing.
Presentation: 2/3 Standard Zurich Cone, ice cream scooped into the cone.
Experience: 2/3 It's one of the most well managed food trucks for ice cream, the problem is they are only there on friday afternoon.
Gelateria Diamante
Address: Berninapl. 2, 8057 Zürich (Maps)
Price: 4.- per scoop
Taste: 2/3 Nice ice cream, the dark chocolate sorbet impressed me, really well done.
Texture: 2/3 Well done overall. Nice and smooth.
Presentation: 2/3 Standard zurich cone, scooped into the waffle.
Experience: 2/3 Nice shop with aircon, a bit empty, but you can eat your ice cream inside, especially if it is really really hot outside.
Don Vito
Address: Bellerivestrasse 2, 8008 Zürich (Maps)
Price: 3.50 peer scoop.
Taste: 3/3 Really nice combinations and flavors. Some are really really great, like the berry ones.
Texture: 3/3 Creamy and smooth gelato, good portions.
Presentation: 2/3 Nice cone, good portions. Ice cream is scooped.
Experience:1/3 They work too fast and some of the staff really makes a mess, the ice cream gets all mixed up, between the different flavor.
Positano
Address: Stampfenbachstrasse 6, 8001 Zürich (Maps)
Price:3.50 per scoop.
Taste: 2/3 Simple flavors, well done, really enjoyable.
Texture: 2/3 Nice texture, maybe a bit too chewy, good portions.
Presentation: 2/3 Standard zurich cone. Ice cream is scooped.
Experience:2/3 Nice gelateria in the corner of the restaurant. Really nice staff.
Chez Réne
Address: Seefeldquai, 8008 Zürich (Maps)
Price: 4.- per scoop, +0.5 for the cone.
Taste: 2/3 Simple and easy flavors. Really appreciated the chocolate one.
Texture: 2/3 Creamy and smooth gelato, nothing.
Presentation: 2/3 Nice cone, okay portions, scooped into the ice cream.
Experience:2/3 One of the few nice places near Chinagarten.
Vegelateria the Sacred
Address: Berninapl. 2, 8057 Zürich (Maps)
Price: 4.- per scoop
Taste: 2/3 Great flavors overall. Some options had an overpowering coconut taste, but others were genuinely enjoyable.
Texture: 2/3 Surprisingly smooth and well-executed, especially considering it's dairy-free.
Presentation: 2/3 Standard Zurich-style cone, with scoops placed in a waffle cone.
Experience: 3/3 I really liked the shop. While the flavor selection was limited, they offered a variety of ice cream styles. I especially appreciated their focus on vegan options — perhaps not wildly popular, but still a great initiative.
Forgettable
Gelati
Price: 3.50 per Scoop
Taste: 1/3 Attempt to make new tastes, but it feels to bland and mellow. The tastes miss power and impact.
Texture: 1/3 A bit too cold, probably too much sugar.
Presentation: 2/3 The ice cream is scooped and not "spatulated", the cone is too big for 2 scoop and you need necessarily a spoon.
Tellhof
Address: Tellstrasse 20, 8004 Zurich (Maps)
Experience: 3/3 Nice shop, you can walk in and look at the different tastes and flavors. The queue runs smoothly, and the waiters are really nice. Love the "tasting" sample, they give you on top.
.Niederdorf
Address: Münstergasse 29, 8001 Zürich (Maps)
Experience: 1/3 Really simple shop, grab your cone and go..
Milchbuch
Address: Schaffhauserstrasse 120, 8057 Zürich (Maps)
Experience: 2/3 Simple shop, you can walk in grab your cone, with a tent outside to eat your ice cream.
Am See
Address: Seefeldquai, 8008 Zürich (Maps)
Experience: 2/3 They have a limited selection, but it is probably one of the nicest shops on that lake side.
LucyGoose Ice Creamery
Address: Kreuzbühlstrasse 8, 8008 Zürich (Maps)
Price: 4.- per 1 scoop, 7.- per 2 scoops
Taste: 1/3 The tastes did not impress me, really forgottable and simply an iced cream.
Texture: 3/3 Smooth, soft, easy to eat, melts in the mouth.
Presentation: 3/3 The portion are bigs, the ice cream is served with a spatula.
Experience: 2/3 Nice shop on the side of Stadelhofen with some seatings outside.
L’Artisan Glacier
Address: Münstergasse 29, 8001 Zürich (Maps)
Price: 4.- per scoop
Experience: 1/3 Nice shop, you can walk in and look at the different tastes and flavors. However, there are really tooooooo many flavors that is almost too difficult to choose from.
Taste: 1/3 Nice and well done ice cream, most of the time, but the selection is so wide that you may get a more "meh" taste. Some are nice, some are really forgettable. It is like playing roulette.
Texture: 3/3 Smooth, soft, easy to eat, melts in the mouth.
Presentation: 2/3 The ice cream is scooped and not "spatulated", the cone is well done, with a crunchy waffle. Big portions.
Sorbetto Ice Cream
Address: Neptunstrasse 49, 8032 Zürich (Maps)
Price: 4.- per 1 scoop, 7.50 per 2 scoops
Taste: 2/3 Simple ice cream, did not impress me too much.
Texture: 2/3 Okay, maybe a bit too cold and the ice cream was really hard.
Presentation: 2/3 Nice portions, but standard zurich cone, scooped into the waffle.
Experience: 1/3 The shop looks like more a supermarket than a gelateria. Nice staff anyhow.
Meno Venti
Address: Blatterwiese, 8008 Zürich (Maps)
Price: 4.- per 1 scoop, 7.50 per 2 scoops
Taste: 1/3 Simple ice cream, did not impress me too much. But okay overll.
Texture: 2/3 Okay. Really forgettable ice cream.
Presentation: 2/3 Nice portions, but standard zurich cone, scooped into the waffle.
Experience: 2/3 Simple ice cream truck on the side of Bellevue.
Mövenpick
Price: 4.50 per scoop
Taste: 1/3 The ice cream is okay, the same thing you buy in the supermarket.
Texture: 1/3 The structure is well done, but with a lot of air inside the ice cream, it feels really fluffy and not creamy.
Presentation: 2/3 Standard cone of Zurich, ice cream scooped into the cone.
Bellevue
Address: Theaterstrasse 8, 8001 Zürich (Maps)
Experience: 2/3 Fancy shop, the queue runs easily, few seatings outside. It works because it is in front of Bellevue.
Zürich HB
Address: Limmatquai 32, 8001 Zürich (Maps)
Experience: 1/3 Simple shop, you grab your cone and go away.
Sam's Pizzaland
Address: Schweizergasse 6, 8001 Zürich (Maps)
Experience: 1/3 Simple shop, you grab your cone from the window.
China Garten
Experience: 0/3 So many vendors, just reselling this ice cream for very high prices.
Caffé Cioccolato
Address: Lindenplatz 4, 8048 Zürich (Maps)
Price: 3.50 small, 6.80 medium
Taste: 2/3 Not a lot of variety and simple flavors. Did not amaze me too much.
Texture: 3/3 Well done ice cream with a nice smooth feel.
Presentation: 1/3 Standard Zurich ice cream, scoops into the ice cream, nothing special.
Experience: 2/3 Simple bar in the corner of Lindenplatz, only gelateria in Altstetten so far.
Gelateria am Limmatplatz
Address: Kornhausbrücke 2, 8005 Zürich (Maps)
Price: 4.- per 1 Scoop, 7.- per 2 Scoops
Taste: 1/3 Really fake ice creams, all tastes are simply color and artificial flavors.
Texture: 3/3 The ice cream is well done on the texture side, but lacks .
Presentation: 2/3 Standard Zurich ice cream, scoops into the ice cream, nothing special.
Experience: 2/3 Simple bar in the corner of Limmatplatz, you can walk get your cone and go away.
Albanesi pregiata Forneria
Address: Bahnhofplatz 12, 8001 Zürich (Maps)
Price: 4.- 1 Scoop, 5.- 2 Scoops, 6.- 3 Scoops
Taste: 3/3 Really nice flavors and taste, easy choices, but well done.
Texture: 1/3 Really really difficult to eat, probably to much thickener, the ice cream felt rubbery.
Presentation: 1/3 Standard Zurich ice cream, scoops into the ice cream. The cone is a really cheap waffle.
Experience: 2/3 Cozy bar in the corner of Zurich HB. Only fault, they do "a bit of everything". It feels more like a market with different shops inside than a single shop.
Zepter Bar & Caffé
Address: Bahnhofstrasse 32, 8001 Zürich (Maps)
Price: 5.- per scoop
Taste: 1/3 Flat, empty ice cream, everything tastes the same.
Texture: 1/3 A frozen cream without any joy.
Presentation: 1/3 Standard Zurich ice cream, scoops into the ice cream.
Experience: 2/3 Bar on the side of Bahnhofstrasse, with a ice cream counter on the side of the street.
Imbiss Riviera
Address: Utoquai 2, 8001 Zürich (Maps)
Price: 4.- per scoop
Taste: 1/3 Basic flavor. It didn’t leave much of an impression, everything tasted like the same.
Texture: 2/3 Really forgettable ice cream.
Presentation: 2/3 Nice portions, but standard zurich cone, scooped into the waffle.
Experience: 1/3 Simple ice cream shop on the side of Bellevue.
Café Presse Club
Address: Münsterhof 15, 8001 Zürich (Maps)
Price: 4.50 per scoop
Taste: 1/3 Very plain. Nothing wrong with it, but nothing special either.
Texture: 2/3 Really forgettable ice cream.
Presentation: 2/3 Nice portions, but standard zurich cone, scooped into the waffle.
Experience: 1/3 Ice cream sold by a bar in Munsterhof, nothing special.
Gelateria Adea
Address: Theaterstrasse 10, 8001 Zürich Zürich (Maps)
Price: 1 Scoop 4.-, 2 Scoops 8.-, 3 Scoops 10.-.
Taste: 1/3 Full of Artificial Aromas, you cannot distinguish the flavors if not for the colors.
Texture: 3/3 Nice and smooth ice cream, served at the right temperature. Melts in the mouth, without freezing your brain.
Presentation: 2/3 The ice cream is scooped and not "spatulated", still the cone is nice and big, but not so large that you need a spoon to eat it.
Experience: 2/3 Ok. You just buy from the window, but at least you can see the different Gelato flavors.
Confiseur Bachmann
Address: Bahnhofstrasse 19, 8001 Zürich (Maps)
Price: 4.40 1 Scoop, 7.80 2 Scoops
Taste: 0/3 Simple flavors, made witfh cheap artificial flavors.
Texture: 1/3 Really bad texture, too soft and airy and gummy.
Presentation: 2/3 Standard cone of Zurich, ice cream scooped into the cone.
Experience: 0/3 Most unpolite and horrible person behind the counter, nice shop on the other side.
Dieci
Price: 4.50 per 1 flavor, 7.50 per 2 flavors
Taste: 0/3 The ice cream just tastes of sugars and flavorings. The worst ice cream of Zurich.
Texture: 1/3 Really icy cone, it was difficult to eat as it was completely frozen.
Presentation: 0/3 The cone is the cheapest waffle of Zurich, not good at all, the ice cream simply scooped into it.
Niederdorf
Address: Niederdorfstrasse 40, 8001 Zürich (Maps)
Experience: 0/3 You have to queue next to people eating pizzas, you grab your cone and go away. The shop does a bit of everything (pizza, gelato, pasta).
Limmatquai
Address: Limmatquai 32, 8001 Zürich (Maps)
Experience: 1/3 A bit better than the other, you are on the limmatquai, below Grossmunster.
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Marco