GelaRto, a cafe specializing in traditional Italian gelato, has opened in the J.W. Brooks building at 18 S. Water St. in downtown Wilmington.  Owners Nigel Langstone and Luca Grassi have been creating and selling GelaRto in Italy and Britain for years, and after a trial run in New York City, have opened a Wilmington location. 

Langstone and his family relocated to the U.S. from Britain in 2017, and with the help of MoMentum Companies president Terry Espy, the partners secured the South Water Street location along the Riverwalk, formerly home to Poodles Island Wear.