[Photo: Kathy YL Chan]

With the opening of Love Gelato on 7th Avenue in the West Village we now officially have four gelato shops within a five-minutes of each other. Overkill? Surely not. The more the merrier! Love Gelato is a solid newcomer, but not destination gelato, and surely no competition for the likes of L'arte del Gelato and Grom. What it does have going for it is plenty of seating (which is always a problem at L'arte, especially during the summer), as well as a drink and a small savory menu of croissant sandwiches, and morning pastries. Fruit gelatos and sorbets are their weakness, with strengths in the darker, richer flavors like a Bacio creamy with whole toasted hazelnuts, a Caffe that could be easily renamed Espresso, and a silky Nutella gelato.

Love Gelato

167 Seventh Avenue South, New York, NY 10014 (map)
212-929-2870
lovegelatocompany.com

About the author: Originally from Honolulu, Kathy YL Chan writes A Passion For Food, where she chronicles her eats and travels adventures between Hawai'i, New York and beyond. She firmly believes that there is always room for dessert.