Gelateria Piccinni
Bari, Puglia
The listing
Gelateria Piccinni is an artisanal gelateria in Bari, in Puglia. The address is Via Niccolò Piccinni 131 (Bari).
The region has a symbol flavor on this guide: almond. Treat it as a compass for the first taste, but remember that an artisanal counter changes with the seasons — fruit flavors follow the calendar, and the cream-based classics show the gelato maker's hand.
Opening hours according to public sources: Mon–Fri 11:00–23:00. Hours and openings can shift with the season: a quick direct check before setting off avoids surprises.
The symbol flavor of Puglia on this guide — a tasting compass, not a verdict on the counter.
The city's other gelaterie are gathered on the regional page, town by town.
Location of Gelateria Piccinni on Google Maps.
The gelateria in its territory
In Bari this guide follows 9 gelaterie: comparing a couple of them in a single outing is the most honest way to gauge the city's level. Nearby counters are listed below and, in full, on the region page.
Listing information comes from public sources — including OpenStreetMap — and from the guide’s archive: the editorial team verifies and enriches it over time, and when a piece of data is not confirmed it is left out rather than invented. No listing is paid for.
Artisanal gelato in Italy: the context for this listing
Italy counts tens of thousands of gelato shops, but the truly artisanal counters give themselves away in the details: a flavor list that changes with the weeks, believable colors, covered tubs that protect the product instead of showing it off.
The cone remains one of the country’s most democratic rituals: a good counter turns up in historic centres and provincial towns alike, and it is often off the tourist routes that the laboratories surprise the most.
Italian artisanal gelato is not a single product: it is a geography. Every region has brought its own ingredients to the counter — Bronte pistachio in Sicily, hazelnut in Piedmont, bergamot in Calabria, alpine milk in the north — and every city has its reference counters, often handed down through generations.
The guide gathers gelaterie region by region: from the regions page you can drill down to the city and to each individual listing.
How to use the guide starting from this listing
From here you can go back up to the gelaterie page and pick a region from the map: every regional page lists the counters town by town, with their listings linked. If you already have a name in mind, the homepage search is faster — it digs through thousands of listings by name, city and region.
The richest listings show address, map, hours and contact details; this is one of the leaner ones, and it will grow as public sources confirm new data. In the meantime the usual criteria for spotting a serious counter still apply: seasonality, natural colors, covered tubs.
What to taste at the counter
Two well-chosen tastes are enough to judge a gelateria: one “naked” flavor like fior di latte, which forgives no shortcuts, and a sorbet of the season. The regional symbol flavor — almond for Puglia — is the guide’s recommended third stop.
One last counter-side clue: a flavor board that changes with the weeks. A short, seasonal list almost always says more than an endless display.
Gelaterie near Bari
In and around Bari the guide also follows Coccolato, Epiko and Gasperini: their listings are linked below. Comparing two or three counters in a single outing is the most honest way to gauge the area’s level.
FAQ about Gelateria Piccinni
Where is Gelateria Piccinni?
Gelateria Piccinni is located at Via Niccolò Piccinni 131, in Bari (Puglia). The map in the listing shows the exact spot and opens turn-by-turn directions.
What are the opening hours of Gelateria Piccinni?
According to public sources: Mon–Fri 11:00–23:00. Hours and seasonal openings can change — for a trip from far away, a direct check is worth the call.
Which flavor should you try in Puglia?
The region's symbol flavor on this guide is almond: a good first scoop, together with the classics that reveal any laboratory — fior di latte, crema and the sorbets of the season.
Are there other gelaterie in Bari?
Yes: the guide follows 9 gelaterie in Bari. The full list, town by town, is on the Puglia region page.
How can you tell whether a gelateria is genuinely artisanal?
By the laboratory’s signals: flavors that follow the seasons, natural colors (real pistachio is never bright green), covered tubs or pozzetti, and a flavor list that changes through the year. The word “artisanal” on the sign is not enough by itself: what counts is the counter and what rotates on it.
Why do some listings carry more information than others?
Because the guide publishes only what the sources confirm: if hours, founding year or contact details cannot be verified, the listing leaves them out rather than inventing them. Listings grow richer at each update cycle, as data finds confirmation.
Is the information in this listing verified?
Yes, within the limits of the sources: the guide cross-checks public sources against its own archive and publishes only what it finds confirmed. Missing fields are a choice of honesty, and no listing is sponsored.