Gelateria Nico

Gelateria Nico (Zattere)

1937 gelateria on the Zattere; gianduia drowned in cream

⚠ Closed Thu in winter

Hours

Summer daily 07:30–22:30/23:00; winter 07:00–20:00, closed Thu (official site)

Budget

€3–8 pp

Address

Dorsoduro 922, Fondamenta Zattere al Ponte Longo (on the Giudecca Canal promenade)

A gelateria on the Zattere promenade since 1937. Its signature gianduiotto is a slab of hazelnut chocolate gelato in a tall glass drowned in whipped cream, and Venetians have eaten it for generations. The terrace juts out over the wide Giudecca Canal, so you watch big boats slide past. The shop lists admirers from Peggy Guggenheim to Angelina Jolie.