The best ice cream and frozen desserts in Nice

Between historic institutions and newer healthy spots, Nice covers the full range of frozen desserts. Your choice depends mostly on what you are after: classic artisan ice cream, a sharp sorbet, or a colourful smoothie bowl.

Four addresses, from the shop with dozens of flavours to cold-pressed juice. Avoid the 4pm slot in midsummer at the best-known ones, the queue is real.

The selection

1

Fenocchio

Needs no introduction in Nice, but we keep recommending it as soon as the sun bites. The menu is a problem in itself: pistachio, violet, cactus, tomato and basil, and dozens more. Avoid the 4pm queue in midsummer.

8 Rue Barillerie · Where to get coffee

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2

Fraîche

The name fits. Smoothie bowls, bold colours, fruit and toppings: the stop to make when you want something cold, photogenic and considerably more indulgent than it looks. Best taken away on hot days.

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3

Glacier Raugi

Corsican artisan ice cream and very sharp sorbets, without the excess sugar that masks everything. There is a family-made quality that cannot be faked. Dangerously well placed on rue Masséna. Start with the fruit sorbets.

Rue Masséna · Where to get coffee

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4

Goji Goji

Ticks the healthy box without going full ice cream parlour. Açaí bowls, smoothies, cold-pressed juices and specialty coffee on the same menu, which is rare. Good for takeaway when it is too hot to think.

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