Gio’s Gelateria & Caffé

Gio's Gelateria & Caffé is an Italian ice cream parlour and coffee bar at Kaya Grandi 34 in the centre of Kralendijk, on the main shopping street and a few minutes' walk from the cruise pier.

The gelato is made to Italian method and the flavour list is long; there is also espresso, pastry and cake, and enough seating to sit down with it rather than eating on the move. It is consistently the highest-rated dessert stop in town, which on a street this short means there is often a queue in the early evening.

Open every day from 08:00 until 22:00, though heavy rain can close it early — the terrace is the point and there is not much shelter. Phone +599 717 5700 if the weather looks bad. A scoop costs roughly what it would in a Dutch ice cream parlour, which for imported Italian ingredients on a small island is fair. Half an hour, or the whole evening if you take a table. An easy stop to combine with the shops on Kaya Grandi, which close at 17:00 while Gio's keeps going.