Gelateria Paniko — Restaurant in Lucca

This is a must! True gelato connoisseurs understand the making of gelato whose creamy consistency derives from the churning of fresh ingredients with the emulsifying of sugar. The flavors remain distinct while they melt in your mouth with an explosion of combinations. The owner, a young gelato maker native of Lucca, creates his gelato with a passion for artisanal traditions. Should you be in Lucca, try the fruit flavors (any) and you will be amazed. For those with dietary restrictions, note that the gelateria has a plethora of lactose-free and vegan flavors. In addition, the gelateria offers a variety of coffee and cold beverages. Try an affogato (coffe with ice cream) or delight your palate with a crêpe with a...

A most amazing little place with incredible flavors - my favorite were coconut, dark chocolate and hazelnut. As a vegan you usually only get fruit sorbet, maybe if you’re lucky dark chocolate. The fact that they had all these different flavors (and more!) to choose from made my heart so happy that I was beaming with joy - even the lady behind the counter could not stop smiling because I was smiling so much! It is a family business that puts so much love and thought into their flavors and everyone was so incredibly kind. I wholeheartedly recommend this place for any ice cream lover. It will...

Three star is for the good service and reasonable price. For the gelato, unfortunately I can only rate it as one star. I have been traveling in Italy for over a month now, and ate gelato in many different places. A good quality gelato has that rich and creamy flavor and is not too sweet. At this place, I tried three flavors, pistachio, hazelnut and passion fruit. The taste of sugar dominates all other flavors, which is unfortunate. Also there is very little flavors of pistachio and hazelnut in the ice-cream. Honestly I think this is some of the worst gelatos I had in...