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Non mi piace il gelato, ma mi piace il cioccolato.

Non mi piace il gelato, ma mi piace il cioccolato.
I do not like ice cream, but I like chocolate.
From Lesson 63:Expressing preferences (mi piace)·Italian

Breakdown of Non mi piace il gelato, ma mi piace il cioccolato.

ma
but
non
not
mi
to me
piacere
to please / to like
il gelato
ice cream
il cioccolato
chocolate

Questions & Answers about Non mi piace il gelato, ma mi piace il cioccolato.

Why is it non mi piace instead of "mi non piace"?
In Italian, the negative word non must go at the very beginning of the verb block, right before the pronoun. So it is always non mi piace (literally "not to me is pleasing").
Why do we use il gelato and il cioccolato when the English translation just says "ice cream" and "chocolate"?
In Italian, when you talk about liking or disliking a general category of things, you must include the definite article (il, la, i, le). You are literally saying "the ice cream is pleasing to me."
Why don't we use the word io (I) anywhere in this sentence?
The verb piacere means "to be pleasing". Instead of saying "I like chocolate", Italians say "the chocolate is pleasing to me". The word mi means "to me", which is why you don't use io (I) here.
If I said "I like ice cream and chocolate" together, would I still use piace?
No. If you combine them into one subject ("ice cream and chocolate"), it becomes plural. You would need the plural form piacciono (are pleasing). Because this sentence splits them into two separate thoughts with ma (but), we use the singular piace for each noun.

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