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Giapo

Giapo

Ice Cream Parlor and Dessert Shop$$$$
Central Business District, Auckland
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8.6/10
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    Serena L.
    "Literally the best icecream or Gelato in my life."(21 Tips)
    Joey K.
    "Hokey Pokey!"(4 Tips)
    Simon T.
    "The Giapo Buono is fancy-looking, but also really quite sweet"(3 Tips)
    Malcolm P.
    "This was the most amazing ice cream experience ever."(3 Tips)
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  • Amanda W.
    Amanda WongMarch 23, 2018
    Excellent service where they take time to explain each flavour while letting you do the full fledge tasting. There's the extravagant ice cream like the octopus and etc too.
  • Vivi G.heart icon on user image
    Vivi GómezSeptember 15, 2018
    Amazing! A must if you're new in Auckland, I went for an after dinner dessert and had the Afghan Cookies ice cream, delicious! I wanted to try the honey pokey, but they were sold out. Will return def
  • Sergio G.heart icon on user image
    Sergio GalzeranoFebruary 24, 2018
    Incredibly good ice cream. We had the dark chocolate one, it was amazing, both in taste and presentation. Not cheap, around 9-10 NZD for the basic ones, but it’s worth it. Service is great too.
  • Jake P.heart icon on user image
    Jake PearceApril 5, 2013
    This is the best ice cream in the world . Hand crafted divinely inspired love ice cream. If Picasso were an ice cream he would be Giap. Giapo has a huge heart he is the man. Never ever disappoints
  • Nikhita K.
    Nikhita KhanduriJune 29, 2016
    Been here 5+ times
    MUST DO, if you love ice-cream. Amazing owner & staff. Giapo Buono is the bestseller. You can try pretty much everything before you buy. A bit pricey but more of an experience in flavour & sight.
  • John P.heart icon on user image
    John PaterakisMay 26, 2018
    Besides the incredible ice cream creations, the staff act as a sort of "ice cream concierge," walking you through the menu and providing tastes of the ice cream.
  • Mitra S.heart icon on user image
    Mitra SalaselJanuary 7, 2016
    Anything and everything is fantastic--this place is absurd, in a good way. Try anything that has a brûléed topping, they use a culinary torch to finish off the ice cream topping.
  • Joey K.
    Joey KDecember 2, 2019
    Hokey Pokey! Thats the flavor you need! Others come and go. You get a free tasting but if you want you can split a cone with someone. I got the cone with a donut and I actually really enjoyed it!
  • Elizabethheart icon on user image
    ElizabethJune 19, 2016
    Gelato will never be the same again. This is not your average gelato bar, it's actually an experience! It will not disappoint and the passionate staff makes you feel right at home
  • Joannaheart icon on user image
    JoannaJuly 20, 2015
    Been here 10+ times
    The Best Gelato in Southern Hemisphere. Better than Messina from Sydney. True Haute-Cuisine Ice-cream. Great service!
  • Noah W.heart icon on user image
    Noah WeissJanuary 12, 2020
    COME AT LEAST ONCE EVERY 24hrs. Maybe the best ice cream store in the world? Artist level creations, like the Coconut Chocolate Cookie.
  • Road Unraveledheart icon on user image
    Road UnraveledNovember 23, 2018
    One of the most decadent, gourmet ice cream experiences you can imagine. Have fun, get creative, and make sure to get a specialty cone!
  • Mariana N.
    Mariana Nóbrega GomesNovember 25, 2014
    I'm not afraid to say this is the best ice cream in the world! Peanut butter and banana is amazing, tiramissu is perfect, and all the others are very good too. Impossible to chose my favorite!
  • Malcolm P.heart icon on user image
    Malcolm PalmerSeptember 4, 2018
    This was the most amazing ice cream experience ever. It’s almost a restaurant for ice cream. Every customer is treated as special, it’s a personal experience.
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    TK 🍦🍷November 30, 2014
    This gelato's texture is heavenly, and their "accessorizing" has lots of bling. However, I found the ice cream short on taste, not near the intensity of flavor I've found at other artisanal shops.
  • Adam N.heart icon on user image
    Adam NaylorDecember 15, 2015
    Sold on taste, try as many as you like and the server then creates a delicious topping - a little more than normal starting at $10 but worth it as a treat!
  • Melissa M.
    Melissa MoratoFebruary 27
    Famous for their colossal squid - they don’t stop trying to make ice cream fun - ask to try or get recommendations - the nem chocolate ice cream is fantastic
  • Hayan C.heart icon on user image
    Hayan CoronetMarch 30, 2016
    The best looking ice cream in Auckland! It's also very good, and the staff girls are very patience, beautiful and polite.
  • Martijn O.heart icon on user image
    Martijn OlislaegersFebruary 15, 2016
    Loved this place! Haute Cuisine icecream and service! They deserve a Michelin Star for deserts!
  • Karen L.heart icon on user image
    Karen L.February 10, 2016
    My tiramisu ice cream was coated with cocoa powder- amazing! One of the best gelatos I've had.
  • Natalie D.heart icon on user image
    Natalie DunnJuly 4, 2018
    Definitely not cheap- a little expensive in fact, but the Ice-cream was good and I loved the presentation as well as the taste! It was worth it.
  • Blaze J.heart icon on user image
    Blaze JamesDecember 23, 2016
    Very creative ice cream, and friendly staff. And they give you tasters of everything, so you can decide what to get.
  • Serena L.heart icon on user image
    Serena LalSeptember 27, 2015
    Literally the best icecream or Gelato in my life. Frequent visitor!
  • Cecilia P.
    Cecilia ParedesAugust 10, 2014
    Incredible gelatos, flavors change weekly so make sure to stop by often
  • Kelheart icon on user image
    KelMay 6, 2015
    Everything was simply to die for.. Flavour explosion!! Pure pleasure
  • Mahmoudheart icon on user image
    MahmoudApril 17, 2018
    One of the best ice cream shops in Auckland if not the best 😍. Try Hokey Pokey
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    Steron.sDecember 5, 2016
    Try the afghan cookies. Worth a try other than giapo buono
  • Nick H.heart icon on user image
    Nick HodgsonJuly 25, 2015
    What more can be said. An institution in Auckland and even New Zealand for icecream.
  • Cusp25heart icon on user image
    Cusp25November 24, 2014
    Try all the flavors- they are all good and whimsical
  • Rahaf A.heart icon on user image
    Rahaf AljAugust 18, 2017
    The best ice cream it is like a piese of art😋🍦🍦
  • Dorothea N.heart icon on user image
    Dorothea NistorMay 25, 2018
    The best ice cream ever. Beautiful and creative!
  • Rachel P.
    Rachel PoonNovember 28, 2013
    Multi-media all-sensory ice cream experience to come in 2014, first in the world! ... That's what we're told.
  • Gabriela N.heart icon on user image
    Gabriela NunesApril 28, 2016
    Some of the most delicious ice cream in Auckland!
  • Zeid A.heart icon on user image
    Zeid AbussaudJanuary 4, 2015
    My favorite ice-cream spot in the world. Super friendly staff and great service.
  • Monica D.heart icon on user image
    Monica DesaiJanuary 12, 2020
    Coconut chocolate cookie = everything. Please come to NYC soon!
  • Zozelaheart icon on user image
    ZozelaFebruary 10, 2019
    Go fo the craziest options! It’s an experience!
  • 👪Cecille G.
    Tried dark chocolate gelato. Preferred Bohemian's intense dark chocolate gelato--at O'Connell.
  • Malinheart icon on user image
    MalinDecember 30, 2017
    excellent service and excellent ice cream.
  • Tingheart icon on user image
    TingMay 13, 2014
    Haute couture of ice cream. Creative flavor combinations and beautiful presentation.
  • hello_emily
    hello_emilyJanuary 18, 2012
    The goats cheese, walnut & honey is a sensation, though not for the faint-hearted. So many flavours so come early & often!
  • Simone C.heart icon on user image
    Simone CooperJune 29, 2014
    The tiramisu is amazing but you can't really go wrong.
  • K M.heart icon on user image
    K MFebruary 28, 2014
    Truly delicious! I went for Green tea ice cream and Dark chocolate sorbet :-)
  • Rodrigo Z.heart icon on user image
    All ice creams I tried were great. Hazelnut was the best
  • MXheart icon on user image
    MXJanuary 28, 2015
    Beautiful ice cream. Go for two scoops for an extra 1.5 dollar.
  • Joannaheart icon on user image
    JoannaSeptember 13, 2014
    Been here 10+ times
    Best ice cream in Auckland! Try beetroot and ginger!
  • Aklesha M.heart icon on user image
    Aklesha MorrisonFebruary 28, 2012
    The best freakin Gelato period! Amazing flavours and always got new ones to try. Get involved peeps!
  • Jayson B.
    Jayson BryantAugust 25, 2013
    Been here 10+ times
    Possibly the best ice cream I've tasted!
  • Kath R.heart icon on user image
    Kath ReadFebruary 6, 2019
    An ice-cream experience not to be missed!
  • Joshua W.
    Joshua WalkerJuly 25, 2010
    Been here 5+ times
    Go to Giapo, hit up the free WiFi, check-in, tweet, watch your tweet on a live screen, shoot an instore video, grab your favourite gelato and live up the experience.
  • Anders M.heart icon on user image
    Anders MellbrattOctober 30, 2018
    Loved the ice cream, didn’t understand the ordering system!
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