A combination of a funky interior, great social marketing and a tasty product make for an unique experience at Giapo.

The gelato and ice-cream is very tasty, the flavours diverse, and they are true to how they are described (mandarin actually tastes like mandarins!

Organic and low fat flavours, Giapo really is guilt free. I highly recommend a visit, they are central located (right next to The Civic)

I think Giapo is brilliant The friendly and funny staff are a definite plus, they always make me laugh Haha, I love how when you go in there, there’s always new and different flavours, ALWAYS! It makes for a different taste experience every time :p So you HAVE to try something new! I love how Giapo gets to know it’s customers as well And the taste of the ice cream is definitely worth the price.. I haven’t had better tasting Gelato before!

H E L P H E L P ….IM WONDERING WHAT TIME YOU OPEN UP ON FRIDAY’S ?

THANKS =)

Giapo is an amazing gelato shop next to the Civic Theatre on Queen Street.

Giapo has the BEST gelato with all my favourite flavours! The store has an awesome ambiance with great music, free WiFi and an awesome design. The owner Gianpaolo has a huge emphasis on GREAT customer service. As you enter the shop you will be greeted with smiling staff (Possibly even Gianpaolo himself!) handing you delicious samples of the many flavours that Giapo has to offer.

I am very pleased that I came across Giapo on Twitter. Giapo is ALWAYS my first and last stop when I am in Auckland City.

Giapo is awesome. It has a very friendly community atmosphere and his Gelato is to die for. Seriously, if you haven’t been you should try it out. You’ll love yourself for doing it.

Giapo is amazing, not just the gelato but the whole experience. It’s a whole heap of fun, especially karaoke Wednesdays.

So whether you’re after a gelato, sorbet, smoothie, shake or even organic almond milk! give Giapo a visit, you won’t regret it!! xD

Awesome service, gelato, ambience, Wi-Fi… Everything and the kitchen sink!
(Wise words of GaGa) Lahv Lahv Lahv <3

Yepp, this is probably the best gelato you can get in Auckland. Just try for yourself, you won’t regret it!

Giapo may have great Gelato and Ice cream.
However the environment is cold, the seating is uncomfortable, and the prices are far too expensive still.

For the price you pay, I would rather go and spend some money in Kapiti ice cream and get a much better quantity for the price you pay.

However I will admit happily that it very much has a strong appeal to other people in Auckland, and visitors to the country.

The owner spends a little too much time on site if you ask me, however that’s going beyond opinion.

Overall, 3 out of 5.

In all honesty this was the best gelato and sorbet that I have ever had.

The creamy texture of the chocolate fantasy is like black velvet, smooth, cool, sexy. There is no question that the chocolate used is real, unlike flavor additives used by other proprietors.

Giapo Gelato on Queen St in the city is Genuine Italian Gelato. From the flavors of the product, to the master gelato artigiano himself Gianpaolo Grazioli, who usually will be found in Giapo’s Gelato kitchen perfecting his flavors, or hanging out with his customers, who one could easily confuse for family.

The store is fun, the staff are friendly and keen for you to experience these flavors for yourself, offering a ‘try before you buy’ sample of the product. And of course the MONSTER sized chocolate covered waffle cone, the limitations of which are only governed by the size of your stomach!!

If my life was a top 10 of things to try before you die, Giapo Gelato would definitely be in the top 5.

Bravissimo!!

Amazing icecream. Best gelato in the world.

You MUST visit Giapo and try some Giapo Icecream. Afterall, they make the best flavors ever..

Including Coca-Cola, Beer, Popcorn, Passion Fruit, Avocado, Citrus Crush/Jaffa (My Favorite)

And most of all i am typing this review from the Giapo store. Free WIFI for everybody.

The password to get on the internet is on the wall… At the moment the password is “GIAPO”

I am here now. If you are around, come now.

Best gelato in Auckland!! Anyone who’s in for a fun, contemporary experience that maintains Italy’s high traditional culinary standards, this is the place to go. Every mouthful is luscious, rich in flavour, smooth, silky and sends you to heaven. The staff is friendly and they are always open to new ideas for flavours and desserts. Almost every week Giapo churns out a new creative flavour! They also offer the good old chocolate, vanilla, hazelnut, as well as some more funky ones such as chilli chocolate, avocado, coffee and baileys, tiramisu, lavendar, etc etc.
The whole place bursts with a sense of fun, true to Giapo’s motto of putting a smile on everyone’s faces.
Prices are reasonable, as you pay for what you get – good quality ice cream. Seriously, every mouthful is worth it.
Giapo is a place you won’t want to miss!

Giapo leaves the rest behind! It serves creative, tasty, healthy gelatos. The service is personal and I especially love the energy and the community following Giapo creates by giving customers a great experience!

Best icecream in Auckland, easily. The owner is clearly passionate about icecream and the staff are all really friendly. Try it and you’ll be hooked like the rest of us giapo lovers

A friend of mine introduced me to the Giapo experience.
I call it the Giapo experience because everytime you walk in there, it’s just a feeling of being out of this world.

When you walk in, you’re warmly greeted by the staff who then start giving you tasters of the new ice creams.
There’s always something different to try, and there are different flavours to suit everyones favourite tastes.

So you get your ice-cream and then there’s somewhere to sit down and enjoy it whilst just mellowing out to the Giapo experience.

It’s very quickly become my favourite ice cream place and every single person I’ve taken there, has always walked out with a big grin and said “this is the best ice cream ever.”

I know it says Genuine Italian Gelato – but even more, it’s a Genuine Italian Experience right here in New Zealand.

If you haven’t been to Giapo yet, I think it should be on your top 5 list of things to do in this lifetime.
If you’re passing by, pop in and try it out. I’m sure you’ll love it just as much as I do because it’s more than just ice cream, it’s a truly hospitable experience.

Thank you Gianpaolo and everyone.

When I first discovered this store back in February, I fell in love with it straightaway!

And the proof is here – I’m there at least once a week, if not more and everyone who works there recognises me too.

What I love about Giapo isn’t just the gelato – and all the flavours which change the regularly, or better still you can request a flavour which they will try to make for you if they can; but the experience you get whenever you are there – you can’t help but be happy when you are in the store!

Giapo has become my all time favourite ice cream place and I look forward to enjoying it over the summer months! I will keep spreading the word about the place and how much I love it there!

Good work Gianpaulo, Annarossa and the team at Giapo!

Every person I know who has visited Giapo says the same thing “the best ice cream I have ever tasted” and with good reason !
Nobody can ever visit just once and why would you,Giapo has so many flavours you can not limit yourself to just one visit.
Character filled,a visit to Giapo should be on everyones bucket list

AMAZING

Truly amazing.

Why are you still here reading this review? Go and get some ice cream or gelato from giapo now!!!

Since I have discovered Giapo I cannot help telling all my friends. This is the best ice cream I have eaten in a very long time. It reminds me of my childhood holidays in Italy. Here no preservatives or artificial colours. Only 100% natural ingredients no less – I loved the chili chocolate and the kiwi fruit sorbet they are simply excellent. The owner is a nice and crazy italian guy so passionate about his business it comforts my faith in small artisan businesses. Happy Giapo !

If ever you are in Auckland City, please take the time and give yourself a treat because you deserve it. You must go to this wonderful place that I think is much more than Gelato but an experience.
For anyone who has watched my show “The Kitchen Job” you would know that it is so important for me that a restaurant or cafe or even a Gelato shop creates a memory for you. Giapo creates a wonderful memory. Like when I was a kid going to the ice cream shop with my parents and at that young age all you needed was the ice cream to get you excited.
Here at Giapo the young Italian owner Gianpaolo Grazioli has created something from which he had dreamed. It is filled with excitement and character. It is filled with so much character starting from the ice cream to the cones, the add ons, the decor and even the furniture. Well Gianpaolo himself is the largest character, he would have to be to have created all of this.
Now as you walk on by you feel the draw of Giapo and left with no choice but to go in. Once you are in, the wonderful staff are handing you little tastes of the many different flavors he makes there daily.
I think they know once you have tried you have to have one. But now what flavor am I to pick, there are so many. Thats ok just go back again tomorrow.
Buon Appetito
John Palino