Gelato 101
Ice cream · Encinitas
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Gelato 101 in Encinitas offers a delightful gelato experience, quickly becoming a local and visitor favorite. Beyond the delicious gelato, crafted with quality ingredients and boasting perfectly balanced sweetness, customers rave about the welcoming atmosphere. The shop features a charming beach vib...
Gelato 101 in Encinitas offers a delightful gelato experience, quickly becoming a local and visitor favorite. Beyond the delicious gelato, crafted with quality ingredients and boasting perfectly balanced sweetness, customers rave about the welcoming atmosphere. The shop features a charming beach vibe with cozy indoor and outdoor seating, including a relaxing patio area complete with a fire pit. Friendly and helpful staff are eager to guide you through the array of flavors, ensuring a memorable visit. Beyond gelato, be sure to try their unique offerings like the popular Thai Tea Boba. Conveniently located in downtown Encinitas, Gelato 101 is wheelchair accessible and offers takeout, delivery and dine-in options.
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Gelato 101 is a popular spot in Encinitas known for its delicious gelato, friendly staff, and cozy outdoor seating. Customers rave about the unique flavors and generous portions, especially the acai bowls. It's a local gem with a great vibe.
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Tip: Try a different flavor every time you visit, and take advantage of the outdoor seating area with a fire pit.
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Gelato 101 Encinitas Reviews
It’s a cute shop, I liked the atmosphere a lot. I wasn’t to keen on the flavors they had available but I really enjoyed the amaretto and the coconut. The peanut butter flavor is a great choice as well. Prices are a little steep in comparison to other gelato places I’ve visited when taking into account quality and portion size. Overall it’s a cute spot, great place for dates and family outings.
The best gelato! Great fresh flavors - love the in season fruit flavors in the summer. Passion Fruit is a real treat! Their chocolate is divine! Can't wait for them to reopen!
Gelato 101 is my happy place. No matter the season & no matter what kind of day I'm having, I'll be smiling when I'm eating their delicious gelato! I recommend you try a different flavor every time. A local gem!!
Gelato 101 in Encinitas is our favorite family ice cream spot! We always bring visitors here. It’s right in the heart of downtown with the perfect vibe and a cozy outdoor seating area. The staff is always friendly, and the gelato is incredible. My favorite is the pistachio, and my kids love the black vanilla. We also love trying their seasonal flavors, and they never disappoint!
Literally the BEST gelato in the world. Ingredients are all organic and the flavors and textures are perfect and delicious. I have had gelato all over Europe and this one beats all of them. Fair prices and kind staff also. Super cute location with plenty of seating. Friendly owner. Went back three days in a row and they had new flavors every day. Highly recommend, 10/10. Don’t miss this delightful gelato shop when spending time in Encinitas!!
This is the cutest gelato shop I have ever seen! The staffs customer service being equally as beautiful made the entire experience 100/10! The flavors were amazing. Im glad they encouraged me to try other flavors after my silly self was upset they didnt have pistachio that day. I ended up getting their recommendations, hazelnut and tart(i think, i could be completely wrong), and pineapple. Never thought I would like this combo but omg!!!! It was so yummy!!!! The waffle cones were delicious and crunchy! All of kids kids and hubby enjoyed their flavors and experience of sitting in the garden! Will definitely returm every time we come to SD area!! i love encinitas! Its so beautiful here!
My most favorite ice cream place in San Diego. They have good flavours of ice cream with the correct amount of sweetness. Also, the quantity is decent. Some of the recommended flavors are Amaretto, Opera, Sea Salt Caramel, Pistachio, and Toffee Crunch. It is located perfectly about 3 blocks from encinitas Beach. Love the cafe seating area, inside and out. More space on the outside. It is filled with people always. But they give a quick service, you'll take more time to decide the flavours than the time you spend in line to wait. It would be nice if they have a board outside with flavours of the day, so that we need not have to hurry while ordering. I highly recommend this place for anyone looking to add a memory to their beach experience. Would love to go to this place as many times as possible.
We had the chocolate, tiramisu, dragon berry and black vanilla. Chocolate was the best, tiramisu was good too, dragon berry is great if you are looking for something fresh and fruity. Black vanilla was difficult but a bit on the sweeter end. They let us taste pretty much all the flavors, which made it a nice experience overall.
This charming beach vibe gelato spot has it all! The gelato, is the best I have ever had. And they make a divine Thai Tea Boba! The staff was friendly and made solid recommendations that would make anyone a return customer. Lots of seating and roomy enough to have a few friends and maybe your pup as well.
Delicious gelato and a great area to get out of the sun to chill. Limited indoor seating but a very nice patio with a fire pit and artificial grass with couches and chairs to lounge in. Located at the corner of Pacific Coast and d Street. Only a few parking spots available here, but plenty of street parking with no meters which is nice.
Yum! There’s not much more to say other than yum. We each got a different flavor then sat on the pillows outside and enjoyed the night. The line went quickly so it didn’t take long for us to get through. There was a small area inside to sit but a large area outside. The flavors were authentic and the texture was right on.
Good gelato. Interesting flavors. You can try a bunch. I got the panna cotta and the tiramisu because the pana Cotta was super sweet and the tiramisu was quite bitter, so they complemented each other well. There is always a line but they keep it moving and the servers are friendly. I liked the ambiance - airy garden feel with a decent amount of seating. This is a good option in Encinitas after a meal.
My husband and I drove 2 hours to visit San Diego/ Encinitas and was excited to try this gelato place and as we enter we aren't even greeted. There was a group of girls and one guy standing there talking amongst themselves. When we asked for samples to try the different flavors as this was our first time here he looked at us like we were dumb. He gave us the samples we asked for with the tiniest spec to barely get a taste. We asked for our flavors he didn't ask us which size we'd prefer just grabbed the smallest cup and we asked for a topping on one of the ice creams which was peanut butter and he made this weird face like it wasn't normal and began laughing with the girl behind him and she made a weird face too but became quiet when I said out loud I don't know what's so funny about peanut butter on an ice cream? Extremely rude, and unprofessional. The ice cream itself was good, but I won't be returning due to the disgusting behavior of the employees. I guess you have to be white to get good service here.
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480 S Coast Hwy 101, Encinitas, CA 92024
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