A Little Gelato and Bakery and The Olive Wagon

Nestled in the back of Durham's Meadow Dr plaza, A Little Gelato&Bakery tempts taste buds with its enticing selection of gelato, sorbetto, and meticulously crafted chocolates and desserts. The artisans behind this dessert emporium prioritize your dietary preferences, offering both gluten-free and dairy-free options. Surrender to the sweet allure of our delectable creations, while enjoying the charming ambiance that will leave you craving more. Fresh Italian breads and more on the weekends.

A Little Gelato and Bakery and The Olive Wagon is a bakery in Durham, North Carolina. It is listed at 4823 Meadow Dr, Durham, NC 27713, which places it among the local businesses of Durham that residents and visitors turn to when they need this kind of service close by. Besides its main category, the business also describes itself as dessert shop, gift shop, gourmet grocery store, so it may cover more than the name suggests.

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 7 days a week. On most of those days it is open 9 am–10 pm. Hours in the United States do change around federal holidays and long weekends, so a quick call before a special trip is sensible. You can reach A Little Gelato and Bakery and The Olive Wagon at (919) 237-2594; calling is usually the quickest way to ask about availability, prices or directions. More information is available on its website, alittlegelato.net.

Customers rate it 4.9 out of 5 on Google across 263 reviews, placing it among the better-regarded bakeries in Durham.

Durham is in North Carolina, in the Southeast, where summers are long, hot and humid, winters are mild, and afternoon thunderstorms and the hurricane season from June to November can change plans at short notice. Traffic in Durham peaks on weekday mornings and afternoons, so allow extra time then. Addresses read from the street number up to the city, state abbreviation and five-digit ZIP code; the map link on this page shows the exact spot.

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