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Owner story · Jersey City

“We create a space where you can feel as if it is ‘your place’ too.”

Soledad Riquelme · Owner, Gia Gelato & Cafe

1,953deliveries by PinkbotSince October 2025
5 daysfrom the first meeting to the first deliveryOctober 2025
Gia Gelato & Cafe on Newark Avenue: its orange sign, painted vines and tables out front
A cup of Gia’s gelato swirled with dark berries

From El Ombú to Gia

The regulars who bought their favorite café.

Soledad Riquelme and her husband Axel came to Jersey City from Argentina about 20 years ago. Their daughter went to school around the corner from Gia Gelato & Cafe, a Newark Avenue café since 2013, and they were regulars. When COVID-19 closed El Ombú, the empanada shop they ran in Union City, someone told them Gia was for sale. They took it over in early 2021, kept the name, and brought in Argentinian dishes, local artists’ work and Thursday tango lessons.

“We were customers of Gia Gelato before we bought it.”Axel, to Hoboken Girl
A latte with a foam heart beside a vase of dried flowers

The menu

Gelato by the scoop, breakfast by the plate.

Gelato made with Amarena cherries, pistachios and hazelnuts imported from Italy, with dulce de leche the best-seller. From the kitchen come stuffed French toast, Cajun shrimp and grits, quesadillas and wraps, with coffee from the bar.

Dulce de leche is the best-seller

The gelato case

Gelato by the scoopDulce de leche is the best-seller
Chocolate gelato on a brownie, with whipped cream

Dessert

Brownie and gelatoChocolate gelato on a brownie, with whipped cream
French toast stuffed with cream cheese

Breakfast

Angelina French ToastFrench toast stuffed with cream cheese
Cajun shrimp, creamy grits, sautéed tomatoes, scrambled eggs

Breakfast

Cajun Shrimp and GritsCajun shrimp, creamy grits, sautéed tomatoes, scrambled eggs
Scrambled eggs, pico de gallo, bacon and cheese, with home fries

Breakfast

Breakfast QuesadillaScrambled eggs, pico de gallo, bacon and cheese, with home fries
Grilled chicken, applewood bacon, avocado, greens, chipotle sauce

The house wrap

Gia MetroGrilled chicken, applewood bacon, avocado, greens, chipotle sauce
Hot chocolate with whipped cream and a chocolate swirl by the fireplace

Delivery with Pinkbot

Pinkbot delivers Gia’s orders from Newark Avenue.

  • Since October 7, 2025Pinkbot picks up Gia’s delivery orders at 281 Newark Ave and brings them to the door.
  • $46K of fooddelivered to Gia’s customers so far.
  • 13 monthsof deliveries together, and counting.

Five days from the first meeting to the first delivery.

  1. Oct 2, 2025Gia and Pinkbot meet, and setup starts the same day.
  2. Oct 7, 2025The first Pinkbot delivery leaves 281 Newark Ave.
  3. Nov 20261,953 deliveries and counting.
“Little by little we’re forming a mixture of cultures.”

Soledad Riquelme · “We’ve maintained a lot of the essence of the original shop.”

Visit Gia

A sweet taste of Argentina on Newark Avenue.

281 Newark AveJersey City, NJ 07302
Order onlineOrder on DoorDash@giagelato
Quinoa salad with avocado and tortilla chips
Breakfast, lunch, coffee and gelato on Newark Avenue.Local artists’ work on the walls, and tables out front.

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