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Chip Chip Hooray!

We’re celebrating the 2026 UC grads!Salted caramel gelato loaded with dark choc coated Heartland Southern Sea Salt chips. Sweet, salty, & crunchy… it’s giving first-class chaos.You survived on chips… now you graduate with them 🎓🫡I contain: DAIRY, SOY (I'm Gluten Free!)Psst. If you're graduating in the ceremony on the 15th April then UC are shouting you 1000 FREE SCOOPS of Chip Chip Hooray! What a way to sweeten up the day even more. University crunch time is over, now its ...

$2 Rice Flavour

The iconic $2 rice, folded through a creamy vanilla base, absolutely drenched in THE secret gravy - made from pork and chicken juices, boosted with soy, garlic, and salt.It’s rich. it’s savoury. it was never meant to be gelato..... It was April fools 😘🧡🧡🧡Dumplings.$2.Rice has been in Christchurch for over 35 years (just around the corner from our Riccarton caf!), and they’ve never increased the price of their $2 rice. It’s basically a Chch staple now.They’ve made it through...

Hot X Yum

& this time he’s brought the buns!We’re talkin’ classic spiced hot cross buns, absolutely slathered in melty butter, blitzed into creamy gelato goodness, then layered with smooth caramel creme.A limited Easter whip!(I contain: DAIRY, GLUTEN, WHEAT, SOY)Psst. we also have limited BUNNY BUNS for our Easter specials. Pick your favourite scoop and we will make the buns warm and toasty ready to chomp ya bunny teeth into! ....Hot X Yum scoop INSIDE a Hot X BUN?!?!?! Say no more... ...

Pink Pony Club

We’ve whipped up fabulous strawberry gelato with sassy strawberry ripple, and smashed Hundreds & Thousands biscuits, Think sweet, crunchy, pink perfection 😍🎉This one is loud, proud, and ready to party. Who’s joining the Pink Pony Club? 💖🍦🌈Don't forget about our annual Pride Dog Walk on Sunday the 29th March at 5pm, starting from Rollickin Cashel St. We have free DOGGO gelato + heaps of giveaways and prizes to be won for best dressed pooches! W...

Bunny Buns are inbound!

Rollickin Gelato cafes are smelling like Easter!The crew are deliciously toasting Hot Cross Buns with your pick of gelato inside. Check out our super special gelato toasting machine. OMG! It's Easter dessert heaven. You can pick from a delicious CHOCOLATE Hot Cross bun or the old classic FRUITY SPICE. I love the VEGAN Fruity Spice teamed with a scoop of Hokey Pokey gelato. Oh Yes, we've got you covered Vegans for Easter Hot Cross bunning.The buns come from Good Honest Bakery - handcrafted w...

Two Minds Festival 2026

Two Minds started the way all the best things in Christchurch do - a couple of mates with big ideas. What began as flat parties and small gigs while they were studying at Canterbury Uni has grown into a full festival out at Spencer Beach, built around music, community, and doing things properly with your mates.Now, four years in, it’s become one of those weekends people lock in early. Three days and two nights of camping, 6 stages tucked through the trees, and a beach that turns into its own l...

Let's Dog Walk! Sunday 29th March, 5pm

Christchurch Pride & Rollickin Gelato’s Dog Walk is a fun 30-minute stroll around the CBD.Meet at Rollickin Gelato Cafe, 98 Cashel Street on Sunday 30th March at 5pm. 'Tony Chestnut & Tucker Inn' will lead the way.You'll end up back at Rollickin Gelato Cafe where there's FREE DOGGO SCOOPS, (especially whipped gelato for the dogs), lots of giveaways and prizes for the best dressed pooches. Woof! Woof! See ya there! XBiggest THANK YOU shout-out to ...

Dulce De Matcha

“One caramel matcha please… but make it lick-able”Smooth, creamy matcha gelato stacked with lush Argentinian Dulce De Leche. Calm on the surface, sticky caramel swirls within. Psst I Contain: Dairy & CaffeineThis is a limited-edition whip!  💛🍮Available by the scoop at either of our Rollickin Gelato Dessert  Cafés in Christchurch. Or impress ya next date with a dessert box & party tub to take home! Or a matcha happy picnic in the p...

Elec-Twix Avenue

Australasias BIGGEST festival is happening right here in Christchurch! With 30,000 attendees and 2 days of fun & great music in Hagley park - it's just a hop and a skip away from our Central City Cafes. So you can come grab a coffee and a gelato scoop to fuel up before the big weekend! We're gonna rock down to Elec-Twix Avenue!!!Creamy Milk Chocolate Gelato, swirled with Smooth Caramel layers and Buttery Shortbread Bikkies - sweet, smooth, and dressed to impress. Like an ultimate f...

Berried at First Sight

& fully committed to each other ;)Our very special VALENTINES flavour x Sweet strawberry gelato wrapped in ripples of house-made choc fudge. Just like chocolate dunked strawberries getting you in the mood for a spoon ;)A smooth romance that wins you over one lick at a time. LOVE IS IN THE AIR!Psst i’m Gluten Free![I contain dairy and sulphites. Note: Does not come with choc dunked strawberries sorry! This was for the loved up photoshoot]Available by the s...

Dubai Choca Bloca

(Only available at the RICCARTON store!! While stocks last - 9th Feb til 2nd March estimated but its until we run out of the Pistachio Crema, so could be earlier!!) Straight outta your FYP and into your cone - our gelato glow-up of the internet’s most drool-worthy dessert!Silky rich chocolate gelato swirled with lush pistachio cream, stacked high with toasted kataifi pastry for that signature crunch. The Burj Khalifa of gelato - tall on hype, rich on flavour. One lick and you’...

Biscoff the Rails

Creamy Cheesecake Gelato layered with ooey gooey caramel crème and crunchy Biscoff bikkies.Soft, airy, & running smoother than a Shinkansen…Yep… we took it full speed and didn’t brake.Viral. Sweet. Layered & Unstoppable.Blink and it’s gone.(I contain: DAIRY, GLUTEN, WHEAT, SOY)Available by the scoop at either of our Rollickin Gelato Dessert Cafés in Christchurch. Take some home for a biscoffie girls night.... Or impress ya next date with a dessert box & party tub&...

World Buskers Festival 2026

We’re EXPLODING with excitement for the World Buskers Festival 2026!!!! It's the 33rd year running right here in CHCH! We've created a special buskers gelato flavour - Creamy Vanilla Gelato layered with Snickerone Sauce (caramel + choc + peanutty crunch = full Snickers energy), smashed up with Mini Marshmallows and Baker-made Shortbread Crumbs for that cheeky lil crunch.Created by two wonderful customers with elite taste + even better ideas. El...

Zesty Besties

Zingy Lemon sorbet with layers of sweet Raspberry Compote - one’s all zing and zero filter, the other’s soft, fruity, and cheering it on while holding the emotional support spoon.We all know a friend combo like this right? Maybe you're in one ;) Balanced chaos in a cone x [Psst, I’m Gluten Free & Vegan!]Available by the scoop at either of our Rollickin Gelato Dessert Cafés in Christchurch. Take some home for a zesty girls night.... Or impress ya next date with a de...

Toff Cookie

You asked for it, so it's back in our display freezers for a limited time. Keeping our Chefs busy churning Cookies and Cream Gelato. Layered with slathers of caramel. Plus chunky black and white-circle-shaped- biscuit bits😉 (yes we got in trouble for saying it last time...).Built Tough. Melts hearts. This cookie bites back!Available by the scoop at either of our Rollickin Gelato Dessert Cafés in Christchurch. Or impress ya next date with a dessert box & party tub to take h...

Rudolph's Red Velvet

Rudolph's taken a break from his shift at the north pole and has snuck down to Rollickin to share his Red Velvety Chunks with Christchurch! .... where did those chunks come from (they're suspiciously shaped....) who knows, but all we know is they taste daaaam good! Creamy cream-cheese-icing gelato stacked with our house-baked red velvet cake bits - soft, rich, velvety goodness in every lick.Festive, fluffy, dangerously moreish.Follow the red nose… it knows where the good stuff is. 🎄�...

Pistachio Ho Ho

I'm back by popular CHRISTMAS cheer demand!!Creamy White Chocolate Gelato with house-made Pistachio Fudge Ripples and toasted Pistachio nuts sprinkled through. Are you nutty or nice this Christmas? - one scoop and you'll be shouting, HO HO HOLY YUM! Pistachio Ho Ho is a popular Lick and there will only be a limited no. of batches per day! Get in quick! Nutty tip: stock your freezers with Party Tubs for the holidays x(Psst. I’m Gluten Free!)I contain: Nuts, Tree Nuts, Dairy, SoyGet aw...

NEW Riccarton Store

Riccarton, we’ve rolled in HOT. 🔥What was once a moody, black speakeasy-style bar (big love to Rogues of Rotherham) has now transformed into a bright-orange, joy-soaked dessert café — same walls, totally different kind of delicious chaos.And the turnaround? A wild three months from lease signing to scoops in hands. The mahi was huge, the hustle was real, and now the doors are flung open and the gelato is officially on tap (not literally, but you get the vibe).Inside our sunny new spot:Fr...

Cherry Christmas

The second of our Christmas Licks🎄 A tangy red cherry sorbet (with a cheeky lil’ strawberry smooch) all snuggled up with snappy dark chocolate shards.One lick and you’ll be jinglin’ like your aunty after a couple mulled wines.I contain: SOY (I'm VEGAN)This is a limited-edition whip! 🧡🥤Get away from the Xmas shopping madness and come visit the new Riccarton store! Available by the scoop at either of our Rollickin Gelato Dessert Cafés in Christchurch. Or impress ya n...

Oh Snap!

I’m back by popular demand!Our chefs are whipping creamy house-made Vanilla Bean gelato with layers of brandy snapping and drizzles of gooey caramel sauciness. Best job here is the brandy snapping!(Psst. This was voted a Greatest Lick!)I contain: DAIRY, WHEAT, GLUTEN, SOY This is a limited-edition whip! 🧡🥤Available by the scoop at either of our Rollickin Gelato Dessert Cafés in Christchurch. Or impress ya next date with a dessert box & party tub to take home! Or ...

Riccy Baker

Created by one legendary flat. A ‘Hunt for the Wilderpeople’ inspired whip - blending riccardy riccarton flat vibes and warm Aunty hugs - smushed together in a Black forest lick! Rich dark chocolate gelato, fluffy whipped-cream folds, and cherry-berry ripples 🍫🍒✨Created by: Ruby, Sophie, Stella, Aislinn, Macy, & Anika <3I contain: DAIRY, SOYThis is a limited-edition whip! 🧡🥤Available by the scoop at either of our Rollickin Gelato Dessert Cafés in Christchurch....

Capt. Coke Float

THIS ONE’S BURSTING WITH FIZZY JOY. 🥤✨Think bubbly cola fireworks, creamy vanilla float dreams,and that classic slurp-smile-ahhhh you got as a kid.It’s sweet, tingly, ice-cold nostalgia - a scoop that pops, tingles, and tickles your tastebuds silly.I contain: SOY & caffeineThis is a limited-edition whip! 🧡🥤Available by the scoop at either of our Rollickin Gelato Dessert Cafés in Christchurch. Or impress ya next date with a dessert box & party tub to take h...

Tina Tiramisu

Absolutely everything ☕💃Velvety mascarpone gelato, belting her heart out between layers of espresso-soaked ladyfingers, then dusted with a smooth cocoa encore.Made with fresh-pulled C4 espresso (roasted right here in Chch!) for that big, bold energy - creamy, dreamy, and dangerously diva.One spoon and you’re centre stage, baby 🎶ALLERGENS: DAIRY, EGG, GLUTEN, WHEAT, SULPHITES, CaffeineThis is a limited-edition whip! 🧡🥤Available by the scoop at either of our Rollickin Gel...

Banoffee

After having our inbox spammed since it left the cabinet.. We’ve had to bring back the fan fav cus we luv ya xReal bananas smashed through dreamy creamy gelato, dripping in gooey caramel toffee sauce and crumbled with choc-coated butter bikkies.Every lick feels like your back at nana’s 🍌This is a limited-edition whip! 🧡🥤Available by the scoop at either of our Rollickin Gelato Dessert Cafés in Christchurch.Or impress your date with a dessert box & party tub to tak...

Matcha My Vibe

There she sits. Cool, calm, and caffeinated.She didn’t come here to play — she came to vibe. While everyone else is scooping Superman Choc and Salty Caramel, she’s out here meditating over her bright green gelato like it’s liquid gold. You’ll find her under the fairy lights of New Regent Street, in her oat-milk era, talking about “inner peace” but secretly people-watching every one walking past.You begged for Matcha Mamas comeback...and she’s finally reappeared from her zen ...