I like the strawberry and chocolate ice cream because it isn't too sweet or artificial. The ice cream at Bel Gelato is better than the majority of the gelaterias in Italy.
John Murray
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18 October 2025
10.0
Bel Gelato in Dalkey is, without a doubt, the best ice cream in Ireland — truly Italian-style and full of authentic flavor. My personal favorites are the pistachio, which is rich and nutty, and the salted caramel, which instantly reminds me of the *dulce de leche* I grew up loving in Uruguay.
The service is always warm and welcoming, whether from the friendly staff or the owner himself, and the place is usually busy — a clear sign of its excellent quality.
One of the best parts is making the cycle from Dublin down to Dalkey along the dedicated bike lanes and rewarding yourself at the end with an amazing gelato. It’s the perfect combination of exercise, scenery, and indulgence. Highly recommended!
Gustavo Adolfo Gatti Iriz
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23 September 2025
10.0
The best gelato in ireland for years, the quality is just always amazing. Great flavours too.
Sylvia B
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18 September 2025
10.0
My favourite ice-cream place in Dublin. Amazing, traditional, creamy, tasty ice-cream made by a real traditional Italian ice-cream maker.
Goran Pavlovic
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16 August 2025
10.0
The ice cream is excellent, and the portions are generous. The high customer traffic is a testament to the quality.
Pablito81
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15 July 2025
10.0
Most definitely the best ice cream I've had in Ireland, gone here many times. The pistachio ice cream is a rare gem as it's 100% legit where as other places you might go to the pistachio would be with other nuts. In my opinion the best combos to get our salted caramel and pistachio and lemon and blood orange. Everything tastes absolutely delicious and isn't artificial whatsoever highly recommend for a hot day, to go with family and they also make a delicious expresso!
Ginabobeina
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14 July 2025
10.0
It's clear that something has changed with the ice cream. We don't know if it's the product or the chef, but in just a few months, there's been a noticeable improvement in the quality and attention to detail that goes into making each ice cream. Thank you, thank you, thank you. Today we went and thanked the chef. A young man recently arrived from Spain with Cuban origins. An incredible person and professional 🫰🏽 Keep it up and you'll go far!
Alejandro
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10 July 2025
10.0
The lovely staff were so nice! I had an affogato which was scrumptious and prepared me to swim afterwards for an hour at the Forty Foot. Highly recommended!
One of my favorites is the cookie gelato, highly recommended 😋
Diana Patrón
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01 June 2025
10.0
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