gelato lab, black rock
Gelato Lab in Black Rock has had a makeover and is now owned by a lovely husband and wife team. The decor here is bright orange and you can now sit inside to enjoy your gelato!
Gelato Lab in Black Rock has had a makeover and is now owned by a lovely husband and wife team. The decor here is bright orange and you can now sit inside to enjoy your gelato!
The gelato is churned fresh instore and comes in lots of delicious flavours!
You are welcome to sample scrumptious flavours like rocky road, Biscoff, dark chocolate, cookies and cream and MANY more. Mamma’s favourite is the Coffee - the perfect combination of sweet and bold coffee.
This is really worth a visit if you’re a connoisseur of delectable gelato!
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3/38 Bluff Rd, Black Rock, 3193
OPEN
Thursday - Friday 2pm - 7pm
Saturday - Sunday
12pm - 7pm
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Mamma's special mention:
Grab a cup to go and check out the majestic lion at Tjilatjirrin Reserve Playground
yummo ice creamery, mornington
Mamma’s crew LOVE ice cream, it doesn’t matter what the weather is, it is ALWAYS time for ice cream.
Mamma’s crew LOVE ice cream, it doesn’t matter what the weather is, it is ALWAYS time for ice cream. Yummo Ice Creamery in Mornington has such a cute - almost vintage diner -feel, as you sit in one of the brightly coloured booths, surrounded by sweetness!
Mamma’s crew can highly recommend the Stairway To Heaven - a delicious mix of caramel, choc chips and white chocolate -YUM! The kids will advise to order the sprinkle cone to really indulge, while Mamma loves the choc dipped waffle cone!
Not only can you choose from dozens of delicious ice cream or sorbet options, you can also peruse their lolly shop aisles or perhaps order a savoury meal like a hot dog and chips. It’s a great spot for a little treat!
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1/77 Main Street Mornington, 3931
OPEN
Monday - Thursday
11am - 5pm
Friday - Saturday
10am - 9pm
Sunday
10am -6pm
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Mamma’s special mentions:
Still hungry? Head across the road to Lunar Dumpling Bar
picoletta, frankston
Gelato and the beach - is there a better combination? Well, yes - when you throw in a smoothie, coffee or sandwich and you pretty much have everything you need!
Gelato and the beach - is there a better combination? Well, yes - when you throw in a smoothie, coffee or sandwich then you pretty much have everything you need! And that is EXACTLY what this mighty little food truck provides!
This brand new van is the newsest truck in town, or Olivers Hill boatramp, and is the combination of the fabulous Paletto’s and Mercettas.
Serving up absolutely delicious (and gluten free) gelato on a stick, coffee, cold press juices, smoothies, sandwiches and gluten/dairy/sugar free treats from Horribly Healthy.
This little boatramp is now one of the BEST places to be in summer - or any time to be honest!
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Oliver’s Hill boat ramp (off nepean highway) Frankston
OPEN
7 days
12pm - sunset
coffee/ice cream/sandwich van - some seats available
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Mamma’s special mention
Drive down to the next carpark and have a play at the Frankston Foreshore Playground.
sunset scoops, edithvale
There’s a brand new ice cream shop right beside the beach in Edithvale, and it is DELICIOUS!
There’s a brand new ice cream shop right beside the beach in Edithvale, and it is DELICIOUS!
With over 30 flavours, that rotate regularly - you will find kid favourites like skittles, rainbow, bubblegum, choc mint and more. Little Miss went straight for skittles and was very impressed!
The cabinets are separated into ones that contain nuts - think ferrero, snickers, peanut butter, kinderella, pistachio and more. Then sorbet/dairy free options - forest fruits, pink lemonade, lemon-lime, strawberry and more. And lastly all the other faves like salted caramel, cookies and cream, golden gaytime, old english toffee, licorice and heaps more!
You are able to test a few to make sure you don’t get food envy, but with so many flavours - it is a hard decision! Mamma’s crew can’t wait to come back to try some more!
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246 Nepean Hwy, Edithvale 3196
OPEN
Sunday - Thursday 1pm - 9pm
Friday - Saturday 1pm - 9.30pm
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Mamma’s special mention
Chelsea Beach Playground is down the road and is a great little playground!
fresko gelato and waffle house, highett
If you are a gelato lover - you NEED to check out the delicious flavours and indulgent waffles here!
Nothing satiates the taste-buds quite like delicious, creamy gelato, right? It doesn’t even have to be a warm summer’s day to enjoy it - any day is ice cream worthy!
If you want to treat yourself, you MUST have a visit to Fresko’s. This exquisitely made artisan gelato is made on site by a second-generation gelato maker, and just an outright lovely family.
There are lots of delicious flavours on rotation, some of them incredibly unique like choc baklava, sour cherry, Rafaello, passionfruit and a lot more. Mamma can HIGHLY recommend the frappe artisan gelato if you are a lover of coffee - it’s made with over a litre of freshly brewed espresso - yum.
And the WAFFLES! Wow! They are made-to-order, huge and packed to the brim of pure decadence.
You can also order hot drinks, milkshakes and artisan gelato cakes. Arrive hungry!
Mamma's special mentions: Grab a scoop to go and cross the road to the very little - but very cute - Train Park Playground!
the nitty gritty
OPEN
Sunday - Thursday 2pm - 9pm
Friday/Saturday 2pm - 9.30pm
Closed Monday
Shop 10/284 Highett Rd, Highett
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paletto pops, mt eliza
There’s a new ice cream shop in town, folks - and this one offers quite the unique twist! Think Paddle Pops on steroids
There’s a new ice cream shop in town, folks - and this one offers quite the unique twist! Think Paddle Pops on steroids. The great thing about these beauties is that all of the pops (and there’s A LOT of them!) are gluten free, so coeliacs and gluten-intolerant tummies don’t have to miss out on any of the deliciousness!
All of the flavours come on a wooden stick, in their own little tray. The hardest part will be trying to decide on the flavour you want (Mars Bar is goooooood). But then when you do, you also have the decision to add a chocolate drizzle - or dip, and toppings such as pop rocks, marshmallows, chocolate smarties and popcorn to name a few.
Also on the menu are smoothies, milkshakes, cold press juices and coffee. But Mamma’s favourite thing about this place is that it is puppy friendly! Bring your pup down to lounge in the courtyard and even shout him his very own puppy pop!
Mamma's special mention:
There’s a little park directly opposite that the kids can have a play at, or head to the awesome Mt Eliza Regional Reserve.
nitty gritty
OPEN
7 days a week 12 - 9pm
All ice creams are gluten free. Vegan options. Dog menu
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okay lucy gelato, mornington
Here you can choose from delicious hand-made gelato and fresh and fruity sorbet, with rotating daily flavours. And to put the cherry on top - you can have your scoop drizzled with nutella!
If you are a gelato fan (who isn’t?) you are gonna LOVE this place.
Perfectly located opposite Mornington Park, is this light, bright and funky new ice cream shop.
Here you can choose from delicious hand-made gelato and fresh and fruity sorbet, with rotating daily flavours. And to put the cherry on top - you can have your scoop drizzled with nutella!
The gelato is seriously delicious, this Mamma has to keep visiting to make sure every flavour has been sampled!
With a few tables outside under the shelter of umbrellas, and a few bench seats; you can savour the flavour as you watch the world go by. Or you can head across the road to the Mornington Park reserve.
Friendly staff, delicious flavours and a great location make this the perfect spot to grab a scoop!
Special note - takeaway available
Mamma’s special mention
Head across the road to have a play at Mornington Playground.
chiavelli gourmet ice cream, mordialloc
Perfectly positioned across the road from the gorgeous Mordialloc beach, Chiavelli will be a MUST for those hot summer days - or any day really!
Mamma LOVES a really good gelato, and this brand new ice cream shop definitely delivers!
Perfectly positioned across the road from the gorgeous Mordialloc beach, Chiavelli will be a MUST for those hot summer days - or any day really!
Not only do they have dozens of delicious gourmet flavours such as, coconut lime, baci, an amazing choc-mint and more; they also sell cakes, too! Yum!
You can sit out on the deck and enjoy, or cross the road to sit in the silky sand and soak up the goodness.
Mamma’s special mention
Grab one to go and head across to the awesome Peter Scullin Reserve Playground.
the nitty gritty
OPEN
Monday - Thursday 12pm - 10pm
Friday - Sunday 11am - 10pm
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tooradin ice cream shop, tooradin
Mamma’s giving you a heads up - with over 30 flavours of scrumptious ice-cream to choose from here, you may have a hard time making a decision!
Mamma’s giving you a heads up - with over 30 flavours of scrumptious ice-cream to choose from here, you may have a hard time making a decision! Unless, of course, you are like Mamma’s little ones and simply cannot order anything other than Bubblegum!
The ice-cream here is delicious and plentiful. Mamma cannot resist a really good choc-mint, and this one is just perfect. But so is the toffee, jaffa, coffee, chocolate .. and the list goes on.
Perched on the foreshore of Tooradin Jetty, you can have the option of grabbing a cone to go and walking across the road to the river, or down the road to the sandy foreshore, amongst the mangroves.
Mamma and crew love this place. It is always a MUST do on the way (and way back!) to Phillip Island.
Mamma’s special mention
Head across the road and have a play at the very cool Lighthouse Playground.
the nitty gritty
OPEN
Monday - Friday 12pm - 5pm
Saturday - Sunday 11am - 5pm
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just delicious gelato, chelsea
There’s a cute little courtyard out the back, where you can sit and saviour your treats, as well as a few tables and chairs out front. It’s always a good day for delicious ice-cream!
It’s hard not to notice this colourful shop along the Nepean Highway in Chelsea. There’s some fantastic street art on the roller door that you can see when the shop is closed.
Inside the shop the art continues! There’s a couple of cartoon ice-creams and coffee cups. You will notice one of the ice-creams is in a wheel-chair. There is a great story behind this. Before the shopfront had a renovation, the ice-cream fridges were at the back of the shop. One day a bunch of kids with special needs could not access the shop. This resulted in a lot of disappointed faces. Faces which the friendly owners don’t associate with ice-cream! So they completely re-designed the shop, making sure it is wheel-chair friendly, so that they wouldn’t have to see disappointment on kids faces again! How good is that?!
Speaking of good, the ice-cream is superb. Mamma can never resist a choc-hazelnut, and the kids can’t go past a rainbow!
There’s a cute little courtyard out the back, where you can sit and saviour your treats, as well as a few tables and chairs out front. It’s always a good day for delicious ice-cream!
Mamma's special mention
Take the kids down the road to play at the awesome Chelsea Beach Playground.
the nitty gritty
OPEN
Monday - Wednesday
2.30pm - 8pm
Thursday - Friday
2.30pm - 10.00pm
Saturday - Sunday
11am - 11pm
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chilled @ mordy, mordialloc
This shop is so much more than just ice-cream! There’s donuts, shakes, smoothies, cold press juices and coffee!
Finally, an ice-cream shop has opened up across the road from Mordy beach! But this shop is so much more than just ice-cream.
Owned by a lovely local family, they have delivered what has been missing in the Mordialloc strip, and locals (as well as not-so-locals) are LOVING IT!
Mamma isn’t sure what the crew loved more… was it the delicious gelato? (Must come back to try the Ferrero!) The decadent hand-crafted donuts? (SO many to try, so little time!) The creamy milkshakes (15 flavours!) or the unsuspecting surprise of the bubble tea?
There’s also homemade slices, healthy smoothies, cold-press juices, coffee and yummy hot chocolate.
Make sure you pop into this one and support this gorgeous family business. It’s always a good time for ice-cream and donuts!
Mamma's special mention:
Grab some goodies to go and head across the road to the awesome Peter Scullin Reserve to have a play.
the nitty gritty
Open
Sunday - Wednesday
10am - 9pm
Thursday - Saturday
10am - 10pm
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mornington peninsula chocolaterie & ice creamery, flinders
The aroma fills your lungs as soon as you step through the door. Chocolate; sweet, sweet chocolate!
The aroma fills your lungs as soon as you step through the door. Chocolate; sweet, sweet chocolate!
It’s a sensory overload as the scent permeates the air; your vision is drawn to the hundreds of chocolates on display, and you can grab a spoonful of the small buds of scrumptious white, dark and milk chocolate to sample.
Easter is always a good time to visit, with loads of gorgeous creations on display. But ANY DAY is perfect. There’s more than just chocolate, too! There’s delicious ice cream, coffee, hot chocolate and a brownie bar!
Why not book into a tasting session or workshop? They have special weekend and school holiday sessions for the kids.
It’s hard to pick a favourite here, but Mamma simply cannot resist a good old chocolate freckle!
Mamma's special mention:
There’s so much to explore in this beautiful part of the Peninsula. Make it a day of indulgence and head to the Peninsula Hot Springs.
the nitty gritty
OPEN
7 days a week
9am - 5pm
NOW DELIVERS!
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gelato unou, seaford
Mamma’s gonna call it - this may be the BEST ice-cream in the South!
Mamma’s gonna call it - this may just be the BEST ice-cream in the South!
It’s a big call, but this ice-cream is simply amazing.
Hand-made to perfection with flavour combinations that you just can’t find at your regular ice-creamery. Mamma’s favourite is the cremino. This is absolute heaven in your mouth; a mix of coffee, hazelnut and caramel. AMAZING.
All the flavours look incredible, and you can sample some to find the one you want. But be warned, this causes major anxiety in trying to choose just one! Luckily, they allow you to have two flavours in one scoop cones or cups!
Situated across the road from the beach, it’s the perfect spot to retreat to after a stroll or swim.
They also sell delicious frozen desserts and ice-cream cakes; as well as dutch pancakes for the colder days. But let’s be honest… it’s never too cold for ice-cream!
Mamma's special mention:
Feel like burning off some of that sugar? Head around the corner to Bayside Rock Climbing!
twisted sista, frankston
Mamma has never seen so many sweet temptations within the one shop!
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Looking for a sweet treat? Look no further! Frankston has just opened a sweet-lovers paradise.
Here you are sure to find what you are craving. Mamma has never seen so many sweet temptations within the one shop!
Feel like ice-cream? You are in luck. SO many delicious flavours. Mamma can never resist Ferrero Rocher!
Craving cake? Yep - you will find PLENTY to choose from. From cheese to fruit varities.
Wanting something small? Who can resist a macaron or cookie?
And for those sugar addicts looking for a totally twisted bit of decadence - there are varying sizes of loaded freakshakes, some that come with an icecream cone AND a macaron as well! Best to share these ones!
There's also a lunch/dinner menu, serving up burgers, fries and salads to balance everything out.
The shop itself is very funky with bright orange decor and cool hanging light fixtures. Some room for prams - with tables and bench-style seating.
Mamma's special mention:
Why not visit on a Sunday and make a day of it by visiting the awesome Frankston Sunday Market as well?
dolce house, mckinnon
For a decadent treat, you can't go past the Oreo Waffle - it's heaven for your taste buds!
Do you have a sweet tooth? If so, you really need to check out this amazing dessert place!
Their delicious home-made gelato is made on site; and the flavours are incredible. This Mamma highly recommends trying the cookies and cream - scrumptious!
Oh and the waffles are also a must try. For a decadent treat to share - the Oreo Waffle special is heaven for your taste buds!
There are also brownies, cookies, sundaes, special shakes, fruit crushes, hot/cold drinks - and more!
There's plenty of seating available, so you can sit down and slowly devour your delights- with some room for prams downstairs (although a bit squishy) and more space outdoors.
Perfect for your next sweet craving!
Mamma's special mention
Take the kids to burn off some of the sugary energy at the nearby Booran Reserve
the nitty gritty
OPEN
Monday to Friday 2pm - 10pm
Saturday and Sunday 12pm - 10pm
Indoor and outdoor seating available - some room for prams downstairs and outdoors.
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glace, windsor
Ice-cream filled macarons!! ENOUGH SAID!
Just when you think nothing can compare to a good macaron - in comes Christy Tania (from MasterChef fame) who recently opened an incredibly delectable frozen dessert shop, that sells.. wait for it...ICE-CREAM FILLED MACARONS!
Two of this Mamma's favourite things combined, it's like stepping into sweet-tooth heaven!
Not only are these the best macarons this mamma has ever tasted, but they also sell unique individual ice-cream flavours like; lychee rosewater and raspberry sorbet, sticky date pudding with salted butterscotch, and lamington - to name just a few!
There is also the incredible, MasterChef inspired - frozen s'mores dessert that comes on a stick and looks AMAZING!! Plus frozen eclairs and different specials every week.
The shop itself - both inside and out- is bright neon yellow, set up to look like a 'yellow submarine'. Inside is filled with equipment like pressure guages, pipes, lifesaver rings, and air-lock doorhandles.
Mamma will most definitely be back to get some more frozen macarons- and try some different flavoured ice cream!
Mamma's special mention
After you get your sweet fix, why not burn off some sugar at the fabulous Catani Gardens not far away!
the nitty gritty
OPEN
Monday - Sunday
Coffee from 7.30am
Full range from 10am - Late
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