Ice Cream & Dessert
Roberto's Gelato
About Roberto's Gelato
Few places in Canada make a stronger case for something cold than the bottom of the Okanagan in August. Roberto's Gelato works from 15 Park Pl, just off the main run and close to the compact centre where the beaches, the motels and the highway all fold together. The name suggests gelato, the Italian style frozen dessert, and in the hottest and driest corner of the interior, the late afternoon walk to something cold is close to a daily habit for anyone staying near the water.
What a shop like this actually stocks, and how it serves it, varies enough from one place to another that it is worth asking directly rather than assuming. In a valley that grows so much soft fruit, dessert makers in this trade often lean on whatever is coming off the trees locally through the season. A phone call is the simple way to find out what is on offer on a given day, and whether an order can be arranged ahead for something bigger than one serving.
Osoyoos is compact enough that the distance between the town centre and the water is a short walk, which matters in a place where parking near the beach is the scarcest resource going through the summer. Phone 250-495-5425 if you are planning something for a group, since that is usually a different conversation from serving one person at a time. The seasons swing hard here, and businesses built around beach traffic follow the visitors, so a call before making a special trip in is never wasted.
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In the Downtown Osoyoos neighbourhood of Osoyoos.
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