Gelateria Nico

Nico is the one Venice gelateria every source – tourist and trade press alike – agrees is a real institution rather than a tourist trap wearing the word 'artigianale'. Its signature product has a documented, unchanged recipe and a still-named owning family.

What to order
Gianduiotto (per Gambero Rosso International: "a must-try")

What we know

Named current owners (Maurizio and Valter) on the shop's own site, continuing the founding family's recipe
Signature Gianduiotto – a slab of gianduia chocolate submerged in whipped cream – unchanged since it made the shop famous, per Gambero Rosso International
Founder Giovanni Causin ('Nico') emigrated to Venice from Musestre in the Trevigiano to open the business with his wife Emma, per the shop's own history page
Terrace directly on the Giudecca Canal at the Zattere, cited by Gambero Rosso International as a 'postcard-perfect panorama'
In continuous operation since the 1920s/1937 through the same family line, per the shop's own site

Status: open
Address: Zattere, Dorsoduro 922, 30123 Venezia (historic centre – Dorsoduro, on the Zattere promenade facing the Giudecca Canal)
Maker: Maurizio and Valter, current owners (named on the shop's own site); founded by Giovanni Causin, known as "Nico"
Website: www.gelaterianico.com/
Last checked: 2026-08-21

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