In 2014 The Island Gelato Co was conceived on the beautiful isle of Waiheke and has since evolved to stores in the historic Ferry Building, Newmarket’s Westfield rooftop, and now Ponsonby Road – lucky you!
So, what is gelato, you ask? Gelato is Italian for ice cream! It’s batch-churned and has less air, sugar, and fat than regular ice cream, which means a more dense, chewy scoop, with lots of flavour. This process also enables Island Gelato to create sorbets (which are dairy-free) with bases such as coconut milk, oat milk and fresh farm fruits.
With 24 flavours in the cabinets at any time, creativity is a big part of Island Gelatos philosophy. We source fresh, seasonal fruit to be turned into swirls and jams or fresh sorbet; it’s a beautiful part of the process.
All our cream-based gelatos are made with fresh organic jersey milk from Jersey Girl Organics and their genius patisserie chefs produce caramels, brittles, and chewy bits to adorn the silky pillows of fresh creamy gelato.
IGC’s signature gelato flavours include Salted Sicilian Pistachio; Pics Peanut Butter Choc & Caramel; Mango Lassi; Plum and Meringue Pavlova; Banoffee Pie: Coffee Affogato; Choc Whiskey & Truffle; and Buttermilk & Dulce de Leche. As for the sorbets, think tamarillo, salted coconut passionfruit, basil and lime, and peached iced tea.
To step it up a notch, try a combo of any flavours (we suggest a cream and sorbet), and if you’d like a level more, add a shot from the flowing choc tap (80% couverture chocolate). Come on, get in there!
We also pride ourselves with our select Vegan Cabinet with 12-16 rotating flavours, and our NEW range of bespoke delicious Gelato Cakes, made for any special occasion (and soon to be available to walk in and purchase).
See you soon at 124 Ponsonby Rd!
OPENING SPECIAL:
With this article we welcome you to an ADDITIONAL scoop, FREE, with any scoop purchased.
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Valid until the end of June 2022
