Jack's Gelato — Attraction in Cambridge

Mediocre texture compensated by adventurous combinations…

That’s how you compete with the more traditional gelatos next doors and become a “must-go” hot spot in Cambridge. Overpriced and touristy as it is, I might still have to invite visitors to try one scoop or half here and move on to the real gelato places.

Again, interesting tastes but lacks the richness of proper gelato and the flavoring can be quite artificial.

202405 Lavender is slightly subtler than expected but not too artificial. Baked milk tastes like milk. My friend said masala cake tastes like birthday cake. The salted Oreo ends up being the less boring but still nice choice.

4: Both sea salt dark chocolate and damson cherry are rather flavorless today.

3rd try: ube coconut & dark chocolate gochujang

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Roast peanut butter was sold out. I was courageous enough to get the maple bacon (after trying). Savory ice cream works! Bacon flavor melted in my mouth, and then the maple came up. Interesting.

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Salted Oreo isn’t really salty. More like ordinary cookie and cream. The honey comb is surprisingly nice. I usually go for more intense dark chocolate or coffee flavors, but this one is actually good enough for me to go for white ones. Much much better than vanilla (which I don’t like). Milky with crispy sweet crystals.

Heard miso is also tasty. I’ll be more...

Jack’s Gelato Cambridge’s Coolest Scoop

There’s gelato, and then there’s Jack’s Gelato. Tucked just off the hustle of King’s Parade, this small-batch, artisan ice cream haven has become a cult favourite in Cambridge and for very good reason. It’s the sort of place where queues form even in winter, and once you’ve had a taste, you’ll understand exactly why.

Jack’s doesn’t mess around when it comes to flavour. Everything is made in-house, in small batches, with obsessive attention to quality and creativity. The classics chocolate, vanilla, pistachio are done exceptionally well: smooth, creamy, and bursting with real, natural flavour. But the real magic lies in the more inventive options. Think burnt sugar and sea salt, miso and white chocolate, or pear and sake sorbet. Every visit feels like a new experience, with rotating flavours that surprise, delight, and always deliver.

The texture is bang-on too silky, rich, and utterly indulgent without being heavy. Whether you go for a cone, cup, or one of their house-made brownie ice cream sandwiches, everything feels crafted with serious care.

It’s the kind of place you pop into for a quick treat and end up staying a while, chatting with the friendly staff or just people-watching from the street corner with your scoop in hand. A proper Cambridge gem that’s playful, refined, and...

Fantastic ice cream but cross contamination and always runs out.

CROSS CONTAMINATION sadly, whether or not cross contamination happens is reliant completely on the individual member of staff... some staff are fantastic and completely understand - ensuring fresh utensils and fresh ice cream. However, several times dairy ice cream traces are put inside of dairy free options and when explaining to staff that this dairy free ice cream now has dairy inside and it's dangerous because it's an allergy rather than preferences, they just shrugged.

The vegan (dairy free) options have always ALWAYS run out. You really only have a chance if you go in the morning. A few of the other milk containing flavours run out towards the evening but there is still serval options. But the vegan are always completely gone after usual work hours. It's really disappointing especially when it's allergies rather than preference. Often you queue with friends only to have nothing you can eat. More often than not - all dairy free options are gone. I really hope this changes soon and staff receive standardised allergy training as the Vegan ice cream...