Best Ice Cream & Gelato Shops in NSW!

Young, old or in-between.

Rain, hail or shine.

Soft serve, gelato or sorbet, it’s always ice cream time!

Here in NSW, we are surely spoilt for choices when it comes to the huge amount of artisan ice cream options accessible for us.

In whatever way, one should definitely not waste precious ice cream eating time trying to figure out where to go. Settling on a flavour, cup or cone and how many scopes should be the hardest decisions that you have to make. To help you encapsulate your choice, we’ve locked down a list of the best ice cream and gelato shops in New South Wales.

1. Bodalla Dairy Shed, Bodalla

Bodalla Dairy Shed is making fresh ice cream every day using milk sourced from their own cows. This family-run ice-cream joint offers limited but drool-worthy twenty flavours, right from the classics like wild strawberry, chilli chocolate to a set of must-try signature flavours. Head to their website to hands-on the scoop on seasonal flavours or for more info.

Website: http://www.bodalladairyshed.com.au
Contact: +61 (02) 4473 5555

2. Bells Milk Bar, Broken Hill

An oldie but a goodie. Bells Milk Bar is the Country’s oldest milk bar and that fact alone certainly merits a road trip. If you are vibing a section of old school ice cream nostalgia, this is the place for you. The place is also famous for serving ice cream soda, apple pie, waffles and milkshakes, along with the traditional ice cream scoop. With approx fifty flavours to choose from, you are spoilt with choices at this amazingly cool retro premises.

Website: http://www.bellsmilkbar.com.au
Contact: +61 (08) 8087 5380

3. In the Pink Byron Bay

This family-possessed gelato joint has been serving up happiness for more than two decades. Nestled just a few minutes from Main Beach the top-secret to this joint’s taste is the traditional artisanal technique they employ to prepare their gelato, and the ingredients, sourced locally from the farmers that call attention to the local flavours of the region. Our favourite? Salted caramel Nutella, dragon fruit and lemon cheesecake gelato. Does the place even offer a range inspired by cocktails—espresso martini gelato, anyone?

Contact: +61 (02) 6685 8488

4. The Treat Factory & The Dairy Bar, Berry

Farm-to-table? We are certain that you must have heard of this. But have you heard cow-to-cone? Welcome to The Treat Factory! Here you will come face-to-face with the cows accountable for producing the appetizing South Coast dairy milk that produces this mouth-watering gelato—it simply doesn’t get more locally-sourced than that.

Website: http://www.treatfactory.com.au
Contact: +61 (02) 4464 1112

5. Mapo Newtown

Mapo_newtown are the real gelato artisans who focus majorly on simplicity and quality. The place employs only natural ingredients without adjoining any artificial flavouring to make the fresh gelato in-store, on-demand.

Website: https://www.maponewtown.com
Contact: +61 (02) 8937 4919

6. Narooma Ice Creamery Cafe, Narooma

Nestled in a serene seaside down, the surroundings make everything at Narooma taste even sweeter. Think banana peanut butter, Mars Bar and jam doughnut flavoured ice cream. If you seek a little more persuasive, they are also offering to take away tubs in ginger, pistachio, and other Turkish delights for just $ 11. So step in to grab a cone and be prepared to be mesmerised by what locals are labelling as one of the South Coast’s best views.

Contact: +61 (02) 4476 1296

7. Bernardis Gelato, Brunswick Heads

Bernardis is a little Italian dream which you can hunt down just twenty minutes from Byron in the picturesque little holiday town of Brunswick Heads. Bernadi’s offers an amazing range of traditional ice creams, gelati and sorbets that are dairy-free and fat-free. With a secret five-decade-old recipe Besides, contemporary flavours—it’s definitely worth a try. Besides, a sneak into their Instagram unleash that they also make some of the pic worthy and drooling cakes, so yeah, you may as well pick up one of those too.

Website: https://www.bernardisgelato.com.au
Contact: +61 (04) 5243 5286

8. Bellingen Gelato, Bellingen

‘The best gelato to this of Sicily’; this is the tagline of Bellingen Gelato, and we have got to say that they are absolutely justifying it. Serving happiness since the ’80s, all the gelato here are made with natural ingredients, keeping artificial additives at bay. The place offers an extensive range of flavours to choose from- but our top favourites? Burnt caramel. This Gelato joint has a major focus on being nature-friendly in all outlooks of their business and that’s a vital win in our books.

Website: http://bellingengelato.com.au
Contact: +61 (02) 8095 8188

9. Bermagui Gelati Clinic, Bermagui

Operated by a Mr & Mrs Alberto and Francesca Cementon, this little gelato shop on the quaint Sapphire Coast has a legendary reputation. The place is known for its inventive use of local ingredients and an extensive range of flavours. In short, Bermagui is the Messina of regional New South Wales. Their secret? An exemplary amalgamation of tradition and science. If we share the same taste, then the phrase, “Campari ice cream” will be enough to compel you to hit the road.

Contact: +61 (04) 0481 3323

10. Mogo Fudge, Mogo

Mogo has been producing an extensive range of mouth-watering fresh fudge in the house for over more than two decades. Choc Mint Swirl? Rocky Road? Baileys Irish Cream? Better than Snickers? There are over 40 flavours now available! The premise is also the home to hundreds of old fashioned lollies from around the globe besides all the recent novelties for the kids. The Middle of Mogo is also home to an amazing gift shop and is always popular.

Website: http://www.mogofudge.com.au
Contact: +61 (02) 4474 3389

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