Gelato Messina

Visit us to find 35 freshly churned signature flavours and 5 weekly specials (you can try as many as you like!). We also stock 9 handmade gelato cakes in every store.

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Address

237 Smith St Fitzroy VIC 3065 Australia

Credit Cards Yes (incl. American Express)
Outdoor Seating Yes
Music Yes
Parking Street
Menus Dessert

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thewhiteswan

First time here! The staff were excellent, they let us try 6 flavours before we finally decided on what we wanted. I got the Gianduia (Choc hazlenut) & The Rexinator (a special).

TE Ivanuš

The best dulce de leche icecream in the World! One of the best icecream places in the Eorld. Very close to those in Italy! Mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

Lou Lou

The best gelato I have ever tried period. And I am european and live next to Italy. Dulce de leche and white choc with hazelnut are the best!

Olly Newport

The most insanely pistachio Pistachio gelato I've ever tasted, and I've eaten a lot of that flavour all over Italy!

Lynn Wabbit

Fave flavour of the month for me is the Mighty GM Pie (peanut butter gelato with choco crust & custard , and banana jam ). Went back there for two consecutive weekends!

Jun Heng

Best gelato in Melbourne , well that's what I think. There's usually a line because there's always so many people! So many flavours to choose from. Here's a tip: always check out the specials!

V▲NESS▲

Wide variety of gelato , had pistachio and praline that comes with generous amount of pistachio !

Kit&kafoodle

Love their crazy flavours jam packed with chunky cookies , fudge or other misc items. Of the normal flavours I've tried, I like coconut&pandan, and the fig varieties. Queue moves fast Dw.

Jobe Williams

Messina is always exceptional, they have great sorbet options for non-dairy or vegan diets. I love the Coconut Pandan and the Salted Coconut and Mango flavors .

Nana Bakrie

Gianduia bianca and salted caramel white chocolate together is a spiritual expeience i highly recommend ???? dulce et leche is my biggest regret because 3 scoops and i'd be breaking floorboards

Tomfoolery

Of course great Gelato , almost always crowded . My tip: if your going for more than one flavour don't get too many overly sweet ones, get a fruit or pistachio in there too

Paulo

Amazing gelato that is even better than Sydney one. Great range of flavours and well priced! Be prepared to wait in line , service is quick and friendly .

Steve Androulakis

Get the "Two Stroke" special if it's available. DAMN, those candied hazelnuts son.

Mel

Always a line , go right around to the far right counter to be served faster, and get at least one of the rotating specials.

Brenda Tang

Salted caramel and white chocolate - subtle yet beautiful. I also love how they have a tiny size ($3) for small-eaters like me!

Lynn Wabbit

If you like banana , and if you like peanut butter ... Get the banana split ! Messina is still tops in Melbourne in my books :)

Svante Jerling

Best ice cream I have yet to have. I tried blood orange and fig-salted caramel .

Sigrid de Castella

Sometimes cash only , so bring plenty as it's not cheap - 2 single cones and 2 double scoop cups $24. But it's worth it. Lots of innovative flavors.

Yondering Monkeys

A lot of choice and a lot of interesting flavours! White chocolate - hazelnut was yummy!

bikzvithz B.

The best gelato in this part of the world (so says the ice cream and gelato critic) . Salted caramel pls!

Brian Ritchie

Absolutely delicious - may be slightly crowded but a must go

Joao Ferreira

Both the pistachio and the fondant were epic. I'm sure all the other flavors are equally good.

kristine nicole

Pandan coconut was amazing. Brings me back to my summer holidays in Thailand and Philippines.

Michael Mori

A must! Been in Sydney, and then here! Always the best! Try the tiramisu and the specials!

El Greco Jakob Instagram @coach.jakob

Very yummy ???? gelato ????

The Melbourne Cheapskate

Very busy on a Saturday but definitely worth it. Great flavours and chilled atmosphere.

Lachlan McDonald

Just about everything! Often long lines , very pushy and you won't get a seat, but amazing gelato .

Alex Walker

On really hot days I have this ice cream for lunch . Ice cream is own of the food groups, right?

Thaiza Andreone

Is really delicious!! I loved the dark chocolate ! My favorite ❤️

Craig Philips

I wish 'the number two' would come back.. Best flavour by a long shot, I feel like they're teasing me by not having it anymore!

Jumpin Jett

Little Bloke is the best!!! Peanut Butter with Nutella Fudge and Malt o Milk Biscuits ... yummmm!!!!!

Steve Androulakis

Best gelato in the city ? Probably. Get anything. It's rich and tasty.

Inderpreet Singh

Vegan sorbets , with rotating flavors. The chocolate is so good!

Ken Yip

Great variety of gelato including tasty non-dairy flavours

Justyn Koh

Do all your favourite standard flavours once then come back every now and then for the specials.

Genkizz19 Heartrock

Go at night. You'll find the music+art+environment+ice cream are wow!

Simon McFarlane

The JD&Smoke special was an interesting , added Tiramisu to the mix for a tasty dessert .

Ben Talbot

Be patient with the queue ...the ice-cream is certainly worth it!

Hu-Lin Tay

Salted caramel with white chocolate is their most popular flavor and it's awesome! :)

Max Benton

Literally the best gelato I have ever had.

Helena Conia

I love their effort to keep the flavors updated. however their classics such as the pistachio probably the worst pistachio that ive ever tasted

Rani

fav: roasted pear & rubarb! and coconut w/ lychee . and the prices are reasonable!

Nelson T

Never disappoints! Gianduia and Pops ( special) was deeee...liciois ????

Mitchell Mackenzie

If you love gay anthems, sexy staff , and creamy gelato you'll love it here!

A.

Pandan and Coconut . I have pretty high standards for kaya but this blew my mind.

Carolina Aggio

Amazing! The sorbets ...

Joanna

Very good ice-cream. Terrible queueing system. Once you get inside, the queue breaks down and people get served randomly!

KT

The crowd just flowed into the shop constantly, but I'm not sure if I get the hype. The gelato taste very sweet overall. Am not a big fan

Praveen Vijayan

Really good gelato but some flavours can be a bit rich and too sweet.

Praveen Vijayan

Queues can get super long on a warm night.

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