Ice cream & gelato shops in Canberra
Australia takes its frozen desserts seriously: Italian-style gelaterias with rotating specials, old-fashioned ice creameries in seaside towns, frozen yogurt bars and soft-serve kiosks. This hub lists them all by city. In Canberra, our map shows 12 matches.

12 places in Canberra
Good to know
Australia takes its frozen desserts seriously: Italian-style gelaterias with rotating specials, old-fashioned ice creameries in seaside towns, frozen yogurt bars and soft-serve kiosks. This hub lists them all by city.
Hours change with the seasons, so the live status on each listing is the quickest way to know whether you’ll get a scoop tonight.
Looking for a bakery in Canberra? We have mapped 12 shops, made up of 12 ice cream & gelato shops.
For 7 places the opening hours are on record. 100% list Sunday hours, which makes 7 options for a weekend breakfast run. On average they are open 71 hours a week.
Chains present here include Gelato Messina (2), Gelatissimo (2), yogurtland (1), Ben & Jerry's (1). The other 6 businesses are independent or small local groups.
Gelato & ice cream by city
- Melbourne165
- Sydney156
- Perth79
- Brisbane56
- Adelaide43
- Gold Coast33
- Mornington Peninsula16
- Geelong14
- Canberra12
- Livingstone9
- Moreton Bay9
- Noosa8
- Ballina7
- Newcastle7
- Moyne7
- Mandurah7
- Central Coast6
- Clarence Valley6
- Ipswich6
- Tweed5
- Wollongong5
- Cairns5
- Douglas5
- Sunshine Coast5
- Shoalhaven4
- Darwin4
- Fraser Coast4
- Toowoomba4
- Townsville4
- Northern Midlands4
- Mildura4
- Surf Coast4
- Port Macquarie3
- Shellharbour3
- Snowy Monaro3
- Snowy Valleys3
- Burnett3
- Maryborough3
- Whitsunday3
- Burnie3
What’s in this list
Frequently asked questions
How many bakeries are there in Canberra?
We list 12 businesses: 12 ice cream & gelato shops, 7 of them with known opening hours.
Which bakeries are open on Sunday in Canberra?
7 list Sunday hours, for example Florence Gelato (9 am – 6 pm); Gelato Messina (12 pm – 10:30 pm); Messina (12 pm – 10:30 pm).
Which bakery opens earliest in Canberra?
Today it is Anita Gelato, opening at 9 am.
Which city has the most gelato shops?
Melbourne and Sydney lead in absolute numbers; per head, coastal towns often have the densest choice.
Do gelato shops close in winter?
Some seaside shops shorten hours or close on weekdays in winter. City shops usually trade year-round.
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