Italian gelato to fully delight the senses

Pop in to say CIAO!

You will always be welcome by a warm smile and a taste of our Gelato Italiano Originale

Traditional Italian recipes meet impeccable California ingredients

We marry tried and true Italian methods and recipes molded by four decades of gelato-making wisdom to the best the California season puts in our culinary basket. 


Batch by batch, we transform carefully purveyed ingredients into unique combinations of sensorially captivating flavors and textures.

 

In the hands of our gelato chefs, milk, fruit, nuts and eggs from local producers are mixed and churned into an experience that is the best of both worlds, Italy and California.

OUR FLAVORS

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Traditional Italian flavors and contemporary worldly tastes meet impeccable craft to surprise you every day with changing creamy, dairy-free and vegan selections


OUR INGREDIENTS

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California's culinary basket brings Italian gelato to new heights. We select the best seasonal and market offers and sublimate them with the addition of nothing but sugar and milk or water

OUR SPECIALTIES

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Celebrate special moments in your life with a selection of creative cakes and bites, a gelato filled panettone on the holiday table, or tartufo for a birthday dinner, choose from our case or order to your specification

OUR GELATO BEVERAGES

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Italy's answer to the milkshake, in any flavor combination


DELIVERY & TAKE OUT

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Have your gelato fix delivered with Postmates or UberEats or call us to find it ready for pick up


CATERING

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Our Italian designed and made gelato cart is a distinctively delicious addition to any event

WHOLESALE

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Interested in our gelato for your restaurant or café? Click on picture to send us an email

OUR TEAM

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Find out about the brilliant mind and the skilled hands that brought GioGelati to the United States

OUR LOCATIONS

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Now open: San Francisco

Coming soon: San Ramon


OUR FLAVORS

No hidden ingredients, just goodness you can taste

Close your eyes, our flavors will transport you to the cobblestoned streets of Italy

CLASSICS

From hazelnut to chocolate, by way of gianduja, pistacchio and crema, with touches of candies fruit and artisanal creams. We work with dairy and alternative milks to create a fully immersive sensory experience into the flavors we aim to honor and sublimate. 


FRUITS

Water and sugar are all that is added to seasonal fruit before transform it into the silk-like mouthfeel that distinguishes our gelato. Selecting fruits at peak ripeness lets us minimize the added sugar. Though most of our fruit flavors are dairy-free, you will not miss the cream.

COFFEES

There is a whole section inspired by Mr Espresso's oakwood roasted beans. Espresso is freshly pulled right before being churned with milk and a little sugar and transformed into flavor experiences inspired by the many Italian beverages and desserts which feature it.

CLASSICS

Crema : eggs, milk, sugar

Crema Caramel: crema + caramelized sugar

Crema Brulée : crema + burnt sugar

Dulce de leche : crema + caramel 

Walnuts: walnuts, milk, water, sugar

Hazelnut: hazelnuts, milk, water, sugar

Gianduja: hazelnut + chocolate

Capriccio: hazelnut + chocolate cream, wafer

Vanilla : Madagascar vanilla extract, milk, sugar

Yogurt: non-fat yogurt, sugar

Toasted Almond: almonds, milk, sugar, water, cream (7%)

Stracciatella: milk, cream, sugar, chocolate chips

Mint: peppermint extract, water, chocolate chips, sugar

Milk & Figs: milk, sugar, cream, Madagascar vanilla extract, figs caramelized in muscovado sugar

Sour Cherry Crunch: Italian sour cherries in syrup, milk, cream, sugar

Pistacchio: pistachios, milk, sugar, water

FRUITS

Berries: fresh fruit, water, sugar

Seasonal fruit: fresh fruit, water, sugar

 (i.e.plum, yellow and white peach, mango, cantaloupe, fig, pomegranate)

Coconut: coconut milk, water, sugar

Avocado: avocado, milk, water, sugar

COFFEES

Espresso: espresso, milk, water, sugar

Cappuccino: espresso, chocolate, milk, water, sugar

Tiramisù: espresso, zabaione, chocolate powder, milk, water, sugar

Caffé Soffiato: espresso, almond milk, water, sugar


OUR SPECIALTIES

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 Celebrate special moments in your life with a selection of creative cakes and bites, a gelato filled panettone on the holiday table, or tartufo for a birthday dinner, choose from our case or order to your specification.

 Call us for details or to place an order

OUR GELATO BEVERAGES

FRAPPE'

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Italy's answer to the milkshake! Create

your own by picking the flavor and the

type of milk. For extra decadence, 

top with freshly whipped cream

AFFOGATO

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Your choice of a classic creamy flavor 

drowned in freshly pulled hot espresso

and finished with whipped cream and 

your favorite topping

OUR TEAM

GUIDO MASTROPAOLO Manager ~ Pesaro/ Genova, Italy

“Wandering with a gelato in your hands and a smile on your face should be mandatory once a day"

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PATRIZIA PASQUALETTI Gelato Chef ~ Orvieto, Italy

"Great gelato is not the imitation of a flavor, rather a faithful and respectful sublimation of an ingredient's character"

DELIVERY & TAKE OUT

UBER EATS

You can order our most popular flavors online. Have our gelato delivered anywhere in SF with just one click.



order online

GIO GELATI

We can prepare your order to take away. Just phone us in advance and let us know how can we help you!

TAKE AWAY

POSTMATES

You can order our most popular flavors online. Have our gelato delivered anywhere in SF with just one click.


ORDER ONLINE

CATERING

GELATO CART

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Our Italian designed and built bike cart fits every corner. Its genial personality will set the mood buzzing for your next party. Enjoy 6 perfectly textured gelato flavors for 6 hours, or longer if connected to electricity.

GELATO BAR

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With a custom selection of up to 12 flavors and a presentation tailored to your venue and audience, our gelato bar is a stylish addition that will set your special event apart.

DO YOU HAVE A RESTAURANT?

Contact us about featuring our gelato

GIO Gelati

1998 Union Street, San Francisco, California 94123, United States

(415) 867-1306

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GIO Gelati

Open 7 days a week

1998 Union Street, San Francisco, California, USA.

+1 (415) 867-1306

Hours

Sunday through Thursday: 10am - 10pm

Friday and Saturday: 10am - 11pm

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