Santini Carcavelos - Cascais

Amazing!!! Explosion of flavour. Best ice cream ever!!!

Santini has a long history in the craft ice cream industry that dates back to the 50’s. It was bought by a company a few years ago and it started a new life but always kept the quality of natural ingredients and the end product is delicious and varied in flavors. You can eat in or take it home in specially designed styrofoam or cork isotherm box. The service is always friendly and helpful.

Their fresh ingredients make a difference. Get the fruit flavors, even some chocolate flavors are very good. A small costs 2 euro and can get 2 flavors. I chose a medium and had 3 different scoops of Gelato...was perfect and cost 3 Euros.

Santini are a family from north Italy that came to Portugal long time ago, around the WW2. The Patriarch is no more, and a few years ago the business was sold to a large vision entrepreneur. Gelato are still very good, with a little bit more of sugar, but now with a big variety of flavors, many experimental. Well served and attentive if they see you throw away an half cone, they will insist in get you another flavor that you like more than that one (it happens! . But you can always ask for taste some flavors before decide. The secret to not be in the long lines to pay is to buy a card with 10 serves of whatever the size you prefer, and you can skip the line with all the family straight to the counter.

Central, close to the beach. The ice cream was quite good, but I found the place to be very commercial