Ciao Bella

Ciao Bella is a tiny gelato stand in an alley of indoor restaurants across the street from Cheeseboard. As one of the dessert places at Gourmet Ghetto, it's a great place to try a variety of flavors. You really can't go wrong with any of the flavors, and they allow you to try as many as you like. Some of the amazing flavors I've tried at this shop include matcha green tea, hazelnut biscotti, key lime graham, chocolate hazelnut (with real hazelnut embedded), maple ginger snap, and madagascar vanilla. I usually get the single scoop (which is actually two scoops) of gelato on a cone. If you're lucky, you'll pick two flavors that blend greatly, making your gelato even more enjoyable.

There are also options of coffee, hot chocolate, and other beverages where they allow you to pick one scoop of gelato to be added to your drink. I've had a latte with a scoop of chocolate hazelnut, which reminded me of hot chocolate except with bits of hzelnut floating around. I am actually intrigued to try different scoops in the gelato some time in the near future. The fact that they sell warm drinks with a scoop of gelato makes the store versatile to sooth you on cold nights and refresh you with coolness on warm days.

1511 Shattuck Ave
Berkeley, CA 94709
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