The coolest list of the year returns just in time for the last summer scoops. Sunny weather in Berlin means there’s one thing on everyone’s lips in Berlin: Ice cream. Not many cities in Europe offer as greater or wider selection of quality ice cream and gelato shops as you’ll find here, and every summer the demand for frosty delights explodes all across Berlin as people line up in front of their favourite shops.

For this 2019 update of where to find the best ice creams in Berlin, there have been some significant changes to the list format – meaning you now have a mobile-ready map of where to find all the best scoops (hit ‘View Map’ to enable this) in the city. There are also 3 new entries to the list, and as Berlin’s culinary scene grows this list now includes, gelato, ice cream, granita, soft serve and even a Japanese kakigōri joint.

People get very serious about what constitutes the ‘best’ ice cream in Berlin and ranking ‘American-style’ ice cream against gelato (I highly recommend reading up on the differences, they really are two different things) is as complicated as it is controversial. Nevertheless, as with any kind of craft in cooking, I think it’s possible to compare the love and care of ingredients – all the shops on this list are truly exceptional. With this year there is however no more official ranking between the shops on the list, the order of them means nothing.

My fellow ice-cream worshippers, without further ado, behold the very best ways to make the most out of the Berlin summer And winter, for those shops that stay open.