THE GELATONE
OMAKASE
A private journey through the art of Italian gelato.
For one hour, Gelatone closes its doors exclusively for you. Taste the day’s gelati and sorbets through a guided experience hosted inside our Covent Garden gelateria.
Not simply a tasting.
A gelato omakase.
Inspired by the idea of omakase — leaving the experience in the hands of the maker — The Gelatone Omakase is a guided journey through the gelati and sorbets produced in our Covent Garden laboratory.
Your host will select the tasting order, beginning with more delicate flavours before progressing towards richer and more intense creations.
Along the way, you’ll discover the ingredients, techniques and decisions behind each flavour.
After the guided tasting, the entire gelato counter opens for you to explore.
For one hour,
the gelateria is yours.
Step inside Gelatone after the doors close to the public and experience our Covent Garden boutique in an entirely different way.
No queues. No rush.
Just you, your host, Italian coffee and a counter filled with freshly made gelato.
Your 60-minute journey
WELCOME TO YOUR PRIVATE GELATERIA
Your host welcomes you with freshly made Italian coffee and introduces you to Gelatone, our philosophy and the story behind the Covent Garden gelateria.
DISCOVER HOW ITALIAN GELATO IS MADE
Discover how artisan gelato is produced, the role of its ingredients and the differences between traditional Italian gelato, ice cream and sorbet.
THE GELATONE OMAKASE
Your host guides you through a curated sequence of the gelati and sorbets produced that day, explaining the ingredients, composition and inspiration behind each flavour.
EXPLORE THE FULL GELATO COUNTER
After the guided tasting, the counter is yours. Return to your favourites and discover any of the other flavours available that day.
Everything is included.
Private access to Gelatone for the experience
60-minute hosted tasting
Curated Gelatone Omakase
Access to taste the day's available gelati and sorbets
Freshly prepared Italian coffee on arrival
Coffee and non-alcoholic beverages throughout the experience
Introduction to artisan Italian gelato production
Stories behind the ingredients and flavours
Time with your Gelatone host
Behind every flavour,
there is a decision.
Gelatone is produced in-house in Covent Garden with an obsessive focus on texture, balance and flavour.
During your tasting, your host will explain why gelato behaves differently from ice cream, how ingredients affect texture and how each recipe is balanced to express its flavour.
From fine pastry
to Italian gelato.
GIUSEPPE DOLFO
Founder, Gelatone
Giuseppe founded Gelatone to bring a contemporary interpretation of authentic Italian gelato to London.
MATTEO OGNIBENE
Executive Pastry Chef
Matteo brings high-level pastry experience to Gelatone, having spent five years working at two-Michelin-starred Bibendum before working with Cedric Grolet at The Berkeley.
Today he leads Gelatone’s product development and production in Covent Garden.
Hidden away in
Covent Garden.
The experience takes place at Gelatone’s boutique at 23 Rose Street, tucked just moments from Covent Garden Piazza.
Moments from Covent Garden Piazza · Royal Opera House · Seven Dials · West End.
GELATONE
23 Rose Street
Covent Garden
London WC2E 9EA
2 minutes from Covent Garden Underground Station.
Get directionsAn experience
made to be shared.
For the curious.
For the food obsessed.
For the people who would rather taste London than simply see it.
A private tasting for couples and friends, for birthdays, anniversaries and slow afternoons in London — or simply for anyone looking for a different side of Covent Garden.
Reserve your private
gelateria.
Choose a date below and we will confirm your session straight away. The experience is £40 per person for four to seven guests, and because we close the doors to host you alone, we hold one booking per day.
- Monday to Friday, 1pm until 2pm
- One private session per day
- £40 per person, 4 to 7 guests
- 23 Rose Street, Covent Garden
Choose your session · 1pm until 2pm
Everything you might ask.
The doors close.
The tasting begins.
Discover Italian gelato differently with a private tasting in the heart of Covent Garden.
60 minutes.
One private gelateria.
The flavours of Gelatone.