• Bella Gelateria Yaletown is James Coleridge’s new 80-seat restaurant on Marinaside Crescent. Photo courtesy of Bella Gelateria.

  • The new location is equipped with a charming patio, ideal for the final days of summer.

  • The Wild Evita is just one of many gelatinis (gelato martinis) served up in Bella Gelateria’s new location.

  • A handmade stone pizza oven from Naples features prominently in the Yaletown location, producing fresh Italian pizzas.

     

  • Owner James Coleridge was named International Gelato Master of the Year in 2014 by the International Fair of Artisan Gelato.

  • The see-through glass gelato laboratorio allows customers to witness the gelato-making process from start to finish.

  • On the back wall, a cheeky reference to the open kitchen and gelato laboratorio translates to “we do it in front of everyone”.

Bella Gelateria Expands

Gelato masters.

There’s no doubt that Vancouverites and tourists are familiar with the lengthy lines outside Bella Gelateria on West Cordova Street in the Fairmont Pacific Rim Hotel, and know its old-world, handcrafted gelato is well worth the wait. Recipient of numerous international accolades, including 2014 Gelato Master of the Year, owner and maestro James Coleridge has now opened a second location, this time in Yaletown.

Situated along the False Creek seawall, the second Bella Gelateria is almost three times the size of its Coal Harbour counterpart. Along with its award-winning gelato, the new shop will serve breakfast, lunch, and dinner, including Napolitano Pizza and Gelatinis (delicious gelato martinis). The store will also serve as a classroom for aspiring gelato masters, with the first North American branch of the prestigious Carpigiani Gelato University. With restaurants scheduled to open in Kitsilano, Main Street, and West Vancouver in the coming months, could world domination be far off?

Photos by Joshua McVeity.

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September 4, 2014