Aldo's Homemade Ice Cream Parlor

Really solid bakery. Staff is welcoming and attentive no matter how busy and it gets really busy. The baked goods are very good and the gelato is very tasty and authentic. I love that you can see into the production kitchen its very clean and wellmaintained.

All the staff is sooo amazing! From the 8am coffee to the midday milkshakes! You are always greeted with smiles and loves! Natasha is simply the best! ?? Thank you Aldo?s staff!

Aldo 's Bakery Ice Cream Café is an artisanal bakery and creamery that opened in New Shoreham, Rhode Island in 1970. It was founded by husband and wife Aldo and Maria Leone. The couple immigrated from Italy to Providence, Rhode Island in 1955. Aldo began working in a bakery in East Providence and learned the craft of baking from an experienced Italian baker. In 1957, Aldo and Maria spent their first summer on Block Island. Aldo was invited to be the head baker at the Spring House and Narragansett Inn. In 1970, the couple would open their own business in a converted old firehouse. They became well-known for their freshly made breads, muffins, cakes, pastries and gourmet coffee. The business was later passed onto their sons Aldo Jr. and Bobby. In 1983, the sons added homemade ice cream and gelato to the menu (inspired by the gelato that the Leone Family grew up eating in Italy). They now produce 32 flavors of ice cream, 24 flavors of gelato, and 6 soft serve and frozen yogurt flavors. My first visit to Aldo 's was last weekend. My wife and I were visiting Block Island to celebrate our fourth wedding anniversary. This was actually the last weekend on Block Island before most of the restaurants and shops closed down for the season. We stopped by for dessert after dinner on our last night on the island. We were on the hunt for good Block Island ice cream. After looking over the selection, my wife ordered a cup of Cookie Dough mixed with Mint Oreo and I ordered a cup of 'Coffee Donuts ' mixed with Mint Oreo. This was some seriously good ice cream! It was the perfect way to end the day. We 'll definitely be back on future trips to Block Island.

We stopped 2 nights for ice cream....delicious!!!!! Both nights we were there at closing time....but served with a smile!! We loved our conversation with the young man from Bolivia. The bakery counter is a tempting work of culinary art....but, we did not indulge.

Mint Chip Dark Chocolate Sea Salt Gelato. The Best!