Now open • 806 S 6th St

Birdhouse Gelato

Open Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays
11 am to 8 pm806 S 6th St • DirectionsWe are a new South Philly gelateria serving gelato made fresh, in-house, from scratch with local ingredients, with a "trash animal" / pigeon theme and strong core values.

What we offer

We make all our gelato fresh, in-house, from scratch, using local and organic ingredients. (We want you to be able to eat here "without the aftertaste of harm", as Robin Wall Kimmerer puts it.)We offer classic Italian flavors and unique creative flavors (like pasticceria siciliana, which is reminiscent of stepping into a Sicilian bakery in a dream).We make creamy alt-milk flavors and sorbettos. We're trying to make it easy for everyone to enjoy gelato, no matter your dietary needs and preferences.

Our values

We're not content with the state of the world, and we're trying to do things the way we wish everyone did them. This gelato shop is an attempt to embody the idea that it should be easy to eat in line with your values.Here are some of our core values.

  • We value ethical, equitable treatment of all beings, and we're always working to remove suffering from our supply chain.

  • Our employees will always make a living wage. We plan to publish our finances publicly after we start up, to be transparent and stay accountable.

  • We believe that being ecologically conscious doesn't demand austerity — it can be delightful, like the delight you feel when you eat gelato!

  • All our ingredients are as local and organic as possible.

  • We don't charge extra for non-dairy.

We don't expect to complete the work, but we also don't plan to abandon it.

Our community

We share a space with The Underbite Bites, a local bakery with similar vibes and values.We plan to host movie nights and other social gatherings, provide a little free library / reading nook, and be a Lancaster CSA farm share pickup spot — just select Birdhouse Gelato when you register for your fall CSA share.

Our story

Birdhouse Gelato was started by Aspen, who was among Morano Gelato's earliest customers, and through them, developed an appreciation for gelato.In 2022, Aspen was encouraged to take a gelato-making class while visiting family in Italy. A class with Carlos at Gelateria del Teatro in Rome inspired a new hobby, which developed into much more than a hobby.

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