La Gelatiera - OXO Tower

You're on the South Bank, maybe you've just wandered through the Oxo Tower and spotted this spot tucked away on the ground floor. What you're looking at is serious gelato—the kind that makes you forget about those sad Mr Whippy vans in the park. The stuff here is made with actual craft, none of that aerated nonsense. The flavours rotate depending on the season, so you might catch pistachio that tastes like actual pistachios, or a dark chocolate that doesn't mess about. It's worth seeking out even if you're not exploring the tower itself—this is proper Italian gelato culture transplanted to Southwark, and it absolutely delivers.