Rome: Where to Eat: Quick Break: San Crispino

San Crispino

No trip to Rome would be complete without gelato, Italy’s delicious, dense ice cream, and this is where you’ll find the best in town. Never thought you’d be tempted to eat vinegar ice cream? The balsamic gelato, a San Crispino specialty, is a heady mix of heavy cream, sugar and the caramelized sweetness of balsamico, with just a hint of sourness to give it a unique tang. Or try the shop’s other famous flavors, like pink grapefruit and whiskey cream.

— Elizabeth Helman Minchilli 06/20/2007