Amorino has a prime location, bang in the centre of Old Compton Street, Soho. As such it’s a perfect little pitstop when cruising the area. Read more.
A five-minute walk from Piccadilly Circus, Freggo is the UK branch of Argentina’s best-known posh ice-cream chain, Freddo. Read more.
At Covent Garden’s Gelatorino, the machines churning the ices occupy pride of place: on several visits, they served us gelati scooped straight from the frosty drums. Read more.
Gelupo is one of the London’s best-kept secrets – an outstanding ice-cream parlour not even five minutes from Piccadilly Circus. Step inside, and feast your senses. Read more.
Not to be confused with the sickly creations of ’90s mass-manufacturer Gino Ginelli (remember the candied peel Tutti Frutti?), Gino Gelato is the real deal. Read more.
The Icecreamists shouts loudest of all the ice cream parlours – but look beyond the publicity stunts, the banging music and the adolescent decor, and there are actually some decent ices on offer. Read more.
Matteo Pantani’s sheer enthusiasm for his frankly superior product is contagious – and justified. Many of the ingredients for his frequently changing palette of gelati are imported from Italy. Read more.
Since 2010 this gastropub has been selling takeaway ice creams as a sideline, which has proved popular wilth strollers from nearby Hampstead Heath. Read more.
Most ice cream is made slowly, in a freezer. Not here. The laboratorists freeze ice cream to order using liquid nitrogen. Read more.
Paul A Young, the acclaimed chocolatier, is dedicated to all that is delicious – it’s only natural that ice creams would be part of his repertoire. Read more.
Squeezed into a narrow shopping arcade, this small gelateria dishes out superior sorbets and ice creams. Read more.
This small, simply decorated ice-cream parlour is a low-key, traditionally Italian affair, with a score or so of the more traditional flavours made by Lorenzo Nardulli and his small team. Read more.
There are around 20 flavours of ice cream and sorbet at the Notting Hill branch of this Italian gelateria.
Despite having spawned a handful of younger, shinier offshoots across London, this original branch remains popular as ever, with queues often stretching down Holland Park Avenue. Read more.
Duke of York Square is prime territory for people-watching. Pull up a chair and savour creamy gelato under the shade of the big, bright-blue umbrellas. Read more.
Known for its popular kiosks in Whiteleys and Selfridges, this renowned gelateria also runs a standalone outlet on a South Kensington side street. Read more.
