Pazzo Gelato

Since 2006, Silver Lake's Pazzo Gelato has churned out artisanal small-batch gelato made with farmers' market produce, and the results are nothing short of spectacular. Of the nine different gelaterias in the city I’ve tried across Los Angeles, I liked Pazzo Gelato the best—the sorbetti here distill the essence of each respective fruit, and the creamy single-origin chocolate gelato offers the sort of intensely creamy-meets-cacao flavor one would expect from Italy’s most famous cultural exports. At any given time, Pazzo also carries roughly a dozen flavors, so you’re bound to find something you love. If you live on the Westside and don’t want to make the trek to Silver Lake, I can recommend Dolcenero Gelato in Santa Monica or Capri Gelato in Marina del Rey as an acceptable substitute.