Savannah G. Lee, of Savannah’s Kitchen in San Francisco, United States, has ranked sixth in the Gelato Festival World Ranking 2026. With 206 points and 3 crowns, Lee joins the leading names in the global ranking.

The result was announced in Rome at the headquarters of the Foreign Press Association in Italy, located at Palazzo Grazoli, during the presentation of the new world ranking of master gelato makers. The ranking is compiled by Gelato Festival World Masters, the international competition dedicated to promoting the best artisan gelato professionals, in partnership with Carpigiani and SIGEP World.

The recognition confirms the growing role of the United States in the international artisan gelato scene and rewards a professional capable of bringing quality, creativity, and research to one of the world’s most dynamic food markets.

The 2026 ranking places Carlo Guerriero of La Cremeria Gelato Italiano in Cádiz, Spain, in first place, followed by Tomasz Szypuła of Szypuła 1974 in Baborów, Poland in second, and Elisabeth Stolz of Osteria Hubenbauer in Varna, Italy, in third place.

Top 10 of the Gelato Festival World Ranking 2026

1. Carlo Guerriero – La Cremeria Gelato Italiano, Cádiz, Spain
2. Tomasz Szypuła – Szypuła 1974, Baborów, Poland
3. Elisabeth Stolz – Osteria Hubenbauer, Varna, Italy
4. Giovanna Bonazzi – La Parona del Gelato, Parona, Italy
5. Christian Wu – Gelateria Giotto, Brussels-Capital Region, Belgium
6. Savannah G. Lee – Savannah’s Kitchen, San Francisco, USA
7. Massimiliano Scotti – VeroLatte, Vigevano, Italy
8. Maurizio Melani – Véneta Gelato Italiano, Valencia, Spain
9. Kees Baars – IJssalon IJsie Prima, Callantsoog, Netherlands
10. Fabio Forghieri – Gelateria dei Principi, Correggio, Italy - Leonardo La Porta – Gelateria Miretti, Turin, Italy

Tenth place is shared ex aequo by Fabio Forghieri and Leonardo La Porta.