Ice cream parlours in Vorarlberg
Delicious ice cream for all ages
Summer, sun, sunshine and delicious ice cream. Yum!
We sampled our way around Vorarlberg and have put together our tips for summertime refreshments for you.
C D’Eisprinza z'Bludaz ice cream parlour (c) D'Eisprinza z'Bludaz
Summer, sun, sunshine and delicious ice cream. Yum!
We sampled our way around Vorarlberg and have put together our tips for summertime refreshments for you.
Linda has been making ice cream for 4 years. She became self-employed in 2018 and was voted Ice Cream Maker of the Year in 2020. She makes her ice cream creations in her soft serve ice cream van and drives it all around Vorarlberg. You can track her location via Instagram or Facebook. Linda makes everything herself from natural raw ingredients and fresh milk. Her trademark is the black cone that her customers really love. The toppings are only carefully selected fruit and the best treats.
NEW: various Lindomats in Vorarlberg stock Linda’s ice cream creations 24/7.
In Bregenz, Feldkirch, Wolfurt, Röthis, Nofels and Frastanz, Eismanufaktur Kolibri treats its customers to delicious ice cream made traditionally by hand. They pay particular attention to using local raw ingredients. There is a different special each week, usually something highly unique. Customer suggestions are often transformed into new varieties. The handmade giant cones are especially popular.
In addition, the Soulcream is available in two different sizes in over 70 Ländle-SPAR stores.
The d’Eisprinza z’Bludaz ice cream parlour was established in Bludenz old town in May 2019. Their ice cream is made to the original Italian recipes of Eismanufaktur Gentile in Markdorf, Germany. They make their own sauces for their ice cream sundaes. As well as ice cream, the parlour also offers homemade cocktails, sodas, cakes and coffee. You can enjoy all this in the café with its comfortable outside area.
Zita Gelato, in its ideal location on the Kaiserstrand beach on Lake Constance, makes dairy and fruit ice creams from the seasonal fruit available in Lake Constance and from fine distillates. The results are some very distinctive flavours, such as Lake Constance apple sorbet or organic hazelnut ice cream.
Bruno Metzler started producing farmhouse ice cream in 2002. He now has six organic varieties made from farm’s cows’ milk. The ice cream comes in 100ml containers. As the farm is some way outside of the centre of Alberschwende, we recommend combining your ice cream treat with a hike. Bruno’s organic ice cream is best enjoyed on one of the many benches with a view.
In Vittorio Andrich’s Eiscafé Dolomiti in the centre of Lustenau, colourful parasols and chairs tempt you in to linger over enticing gelato and milkshakes. The Italian from Venice sells 25 flavours of ice cream that he makes fresh every day using local produce. Vorarlberg milk and a lot of love go into creating this creamy ice cream.
Kleinwalsertal farmer Roman Feuerstein has been selling his MILUH ice cream since 2018. He offers seasonal flavours in cones and cups in his ice cream parlour in Riezlern or from his ice cream cart at the weekly market. Roman uses milk from his own farm and organic ingredients with no colourings, flavourings, egg or artificial binders for his MILUH ice cream.
The traditional Il Gelato ice cream parlour in Bludenz has been established for 20 years in the railway station area. They make 30 original Italian ice cream flavours fresh every day. Unusual creations such as Whisky Cream, Salted Caramel and After Eight are also available.
Garden ice cream parlour Silvretta was the first ice cream parlour to open in Dornbirn in 1959. Only high-quality ingredients are used to make their ice cream, of course. Customers are spoiled for choice with 18 flavours available each day. You can also treat yourself and add hot chocolate sauce to your favourite flavour, or have one of the daily flavours made into a creamy milkshake. Soft serve ice cream lovers will also find something to suit them here.
The Eiscafé Pinocchio ice cream parlour in the middle of the Bregenz pedestrian zone sells homemade and original Italian ice cream made by a master pastry chef. They make new ice cream creations fresh every day. The ice cream comes in homemade cones or cups. Relax and people-watch over an Italian coffee and ice cream in the pedestrian zone.
Andrew Nussbaumer founded Eismanufaktur Dolce Vita, a soft serve ice cream parlour, in Hohenems over 30 years ago. They have always made sure to use local, fresh and unprocessed ingredients in their ice cream. They also have a range of gluten-free, lactose-free and vegan flavours. Alongside their ice cream in homemade waffle cones, they also have cups and milkshakes to enjoy in the café.
Just two minutes’ walk from the shores of Lake Constance at Hard is Eiszeit. Classic flavours like vanilla, strawberry and chocolate are ranked alongside Rudi the owner’s own creations, such as chilli-chocolate or the very refreshing lime ice cream. Eiszeit also offers ice cream with no added sugar, like the creamy peach ice cream.
In the centre of Schruns, you will find the small but exquisite Eisplatzl ice cream parlour where you can and should try the homemade cones and the ice cream by Eismanufaktur Kolibri, known all over Vorarlberg. Experience new flavours with both traditional and unusual creations, like poppy seed ice cream. The are all made with the highest quality local produce.