Remember that feeling you had as a kid when Christmas finally rolled around? Excitement, enthusiasm and an inability to decide just what you should do first? That's what walking into Gelato Messina's two Brisbane stores feels like. 

If pastel colours make you think of gelato — and make your stomach rumble — then prepare to indulge at Goodtimes. The Howard Smith Wharves dessert spot serves its scoops from a pink counter that'll make you crave ice cream aplenty. 

Already a hit in Noosa, Happy Pops made the jump to South Bank in 2019 — and taste buds around Brisbane were pleased. Instead of in a cup or cone, these artisanal gelato creations come on a stick and are available in heaps of flavours. 

A Hamilton mainstay, Milani House of Gelato is one of Racecourse Road's must-visit spots, whether you're heading by after dinner or making gelato your main meal.

After 11 years as a dessert company, Lick! Ice Cream took the next step in 2015 and opened its own Graceville store — and it also boasts an outpost in Paddington. The Lick! claim-to-fame is its Ekka-style strawberry ice cream, available all year round.

Simply eating gelato is obviously a delight, but what if you learnt how to make your own? As well as serving up delicious scoops, La Macelleria Gelateria in West End hosts regular workshops in the art of gelato. 

Those fond of sweet, frozen dairy treats best flock to Bulimba, where an array of top-notch flavours await. Combining Maleny dairy milk and cream with the best ingredients, the nomworthy range includes all the usual suspects. 

A long-term Rosalie favourite, Gelateria Cremona is Brisbane's home of Christmas pudding gelato at the right time of year. But you can also grab everything from cappuccino and liquorice to durian and bush lemon flavours, too. 

Dine in at Bulimba's Sugo Mi and you can follow up your pizza or pasta with a bowl of gelato. Keen to simply drop by for a few scoops? You can do that as well. 

When West Village revamped its chosen patch of West End, it took over a site of significance. From 1928–1996, the Boundary Street spot was home to the Peters Ice Cream Factory, which churned out frosty dairy desserts for seven decades.