Ice Cream & Desserts in Alicante

Ice-cream shops make up half of the twelve Alicante dessert addresses, and five of those six stay open until 9 PM or later. Cioccolato Puro d'Italia on Calle San Francisco combines gelato with chocolate, with bonbons, spreads, pistachio and hazelnut coming up in reviews; it opens at 1:30 PM. Gelateria Felici e Contenti on Calle del Médico Pascual Pérez makes Italian-style gelato, reviews bring up lactose-free, gluten-free and vegan choices, and it stays open until midnight on Fridays and Saturdays but closes on Mondays. At Playa de San Juan, Antiu Xixona has a terrace beside a playground and serves turrón ice cream and horchata de chufa, and Kiosco Fermín, a kiosk in the park on Plaza Navarro Rodrigo, pours horchata as well. The pastry side is smaller: The Macaron Boutique on Calle Canalejas specialises in macarons and opens from 9 AM to 9 PM daily, Aires de Patagonia on Plaza del Abad Penalva adds Argentine alfajores and dulce de leche, and CuCu's Bakery is known for cheesecake and cinnamon rolls.