This is Gelatiamo, a gelateria in Auckland CBD’s Wynyard Quarter specialising in gelato and sorbet.
Feijoa ($8.50, one scoop)
The gelato presented with an off-white cream hue containing irregular flecks of muted yellow-green feijoa skin and flesh dispersed throughout the structure. Aroma opened with immediate feijoa fragrance, carrying its characteristic tropical perfume and soft white guava-like sweetness.
Initial contact delivered pronounced feijoa presence alongside excellent structural density and melt resistance. The gelato remained thick, creamy, and stable on the palate without becoming overly elastic or gummy. Through the mid-palate, the feijoa flavour expanded significantly, developing into a vibrant and highly recognisable profile defined by tropical perfume, restrained tartness, and balanced sweetness. Texture combined dense creaminess with the subtle interruption of fine flecks of feijoa skin and flesh. These inclusions remained unobtrusive texturally, instead reinforcing the authenticity of the fruit profile and anchoring the gelato with additional depth and cohesion. Finish resolved cleanly while maintaining lingering feijoa aromatics and creamy richness without excessive sweetness or heaviness.
Overall, a fruit gelato defined by clear varietal expression and highly cohesive dairy structure, strongest where the density and restrained sweetness allowed the feijoa’s tropical perfume to remain vivid and sustained.
Among the feijoa gelato sampled in New Zealand, this was the strongest in terms of density, smoothness, creaminess, and clarity of feijoa flavour.
Gelatiamo is located at 1-17, Jellicoe Street Auckland CBD Auckland 1010 New Zealand.