The Gelato Cities Index 2027
The 50 Best Ice Cream Cities in the World
GelatoSpots’ annual ranking of the world’s best cities for ice cream.
In research · 50 of 50 cities · expected spring 2027
50 cities. 250 spots. One question.
Which city has the best ice cream in the world?
The result is not decided. This page states what the Index is, how it will be calculated, and where the research currently stands — so the ranking, when it lands, can be checked rather than taken on trust.
What the Index measures
Six dimensions
The best ice-cream city is the city with the strongest concentration of exceptional ice-cream spots, a distinctive local identity, a living ice-cream culture, and evidence that its scene continues to matter.
- 01 Strength of selected spots
- 02 Depth and specialist density
- 03 Distinctiveness and sense of place
- 04 Heritage and ice-cream culture
- 05 Innovation and momentum
- 06 Professional recognition
Individual dimension weights are held until the edition publishes, so that no city can be optimised against an unfinished ranking. The methodology is frozen before scoring begins. Read the methodology →
The research universe
50 of 50
The universe is built in waves and frozen before scoring. These cities are open.
- AmsterdamNetherlands
- AthensGreece
- BangkokThailand
- BarcelonaSpain
- BariItaly
- BeirutLebanon
- BerlinGermany
- BolognaItaly
- Buenos AiresArgentina
- CairoEgypt
- Cape TownSouth Africa
- CopenhagenDenmark
- DamascusSyria
- DelhiIndia
- FlorenceItaly
- HavanaCuba
- HonoluluUnited States
- IstanbulTürkiye
- KyotoJapan
- LimaPeru
- LisbonPortugal
- LondonUnited Kingdom
- Los AngelesUnited States
- ManilaPhilippines
- MelbourneAustralia
- Mexico CityMexico
- MilanItaly
- MilwaukeeUnited States
- MontevideoUruguay
- MontrealCanada
- MumbaiIndia
- NaplesItaly
- New YorkUnited States
- PalermoItaly
- ParisFrance
- RomeItaly
- San FranciscoUnited States
- São PauloBrazil
- SeoulSouth Korea
- SingaporeSingapore
- SydneyAustralia
- TaichungTaiwan
- TaipeiTaiwan
- TehranIran
- TokyoJapan
- TurinItaly
- ValenciaSpain
- VeniceItaly
- ViennaAustria
- WarsawPoland
Cities with promising signals but insufficient evidence will be presented as Cities to Watch rather than ranked on thin research.
Follow the result
The Index publishes one global winner, fifty city findings and the evidence behind both. If you want it when it lands, or you think a city belongs in the universe, say so.