The first time that I went to Tony’s was with Cart and Jerrick last month during his visit here. Jerrick asked, where would be a good place for a gelato and Cart suggested that we head to Tony’s.
One taste and I think that I have probably found the best gelataria in Rome!
The place
Tony is located in the rather quiet and idyllic neighbourhood of Largo Missiroli Alberto.
Getting here would not be much of a problem on a scooter since you can practically park anywhere (I miss my scooter!!! *sad*) But like most part of Rome, it could be a little daunting for cars to find a parking place.
So if you are in Rome and have the time, its probably good to try out public transportation via ATAC.
Its easy to spot the gelateria from the large signboard.
Though the exterior looked rather plain, the bustling of activity from people coming in and out the gelateria belies its popularity.
The Service
Upon entering the gelateria, the first thing that you would see is the blue signboard in front of you which lists the types of gelato along with the price. The prices here are reasonable, ranging from €1.30 to €3 for their cones.
When you have decided, head to the cashier to make your order and payment, where you be given a slip of paper. You then pass the paper to the person behind the ice cream counter for them to start preparing.
The Gelato
One of the popular type of ice cream here is the coni (or cone). What is interesting about the cones is that you could have 2 – 3 gusti or flavours on your cone, according to the price.
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There are a number of varieties to choose from ranging from traditional flavours like strawberries, frutti di bosco to the interesting creations like puffi (Smurf flavoured ice cream :P)
But one thing to keep in mind is that, try to complement the ice cream in its own family. I made the mistake of having Banana (sweet), hazelnut (sweet) and lemon (sour) and the flavours didnt mesh at all!
Hard lesson to be learnt.
But for me personally, the pistacchio and nocciola is a must try. Both of the flavour is robust without it being overwhelmingly sweet. Its wonderful.
And always say yes if they ask, “crema?”. Although I’m not big on cream, the one at Tony is just lovely.
Yesterday, Cart and I ordered the spaghetti. Its a rather fascinating process. The person behind the counter will scoop some vanilla ice cream into a utensil that looks very similar to a potato masher and squeeze it in a bowl.
She then adds cherry syrup on top. In some gelateria, they serve it with strawberry sauce and white chocolate shavings on top.
Either way, its still good. Yummeh!
Isnt my spaghetti pretty? The next time we go to Tony, I want to try the Uova al Tegame (fried egg) next!
Have you ever tried the spaghetti gelato before? What do you think of it?
Related links
Tony Gelateria
Largo Missiroli Alberto, 13
00151 Roma
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Sidenote : I’m obsessed about getting these. Unfortunately, there is no retail shop in Rome. Getting it online is daunting. Either its too expensive, doesnt ship to Italy or its not in the colour I want.
OOooooo… Nice!!
I remember I was telling you about this awesome gelateria I happened to live near when I was in Rome. It’s this really old franchise.. I finally found the name and website.. Really really awesome gelato!!
http://www.palazzodelfreddo.it/index.htm
I really thought it was REAL Spaghetti!!!
:D I LOVED the Crema so much I wish I could’ve ordered PLAIN crema with a LITTLE bit of Gelato. You picked some interesting photos of me to post up btw :P
NTT
Palazzo del freddo – The cold palace … haha nice name! Thank you for the link. Will have to ask Cart to bring me there :)
When are you going to visit us???
Arzhou
Who would eat real pasta and ice cream, man? :P
Jerrick
I dont think that they sell it that way … else it will be called a cremateria instead of a gelateria :P
And you have interesting pictures of me in flickr so we are more or less even :P
*snickers*
that’s so awesome! Wahhhh.. you should get a scooter there, why don’t you? you’ll have so much fun!
why not ask around where you could get Uggboots? I’ve seen some Italians wear them so they must be available here, perhaps in shops which don’t carry only Uggboots but also other brands.
Anyway, spring is here! You won’t need Uggboots till next winter! So you have about half a year more to look for them or get visiting Singaporean friends to bring you a pair from Singapore? (do they even sell them in Singapore?)
Too bad…. there is no such food in Malaysia. Even if we have, it’s going to be very expensive… :(
OMG! I want! Why don’t they have such interesting things like that here? It’s a tropical country isn’t it? We should have spaghetti ice-cream. There should be a law that says one must have spaghetti ice cream for dessert every day.
/rambling
I think I had a little too much sugar this morning.
OMG OMG OMG!!! u left a comment on my blog! that’s huge! when I heard about the Italy earthquake..I kept thinking about you!!
You’ve done sufficient marketing for the place. The first thing i’ll do when I get in Rome is head straight to Tony Gelateria. The last pic makes me want to grab the spaghetti ice-cream.
Brian
I would love to get a scooter here. It’ll be fun to explore different places! I still have to master the Italian language as well as try to get a job here to earn one :-)
Elaine
Hahaha, Cart and I were at Piazza Spagna last weekend and we saw a number of ladies wearing them. I was so close to wanting to ask, “excuse me, where did you get those?”
But Cart was hypothesizing that they are tourists and they got it from the states :P Regardless, I got mine from online. Finally found a site where it has the colour I want … hehehe Cant wait to get them!
There isnt an ugg boot shop in Singapore that I know of.
Superman
I think you can try to make it yourself? The potato masher can be bought at practically any household shop :D
Mintea
Dont forget fried egg ice cream :P
Nana
Of course I read your blog, its in my blog reader :)
Yeah I felt the earthquake monday morning at about 3.30am. It was quite frightening … there is still the aftershocks the following day and yesterday …
When will it stop?
Dylan
I wouldnt call it marketing since I dont work at the place. I am just sharing my experience at a place I enjoyed :)
Wow. Looks damn sinfully yummy!
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