Copenhagen · gelato
Isoteket
A from-scratch organic gelato maker that has grown from one shop to six across the city since 2017 without changing its stated production standard — no preservatives, concentrates or added colour. The strongest open question is whether its two headline endorsements (the Guardian and Politiken) can be verified at source rather than through the business's own retelling.
What we know
- Founded 2017 by owner Jeppe Villadsen (MigogKBH, 2022)
- Made from scratch using organic whole milk, cream, sugar, fruit, herbs, vegetables and spices, with no preservatives, flavour additives, colourings, concentrates or citric acid, per the business's own description of its process (isoteket.dk)
- Almost all ingredients are organic; the site names specific, deliberate exceptions for quality, such as a French passion-fruit purée where no organic option meets its standard (isoteket.dk)
- Six locations across Copenhagen Municipality — Sortedam Dossering by the Lakes, Stefansgade, Vesterbro Torv, Nordhavn, Valby Langgade and Bopa Plads in Østerbro (isoteket.dk)
- Claims recognition from The Guardian as one of Europe's 20 best ice cream shops and from Politiken (5 of 6 hearts, 2017); both claims currently traced only to the business's own site, with the Guardian claim independently repeated (but not sourced further) by a Copenhagen lifestyle site
- Status
- open
- Address
- Bopa Plads, Østerbro, Copenhagen
- Maker
- Jeppe Villadsen, owner and founder
- Opened
- 2017
- Website
- www.isoteket.dk/en/
- Last checked
- 2026-08-21
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