Coletta Gelato (CLOSED)

Founders Antonio Massimini and Henri Waltenspühl met in Milan, trained at the Gelato University near Bologna, then opened their shop here in SF in 2017. The quaint spot, named after Henri’s gelato-loving grandmother, Nicoletta, offers eight dailly flavors. The gelatos are meticulously prepared using local ingredients, including combinations like amaretto-almond-orange zest, “almost chai” (fior di latte with cinnamon, cardamom, and ginger), coconut-banana-rum, and peanut butter with dark chocolate. Each flavor is made fresh daily, by hand. Outside the duo’s SoMa shop, you may spot the Coletta cruiser rolling around the city: a freezer-equipped cargo bike offering up to eight flavors.