Massimo Gelato

De Pijp's gelato line, worth it for the pistachio alone.

Massimo makes gelato like he is settling a personal score with mediocrity, and De Pijp responds by forming a line down Van Ostadestraat most sunny evenings. This is the original shop, a doorway with a counter, and the queue moves fast because the scooping is brisk and only the decisions are hard. The pistachio is the benchmark: dense, salty-sweet, tasting of actual nuts rather than marzipan syrup. Sorbets are sharp and generous, and half the case is vegan without making a speech about it. Prices have stayed honest, around four euros for two proper scoops with the cone included, which in 2026 Amsterdam is practically charity. Open until ten in summer, so the correct move is dinner elsewhere in De Pijp, then gelato for the walk past Sarphatipark. Locals with dogs, kids on bikes, everyone in the same line. That is the review.

Two scoops in a cone: pistacchio plus lemon sorbet