The Best Ice Cream Shops in Portland, Oregon | Eater Portland
"The Meyer lemon yellow gelato window in Portland’s Cully neighborhood attracts hoards of nearby families: Kids draw with chalk on the stone patio while parents await sprinkle-coated scoops of chocolate or stracciatella. Despite its popularity among the under-six crowd, these gelatos and sorbettos are grown up: Luscious pistachio gelato has a delicate, savory-salty flavor, while the grapefruit and Campari sorbetto doesn’t shy away from the aperitivo’s noted bitterness. Generally, sorbettos here are a refreshing treat." - Michelle Lopez
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"On opening day, a spumoni-esque sundae assembled from chocolate hazelnut, Oregon strawberry, and California pistachio flavors topped with Bordeaux cherries worked harmoniously: delicate pistachio and strawberry tempered the richness of chocolate hazelnut, while the cherries were an especially coveted component." - Eater Staff
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"Opened May 25 by Andrea Spella (of Spella Caffè) and chef George Kaden, I found this new gelato shop emphasizes local ingredients like Oregon hazelnut butter, strawberries, and local dairy. Customers can order scoops with magic shell, sprinkles, or fresh whipped cream from a takeaway window for patio dining, and the shop also serves affogatos and coffee drinks made with Spella Caffè." - Janey Wong
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"Now filling tubs for Kaden’s Woodlawn Italian restaurant and both of Spella Caffè’s brick‑and‑mortar cafes, Pronto Gelato is churning flavors such as Oregon hazelnut, lime‑ginger sorbetto, and stracciatella, using Oregon dairy and local ingredients (Oregon hazelnut butter, Oregon strawberries, marionberry sorbetto). The operation has landed on a core lineup of about 12–13 gelatos and sorbettos with a few seasonal variations, and will serve scoops, cones and affogatos from a production facility that features a 1,100‑square‑foot outdoor patio (no indoor seating), optional finishings like Tom Bumble Crumble, a magic shell and sprinkles, and a festive atmosphere with occasional live music; the gelato window is slated to open around June 2024 at 4205 NE Alberta Street in Portland." - Brooke Jackson-Glidden
Gelato was great and the owner super friendly. Had 2 scoops: the espresso + pistachio. Espresso was excellent, pistachio was very mild, too milky for my taste. I'll be back again. Sorry no pics of gelato, it was a 90° day and ate it fast ;)
Nick W.
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So stoked to have Pronto in the neighborhood! Both the gelato and espresso are great and they have some dairy free sorbetto flavors as well. The service is always friendly and it’s been an awesome addition to 42nd ave.
Janae W.
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The service was really good and the gelato was just as great. I had the Lime Ginger with Grapefruit sorbetto and it was a perfect sunset treat. My husband had chocolate cherry with pistachio. Delish! We even got some to take home. So glad to have this new sweet treat in my neighborhood. Highly recommend.
AmberLynn S.
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Good gelato cute location for a photoshoot! The cherry was delicious and "matched my hair". Loved it :)
James U.
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My daughter says “ice cream was great, I really liked the flavor and I think the owner is very kind”
Kat
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Sparkling clean and friendly corner shop in NE Portland. Staff is helpful and their products are fresh and always delicious. The affogato is a must if in need of a pick me up. The espresso gelato is a must try for coffee lovers, although you can’t go wrong with any of their flavors!
jason A.
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Sono al settimo Cielo! We finally have great gelato in Cully. Pronto Gelato is the lovechild of Andrea Spella, Master coffee roaster who also is deeply steeped in Italian dessert culture. The flavors are beautiful, the texture is perfect and the ingredients are as locavore as possible (Oregon hazelnut! California pistachio!). The only tragedy here is that I have to wait until 3:00 p.m. for my heavenly Affogato.
Alan Z
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Nice Gelato, pistachio and hazelnut were full of natural and strong flavor. Fun vibe at this corner place, especially with the sunshine. Also pricing is fairly competitive compared with other ice cream shops in Portland.