Stunning ice cream combined with a stunning view. When I visited Venice the first time 9 years ago, fresh out of school, single and full of dreams, this gelateria was run by an old lady.
Today I visited again, during my honeymoon together with my wife, fullfilled myself at least one dream. I told her alot about this old lady and the delicious ice cream.
Our AirBnB Host told us about the "best place for ice cream". It was il Pinguino. All the time it was il Pinguino. Only that it's now run by a young woman.
You rock, your ice cream rocks your prices are great (back home we pay 2,50€ for 3/4 of your scoops), you should earn at least 8 or 9 Stars. But I can only give 5. Thanks for a beautiful evening in Venice, enjoying the sunset while eating the best ice cream of this wonderful town!
8-9 out of 5 stars,...
Read moreAbsolutely the BEST gelato in all of italy. We have been to over 15 gelato spots and this is by a landslide the best gelato. The service is impeccable as well as the flavor and texture of the gelato. The server remembered us and our orders with only seeing us once for a brief moment the day before. She also shows her love for her job with her shining smile even 5 minutes before close! Without a doubt this restaurant deserves 5 stars from everyone and the multitude of high reviews it has only shows the surface of how truly remarkable this establishment is. BEST...
Read moreWe stopped by for a few minutes on our walk for gelato, this was the best we’d had during our stay with a good mix of types.
Some of the staff struggle with English (I know we could struggle more to learn Italian) but for those unable to adapt to trying to learn its worth bearing in mind that some staff may be unable to offer or understand quite what you want!
I can’t remember the price but we both had three scoops of different flavour ice creams, they were great and just what was called for in...
Read more