Best of 2000: Best Gelato

Gelato Vero Caffe
3753 India Street, Little Italy
(619) 295-9269

Gelato Vero Caffe's gelato (Italian ice cream) is denser, creamier, and tastier than all-American ice cream. Even "gourmet" ice creams don't come close to the bliss of Gelato Vero's Vanilla Bean, Mocha Rum, Spumoni, Tiramisu, or Gianduia (chocolate hazelnut). Gelato is made fresh weekly on the premises along with sorbetto (Italian fruit ice such as mango, raspberry, coconut). Of the five dozen flavors (36 gelato, 24 sorbetto) 12 are available daily. For cups, prices range $2.25 to 4.50; one gallon is $22; 1.5 gallon $33.