La Gelateria - Vanha Kauppahalli, Helsinki — Restaurant in Helsinki sub-region

I am VERY critical and have visited all the artisan gelato places in Stockholm. I started with the pistachio which is easily top 3 on my list. Rich and fatty in the best way with Sicilian nuts. Came back to try the vanilla which was superb made with great quality vanilla.

We also tried the chocolate which was rich and creamy and somewhere in the 50% cocoa I presume.

If you want something different and sweeter we tasted a spoon of the white sesame which was heavenly.

Great service from the staff and...

A must-try ice cream!

Located inside the Helsinki foodhall is this ice cream (gelato) store which sells a variety of tasty flavors. Personally, my girlfriend and I tried the strawberry, Nutella, and biscotto (Italian biscuit?). The strawberry and Nutella were the most popular flavors and they did not disappoint :) The staff was very friendly and even allowed us a taste test to try out flavors before a purchase.

Definitely recommend a try when you're...

Got a scoop of coconut and biscotto. Biscotto is perfect. Consistency, sweetness, flavour, everything on point. However, coconut is slightly disappointing. I dont know if it has anything to do with it being vegan (the coconut one is vegan, biscotto is not). The consistency is not dense. It feels more like a coconut sorbet than gelato. The coconut flavour is quite subtle as well. Overll very nice. You get two big bit scoops for €5.90. Service was...