Gelato Messina Darlinghurst — Restaurant in Sydney

Upon finishing an intimate dinner at our dimly lit wine bar, Mr First Date suggests we head for dessert at Darlinghurst; a little Gelato bar known as "Messina" that is open late and always packed. Despite knowing that Mr First Date will not be Mr Second Date I agree to the terms of said dessert as I am lured by the mystery of this hidden late night gelato bar. How is it that I have not found myself in this establishment as yet? Surprisingly we park right across the road! All I see at first glance is people. A sea of people.. could this be for gelato?! What had I been missing and how was I going to rectify my absence? Walking into Messina felt like walking into a thick local-bar vibe where patrons lean over the bar to get their order across to the bar tender. All around me I hear "2 scoops in a cup, a litre to go, Chocolate, Peanut Butter.. something something....." I've forgotten all about my awkward 2 hour dinner, I've forgotten all about his bad teeth and impolite jibe about my blouse. He has given me..... this. He orders Salted Caramel and White Chocolate and a fruity sorbet. I order Apple Pie and Coffee. We sit at a mismatched little table out front and nod and point to our cups in what was the most comfortable silence we had shared all evening. I tell him he absolutely MUST try my applie pie gelato as it has actual pie crust in it. I am excited as he passes his cup to me and I devour the last of his white chocolate chunks and salted caramel and in this gesture I know I have indeed found a generous soul. More generous than I, for not only did I eat the rest of his, I ate mine and bought a takeaway tub. My lips brush Mr First Date's ear as I whisper ever so softly that he needs to take me home quickly. I'm desperately aware of the shivers down his neck as my breath quickens. "I want you to take me home now..... I need to put my Messina in the freezer before it...

This is a review about the Gelato Messina Ice cream Degustation Class

On a warm Saturday morning an egar group of ice cream fanatics meet outside the Gelato Messina store, sipping coffees and waiting for the mini bus that would sweep them away to there ice cream masterclass.

Hidden in a tiny warehouse in Rozelle is the ice cream laboratories of Gelato Messina, the place where all the magic happens. The group of 20 Messina enthusiasts are shuffled inside the tiny warehouse and introduced to 3 white chef jacket clad men who smile as sweetly as their much prized frozen confectionary. They are the new wizards of cool, creating mouth tantalising experiences for people all over Sydney and very soon the world.

The group are seated at a couple of stainless tables as the boys introduce their business and philosophy as the first course of 6 arrives for their gastronomic pleasure. Little works of art including a gin and tonic sorbet, creamed corn gelato and cake pop ice creams come steadily from the walk in freezer between cries of pleasure, ohhs and aahhs and lots of gee wizzes!

After a culinary tour of the premises the sugar fuelled group are ushered back into their mini bus for the short ride back to The ice cream equivalent of Willie Wonka's Chocolate factory where for half an hour they are let loose in the shop, free to sample as many flavours and eat as much ice cream as there stomachs will allow. Which by the look of the frenzy, is actually...

It seems like the possibilities at Messina are endless! You can go wherever your tastebuds and your imagination desire, with so many amazing flavours to pick and mix from. My personal favourites amongst the staples are salted caramel and white chocolate, dulce de leche, tiramisu and pistachio, but then they roll out the daily specials and it's one of the toughest decisions you'll ever have to make! So avoid this dilemma and do what I do...eat nothing else before you get to Messina and nothing else after and allocate your complete daily calorie intake to Messina gelato! The Darlinghurst store also sells the most intricate and wonderful cakes, just perfect for a special occasion or just to have all to yourself! You may have to wait a few minutes to get your gelato fix because they get super busy (understandably) but you won't be disappointed. There are a few tables and chairs if you want to have your gelato there (this way you can go back for seconds or thirds) or you can have it to go and even take a tub home with you. I've had so much gelato in my life, from all over the world and I feel so lucky that the best I've had is right here at home in Sydney...you...