Dolce Salato

Dolce Salato is run by Leonardo and Silvia Baldi, who first came to the United States from Italy as tourists in 1999 and later moved to South Florida. They opened Gelatodream on Las Olas Boulevard in 2002, which they say was Broward County’s first gelato store. In 2012 they opened a pizza and gelato shop in Key West with a cousin who is a pizzaiolo by trade. In 2015 they came back to the Fort Lauderdale area and chose Wilton Manors for their next venture.

The formula is the one those shops were built on: gelato made fresh every day and traditional Italian pizza. The couple explains on their site why they favor gelato over American-style ice cream: it is denser, lower in fat and more intensely flavored.

Guests can eat in, take out or order delivery, and online ordering is available through the website. The Baldis say the most rewarding part of the job is seeing their tables filled with people of every age, race, gender and belief.