Novella — Restaurant in Bostanlı Mahallesi

Best gelato in Izmir! Most Turks won’t like it because - yes it melts - but the owner went to Italy to learn how to make real Italian gelato and imo it was worth it!! The only chocolate and lotus ice cream worthy of referring to Belgium too (yes I’m from Belgium hehe so if you say you have Belgian chocolate gelato and lotus gelato I will put it to the test!) The typical Turkish flavors are also there like balbadem (almond and honey) and ofcourse fistikli (pistachio) but also surprising flavors like apple pie (try it!). Only thing I miss is a plain - but really good - vanilla but sadly it’s a hard product to find and maybe not popular amongst Turks? Either way if you want to have some amazing gelato this is your stop! The experience is also similar to Italy; in Belgium you buy ‘scoops’ and here you buy sizes and even a ‘small’ gelato can contain 2 flavors ;) Also the owner will ask you which flavor you would like to have on top! You can also buy pints! Nothing but love...

I had the best ice-cream of my life in this place. I tried orange flowers and tangerine flavor. Both a heavenly kiss! I especially loved the orange flower flavor. It was unique and so adorant. In Iran we have the same flowers and we use it in our tea and it's slightly bitter. It was interesting how the ice-cream even kept the gentle bitterness. I loved it so much and I highly recommend this place. Even though it is slightly expensive but it is...

I think the flavour options change regularly, which is both very exciting but also frustrating because I want to try them all! The ones I have tried were so delicious and perfect for a warm April day~

The only reason I can't in good conscience give 5 stars is because it is a very small shop and only has a few seating...