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Medici’s Café and Gelateria
About Medici’s Café and Gelateria
Gelato makes obvious sense in a valley this warm and this dry, and a coffee counter makes sense through the cooler half of the year, which is a sensible division of labour for a room that offers both. Medici's Cafe and Gelateria is found at 522 Fairview Road, close to the centre of Oliver.
Places that pair a cafe with a gelato case usually run espresso drinks, tea and something baked alongside a rotating set of scoops, and the balance between the two sides swings with the weather. Small batch production means the case looks different from one week to the next, so asking what has just been made is a better strategy than arriving with a fixed flavour in mind. A stop like this also fills an awkward gap on a day spent visiting wineries, when what you want is somewhere shaded to sit for twenty minutes with something that is not another glass of wine, and somewhere the children in the car will agree to stop.
Oliver spends its summers at the hot end of the province, and the town's shaded main street and quiet side roads are pleasant enough on foot once the sun drops behind the western bench. Fairview Road puts the counter within an easy walk of the town centre and the accommodation nearby, which suits an evening stroll better than a drive. Travellers heading between Penticton and Osoyoos pass close by, and a stop here breaks up the run through the valley without adding much to the trip.
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