Located on Paseo Delicias, Paseo Pizza & Gelato opened in the Rancho Santa Fe Village this September, next door to Paseo RSF. Both are owned by Jennifer Fields, who has 24 years in hospitality, including a decade at the Bellagio in Las Vegas. She moved to Rancho Santa Fe in 2019 and took over the former Rancho Santa Fe Bistro space in 2025. It’s one of several new places bringing life back to our historic Village.
INSIDE PASEO PIZZA & GELATO
The shop is part of the original 1924 Rancho Santa Fe schoolhouse, with the red tile roof seen throughout the Village and a green Dutch door at the entrance. The patio matches Paseo RSF next door, with string lights, terracotta planters and black and white woven bistro bar chairs. Inside is cozy, with a vintage style green banquette along the windows. It has the look of a neighborhood pizza parlor that has always been there. The domed, mosaic tiled pizza oven faces the counter, so you can watch the pizzas go in and out.
Website: paseopizzarsf.com
Menu: Lunch & Dinner
Address: 6024 Paseo Delicias, Suite D, Rancho Santa Fe, CA 92067
Hours: Open every day from 12pm to 9pm
WHAT WE ORDERED
The menu has Classic Pizzas, Paseo Signatures, Salads, Starters, Panuozzo and Gelato. Most of the pizzas use San Marzano tomato sauce and a fresh mozzarella blend, and several of the signatures include house-made Italian sausage and meatballs.
We started with the Paseo Chopped, the most ordered salad on the menu. Romaine, iceberg, salami, fresh mozzarella, chickpeas and Parmesan Vinaigrette.
We moved on to the Pepperoni. San Marzano tomato sauce, fresh mozzarella blend and cup & char pepperoni. It’s a classic done right. The pepperoni curls as it bakes, so the edges crisp up (my favorite part), and the crust has charred spots from the oven. We followed with The Jen. San Marzano tomato sauce, fresh mozzarella blend, house-made Italian sausage, cup & char pepperoni and mushrooms. Picking a favorite was hard. You can’t go wrong with a classic pepperoni, but The Jen won me over.
We finished with gelato, served in a cup or a cone with up to two flavors. There are over 20 to choose from, with Italian classics like Pistachio, Stracciatella and Tiramisu alongside Cantaloupe, Black Cherry and Birthday Cake. They also have Lemon, Mango and Strawberry Sorbet, plus a Vegan Vanilla. I chose the Sea Salt Caramel and it was delicious.
GELATO FLAVORS
Almond, Birthday Cake, Black Cherry, Cantaloupe, Coconut, Coffee Ch, Cookies, Creamy Lemon, Dark Chocolate, Hazelnut, Lemon Sorbet, Mango Sorbet, Mint Chocolate, Mixed Berry, Pineapple, Pistachio, Sea Salt Caramel, Stracciatella, Strawberry, Strawberry Sorbet, Tiramisu, Vanilla, Vegan Vanilla
Flavors may change. Check with the shop for the current selection.
Service is warm and personal. The staff greets you like a regular on your first visit, which is exactly what you hope for in Rancho Santa Fe. It’s a casual spot for lunch, an early dinner with the kids or gelato after a walk through the Village.
A GROWING VILLAGE
My girls were lifers at R. Roger Rowe, and when they were old enough to walk into the Village with friends, there was nowhere to grab a snack and hang out. That has been slowly changing. Paseo RSF opened, then a sandwich and soft serve shop, and now Paseo is bringing pizza and gelato, along with new jewelry, antiques, flowers and home goods shops. It gives our kids somewhere to be and gives the rest of us a reason to stay in town a little longer. Paseo Pizza & Gelato is already a Village staple.
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