Gelateria La Romana dal 1947 — Attraction in Padua

It's perfect with ice cream. You should definitely try it.

From an ancient and extraordinary recipe of the Sicilian tradition, the Brioche col Tuppo. The name cames from one ancient hairstyle of Sicilian women, the traditional low chignon that they used to wear and which in dialect is called "tuppo". Or you can call it "brioscia" in Sicilian, a term that inspired the French "brioche". The brioches with the "coppola" (with the hat), the most loved and most disputed part, the part that gives the brioche, according to some traditions, the perfect shape of a beautiful woman's breast.

In whatever way you want to call it, soft and tasty, it is a pearl of Sicilian pastry and masterfully accompanies another delicious Sicilian typicality: the granita! From the more traditional ones, lemon, strawberry and coffee to the tastier ones like chocolate, almond or pistachio. But let's not forget that it is also an ideal companion for a good ice cream! Accompanied by a fresh fruit-flavored or chocolate-flavored flavor, brioche with ice cream is an excellent substitute for a lunch or dinner.

Soft and fragrant baked cake, the brioscia can be considered the Sicilian variant of the classic croissant but it differs for the more compact pasta, for the ingredients, for the preparation and for the different honeycomb. Although both confectionery products are made from flour, eggs, yeast and sugar, the dough is different: while in the croissant butter is used which gives a more accentuated texture and flaking, in lard, lard is used, noble fat used in the its recipe from the beginning, and a greater number of eggs that give it a different honeycomb and make it soft and mellow.

Individually packaged in a specially designed, fresh-freshness protective capsule that protects the brioche during transport and, thanks to the benefits of the modified atmosphere, keeps it as soft as freshly baked for a long time.

La gelateria La Romana nasce nel cuore del centro storico di Rimini nel 1947 prendendo il nome dalla figlia del primo proprietario e fondatore. Dopo pochi anni Vito Zucchi, capostipite della famiglia, rilevò l’attività e grazie alla sua fervida fantasia basandosi sui pochi ingredienti presenti allora realizzò una vasta gamma di gusti di qualità, ancora realizzati nei nostri punti vendita.

Per questo proponiamo gusti della tradizione fatti esclusivamente con prodotti selezionati, seguendo le antiche ricette...

Don't go here! Me and my family were keen on having a nice dessert of ice, as we aren't natives in italy and our Italian is limited, it was almost impossible to choose from the different flavours. There are no pictures at all, and every flavour has an unneeded fancy name that makes it hard to understand. After finally being able to choose, we ordered, but the first 5 choices of ice cream were all sold out! Keep in mind this was at 7 pm on a Tuesday, far before closing time. After acquiring the ice cream, our intention was to sit outside, but every single table was full of trash! There wasn't a single table to sit at. Obviously, this is unacceptable, never...

I have visited multiple La Romana gelaterie in different cities in Italy because I love the crepes, but in this one in Padova it’s basically a lottery whether you get a good crepe or not. Today there was a new girl, trainee I suppose, making it, and it was super thin and dry. It was crunchy and falling apart when I was cutting it and it had so little white cream inside. So, I believe the new employees need better training. Also, some time ago I ordered the third combo from their menu with photos (the pancake on the picture is brown, with cocoa), but I got white pancake. They didn’t even apologize for...