Situated in the main square of Crimittschau, Eis Café Venezia was one of the few stores opened during a Sunday visit. It’s a small establishment with a patio out front, which was where most customers were mingling on the beautiful spring day.
Some people were sipping on rich
coffees, indeed we started with these ourselves. But, it was Eis’ sundaes that
made people stare and after seeing one I had to try it. There were plenty
adorned with fresh cut fruit, but the one calling for me had to be the Amaretto
becher (€5.20).
It’s a behemoth consisting of three
scoops of creamy cold gelato - vanilla, chocolate and cookies & cream. The
generous mound of whipped cream on top is further covered with whole and
crushed amaretti (lightly scented
almond cookies), a crispy vanilla wafer and a drizzle of Amaretto (a rich sweet
and bitter almond liqueur).
The ice cream and cookies would
delight any child, but the liqueur is abundant enough that it reminds you: this
is a sundae for adults. Certainly, there was plenty of it; even sharing with my
husband we could not finish the dish.
There’s something magical about
sundaes – as the gentlemen walked towards me holding it, my eyes lit and
everything stops for a moment … until I could get the first taste. At Eis Café the
sundae becomes an art form, a towering creation with toppings placed
strategically over the gelato to excite and delight. If you’re ever in
Crimittschau, a small town in Germany, I dare you to go and just order a
coffee.
How To Find Them
Location: Crimmitschau, Germany
Address: Markt 4
Address: Markt 4
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