Even in this age of climatic uncertainty, visitors to Barcelona can expect, at some time or another, to feel the heat. Allowing oneself a moment of childish innocence (thereby forgetting heat stroke, dehydration, short tempers and body odor), this clearly means only one thing: ice cream—surely the sweetest way to cool down.

Having established this primary importance, it remains only to find the very best. Gelaaati! certainly makes a strong claim, supplying a stupefying range of flavors, often with soy and diet versions, offered alongside countless other desserts, including Sicilian pastries and classic Spanish summertime drinks such as ‘horchata de chufas’ (made from tigernuts, water and sugar) and ‘granizados’ (fruit, water, sugar and a ton of ice). Honestly speaking, being a kid beats adulthood, so why not momentarily lift the burden of experience with a quality sugar rush?