One of the highlights of my January 2019 food weekend in Guangzhou was discovering an artisan gelato maker in a relative remote shopping mall. The shop is using Italian machines and making excellent ice cream leveraging on local ingredients.
The visit
I was taken to the gelato shop by a friend. It would have been virtually impossible to get there alone, as the shop only has a Chinese name and is not easily found on Google and other English-friendly portals.
The shop is located in an interesting shopping mall called Grand Tea Mall that features high-end teas from around China.
The shop has a nice sitting area outside in the middle of the shopping area.
Just looking at the seasonal flavor assortment I immediately got the impression of an artisan production. One of their feature is to always have on offer a few flavors based on tea.
We spoke to one of the owners and the main gelato maker that explained how all the ingredients were fresh and natural (made from scratch) and many phases of the production were even made by hand, producing small batches.
I had their tasting option that provided six medium scoops on cones. An excellent way to seriously sample their offering.
My selection included chocolate, ginger, and green tea.
Strawberry yogurt and two types of tea.
All flavors provided were very dense and provided clear-defined flavors.
They had Italian beverages from San Pellegrino too, in particular one of my favorite, Chinotto, a type of natural cola from Italy.
The check
The price point was very reasonable, with my feast costing just 65 RMB (or just below 10 USD).
I highly recommend this gelato shop that is well worth the trip from other parts of Guangzhou.
Where in Guangzhou:
You won’t find the address on the English web. My tip is the following:
Take the exit D at the Pazhou stop of metro line 8. The Grand Tea Mall is juts around the corner.
Or you can use the following address:
1000 Xingang E Rd, Haizhu Qu, Guangzhou
In Chinese: 广东省广州市海珠区新港东路1000号