Bobboi Natural Gelato

While Cannonball pulls the rooftop-deck move and Rosemarie's builds around duck-slider architecture, Bobboi stakes its claim on texture and natural flavor extraction — the dragon fruit lemon tastes like strawberry lemonade because they're working from whole fruit, not concentrate. The watermelon actually registers as watermelon, clean enough that regulars mix it with dragon fruit for a double-fruit direction that holds up better than you'd expect.

The spot sits close enough to Belmont Park that post-coaster crowds drift in regularly, but the real test is repeat business from locals who've burned through every gelato option between here and Little Italy. Salted caramel runs standard enough to anchor conservative orders, but the move is steering toward the fruit-forward options where Bobboi separates from standard gelato shops — stuff like dragon lemon that pulls off novelty without reading as gimmick.

Service skews efficient: small space, focused menu, quick turnover. The location means foot traffic spikes after beach sessions and weekend afternoons when families with kids need something cold that isn't Thrifty ice cream from the convenience store. They've dialed in portion sizing so a single scoop reads as generous without drifting into those absurd Instagram-bait servings that melt faster than you can eat them.

Parking follows the usual Mission Beach calculus — street spots disappear early on weekends, better odds after 6pm or on weekday mornings. The play here is hitting it as part of a boardwalk loop rather than making it a standalone destination, though the flavor range justifies the trip if you're already thinking about gelato and want something cleaner than what the chains are running.