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Chin Chin Laboratorists

49-50 Camden Lock Place, London, England
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Ranked #320 of 11,673 restaurants in London
Cuisines: Ice Cream
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed May 9, 2013

A touch on the expensive side but you are paying for the show. Be a purist and don't have sauces or be greedy and have toppings.

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4 of 5 stars Reviewed May 2, 2013 via mobile

First time I've visited a store which makes ice cream to order using liquid nitrogen. A cracking little place and definitely worth a look.

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Manchester, United Kingdom
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed April 22, 2013

We'd read about chin chin and made a special trip to camden just for the ice cream, which we did not regret. Chin Chin lab is so called because it's got a laboratory feel to it - liquid nitrogen tanks, toppings in beakers, conical flasks and test tubes. The idea is that you watch the experiment magic out some ice... More

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Coventry, United Kingdom
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3 of 5 stars Reviewed April 22, 2013 via mobile

I live nearby and have enjoyed chin chin labs ice cream several times over the last two years (particularly the donut special!). Consequently when I knew I had two small children visiting for the weekend, I immediately thought of here. But... 1. they have changed the layout of the shop so that the process of making the ice cream is... More

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5 of 5 stars Reviewed March 4, 2013

What a fantastic place! They serve the delicious Monmouth Coffee, Valrhona hot chocolate and different types of tea as well. But their ice cream is the hero. We had the Fizzy Cherry Cola ice cream which is dairy-free and vegan. The ice cream is made to order using liquid nitrogen and you get to choose toppings such as popping candy,... More

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5 of 5 stars Reviewed February 25, 2013

Although I'd been to Camden a good few times, I had never noticed this tiny little ice cream place before but after reading reviews about it I went on an active hunt. I am so glad I did. We got there in the snow so made sure we retraced our steps once it had stopped so we could try it.... More

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5 of 5 stars Reviewed January 23, 2013

It doesn't matter what the weather is, our children demand a visit here. Liquid nitrogen ensures the smoothest ice cream, only a few flavours but top quality ingredients and interesting flavours as well as popping candy and salted caramel toppings. Flavours include valrhona chocolate, French toast and Mexican cola.

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5 of 5 stars Reviewed January 6, 2013 via mobile

As well as enjoying the market in Camden the family always stop here for the smoothest ice cream you will ever taste, the flavours are always interesting and even the deliberately limited flavours that change are a positive, previous greats have included French toast, Mexican cola and valrhona chocolate. Add some salted caramel or popping candy and you have an... More

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5 of 5 stars Reviewed December 9, 2012

Wowza, you haven't lived in London till you've been here. I love every visit and love bringing people here, it never lets down and is a real spectacle. Lovely staff who are incredibly thoughful and knowledgable too. Incredibly value for what you're getting considering Heston charges huge amounts for just vanilla!

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4 of 5 stars Reviewed November 4, 2012

Children of all ages will love this (adults too!) You feel as if you are witnessing some great chemical experiment which is fun but even better the ice cream tastes lovely too. Not cheap (£4) but as a one off well worth it in my opinion.

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