Naples · gelato
Fantasia Gelati
A 30-year, family-run Naples house with two named national competition results (a World Gelato Cup win and two Cono d'Oro awards) confirmed in a dated, named-author specialist article — a stronger competition record than most candidates found in this cohort.
What we know
- Founder Mario Amicarelli came from his family's agricultural/livestock business and studied at the Faculty of Agriculture before creating the brand — La Buona Tavola
- First shop opened on Via Francesco Cilea, Vomero, in 1994, expanded to Via Toledo (1997) and Piazza Vanvitelli (1999) — La Buona Tavola
- 1st place, Coppa del Mondo di Gelateria (World Gelato Cup), 2015 — La Buona Tavola
- Cono d'Oro, Host Fiera Milano, awarded in both 2007 and 2009 — La Buona Tavola
- Founding member of 'Miti di Napoli', a consortium of Campanian artisan food producers
- Status
- open
- Address
- Via Francesco Cilea 80 (flagship, Vomero); also Piazza Vanvitelli 22, Via Toledo, Via Leopardi, Napoli
- Maker
- Mario Amicarelli, founder
- Opened
- 1994
- Website
- www.fantasiagelati.it/
- Last checked
- 2026-08-21
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