La Tosca di Serra Riccardo

This, indisputably one of the best ice cream parlours in Turin, is managed by Riccardo Serra, a talented master ice cream maker who has transformed the establishment so that it now doubles as a café. Situated among the art nouveau palazzi of Via Cibrario, it can be relied on for the quality of its products – from cornetti fresh from the oven to iced cakes, also available in individual portions, to veritable house specialities – all day and every day from 8.30am to 8.30 pm. And then, of course, comes the ice cream, which Riccardo has “in his blood” (his brother has a parlour too) and makes using prime-quality ingredients, starting with cream and fresh milk from Piedmontese dairy farms. Flavours change according to season and include: almond and caramelised fig, mango, pistachio (with a version without milk and white sugar and sweetened with fructose), orange and apple sorbet, Piedmontese-style stracciatella, vanilla, and gianduia and toasted hazelnut brittle. Thickeners are exclusively natural (rice flour or carb). There is also a comprehensive line of Sicilian granitas, from mulberry to lemon, and ice cream flavours inspired by the world of wine, such as myrtle, malvasia and myrtle. Closed on Monday.

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