Early Bird Gelato

Gelato from carapine on Winsstraße, served with a spatula: hazelnut, Arturo with long pepper, vegan flavours, open from 7 am.

Early Bird opened on Winsstraße in 2015, and Lorenzo Lodi has run the gelateria since 2017. He came to Berlin from Bergamo and learned the craft in southern Tuscany from one of Italy's best-known gelato makers. The ice cream is made every day in the Italian tradition in the kitchen at the back of the shop, without artificial thickeners, colourings or stabilisers.

It is served from carapine, round metal tubs with lids. Instead of shaping scoops, the team spreads the gelato into a cup or cone with a spatula, so several flavours fit into a small portion. In summer there are twelve to sixteen flavours, from classics such as hazelnut to strawberry cheesecake, smoky whisky or Arturo, a chocolate sorbet with long pepper. Vegan options include pistachio or peanut butter with strawberry jam.

The name is meant seriously: on weekdays Early Bird opens at 7 am, at weekends at 8, and in the morning there is coffee and pastries.