Ciao, bella.
Gelato made the slow Italian way.

Luxury artisan gelato and 100% real fruit sorbets, handcrafted in small batches in Roodepoort. Delivered to your freezer, or scooped from our signature cart at your next event.

Real fruit Award winning Gauteng
Lemon SorbetMango SorbetPineapple & GranadillaCookies & CreamStrawberry CheesecakeBiscoff CaramelDark ChocolateMint Choc ChipGelato PopsLemon Shells
100% real fruit sorbetsLemon, mango, pineapple and granadilla. Real fruit, never flavouring.
Small batch, by handChurned slowly in Witpoortjie with the finest ingredients from Italy.
Bambelela award winnerRecognised at the Bambelela Business Awards. This is only the beginning.
Two ways to Bella

At home in your freezer, or the star of your event.

Order tubs, pops and tasting boxes for delivery across Gauteng. Or bring the white Bellas cart, styled to your theme, and let our team scoop for your guests.

The counter

Bestsellers, scooped for home.

Gelato, explained

Why gelato tastes more than ice cream.

Gelato is churned slowly, so less air is whipped in. It uses more milk and less cream, and it is served a little warmer. The result is a denser, silkier scoop where the flavour arrives first.

Air churned inoverrun
Gelato
~25–35%
Ice cream
up to 100%
Butterfatrichness from cream
Gelato
~4–9%
Ice cream
~10–18%
Serving temperaturewarmer = more flavour
Gelato
−12°C
Ice cream
−18°C

Typical industry ranges, shown for comparison.

From fruit to scoop

Four slow steps to every batch.

01

Real ingredients

Ripe fruit for the sorbets, and the finest bases and pastes from Italy for the gelato.

02

Balanced by hand

Each recipe is weighed and balanced for sweetness and texture, batch by batch.

03

Churned slowly

A slow churn keeps the air low, so the gelato stays dense, smooth and full of flavour.

04

Panned & served

Hand-panned for the cart, or sealed in tubs for your freezer. Scooped with care.

Seen at

Sweet moments, beautifully served.

From padel courts to garden brunches and festival tents, the Bellas cart arrives styled, stocked and ready to scoop.

Bellas Gelato at the Bambelela Business Awards
Bambelela Business Award
“Every scoop, every event, and every challenge has led to this moment. Here’s to building South Africa’s premium gelato brand, one scoop at a time.”
Bellas Gelato, on winning the award
  • 100% black female-owned, proudly from Witpoortjie
  • Trader Academy vendor at the DStv Delicious Festival
  • Private gelato training for aspiring makers
Kind words

One scoop is never enough.

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