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Ice cream season in Vienna: The top ice cream parlors revealed according to Gault&Millau!
Ice cream season 2025 opens in Vienna: Gault&Millau chooses the best ice cream parlors. Discover the top addresses and innovative ice cream flavors!
Ice cream season in Vienna: The top ice cream parlors revealed according to Gault&Millau!
The ice cream season in Vienna has officially begun and is attracting numerous onlookers to the city's ice cream parlors. Long queues in front of the shops testify to the great anticipation of the cool delicacies, which are particularly diverse this year. In this context, Gault&Millau has chosen the city's most popular ice cream parlors, which not only reflects the ice cream culture, but also illustrates the emotional connection that Viennese have to their favorite places for ice cream. According to [oe24], the 2025 ice cream season offers not only classics, but also innovative flavors that provide variety.
The top 5 ice cream parlors in Vienna, as named by Gault&Millau, are a real treat for all ice cream lovers:
| rank | Ice cream parlor | Special features |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Trento | Fresh daily based on Italian recipes, classics and weekly varieties. |
| 2. | Tichy | Famous for iced apricot dumplings, in operation since 1952. |
| 3. | Shelato | Unusual varieties like matcha and vegan options. |
| 4. | Castillo's Ice Cream & Bar | Combination of ice cream parlor and cocktail bar, intense flavors. |
| 5. | Bortolotti | Traditional family recipe, changing weekly offers. |
Innovative ice cream trends and specialties
In addition to the established favorites, new and creative ice cream flavors are causing a stir. The official season opening took place on March 19th, organized by industry spokesman Andrew Nussbaumer and Luca Alberti from the Austrian Chamber of Commerce (WKÖ). They announced the “Johann Strauss Ice Cream Weeks” and the “Children’s Ice Cream Weeks”, during which creative ice cream creations are developed especially for the youngest ice cream fans.
In 2025, the 200th birthday of Johann Strauss (son) will also be taken into account. Ice cream parlor operators offer special flavors that reflect the composer's works, such as the champagne gelato "Die Fledermaus" and the tiramisu ice cream "A Night in Venice." Across Europe there is also “Hallelujah” ice cream, a mix of gianduja ice cream with roasted hazelnuts and chocolate, which also leads the flavors of the season.
Special events and social engagements
Another important date in the ice cream calendar is “Artisan Ice Cream Day” on March 24th, when many ice cream parlors offer special promotions and new varieties. The EU project “GelatOn the Road” is also bringing activities to Austria from April 10th to 18th and May 20th to 31st to showcase hand-made ice cream. This happens in conjunction with live cooking shows and other promotions.
The ice cream parlor operators in Vienna have been showing support for St. Anna children's cancer research for almost 25 years, which also gives the culinary enjoyment a social component. Against this background, the 2025 ice cream season promises not only taste highlights, but also strong community involvement. Vienna's icescape is ready to delight visitors with an impressive selection and original ideas as the city prepares for a hot summer.
Further information on the ice trends can be found on the website of the Wiener Bezirksblatt [wienerbezirksblatt].