Arezzo it is a beautiful town rich in art and culture, the legacy of a flourishing past: illustrious people such as Francesco PetrarcaMasaccio, Piero della Francesca, Giorgio Vasari. Visit it during the Saracen Joust, a medieval historical re-enactment that takes place twice a year: the penultimate Saturday in June and the first Sunday in September. To take a refreshing break, here are the best ice cream shops in the city according to our Ice Cream Shops 2024 guide.
The best ice cream shops in Arezzo
Cecconi Creamery
Tuscany in a cone and cup, this is the philosophy of Stefano Cecconi who includes many local excellences in his recipes, with an eye to seasonality. Let’s think of the Terra d’Arezzo, a reinterpretation of tiramisu with all local ingredients, or the Affienato, made with Tuscan pecorino aged in barriques and fresh hay for a surprising ice cream. Same approach also for sorbets, from melon from Val di Chiana, to wild blackberry sorbet, up to granitas, such as the one with berries from Abetone. The fruit flavors are all without milk and derivatives, just water, sugar, fiber and lots of fresh fruit. The cremolatas are very good, especially the organic strawberry and vanilla one. A must is bread, butter and self-produced fig jam or the Baldino (as they call castagnaccio here) with extra virgin olive oil, milk, cream, chestnut honey, rosemary, chestnut flour and toasted pine nuts from the Tyrrhenian Sea, an explosion of taste and of memories.
via Madonna del Prato, 85 – 0575 080194
Ice Cream Point
A stop not to be missed in Arezzo. The reason is to be found in the quality of the raw materials used, in the natural processing of the ingredients, in the constant search for new combinations and in the imagination of the flavors offered. There are the great classics with which you will go without fail, such as chocolate or fiordilatte which are real cold cuddles. A large space in the trays is occupied by fruit flavours, where next to the more traditional plum or melon we find nun’s fig or the more exotic tropical fruits, such as guava, jackfruit or passion fruit. In addition to ice cream, you can order yogurt or milkshakes. Then there is a delight not to be missed: the mini crêpes served with fruit, melted chocolate or scoops of ice cream, a truly delicious snack. The kindness of the staff made everything even more pleasant.
via G. Verdi, 15 – 0575 356160
Sunflower
The adjectives with which Sunflower presents its ice cream are two: natural and essential. Natural because in the trays you can only find organic products, mainly from the territory and above all without colourants, flavorings or preservatives. Essential because the creativity of the flavors here is great but always without frills, the result of research (sometimes historical, other times nutritional) and the best combinations. Among the flavors to definitely taste is the Toscano Black 70%, the one with cantucci and Vin Santo, proposed on custard, a tribute to the local sweet tradition or the African Amarena cherry, with a base of soft fior di latte embellished with black cherries and made crunchy by chocolate flakes. And then, the fruit offerings, perfect in the warmer season: from lemon and nectarine, to fig, up to the variegated multilayer, to be enjoyed one level at a time. A point of reference and inspiration for those who love good, real ice cream.
piazza San Francesco, 11 – 0575 1386072
Vestri
In the 1960s, the Vestri family prepared chocolate in a home laboratory and then sold it on the biscuit market. Since those days, a lot of progress has been made, especially by his son, now at the helm of one of the excellences of Italian chocolate making in the world. Danielo and Stefania believe in chocolate and its ability to seduce, to the point that they have even purchased a cocoa plantation in the Dominican Republic, to have greater control over the quality of the product. The same attention is found in pastry and ice cream shops. Even the cold proposals are captivating: whether it is a cone with fresh and tropical flavours, such as mango or papaya, a more delicious cup with dark chocolate, orange and roasted maison coffee, or a cake or ice cream log filled with ordering.
via Romana, 161b – 0575 907315 – www.vestri.it
