Three generations,
one block from
the bridge.
Argentina, 1952. Miami, 2000. Brooklyn, now — and every batch still churned on site, the morning you eat it.
Wythe Avenue,
at South 2nd
Julio Bertoni learned the trade from his grandfather, who opened a gelateria in Argentina in 1952. He brought it to Miami in 2000, and spent twenty-five years proving that gelato made properly — small batches, all-natural ingredients, no shortcuts — is worth crossing a city for.
Brooklyn is the second shop. Not a franchise of the first: the same recipes, the same machines, run by people who are in the room at six in the morning when the base goes in. What changes is the neighborhood. Williamsburg eats late, walks everywhere, and knows the difference — which is roughly the audience this gelato was always looking for.
The case turns over daily. What is in it depends on what came in that week, so the flavor list moves; the standards below hold.
Signature Scoops
Wythe Avenue Exclusives Proposed
Four flavors that could only be made here — each one lifted off a block you can see from the door.
From where we stand
First-person, no crew, no staging — the batch freezer, the case at opening, the walk down Wythe.
First Saturday,
behind the counter
One morning a month the case closes to the public and the shop becomes a classroom. Twelve people, four hours, one machine, and a pint of your own to carry home.
Sessions run the first Saturday of each month at 303 Wythe Avenue. Seats are released a few weeks ahead — write to us and we will hold one.
at South 2nd Street
Brooklyn, NY 11249
Marcy Avenue on the J, M and Z is the closest train, about eight minutes on foot. Bedford Avenue on the L is roughly twelve. Street parking on Wythe, if you are lucky.
Checking hours…
- Monday – Friday8am – 11pm
- Saturday – Sunday8am – midnight
Coffee from eight. Gelato all day. The case is at its fullest in the evening, once the second batch is down.
Everything worth walking to
is already this close
Domino Park
The old refinery, turned waterfront. Best skyline in Brooklyn and the reason a burnt-sugar flavor belongs on this menu.
The Williamsburg Bridge
Walk the pedestrian path at dusk with a cone. It is a mile of Manhattan opening up in front of you, and gelato does not drip in the wind.
The East River ferry
Come across the water from Wall Street or DUMBO and walk up. Cheaper than a cab and the approach is better.
Wythe Avenue itself
Dinner on this street, dessert here. We stay open past the kitchens, which is the entire point of closing at midnight on a Saturday.