Freddo Helado

I got the chocolate gelato mixed with espresso and it was okay. The whipped cream was out of the can, and the service was average, not overly friendly or anything. But they had some interesting flavors like Green Apple and Nougat!

Great service. The gelato is superb and a good price. The service is great and paige is a great employee. Shes aways nice when i come in regularly.

We found the staff to be friendly, helpful and patient while we sampled different flavors of gelato. Despite our indecisiveness, they managed to get everyone served in good time. We’ll stop again next time we’re in Charleston.

My husband and I came to Charleston for a romantic trip and happened across Freddo Helado during a stroll through the neighborhood around our hotel. I am a fanatic for gelato, and they advertised Affogato on their menu of specialty items. I was sold. I ordered a gluten free chocolate chip Affogato looking forward to a small bowl of gelato with a glorious rich espresso shot poured over. My husband ordered the Nutella latte.
He was handed a hot drink made from an instant Keurig style espresso machine. It was very hot and very watered down. The line was growing steadily longer and longer and the two girls working were getting flustered. At one point, one of them spoke to my husband and said that his latte was coming. We pointed out that he already had his latte and we were waiting on the Affogato. They said that what they had given us was the Affogato. This was NOT an Affogato, I explained an Affogato is not a drink, but a dessert of ice cream with espresso poured over. She got another coffee cup, put one small scoop of the gelato in and more of the instant espresso. Then she handed me a small sample spoon.
Eventually when my husband got his drink several minutes later, he found it was also watered down and overly sweet. Neither drink was palatable and we tossed them at the first opportunity. The «Affogato» provided was very unsatisfactory as the gelato was grainy and the presentation showed a lack of interest in us and providing any sort of customer service.
I would highly recommend passing by to go to the Starbucks a few doors down.

This place is the best. The actual bee’s knees. I first had Freddo when I was living down in Buenos Aires. It was difficult to resist the temptation to buy some (I prefer lemon) every day. This branch is no different. I actually galloped across King Street when I saw the shop. This is the best gelato in the known world. I wanted to buy a ticket to go back to Argentina just for this gelato, and I am pleased as punch that it’s now in my darling hometown.

First off, the helado is tasty and fresh… you can tell it has quality ingredients. That said, the prices are ridiculously high for what you get and the service is subpar. We ordered a sundae and a trifreddo, and none of the added toppings enhanced the dessert. If I were to return, I would just get the helado on its own… but I won’t be back, because there are many other places I find more satisfying for $ 18

Dulce de leche, banana split … if we had spent more time in Charleston we would have tried more flavors. Freddo Helado is pure heaven.

I was searching for a coffee in the early afternoon when I came across Freddo Helado.
At first, I walked into Starbucks and got in a massive line. I took a look at the ~20 people in front of me, decided that this was not going to work, and walked outside. I was immediately greeted by the owner of Freddo Helado passing out free ice cream samples. I tried one, loved it, and went inside to get a coffee and an ice cream.
Wonderful ice cream, fantastic people working, and even a good cup of coffee!

The absolute best ice cream ever! The owner is from Argentina and is really nice. Try the Dulce de Leche and the Grand Chocolate — they will blow your mind!

The best Helado in Charleston! We had dulce de leche temptation and Italian Mascarpone there are AMAZING!!!

Went for Second Sunday and it was packed. They probably had about 7 or 8 employees working in that tiny place, too. But that was a good thing and made the line move pretty quickly. A girl even came out to us while we were halfway in the doorway to ask if we wanted to try any samples. Uh, yes, please.
I tried the dulce de leche temptation, which was really good but then I ended up getting the banana split and the italian mascapone. Both were super tasty but I’m in love with the italian mascapone because of those raspberry swirls. My friend and I agreed that there was way too much caramel in the banana split. I know, I know, how dare they overload my gelato with delicious caramel! But seriously, we were missing the banana flavor because all we could taste was caramel.
It was $ 5 and some change for a small bowl, which is on par with other places like Jeni’s. The bowl looks pretty small but it ended up being the perfect size when you don’t want to overindulge. I’ll definitely be back to try some more flavors.

I love Freddo. This Gelato is famous all over Argentina and finally found it’s way to Charleston. Everything is imported from Argentina so the quality of the ingredients and the milk is so much better than most of the places here.

Loved the Argentinian gelato. I had the Italian marscapone and dark chocolate freddo cone. The freddo and cone were delicious. The employees were also very nice and let me sample the dulce de leche flavor and a mint cookie flavor. Best of all this place is close to my work. I’ll be back!

This is currently my favorite ice gelato place in Charleston. Though known for their dulce de leche flavor, which comes in traditional, temptation and a version with chocolate shavings, they also have a variety of other flavors AND sorbets.
This being said: GET THE DULCHE DE LECHE. It’s rich, creamy, decadent and a wonderful example of traditional dulce de leche. For those without as strong of a sweet tooth, more traditional flavors and sorbets are offered.
Also, they have more than «just» gelato. They offer some pastries and drinks (such as teas) and mix-​ins/​sundaes. Having a few more options is a really nice perk, though absolutely don’t leave without getting that dulce de leche gelato!