Gelato Messina Is Coming to Newtown

There's just about a Gelato Messina on every corner now, right? Wrong. There's not one in Newtown. And while King Street ice cream lovers haven't exactly been starved for choice, what with the 'best gelato in the world' at Cow & the Moon, 100 percent vegan scoops at Gelato Blue and chewy Turkish ice cream at Hakiki nearby, it was probably only a matter of time before the ice cream lords opened up there. And now they've called it — Messina will be opening a Newtown store in August.

Messina will be taking over the Gelatomassi store at 262 King Street. According to a statement on Messina's website, Gelatomassi "have been looking to move on...for some time now" and have sold the store to concentrate on their other businesses. They'll be passing the store onto Messina after a massive 14 years of operation.

The Newtown store will be Messina's ninth in Sydney and 13th Australia-wide. "We've always liked Newtown as a potential destination, but the truth is it felt a bit crowded with gelato operators, so the time was never quite right," said Messina's Nick Palumbo on their website. "With the boys now moving on, it felt like a nice transition for everyone. We move into a site with a bit of history and take over from someone that's been a true local in the Newtown food scene for years."

Gelato Messina Newtown is set to open by the end of August.