It was a popular choice for children’s birthday parties thanks to Mr Boni’s delicious ice cream cakes, and the go-to palour for many locals, who flocked there to enjoy a wide variety of different Italian ices.
While Mr Boni’s closed its doors more than two decades ago, memories of the Capital institution remain strong for a generation of Edinburghers.
We’ve trawled through the Evening News archives to bring a selection of photos showing the famous Mr Boni’s brand down the years.
We’ve trawled through the Evening News archives to bring a selection of photos showing the famous Mr Boni’s brand down the years.
. Tasty cake
Mr Boni's cake decorator Craig Dooner celebrates the move of Mr Boni's ice cream into Tesco's in Musselburgh. Photo: JEREMY STOCKTON
. All smiles
Gary Hunter, 4, of Musselburgh, enjoys a mixture of Mr Bon's parliament-flavoured ice creams, 1999. Photo: Ian Munro
. Award winner
Mr Josef Boni wins the 1999 ice cream industry British Championship award for his vanilla ice cream. Medal is shown in the photograph. Photo: GRAHAM HAMILTON
. Political parlour
Macisla Dick, 18, tries out Mr Boni's new party political ice cream in Cockburn Street. Photo: TINA NORRIS
9. Closing down
Mr Boni's Ice Cream Shop at Lochrin Buildings, Tollcross, closed in 2002. Photo: Julie Bull
10. Derek Goulding & ice cream 1992
Youngster Derek Goulding with an ice cream from Mr Boni's in Edinburgh, celebrating Ice Cream Week in July 1992. Photo: Jeff Mitchell
11. Little Paolo Boni
Little Paolo Boni with the ice cream which won Edinburgh's Lorenzo Boni the National Ice Cream Competition in Harrogate in 1986. Photo: Alan Macdonald
12. Mr Boni's, Tollcross
Exterior of Mr Boni's ice cream parlour at Tollcross in Edinburgh, February 1979. Photo: Bill Stout