Science Cream
28 Castle Arcade Cardiff CF10 1BW Tel: 02920 372391 Opening Hours Saturday 12:30 – 18:00 Sunday 12:30 – 17:00 Autumn – Winter Flavours: Whiskey Caramel, bread & butter pudding Fig Marsala Ginger Bread Lady Bara Brith Pumpkin Spiced Latte Apple Pie Pear Caramel Crème Fraiche Warm Truffle Mince Pie Cognac Christmas Pudding Blood Orange & Chocolate
Coco Gelato
133b Woodville Road Cathays Cardiff CF24 4DZ Tel: 029 2037 1036 Opening Hours Monday 12:00 – 23:00 Tuesday 11:00 – 23:00 Wednesday 11:00 – 23:00 Thursday 11:00 – 23:00 Friday 11:00 – 24:00 Saturday 11:00 – 24:00 Sunday 11:00 – 23:00 Signature Sundaes: The Elvis Banana gelato, Reese’s peanut butter gelato, jelly bean gelato and salted caramel gelato. Served with bananas, salted pretzels, chopped nuts and brownie pieces. Finished with whipped cream and marshmallows. The Caramel Latte Espresso gelato, milk gelato, salted caramel gelato and caramelised biscuits. Served with whipped cream and warm caramel sauce. The Honey Monster Three Scoops of Madagascan vanilla gelato, served with honeycomb pieces, salted pretzels, flapjacks and sugar puffs. Finished with whipped cream and honey. Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory Three kinds of chocolate gelato, chocolate brownie, Ferrero Rocher and caramelised white chocolate. Combined with a selection of chocolate bar chunks and chocolate fudge cake pieces. Served with chocolate fudge sauce and finished with whipped cream. Tropic Thunder Lemon, watermelon, lime, mango, tropical and pineapple sorbets. Served with fresh strawberries, raspberries and blackberries. Topped with tropical sauce and finished with whipped cream.
Science Cream and Coco Gelato are two independent cafés doing ice cream differently
You’ll find Science Cream tucked away in Castle Arcade. The independent ice cream parlour debuts a range of new seasonal flavours this week.
The menu includes quirky mixtures such as Toffee Apple and Ginger Treacle Cake. But Peanut Butter and Banana Jam is the favourite of general assistant Saneela Khan.
Discussing the variety of seasonal flavours, Saneela says, “Cinnamon’s quite popular in autumn and winter. We do pumpkin flavour as well.”
Besides the variety of ingredients, Saneela believes that Science Cream’s innovative use of liquid nitrogen enhances the quality of the final product.
Saneela describes the process, which customers can watch live at the café: “The nitrogen reduces the ice crystals that appear, making the ice cream much smoother and creamier.”
Another independent café with its own unique twist on ice cream is Coco Gelato, in Cathays. Manager Marco Leeo thinks that allowing customers to design their own sundaes, crepes and waffles sets Coco Gelato apart.
He emphasises three key elements that keep Coco Gelato’s customers coming back for more: “People have got a choice. They can build their own. It’s a combination of [this], the quality of the product, and we work hard.”
Marco highlights their focus on sourcing Italian ingredients as the key component in creating authentic gelato. Supervisor Ricardo Salimeni adds that the ice cream is “freshly made every day,” to produce the best flavour.
Both Saneela and Marco are proud of the originality of the businesses. Saneela says Science Cream remains “the only one in Wales that [uses] liquid nitrogen.”
Marco says: “Coco Gelato is independent. We do things our way.” Just like the do-it-yourself desserts they offer to customers.
Be it via unique ingredients or mix-and-match menus, Cardiff’s independent cafés continue finding new ways to carve their own niche in the local market.
Science Cream
28 Castle Arcade Cardiff CF10 1BW Tel: 02920 372391 Opening Hours Saturday 12:30 – 18:00 Sunday 12:30 – 17:00 Autumn – Winter Flavours: Whiskey Caramel, bread & butter pudding Fig Marsala Ginger Bread Lady Bara Brith Pumpkin Spiced Latte Apple Pie Pear Caramel Crème Fraiche Warm Truffle Mince Pie Cognac Christmas Pudding Blood Orange & Chocolate
Coco Gelato
133b Woodville Road Cathays Cardiff CF24 4DZ Tel: 029 2037 1036 Opening Hours Monday 12:00 – 23:00 Tuesday 11:00 – 23:00 Wednesday 11:00 – 23:00 Thursday 11:00 – 23:00 Friday 11:00 – 24:00 Saturday 11:00 – 24:00 Sunday 11:00 – 23:00 Signature Sundaes: The Elvis Banana gelato, Reese’s peanut butter gelato, jelly bean gelato and salted caramel gelato. Served with bananas, salted pretzels, chopped nuts and brownie pieces. Finished with whipped cream and marshmallows. The Caramel Latte Espresso gelato, milk gelato, salted caramel gelato and caramelised biscuits. Served with whipped cream and warm caramel sauce. The Honey Monster Three Scoops of Madagascan vanilla gelato, served with honeycomb pieces, salted pretzels, flapjacks and sugar puffs. Finished with whipped cream and honey. Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory Three kinds of chocolate gelato, chocolate brownie, Ferrero Rocher and caramelised white chocolate. Combined with a selection of chocolate bar chunks and chocolate fudge cake pieces. Served with chocolate fudge sauce and finished with whipped cream. Tropic Thunder Lemon, watermelon, lime, mango, tropical and pineapple sorbets. Served with fresh strawberries, raspberries and blackberries. Topped with tropical sauce and finished with whipped cream.