About Us
It starts with passion...
At Gelateria Gondola in Chatswood, we don’t just make gelato. We create it. We spend our days dreaming up new flavours and tastes to excite and entice our customers, searching out the finest, natural ingredients to produce a gelato that’s second to none. Our artisan gelato and sorbets are hand-crafted daily in small batches following traditional methods to ensure the highest quality and flavour. And our vertical gelato maker is one of the few in Australia. Come and try our fresh gelatos and sorbets and taste the difference. One mouthful and you’ll be hooked.
From gelato master to you
In our open kitchen in Chatswood, customers can watch our gelato masters in action and see the art of gelato-making first hand. From Pistacchio Siciliano to Panna Cotta e Fichi, our gelatos and sorbets are hand-made with love using only the purest, natural ingredients and a vertical gelato maker. We’re constantly tweaking and experimenting to bring our customers the freshest gelatos and sorbets bursting with intense flavours and melt-in-your mouth goodness. Come and see our gelato masters at work and try the authentic taste of artisan gelato. It’s gelato, the way it’s meant to be.
Our story
The Gelateria Gondola story began back in Italy where, as a young boy, Luca Zanini, dreamed of one day owning his own gelateria. His passion for food grew with him and he trained as a chef in IPSSAR Maffioli in Castelfranco Veneto, Italy. His qualifications took him around the globe where he gained experience in some of the world’s best restaurants in Stuttgart, Germany; London, UK and; Tenerife, Canary Islands. Luca spent a gap year as a gelatiere in Germany where he mastered his skills and further grew his dedication for gelato making. He eventually came to live in Sydney, Australia where his long held dream of creating authentic artisanal gelato was realised with the opening of Gelateria Gondola in Chatswood. Many awards later, Luca is happy to be sharing his childhood dream with the world.
The owners of Gondola are former Italian and a la carte chefs. I’ve also had the good fortune to eat in many of there restaurants. These guys cook some of the best seafood and home style Italian food I have ever tasted. So.. I was extremely excited to try the Gelato at Gondola when they finally opened. The flavours I’ve had are Pineapple Sorbet, Pistachio, Vanilla Madagascar and Hazelnut. They also let me taste many of the other flavours.All I can say is that they are absolutely amazing.I will definitely be going back!!!
Flavours
Zucca e Amaretti
Roast pumpkin and almond biscuits
Yogurt, Pesca e Noci
Yogurt, walnut and peach
Yogurt Ciliege
Yoghurt with sour cherry
Vaniglia Madagascar
Madagascan vanilla
Te Verde
Green tea
Taro
Taro
Strudel di Mele
Apple strudel
Sorbetto Cioccolato
Chocolate
Sorbetto al Kumquat
Kumquat sorbet
Sesamo e Noci
Black sesame and walnut
Rabarbaro e Macadamia
Macadamia and rhubarb
Prugne, Pinoli e Uvetta
Plum, pine nuts and raisins
Pompelmo
Ruby grapefruit
Pistacchio Siciliano
Pistachio from Sicily
Pere e Cioccolato
Pear and chocolate
Passionfruit and Mascarpone
Passionfruit, marscapone
Panna Cotta e Macadamia
Panna cotta with macadamia toffee
Nocciola Delle Langhe
Hazelnut from Langhe in Italy
Moralampone e Lavanda
Boysenberry and lavender
Mocha
Chocolate and coffee
Millefoglie lamponi e cioccolato
Vanilla raspberry, chocolate chips
Menta e Cioccolato
Mint with chocolate chips
Mele Cotogne e Spezie
Quince and spices
Mela Cotogna e Macadamia
Quince and macadamia nuts
Mango Frutto Della Passione
Mango and Passionfruit
Lychee e Cacao
Lychee and cacao
Limone Sicilia
Sicilian Lemon
Lamington
Lamington
Kumquat and Ginger
Kumquat, ginger
Gelato Cake
Gelato cake
Frutti Di Bosco
Mixed berry
Fragola
Strawberry
Fior di Jersey
Jersey cow milk
Fichi e Fava di Cacao
Figs and cocoa nibs
Espresso
Coffee
Crostata di Mirtilli e Sciroppo d’Acero
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Cranberry
Cranberry
Coffee
Di Lorenzo espresso coffee
Cocco, Cioccolato e Biscotti
Coconut, chocolate chips and biscuit
Cocco Lampone e Menta
Coconut, raspberry, fresh mint
Cioccolato Belga
70% belgian chocolate
Cassata Siciliana
Cassata Siciliana
Cannoli
Cannoli
Caffe Mascarpone
Coffee and mascarpone
Boysenberry, Lavender e Crumble
Boysenberry, Lavender, Crumble
Banana Nutella
Banana and Nutella
Arancia Rosso Modicano
Blood orange, Modicano choc chips, pastry
Arachidi, cioccolato e caramello
Peanut butter, choc chips, caramel
Arachide, Cioccolato e Banana
Peanut Butter, banana, choc chip
Apple Strudel
Baked apples, cinnamon,spice & pastry
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Sydney Royal winning Gelato and Sorbet
We are very proud to announce that for the first time, we entered the Sydney Royal Cheese and Dairy competitionand emerged as winners.
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The History and Tradition of Gondolas
Recently, Luca returned to his homeland of Italy to learn more about the history and tradition of gondolas.