06/17/2026
We are really happy to be cited as one of the 8 best ice cream places in Pittsburgh.
We want to thank publicly the dining critic Hal B. Klein: thank you for the inclusion, thank you for the nice words (Piccola Piazza as a boutique cottage gelateria) and thank you for the recommendations to try out gelato.
Thanks also to Justin Guido for the pictures depicting our production process).
Grazie, Antonio Sergio (gelatiere at Piccola Piazza).
DINING CRITIC HAL B. KLEIN | One of the first stories I wrote when I joined the Post-Gazette four years ago was a roundup of some of my favorite ice cream shops. Every year since, I’ve added to the list of tasty treats — or, as a few of my pals like to say, tight scoops — covering everywhere from Pittsburgh and its suburbs to spots in Beaver and Westmoreland counties.
I figured it would be fun to highlight a few of my all-time favorites this time. You’ll find bespoke gelato, mission-driven experimental flavors that always seem to work and a few Pittsburgh classics. This is where I would go if I were eating ice cream every day for a week (and one day twice because we should all do that at least once per summer).
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