Every LEGO® town needs an ice cream parlour, and Gelateria answers the call with a scoop of pure Italian charm. Built by designer Santheg, this 4,592-piece corner building blends a working-feel gelato production floor, an upstairs parlour, and a terrace shaded by a pergola of purple wisteria. It has already gathered 4,006 supporters on LEGO® Ideas, and one look tells you why.

The ground floor packs in the machinery a real gelateria needs, including a homogenizer, a pasteurizer, an ice cream machine, and the all-important aging tank (yes, gelato really does need one for that silky texture). Big windows let you peek at the production rooms from the small sales shop, where minifigures grab cones to go. Head upstairs, reachable from inside or out, and you find seating for guests who prefer to linger over a proper sundae.

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What makes this build sing? The clever use of parts, for starters. Santheg packed in 57 different colours across 723 different pieces, and the results show in details like the stone exterior staircase and the wall fountain that sparked the whole design. There is even a three-wheeled cargo trike with a refrigerated display case, so your minifigures can sell scoops on the move (mobile gelato deliveries, anyone?). Fourteen minifigures come along for the ride.

The Austrian builder drew on memories of a beloved ice cream parlour near Vienna, one famous for creations like the Coupe Denmark and the Sisi Cup. That personal spark carries through every brick, from the Italian colour scheme to the shape of the roof, which Santheg says lived in his head from the very first idea. The angular corner footprint even emerged as a smart way to save space.

If you already love Ideas gems like the Botanical Garden or the Italian Riviera, this one belongs on your shelf beside them. Could this be the perfect sweet spot for your modular town? Head to LEGO® Ideas, give Gelateria your support, and help this Italian treat melt its way toward 10,000 votes.