while that would be a delight, we're currently churning in a commercial kitchen and only sell our goods online for delivery. we'll share a storefront address as soon as we snag one! in the meantime, spot our sweets in friendly shops and restaurants around portland (like Sushi Mazi)

traditional gelato contains more milk and less fat (6-8% total fat vs ice cream's 15-25%), trapping less air ("overrun") and creating a denser, more elastic frozen dessert. less air means you get more deliciousness, less fat means less fat coating your palate, promoting a richer taste.

gelato is made to be served at a warmer temperature (10-20°f) than ice cream (5-10°f), allowing for a fuller experience of flavor with less numbing cold (we recommend allowing gelato kept in your home freezer to be placed on the counter to warm slightly for 5 or so minutes before enjoying).

some people can't do dairy or gluten and everyone deserves a tasty treat now and again.

no, but most of them are!
Gatto Gelato is plant-based and not strictly vegan. we use honey as a flavor agent and invert sugar in our vanilla & honey but otherwise work with organic or raw cane sugar and vegan dextrose, none of which are made or processed with animal products. we will always indicate which flavors are or are not vegan-friendly.

that's not really a question, but fair enough!

many ice cream and gelato makers purchase commercially-made base (for use in "cold process" ice cream making) or produce their own uniform base that they add flavoring agents to ("semi-hot process"), decreasing the time and labor required to prepare each flavor but sacrificing some of the more delicate nuances between say a pistachio, a strawberry, and a coffee flavor. Gatto Gelato uses a hot-process recipe balanced and fine-tuned to suit each particular flavor, made fresh for every batch, which allows all of them to really shine but also requires more time to craft.

we'll always try our best to keep at least a little of every flavor in stock, but if it's been a minute and you're tired of waiting, drop us a line and we'll know to get right on it!

click here for our allergen information, or see our list of flavors and their individual ingredient lists.
any flavors listing allergens as "none" refers to having none of the "big 9" allergens present in any ingredients.
please check each individual flavor for any specific allergen concerns you may have.

besides the larger philosophical debate that question provokes, Gatto Gelato makes frozen desserts because it's super satisfying to make something delicious and twice as fun to share it. feeling down or need a pick-me-up? treat yourself! best day ever? keep it going with something delightful and sweet! sweets are purr-fect for comfort and celebration, and those are some positive vibes we'd like to see more of in the world.

gelato is groovy, cats are cool, and alliteration is alluring.

please don't!
two reasons:
1.) our products are crafted with care for enjoyment by you (a human person), not your feline friends.
2.) some ingredients in our products may make your cat sick.