Try Unique Gelato Flavors At Newest 'Laboratorio' In Morristown

MORRISTOWN, NJ — A store that's known for dozens of unique flavors of gelato has opened their third New Jersey location in Morristown.

Il Laboratorio del Gelato is open seven days a week, from 12 p.m. to 11 p.m., at their 64 South Street shop. Ice cream lovers can get up to four flavors in a cup or on a cone, and also try shakes, malts, floats, smoothies, and gelato cakes.

Anyone looking to try all of Il Laboratorio's flavors will have to make quite a few trips, because this inventive ice cream hub has 300 rotating flavors of gelato and sorbet. There are 48 flavors available daily, which can also change based on freshness and availability — so each experience will be a little unique.

Restaurateur Mike Kurt, who owns Eve's Bakery, said the Morristown shop sells goodies from Eve's, an all-natural bakery based in Teterboro. There are also vegan sorbets available, for those who don't eat dairy.

The handcrafted ice cream and sorbet shop was founded in Manhattan by Jon Snyder in 2002, and has since tried out hundreds of flavors with fresh ingredients. Snyder spent his summers as a child working at his grandparents' Carvel shop in New York state, according to the website. After a career as an entrepreneur and investment banker, he opened the new business.

The original Laboratorio del Gelato is in the Lower East Side, and teams still churn out ice cream and sorbet in the New York City lab.

They make three flavors year-round: vanilla, salted caramel, and dark chocolate. The other tastes include everything from traditional options and seasonal flavors to more unique ones — How about a scoop of caramel corn, poppyseed, Thai tea, beet, or cheesecake-flavored gelato?

Each week, these fresh batches are delivered to the three New Jersey locations, also including Montclair and Hoboken. The company also supplies gelato to high-end restaurants, including several with Michelin stars, Kurt noted to Patch.