Amorino Gelato - Paris L'île Saint Louis — Restaurant in Paris

Strolling along the rue Saint-Louis en l’Île when the girlfriend eyed this place, Amorino, and wanted her fix of gelato. “Hmmm”, me thinks, “competition for Bertillon, right under their noses" — or at least right down the street. Background, Bertillon was established in 1954 and as far as I know had for years pretty much owned this island’s ice cream business — and for good reason, it’s great with many amazing flavors. But apparently two friends of Italian origins decided to pursue their passion and open an Italian gelato shop a few doors down and Amorino was born in 2002… I’m only now discovering it. Apparently they have over 200 shops worldwide, including some 20 stores in the US: NYC, Boston, Chicago, Dallas, etc. The large selection of flavors, the generous serving, the presentation an elaborate work of art… Well, the girlfriend was abundantly happy with her beautifully crafted rose cone, each petal a different flavor, crowned with a tasty macaron. The staff were cheerful and eager to please, the ambiance was inviting and warm (and the gelato cold!): I’ve assigned them a well merited five stars. Shame we don’t have an Amorino here in Tucson, although I suppose our local Frost wouldn’t like that too much… :-)

Hopefully your visit to Paris lasts longer than a day so you’ll have a chance to indulge yourself at both Amorino and Bertillon. Competition aside, they’re both great and equally deserving of your custom. Your sweet tooth will not be...

Omg! This gelato is amazing!! So smooth and creamy! There are also some some unique flavours available which I just had to try (and came back for seconds and thirds!). The flavour that stood out the most to me was the white chocolate, black pepper and tonka bean. Hard to describe tonka bean but it's like a nutty vanilla/cinnamon-esque spice and the black pepper balances the sweetness of the other flavours. So delicious!! Also absolutley love the signature flower look to the gelato cone. I topped it off with some vanilla whip/cream on top! Such a lovely indulgence. Next day I went back again this time opting for the classic cup with tiramsu and again my new favourite flavour - the tonka bean combo!! Also big shout out to staff members Pablo and Juilette! So friendly, helpful and patient with me when deciding on my flavours. Juilette created the most beautiful cone and delivered it with a smile. If you're ever in the area, I highly recommend to stop in and...

Best gelato I have ever had! There was a queue out the door when my we passed the shop going to dinner last night. When we came back towards our hotel around an hour and half later, there was still a queue. We knew we had to try it! It was well worth the 20 mins +- that it took to get to the counter. There were two young ladies working and they were totally in sync. Every move they made to put these little cones of art together were done with sincere intentions. I know they had to be tired by now, but they smiled and treated us so nicely. With my broken French at its best, I thanked them and wished them well. They did the same back to us. We went on to stroll down the street taking in the sights of Paris and enjoyed the heck out of the most smoothest, most flavorful, gelato filled wafer cones I could have...