Dedicated to producing the very finest ice cream and sorbet, il laboratorio del gelato opened in August 2002 on Orchard Street in Lower Manhattan.
Our small walk-up retail cafe offers an expansive window into an open kitchen, where our frozen desserts are hand-made in small batches, ensuring the highest quality. We source the world over for flavors of purity and excellence, when possible sourcing locally and organically.
With a growing list of almost 200 flavors, il laboratorio del gelato was born with the idea, as our name suggests, of being a custom "lab", where chefs and caterers are encouraged and welcomed to work with us to develop unique flavors for their individual menus.