Here are the most famous Italian desserts — the ones you’ll find in almost every trattoria, café, or pastry shop in Italy and abroad:
- Tiramisù – The classic coffee-soaked ladyfingers layered with mascarpone cream and dusted with cocoa. Probably the most internationally famous Italian dessert.
- €2.50 / for piece
- Cannoli – Crispy fried pastry tubes filled with sweet ricotta cream, often with candied fruit or chocolate chips (traditional from Sicily).
- €2.50 / for piece
- Panna Cotta – A silky cooked cream dessert, often served with fruit coulis, caramel, or chocolate.
- €2.50 / for piece
- Gelato – Italian ice cream, denser and creamier than regular ice cream, with countless traditional and modern flavors.
- €2.50 / for piece
- Cassata Siciliana – A Sicilian cake made with sponge, ricotta, marzipan, and candied fruit.
- €2.50 / for piece
- Sfogliatella – A shell-shaped layered pastry from Naples, filled with ricotta and semolina cream.
- €2.50 / for piece
- Zabaglione – A warm, frothy custard made with egg yolks, sugar, and Marsala wine.
- €2.50 / for piece
- Pastiera Napoletana – A Neapolitan Easter tart made with ricotta, cooked wheat, orange blossom water, and candied fruit.
- €2.50 / for piece
- Budino – Italian pudding, similar to flan or crème caramel.
- €2.50 / for piece
- Amaretti & Biscotti – Traditional almond-based cookies, sometimes served with dessert wines like Vin Santo.
- €2.50 / for piece