Fritz Gelato
Cnr Cecil and Coventry Streets, South Melbourne
Phone (03) 9681 3109
Fritz Gelato has been serving up ice-cream at the South Melbourne Market for just over 50 years. It has since opened three other stores in the surrounding inner east/south-east area, and is distancing itself from the plethora of other ice-creameries in Melbourne by making mostly organic ice-creams, using organic milk, sugar and fruits (..and some other ingredients too).
You can choose from a variety of fruity or naughty flavours such as blood orange, lemon cheesecake, passionfruit kick, bounty bar, honeycomb crunch, banoffe pie, chocolate licquorice, ol’ jamaican, gingerbread men, peanut clusters, white choc & wasabi, rhubarb pie, plum pudding and the traditional very vanilla. And that seriously is just to name a few!
I couldn’t resist trying a couple of their award winners - cinnamon and ginger, and caramalised fig and roasted almond. Uh huh…I hear you. You really hate me now, don’t you? But how can one resist flavours such as these? Both ice creams were incredibly creamy and velvety, and provided the necessary “close eyes and savour the moment” moments. The cinnamon and ginger was especially awesome.
Also on offer - are you ready for it - made to order, straight out of the fryer, organic cinnamon donuts. I’ll be the first to admit that they don’t look pretty (…they’re a little misshapen and squishy looking), but dang, how can one beat sweet fried hot yeasty yellowy donuts sprinkled with cinnamon sugar? I’d like to kid myself and think that because they’re organic, they must be healthy. But I’m not delusional, and they are disgustingly unhealthy. And I won’t be held accountable if you feel the urgent need to run down there and get yourself some 
Written by mellie on
May 3rd, 2007 | Tags: ice cream, markets | Category: Uncategorized
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May 5th, 2007 at 6:44 am
hi mellie,
stumbled upon your blog a few weeks back whilst looking for a quick n cheap eat. now i try to visit ur blog as often as i can. just wanted to say a big thanks for ur reviews, top stuff.
cheers, pib
May 5th, 2007 at 11:53 am
Hey pib - thanks for your comments! Glad you enjoy reading the reviews, cause I sure do love doing the research
May 5th, 2007 at 1:36 pm
Yo Mel,
I am still waiting for your DUrian gelato at Il Dolce Freddo review, =).
I don’t think Fritz is as good though.
The flavours just look tarted up…
May 6th, 2007 at 5:12 am
Hm, doesn’t The Governator have a thing for organic donuts somewhere in his state?
Yummo, shame I didn’t know about this place to take my mum there at Christmas. Ah well! Next time.
May 6th, 2007 at 8:18 am
Hey marvellousmelbourne - well, I have a confession. I did actually try the durian ice-cream, and it was fanbloodytabulous! But the photo I took didn’t work out - I had camera in one hand, ice cream which was rapidly melting in the other, it was late at night and I don’t like to use a flash - and my photo turned out all blurry. I didn’t realise this till I got home of course. And I haven’t been back since
But I will get there again and this time ensure I get a proper photo. But it is a rocking flavour!
Hey Anna - hmm…I think everyone *has* a thing for donuts, despite their organicness or not. I still rate the Vic Market jammy ones the best tho
May 6th, 2007 at 12:59 pm
Lol, I knew it!
It will never fail to shake anyone at the first bite! Either you like it or don’t, that first bite will do, =)!
Just can’t believe how close that gelato is to eating cold durian, hey?
Btw, I have another NEW favorite.
Gelo Bar at Lygon St, Brunswick East.
Try their Melone and Walnut flavour!
May 7th, 2007 at 11:27 am
Yes, it is very much like eating the real thing. The extra sweetness works well though, and I think it makes the flavour a lot more palatable to the untrained.
I was soooo close to going to Gelo Bar the night we went to Rumi. But we were too darn full to try it then. I must make a special trip back.
June 5th, 2007 at 3:02 am
Frizt got another branch on bridge rd which is near my place:)
I had the “wasabi and white chocolate gelato”few months ago.Thats my fav.
i am so disappointed that they dont make it anymore…i’ ve been waiting for so long.
June 5th, 2007 at 3:48 am
Wasabi and white chocolate?!? OMG, that sounds absolutely divine! Hmm…perhaps you should write them an email and ask them to make up another batch? I’d be in it!