Lucky Dog Gelato

San Clemente, CA · Ice cream shop

Rating
4.7/5
★★★★★ 4.7
Reviews
20
Rank in San Clemente
#29
of 181 restaurants
City Percentile
75%
rating percentile
Address
Lucky Dog Gelato, 1008 S El Camino Real, San Clemente, CA 92672
Phone
(949) 545-7147
Website
luckydoggelato.com
Status
Open · Closes 9 PM

Lucky Dog Gelato is a restaurant located in San Clemente, CA. It is one of 181 restaurants listed in San Clemente. Its 4.7-star rating is above the San Clemente city average of 4.4 stars. There are 10 photos associated with this location.

About Lucky Dog Gelato

Lucky Dog Gelato is committed to delivering an authentic Italian Gelato with a Southern Californian flair. We work with local dairies, farmers and suppliers to ensure the freshest seasonal ingredients are used in the production of our all-natural... More

Hours

Friday12 PM–9 PM
Saturday12 PM–9 PM
Sunday12 PM–9 PM
MondayClosed
Tuesday3 PM–9 PM
Wednesday3 PM–9 PM
Thursday3 PM–9 PM

Customer Reviews

★★★★★ 5.0 Tarah Walker, Realtor Broker Associate · Feb 2026

Lucky Dog Gelato in San Clemente is a great local spot if you’re looking for something authentic. It’s owned by a local couple, and the quality is noticeably higher than your average ice cream shop because the owner actually trained in Italy. The shop is clean and relaxed, with a nice mural of their rescue dogs on the wall. It’s a solid place to stop for a treat after a day at the pier or walking around downtown. The Highlights: • The Quality: They make everything from scratch in small batches using local ingredients. It’s dense and creamy without being overly sugary. • Flavor Variety: You’ll find the standard Italian classics, but they also do interesting seasonal rotations and have several vegan options that are actually good. • Pet Friendly: Since it’s named Lucky Dog, they carry "

★★★★☆ 4.0 Gelin Cara Tuliao · Nov 2025

Cute little spot that had a great selection and variety of flavors! Coming in, the ladies were super sweet and welcomed for my dog to come in. They're very dog-friendly and even have a pup gelato for them that comes with a treat. My dog absolutely LOVED that! The flavors we got were really good. Not sure if it's because I'm not from this area that's normally higher cost of living, but I did feel like the prices were fairly steep. But again, could just be because of location and the demographic (and the market).

★★★★★ 5.0 Stephen · Aug 2021

Yup... my review remains solid! Lucky Dog is so good! 🤗 The Gelato is amazing. The owners are super cool. The place is in a great spot to walk to, near so much, easy to get to (almost too easy) I'm loving my visits and working my way through all the flavors (which might prove difficult as they keep coming up with new ones!) You gotta try this wonderful place. So glad to have them in the neighborhood... and oh look... time to go try another flavor! See you there!

★★★★★ 5.0 Eric Zhou · Feb 2026

Went for the first time. Sensational gelato. Clean place with lovely branding. We came late on a week night and they stayed true to their posted hours. Will be our go to spot while in San Clemente.

★★★★★ 5.0 Janette Skinner-Realtor · Jun 2023

Most amazing, fresh, and creative Gelato you'll ever find. They create daily batches of unique delicious gelato DAILY so you know what your getting is fresh. They source ingredients from the local area so you only get what is in season assuring that freshness. Nothing less then, yummy goodness!! Sadly, I don't live near by, but if I'm anywhere near here I'm making time to stop and enjoy!😋😋

Accessibility & Amenities

✓ Identifies As Women Owned ✓ In Store Shopping ✓ Onsite Services ✓ Takeout ✓ Dine In ✓ Delivery ✓ Solo Dining ✓ Wheelchair Accessible Entrance ✓ Wheelchair Accessible Parking Lot ✓ Wheelchair Accessible Restroom ✓ Coffee ✓ Seating ✓ Table Service ✓ Gender Neutral Restroom ✓ Restroom ✓ Casual

Services

Ice cream shopCoffee shopDessert shop

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