Paciugo’s
When you first look at the menu at Paciugo, your response will likely be, “I didn’t know they could make ice cream in that flavor!” Then you try the sea salt caramel, black sesame, maple bacon, or lemon custard fig ginger swirl, and a new world opens up. Paciugo’s serves gelato, the rich-tasting but low fat ice cream, made in-house in small batches for peak freshness. The flavors are more rich and intense than standard ice cream, and the use of fresh fruits means that even the familiar flavors are new and exciting. Paciugo’s cycles through dozens of flavors, so you always have new things to try.
Paciugo Gelato: 1034 Hermosa Ave., Hermosa Beach. (310) 379-2525.
Runner-up: Manhattan Creamery, 1120 Manhattan Ave., MB. (310) 372-1155.
