Fancy Ices - Adelaide

I had a great experience at this restaurant! It was so interesting to watch the staff make our ice creams using liquid nitrogen. The ice cream was delicious, with a smooth and creamy texture.

Tucked away on Field Street near Chinatown, in that new building alongside Metro Oyster Bar and Yen Linh, you will find a lab. An ice cream lab called Fancy Ices, a dessert house offering so much more than ice cream. Watching them make it is a spectacle in itself!. You may be intrigued by smoke and people in goggles and lab coats as you walk past. It’s no smoke machine. It’s liquid nitrogen and that’s how they make their ice cream here. Made to order, it gets churned and frozen on the spot by liquid nitrogen right in front of your eyes. The result? A very smooth and light gelato.

“Fancy Ices” is breaking ground in Adelaide with their freshly made nitrogen gelato. Hidden in Field Street, just off Gouger, this ice-cold heaven is the perfect place for an after dinner treat any night of the week. The family run business is the first of its kind in Adelaide, using nitrogen to freshly freeze the gelato. The wait for your scoop is a bit longer, but well worth it as the gelato prep will keep you entertained.

Craving a dessert I took a detour off Gouger st and found the hidden away Fancy Ices. I saw S'mores on the menu for $15 and was curious. They are toasted marshmallows with chocolate served on a biscuit. I also grabbed a sweet apple hot chocolate. My eating buddy went for the Smoky C which is a applewood smoked panna cotta. The S'mores were nice but became quite rich and coupled with the hot chocolate I was defeated by chocolate overload. The sweet apple hot chocolate was nice though could be more chocolaty. I was told the panna cotta was nice but I could not pick up on the smokey tones due to my chocolate death. I think the S'mores should be shared or order a light drink to go with it.

Fancy Ices stands out because they use liquid nitrogen to make their ice cream, resulting in a light and fluffy texture with delicious, not overpowering flavors that provide the perfect sugar rush without feeling too heavy. Unlike other places, you can easily finish a cup without feeling gross afterwards. Though they only offer 7 flavors and the process may take a bit longer, the quality justifies the slightly higher prices. For ice cream alone, I would choose Fancy Ices over any other spot in Adelaide. I have yet to try their other desserts, but I can't wait to go back and explore more of their menu.