At The Hot Spot, we’ve always believed in evolving. Nearly three decades after serving our first scoop, we embarked on a bold new journey—straight to Italy. There, we swapped gelato spoons for notebooks and studied at university under master artisans from Brescia and Bologna. The result? L’Orsetto Gelato—a tribute to the real thing.

We learned to make our gelato from true maestros from scratch, every single time. No artificial colours, no ready-made bases, no syrups, no shortcuts. Just honest, fresh, local ingredients turned into silky-smooth, mousse-like scoops of joy.

Our mission? To introduce Islamabad to the magic of authentic Italian Artisan Gelato. This isn’t ice cream dressed in fancy clothes. It’s lighter, smoother, and made to be eaten fresh—never preserved or processed.

While many others may call their product gelato, we respectfully suggest that you taste ours, and you’ll know the difference.

So, here’s to growth, gratitude, and our gelato guru Signor Roberto, whose lessons inspire every batch we churn. We hope it makes him proud—and you smile.

***** PLEASE NOTE:

We make our gelato fresh, using fresh ingredients. Our gelato also takes a procedure which is over a 24-hour period, as each flavour is allowed to infuse at least overnight to have the desired flavour - nothing about the gelato making process is hurried or compromised. We also do not store our gelato in the freezer because authentic artisan gelato needs to be eaten fresh and is not designed for an extended period in a freezer. Artisan gelato has a relatively short shelf life, and we will not compromise on the quality of our gelato for extra cash. We will tell customers very clearly that once bought, it needs to be eaten relatively soon or it will lose its incredible texture and taste, especially as our gelato is entirely free of preservatives, which almost all gelato that is bought in a supermarket will contain. We will not compromise our product, and we will be sincere and sometimes blunt about how quickly it needs to be consumed after purchase, and unlike Ice Cream, it cannot survive in a freezer for days and weeks on end. When you place an order for our gelato, we will churn it fresh for you, and many times, a particular flavour will not be available because we use only fresh seasonal fruit and will not use any frozen or tinned alternatives. A large percentage of our gelato is bound by seasons and will not be available unless fresh products are in season. For example, once the strawberry season is over and as we don't have access to imported strawberries, our strawberry-flavoured gelato will not be available out of season. The same goes for Mango or any other seasonal fruit. When you place an order for gelato, it must be a minimum of 1 Litre, and you must allow us 24 hours to create the gelato fresh for you, as we will not compromise on quality. Many times, a basic Chocolate or Vanilla flavour will be available to order, depending on how much we have in stock. Still, most times we will prefer to create an order fresh from scratch and provide a gelato for you that is an authentic artisan experience, no less. If this means that we make less money, it is unavoidable because for us, quality comes before anything else. We hope you understand and that when you place an order, you will give us the required time to produce a product that is the best it can be.

Thank you for understanding.

Team L'Orsetto - devoted to quality.