Stick to their pistachio flavor and you will not disappoint. It is rich and creamy, not too sweet. As someone who travel a lot and tried many gelatos in different places, I can say their pistachio flavor is among the best I have tried. The berry flavor however, is a bit too sweet and I don't recommend. Their waiting line is a bit disorganized - you need to get a ticket first before you can ask for any flavors, which is not obvious for the new customers. If you don't have a ticket then you get kicked to the end of the waiting line, and waste a...
Read moreWhatever you do go to the one in the central of Lecce. We tried going to the original store as it looked more old world on the website but got there and it looked closed for good. We found a new store which was in a shopping centre nearby, could have been anywhere in the world and little atmosphere and felt more like a truck stop type of place but the Pasticciotti Leccesi was good. We were disappointed as the old world part is definitely not there. I guess this is the new Italian version. Stick with the one in the centre...
Read moreWe got here by pure chance after eating at least one pasticciotto every day during our trip. I can confidently say this was the best one I had. It was the perfect mix of creamy and crumbly. not overly sweet and overall incredibly satisfying. It was so good we even went out of our way to go back and purchase one of the overly priced T-shirts… no regrets! The only downside is its price, at €2.20 a piece it definitely was on the expensive side in comparison to others in the region but...
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