Gelato Paradiso

really creamy gelato. had a cone with:
banana — did not taste artificial
espresso — strong and solid flavors
pistachio — one of the best in town! — chocolat is the other best
3 flavors on the cone, 4 on the cup.
staff was helpful!
Definitely returning again in the future!

I tell ya, we are spoiled, spoiled! Here in San Diego. I can think of at least a half dozen good gelato shops in just San Diego proper, that’s not including other forms of ice cream or dessert places in San Diego, just Gelato shops.
Place: Old HQ at Sea Port Village: Nice little shopping center just west of the Hyatt Hotel complex.
Service: Fast and friendly staff that lets you sample the whole lot if you like.
Price: This is where it gets good. They are very generous with their sizes, you get a lot of gelato at a decent price.
Food/​Gelato: Quality, simple and real ingredients. Just down right tasty. Just pick any flavor and its as if you never tried that particular flavor before. Also, no matter what size you order you get to try up to 4 flavors in one cup, how great is that? Whoa!

Everything is made fresh daily from real ingredients. Gelato was creamy and delicious plus super friendly customer service. Highly recommend the milk chocolate hazelnut!

So many different choices! The guy who worked there said many ingredients have been imported from Italy as well as their espresso machine. The affogat was sooo good and you can choose uo to 3 flavors. I chose: almond, dark chocolate hazelnut, and coffee. The coffee was strong and bold — being that I’m pregnant, I didn’t want to finish the 2 shots of espresso, but it was so addicting. They also let you sample so many flavors and encourage it, which is great. A lot of other places get snotty about sampling. Prices were good. For 2 cones with 2 scoops and a small affogato, I think it was less than $ 15.00. they also have gelato balls and cake.

Delicious! Staff was extremely patient and friendly. Will be back before we leave. Dark chocolate hazelnut was my favorite!

We stopped in for a quick treat since we had happy hour nearby at Seasons 52. It was slow so we got the opportunity to talk to the lady behind the counter. She was able to give us some samples while we waited to make a decision. I opted for the chocolate and coffee gelato (you can pick more than 1 flavor for your cup/​cone). The combo definitely hit the spot. I requested the small waffle cone and the small was a size of a medium sized at other places. They definitely give you plenty!!!
So delicious and delectable. Must stop here for dessert. Forget Cheesecake Factory! They do events so if you need some yummy desserts at your next party or function, get the info for this place. Had I known that, I would have gotten them for my wedding!

Great gelato here. Looks good as well as tastes good. I’ve left places that had unattractive (Shiny) looking gelato. This place has real Italian gelato. Will go again. But besides the gelato was a GREAT customer service by a friendly, warm, inviting gentleman who served/​helped us. THAT single factor makes me want to come back.

Why 5 stars? Because it was the perfect treat at the perfect time.
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After eating spicy food, a craving for some form of ice cream always emerges with the ferocity of 1,000 suns. We had just dined at Puesto, and those cravings were ever-​present. Plus, we had been sitting outside at Puesto, and we observed that the ratio of people smiling as they were walking out of Gelato Paradiso was 100%.
I went with a fun combination of banana and panna cotta. Mainly because I wanted two flavors with lots of n’s and a’s in them.
We did not break the 100% record of happy customers on this night. It was amazing, and my heart burn from Puesto was gone. Maybe my Gastroenterologist should start prescribing this instead of Omeprazole?

There are so many good flavors here, but the good news is that they’ll cheerfully give you up to 4 different ones in a cup, and 3 in a cone. And yes, this leads to servings as ridiculously and wonderfully large as you would expect. Plus they’re very generous with the samples so you get to try lots of flavors before painfully whittling down the choices.
The gelato itself is wonderful and creamy. Like most every gelato place I’ve tried in San Diego, it’s a bit too sweet for my tastes, but even the chocolate flavors are not too overwhelming. I also got a great tip from one of the employees and added a bit of lemon in with my fruit flavors, and that added a nice touch of tart.
I do wish they weren’t in the Headquarters though, because parking in this area is a pain. But perhaps it’s for the best, as I don’t need to eat here every day.

4.5 stars for Gelato Paradiso! I really love this gelato shop. First ate there at Unilocal’s event at the headquarters this past summer where Hiro S and I got a whopping cone of deliciousness each. And then we went last wkend bc at the Unilocal event I got 2 free scoop vouchers that I had left to use. But I mean even if I didn’t have those vouchers I would pay to eat here lol which is saying a lot hahaha bc I’m more of an ‘American’ i guess ice cream lover myself over Italian gelato. Like nothing beats good ol’ haagen dazs. But this place comes very very close; in terms of gelato it’s quite possibly the best.
We got the gianduja, I can never pass a good hazelnut up, although their sorbets are out of this world too. And their coconut gelato is on point! Like it is so creamy, reminded me so much of the fresh buko or coconuts that I ate in the Philippines and lemme tell you aint no coconuts (or mangos) like the ones in the Philippines. If I were to get a non-​cacao flavor it would for sure be that one. But the gianduja I mean definitely a prize winner. Super creamy, rich flavored, love the sparse chocolate shavings on top. And what made it really special was the cone. Normally when I get ice cream, I mean come on I’m gonna do it right and get myself a cone. Well I didn’t really expect anything extraordinary from this place bc normally you know you’re gonna get a good cone when it smells like waffles up in that b. And even sometimes when it does smell like waffles the cone still is like soggy or Idk. But this one was so good! It was firm and crispy and almost sticky on the teeth but not like a stale chewy kind of texture. It was just probably one of the best actual cones I’ve had in a hot a minute. And the portion is ginormous! Between Hiro S. and I we couldn’t even finish it. I had to dump the gelato out delicious as it was and just eat the cone bc there was too much it was huge! lol.
The people here are stellar as well. I remember during the Unilocal event it was straight up chaos but they were so calm and cheery and try this and this and how did you like that? They’re definitely down for you to try several flavors which I appreciate bc they all look so good like I want to eat them all lol. So yes. Definitely a fan! Highly recommend!

First tried this place at a Unilocal event and enjoyed the mango gelato. Visited the actual store this weekend and got a large cup of double chocolate and mango. The gelato is great. The location is nice and clean and inside the old SDPD station. It’s also a short walk across the street from the Seaport Village and the harbor if you’re looking for a cool treat for your walk. Probably much healthier than any dessert option at the Cheesecake Factory next door, too.

I stopped in here after eating at Puesto in the same complex. I was immediately greeted welcomed. I bs smoked several of the flavors and received excellent service from a genuinely friendly employee.
The gelato was delicious and I would highly recommend visiting this location.
I ended up purchasing three flavors and all were wonderful.

Gelato Paradiso is soooooo good. I love the area it’s in especially. My favorite flavor combo is strawberry, milk chocolate hazelnut and Italian cream. I’ve been here 3 times and I can’t get enough. They have a new flavor called spicy mango and it taste like mango with Tajin! I’m definitely going to become a regular.

Great place and attention to detail here; the flavors are amazing.
Friendly staff and amazing gelato … Ohh my the flavors to choose from!
I was really hoping for a Baileys gelato but no luck on my visit last week. I opted for coconut and the mango. Delicious and much better priced than the east coast.

I attended a Unilocal Elite event this past Wednesday night, held at The Headquarters in Seaport Village. Gelato Paradiso was one of the businesses that were passing out some complimentary samples (not mini plastic spoonfuls, but a good-​sized cup).
I stood in line behind my fellow, respected Unilocal Elitist, Omar S., whom I had had the pleasure of meeting (along with his lovely wife Kathy) for the first time at this event. It was at his recommendation that I had asked for a sample of their Cantaloupe sorbet. I’m not a big sorbet fan, however, this was so delightful that I had to come again the next day to try some of MY favorite flavors.
No complimentary ‘cup’ samples today, so I made sure to sample several flavors — Straccinattela, Pistachio, Dulce de Leche, Cookies and Cream, Toasted Almond, Mango, and others, before deciding on what I wanted. Bruno was so patient with me, as I took about 10 – 20 seconds to let the flavors of each spoonful soak into my tongue. So difficult to choose from because they were all so delicious. Bruno said he could scoop me up 4 different flavors in one cup to enjoy, if I couldn’t decide on just one. Yay!
The quality and taste of their gelato is reminiscent of the artisan flavors that I had the opportunity of indulging in, during my handful of travels to Italy. Each time I returned to the U.S., I sought high and low for a place that could replicate the delightful taste experience I had back in Italy. Feeling defeated each time, I had put my quest on the back burner for probably a decade. Recently, I skimmed through some Unilocal reviews of a few gelato vendors and bookmarked one in Little Italy to try within the next few weeks, however, Gelato Paradiso had presented itself to me first. Finalmente!
Bruno prepared my fuchsia piccolo cup into the shape of a little baby carriage (at least that is what my mind’s eye saw it to be). My Salted Carmel and Coconut gelato combo proved to be a sweet lullaby to my taste buds. I let the two wonderful flavors melt together on my tongue and soon I was in heaven.
I was so into what I was experiencing that I had completely forgotten to use my promo card, given at the event the previous day, for a complimentary cup or cone. There was even a $ 1 off check-​in offer on Unilocal that I could have used. Oh, well. I will be sure to redeem both, when I take my nieces here the next time.

They were giving free samples at the Unilocal event this week. Portions were very generous and the flavor assortment is bound to please everyone. I went for the traditional straciatella and nociolla but I heard the cantaloupe was a crowd favorite… will try next time. Service is excellent.

Flavors on flavors on flavors! A gelato lover’s paradise!
I came here during the Unilocal Elite: The Headquarters event & my stomach could not thank me enough. There are milk based & fruit based flavors. My absolute favorite was Guava! So refreshing, delicious, & just overall amazing! I also tried:
Strawberry Cheesecake
Mint Chip
Cantaloupe
(All great!)
Customer service was fantastic & thank you, thank you again for the free gelato during the event, so generous!
I will definitely come back!

YUM!!! Nice that you can choose up to 4 flavors per cup. I chose 2 (espresso and chocolate hazelnut) and both were excellent. 10yo had cookies and cream flavor and loved it. The young man helping us was very friendly and happy to provide samples. Will go back!

Even if you order the smallest size, you can pick up to four flavors at no extra charge!!! That is unprecedented and awesome for gelato places, in my experience.
I chose, cantaloupe, mango, peach and guava! Ahhh! So good, oh… Perfect for a summer night stroll. Get yours then meander the Headquarters.
These flavors are great and the gelato is so substantial that even the smallest picolo size will do!

Went here for dessert on a weeknight, they were not busy at all.
Friendly young ladies behind the counter, we were able to try a couple samples before deciding…
I got their chocolate hazelnut and pistachio in their smallest size.
The pistachio was seriously on point… True flavor and so yum… The chocolate hazelnut, I have mixed emotions about. It had good flavor, but after several bites, the flavor kinda disappears, you know what I mean? Then when I take a bit of the pistachio, it revives my buds a bit… But still, good texture and consistency.
Nice location. Decent price.