Dolce Amore: Fabulous Gelato on Commercial Drive

I’ve had a killer week this week, with lots of evening business events as well as some socializing time with my sister. Having missed the bedroom routine a few too many times, I was starting to feel a bit out of touch from my kids.

So I picked them up early one afternoon and took them for a cone at Gelateria Dolce Amore on Commercial Drive.

A few months ago, when my husband and I were on the hunt for gelato, we stopped in on this cute gelato store only to find it closed. We ended up visiting La C asa Gelato, but I’ve been meaning to return.

My kids can easily see the ice cream cases and eagerly pick their scoop. My four-year-old has developed an affinity for mint (in this case “menta”) since that’s one of her father’s go-to flavours. My younger daughter remembers having had cherry at another gelato outing and chooses it again. I’m never devoted to my flavour choices, but I do always stick with more caramel, coffee and nut flavours. I select a half-and-half combo of pistachio and cota panna, which I’m told resembles crème brulee. And it does.

Since it’s late afternoon on a rainy weekday, we have the entire place to ourselves. I like that there is seating in the shop – enough to accommodate a few groups of people at least.

My kids happily settle in their chairs and offer up their scoops for each other to taste. My two-year-old isn’t one for fruit (go figure), so she avoids the whole cherries in her cup. But other than that, the gelato is delicious and a big hit with the three of us.

And I feel like the best mom ever.