Mammis Gelato

Mammis makes its gelato in the shop on Jægergårdsgade and changes the flavours with the season. It is the Italian kind: dense, strong and less sweet than industrial ice cream.

Beyond scoops they sell ice cream cakes, lollies and tubs to take home, and there are flavours of the month beside the fixed ones. The selection is smaller than in an ordinary ice cream shop, and that is deliberate.

The house publishes a month-by-month table of opening hours, and it is worth knowing: in October it is open Tuesday to Sunday from twelve to nine, closed Monday — except in week 42, the Danish autumn half-term, when Monday is open too. In November it closes at eight, with Monday still shut. In December it is closed from the 21st to the 26th and on the 31st. In summer it runs 11.00-24.00 every day. In summer the queue reaches out onto the pavement; in winter there is usually room.

It suits an afternoon in Frederiksbjerg and families, because there is something for everyone and the neighbourhood playgrounds are close. Jægergårdsgade is a few minutes' walk from the station.