Ice Cream ParadISE: Our 2025 Favorite Picks

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Those who know me well know that one of the three things I can survive without is ice-cream (or Gelato, however you want to call it). No matter if it is summer or winter, whether it's sunny or it rains, ice-creams are part of my life all year round. In fact, I prefer to have ice-cream when it's raining and cold (and I am obviously covered in bed, binge-watching Netflix). 

Lately, I've been doing some tastings in the search of my favourite ice-cream parlour inn London. The city doesn’t make it easy — there’s a lot of good stuff out there. So here it is: my very biased guide to the best scoops around town.

Keep on licking, keep on loving.

TCB xx

CENTRAL

  • Gelupo is definetely my go-to ice-cream shop when in central London. Gelato from the Alps, homemade, creamy and with delicious nouveau flavours.

  • Udderlicious is a naughty treat before or after theatre as it’s conveniently located by Seven Dials. Family-run, handmade and always generous portions. If you love variety, this is your stop.

  • Bilmonte is a 10/10 for pistachio and chocolate lovers. They’ll drizzle melted chocolate on top and crown it with a tiny cone…unreal. Expect queues.

CHINATOWN

  • Tsujiri offers all things matcha: lattes, desserts, and a top-tier soft serve. A bit pricey, but worth the green gold.

  • ChinaTown Bakery Tong Tea serves the biggest Taiyaki in town, a japanese-style fish-shaped waffle with either matcha, vanila or chocolate ice-cream.

  • Mamasons Dirty Icecream: filipino icecream. Funky flavors like ube (purple yam), queso (yes, cheese!) and lychee. Their waffle cones are also exceptional.

  • Bubblewrap is famours for its Hong-Kong style bubble waffles. If there’s a queue, you can also check out Nosteagia in Picadilly as it’s the same thing but usually with shorter lines and fewer hipsters.

NORTH LONDON

  • Marine Ice is a north-London institution when it comes to ice-cream. There since the 1920s!

  • Chin Chin Labs is a more futuristic option in the heart of Camden Lock Market. This shop sells nitro-ice cream! Worth checking out if you are into finding something different.

EAST LONDON

  • Soft Swerve Society (SHOREDITCH) is this little shop in Box Park serving premium soft serves in a more sofisticated shape than your average ice-cream cone. It also serves what they call 'freakshakes', the ultimate american-style cups filled with ice-cream, whipped cream and anything sugary that you wished for.

  • The Dreamery (DE BEAUVOIR), from the people behind Goodbye Horses, is my personal paradise stop. Wine, wild ice-cream flavors, and décor that make you feel like you are inside a painting. What else could could one ask for?

  • Tano Gelato (DALSTON) - Finding it feels like a spy mission — tucked inside an industrial estate, ultra-local, and quietly excellent. Limited flavours, all hits: cookies & cream, chocolate, banana.

  • Romeo & Giulietta (STOKE NEWINGTON) is…the absolute best. Saving the best to last. Traditional gelato and incredible produce. Their ricotta & caramelised figs flavor is to die for, and so is the pistachio and the dark chocolate and cherry. It’s a bit of a trek, but completely worth it.