il laboratorio del gelato

188 Ludlow St, New York
(212) 343-9922

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Great service. Flavorful gelato.

Wilson Tsang

TLDR: friendly service bumped this up to a four star, I had one great flavor and one meh flavor

I came in and got a single cup with two flavors. The one I really liked was the honey lavender. It wasn’t too sweet but still had tons of flavor. The guava sorbet was really chunky and didn’t have a great texture, I didn’t enjoy it very much. Service was outstanding and friendly

Andy Liu

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Date Last Visited: 10/4/2025

I tried the gelato here and the flavors were very mild and bland. It was $6 for a cup, which is cheaper than other places, but the taste is not as good. There also weren’t many interesting flavors. Overall, I would not recommend this place.

Nhu Huynh

Busy but worth the wait on a Friday night! Great interesting gelato flavors for a cheap price. Amaretto crunch was my favorite.

Rachel Liang

I have heard about this spot for years but never had the chance to try it until recently when I ordered a gelato cake from them for my birthday. Their offerings are extensive so there's something for everyone. Shockingly affordable at $49 for an 8-in cake, and the quality was superb! The cake is customizable and I chose fior di latte, mango, and black sesame. The crowd favorite was mango, but both the fior di latte and black sesame were wonderful and tasted very authentic and well made. You can just taste that they use high quality ingredients, and aren't trying to mask anything with tons of sugar and sweetness.

I will definitely be back for their other flavors and this might be my new birthday cake spot from now on! :D

Ioana Popa

Such a nice little find! Someone in a store in Manhattan told us about this place, saying it’s one of the best ice cream places in NY. We had to try it!
Many many flavors to try, the staff was so friendly and helpful. Also loved the industrial interior, very on point with the “lab” theme

Bryce H.

Amazing place but wish there were a way to get my favorite flavors reliably or know in advance when they’ll be in stock

Ramee

Outstanding

Mirettefben

Great find , decent ice cream and not very sweet, which I love . We tried pumpkin ice cream which wasn’t my taste but had ube and banana were great !
They have some exotic flavors like carob and steak but I didn’t go for them , definitely worth it

Adam Segal-Isaacson

Wonderful flavors of gelato. No seats but great ice cream and sorbet.

Elena Tsareva

Tasty ice-cream, was impressed by amount of different flavors!

Arden R

This is my favorite establishment of all time. If they ever close I’m leaving the country

Troy Phipps

Average gelato. Overpriced. Employees are only focused on DoorDash orders.

David Wong

This is the best ice cream in new york. Their affogato is also the best one I've ever had.

Yeseul Song

The best ice cream I’ve ever had. My go-to place.

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