Ice cream in Mainz.
An ice cream guide from an ice cream shop that names its competitors? Yes. We take ice cream seriously enough to be honest: Mainz has strong gelaterias — and exactly one soft serve spot. Those who know, know.
The classics.
The soft serve spot.
Soft serve in Mainz means exactly one address: Gaust, Gaustrasse 13 — just above Schillerplatz. Bourbon vanilla or vegan at no surcharge, black waffle cone with chocolate core, four crack-shells, 15 sauces, pitch-black slush and espresso over soft serve. From €3.
No scoops, no seats, no café — the system explains why that's on purpose.
Short & sharp.
Where is the best ice cream in Mainz?
Honest answer: depends. For scooped gelato, N'Eis in the Neustadt regularly wins the local votes; traditionalists swear by Eispavillon Mario, De Covre or Dolomiti. For soft serve there is exactly one address: Gaust, Gaustrasse 13 — bourbon vanilla or vegan, black waffle cone, crack-shell.
Where can I get vegan ice cream in Mainz?
Many Mainz gelaterias offer vegan sorbets. Vegan soft serve at no surcharge — every combination, naturally lactose-free — is at Gaust in the old town.
Where is ice cream in Mainz old town?
In and around the old town: Gaust (soft serve, Gaustrasse 13), De Covre and Dolomiti (gelato, Gutenbergplatz) and Eiscafé Florenz (Römerpassage).
As of July 2026 · No claim to completeness — Mainz has more ice cream than fits in one guide.