The Melbourne-based pop-up 196 Below has started serving up fruity scoops of glow-in-the-dark ice cream inspired by a chef's raver past.

The neon treat is frozen using liquid nitrogen (a favourite of new-age chefs like Heston Blumenthal), made luminescent with UV-reactive food dye and comes in three flavours - raspberry, pine-lime and mango passion fruit.

And don't fear - although it may look like you're eating Kryptonite, the dish is perfectly safe for all to eat, with the unique colouring certified by Australia's Therapeutic Goods Administration.

A godsend to bleary-eyed late-night snackers, the Neon Nitro Ice Cream was unveiled at last week's Melbourne's White Night festival, and retailed at $NZ8.80 a pop.

196 Below's co-owner Steve Felice based the concept on his raver younger years.

"I used to be a dance party child in the 1990s and early 2000s and I used to make party clothes out of neon material," he told the Daily Mail.

"On a good night we serve between 700 and 800 people, but considering the feedback we've been getting it could be even more."

Are we the only ones considering a last-minute booking to Melbourne?

(stuff.co.nz)