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Authentic Italian Gelato

Voted “Best Dessert in Town” and “Best Gelato” by locals across San Diego County. Visit a coastal Gelato Cafe near you!

Gelato 101 Gelato in a Waffle Cone

Bold Flavors, Fresh Ingredients

GELATO 101 was started with a simple goal: to produce the highest quality gelato. We use the freshest ingredients to make a wide variety of flavors. Learn more about the care and love that goes into our Gelato, or one our convient locations to and taste it for yourself!

GELATO 101 Locations

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Give the the gift of Authentic Gelato, Italian Coffee, and more!

Full Service Catering

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Add a little extra flavor to your next party or event with a Gelato display of your favorite flavors!

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“Wow! This place is awesome for rich, amazing gelato. Try the opera- it’s hazelnut and a mix of pine nuts and pistachios. Love also that they have a little indoor space to eat your ice cream and vine with friends, in addition to the patio”

- Daja Phillips, Google Local Guide

“Best gelato ever!

Generous size also. So creamy, you’ll go back for more. Flavors were very natural tasting and well prepared!”

- Patricia, Tripadvisor

“We love Gelato 101!!

They offer amazing flavors and they are so fresh and tasty. It is a small shop, but they do have an outdoor patio with sitting. I feel like I am back in Italy when I have their gelato. They make the gelato daily and use the best ingredients. They are very friendly. It is a family-owned business. We will be back!!”

- Serene E. Yelp Elite

“This is some of the best gelato I’ve had. And yes, I've been to Italy. ;) The Opera, the Tiramisu, and the Sea Salt Caramel were amazing. Every time I go I find a new favorite flavor. Today it was Chocolate Peanut Butter. They seem to have new flavors often, and it always tastes so fresh and natural. I am in love. And now, they have a Solana Beach location too. Yay!”

- Dawn, Google Local Guide

“Oh my goodness this was amazing Gelato. Reasonable prices and vibey lil spot! The girl helping us out was on top of it. Did not disappoint!”

- Maria Bailey, Google

“You could raise your own cow, hand fed on organic grasses and flowers, massaged by loving hands, and milked by virgins and it still wouldn't taste as good as Gelato 101. The quality is unquestionable, the flavors insanely intense, the Gelato 101 is altogether, ethereal. This place has ruined ‘ice cream’ for me, happily. Nothing else will do.”

- Jacintha Jaa, Google Local Guide