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Zenzero

A gelateria that names its provenance at the level of a single island or mountain rather than a country: Jeju carrots, Ulleung honey, Jiri Mountain mountain-pepper, a named heirloom rice. Opened in a small Gangnam alley in 2017 and now running two branches, it is the strongest ingredient-provenance case found in Seoul and the one place in this record independently profiled by both a national English-language newspaper and a Korean fashion magazine within the last two years.

What to order
The riso gelato made with organic Chosun Hyangmi rice, or the chocolate spiced with Jiri Mountain chopi

What we know

Sources sorbets from Jeju Island carrots grown in Gujwa-eup and a Korean apple variety called Arisoo
Mascarpone gelato topped with honey from Ulleung Island; a chocolate gelato spiced with chopi (Zanthoxylum piperitum) foraged from Jiri Mountain
Chestnut-and-gorgonzola and fresh-ginseng-and-yuzu flavours use milk from grass-fed Jeju cows and Italian stracciatella cheese
A riso gelato made with organic Chosun Hyangmi rice, a named Korean heirloom variety
Focuses on small-batch production using fresh, mostly fair-trade local ingredients
Runs design collaborations with fashion houses (Acne Studios, Gucci, Burberry) and reworks its menu seasonally, including a chestnut-honey-and-gorgonzola signature

Status: open
Address: 서울특별시 강남구 선릉로126길 14 예우빌딩 1층 (강남구청역점)
Opened: 2017
Last checked: 2026-08-21

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