Black Dog Gelato

Chicago's favorite artisanal gelato shop creates hand-crafted flavors you won't find anywhere else. We start with our very own base recipe and combine it with real flavorings made fresh right in our kitchen, daily. Our uniquely modern flavors are created with local ingredients and served in small batches to bring you the very best gelato.

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We also offer catering packages for your next event, wedding, or corporate party.

Located at 859 N Damen Ave, Chicago, IL 60622, Black Dog Gelato operates as an ice cream shop serving Chicago in Illinois. This page gathers the practical details people usually look for before visiting: where it is, how to reach it, when it opens and how customers rate it. Google also lists it under caterer, dessert shop, which is worth knowing if you are comparing several options in the area.

American bakeries range from wholesale operations that supply restaurants to neighborhood shops that sell bread, pastries, cookies and cakes over the counter, and many of them also pour coffee. Bagel shops boil and bake on site and sell out of favorite flavors by late morning; donut shops open before dawn and are often family-run; patisseries and cake studios take custom orders for weddings and birthdays and usually need one to two weeks' notice. Ice cream parlors, gelato shops and frozen yogurt bars are seasonal in the northern states and year-round in the South and on the West Coast. Prices are posted per item, by the dozen or by the pound, and most shops now take cards and mobile payment.

Hours are published for 6 days a week. The most common schedule is 12–9 pm. It is closed on Monday. Hours in the United States do change around federal holidays and long weekends, so a quick call before a special trip is sensible. The listed phone number is (773) 406-1653. Many businesses also reply to text messages on the same number if it is a cell phone. More information is available on its website, blackdoggelato.com.

Customers rate it 4.7 out of 5 on Google across 804 reviews, placing it among the better-regarded ice cream & gelato in Chicago.

Chicago is in Illinois, in the Midwest, where summers are warm, winters are cold and snowy, and most errands are done by car; businesses keep steady year-round hours with the usual holiday changes. Getting around Chicago is easiest by car; street parking is metered in busy downtown areas, and most suburban businesses have their own lot. Ride-share apps such as Uber and Lyft operate across Illinois's larger cities, and public transit varies from extensive to minimal.

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