Bologna · gelato
Il Gelatauro
The one Bologna shop with an international critical citation independent of the Italian guide system: the Financial Times named it among the world's 25 best in 2022, quoting a specific claim that Alice Waters of Chez Panisse is among its regulars. Twenty-six years under the same founder, and still rated by Gambero Rosso as of mid-2026.
What to order
Principe di Calabria (bergamot and jasmine) or Regno delle Due Sicilie (Bronte pistachio)
What we know
- Founded in 1998 by Calabrian gelatiere Gianni (Giovanni) Figliomeni, originally from Siderno (Corriere della Calabria; BolognaToday)
- One of only two Italian entries, and the only Bologna entry, in the Financial Times' 2022 list of the world's 25 best ice-cream shops (BolognaToday's republished full list)
- Named flavours built on specific provenance: Principe di Calabria (bergamot and jasmine) and Regno delle Due Sicilie, made with Bronte pistachios - 'l'oro verde', the green gold (FT text as reproduced by Corriere della Calabria and BolognaToday)
- Still holds Due Coni, Gambero Rosso's second-highest rating, in the guide reported June 2026 - four years after the FT recognition
- Shop identity built around the founder's American wife, artist Angela Lorenz, who designed its logo (a bull with ice-cream cones for horns) and displays (FT text as reproduced)
- Status
- open
- Address
- Via San Vitale, Bologna (exact house number not confirmed by any source opened)
- Maker
- Gianni (Giovanni) Figliomeni
- Opened
- 1998
- Last checked
- 2026-08-21
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