Restaurant
Dolce & Salato
9/47 Douro Rd, South Fremantle WA 6162, Australia
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9/47 Douro Rd, South Fremantle WA 6162, Australia
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Dolce & Salato brings unpretentious Italian café energy to South Fremantle with brimming counters of sweet and savoury staples. Mornings revolve around espresso and crisp pistachio cannoli, though lunch crowds gather quickly for beef arancini, continental rolls, and thick pizza squares. Regulars tip each other off to the glass displays packed with peach pastries, tiramisu, and house-churned pistachio gelato. Behind the scenes, the pasticciera shapes tiered celebration sponges layered with chantilly cream and fresh raspberries.
- Classic Pasticceria Counter: Glass displays packed with crisp pistachio cannoli, fruit tarts, and soft peach pastries.
- Traditional Savoury Lunch: Quick counter options span beef arancini, continental filled rolls, and fresh pizza squares.
- Custom Celebration Sponges: In-house pastry chefs build custom celebration and wedding cakes with chantilly cream.
What's On at Dolce & Salato
Upcoming events, special menus and other reasons to plan a visit.
No events or specials listed right now.
Why Choose Dolce & Salato
Why South Fremantle locals choose Dolce & Salato for pastries, quick savoury lunches, and celebratory cakes
Sensory Italian Pastry Counter
A bountiful display of freshly baked Italian cakes, tarts, and cannoli offers guests a rich sensory experience alongside artisan coffee.
This café is a treat for the senses
Donna Dehar-Leef Authentic Italian Gelato Flavours
Handcrafted traditional gelato made with authentic recipes provides a refreshing and nostalgic afternoon treat.
Dolce & Salato absolutely stand out with their traditional varieties and authentic flavours
Heike Motzek Bespoke Milestone Event Cakes
Skilled in-house pastry chefs consult directly with customers to turn milestone celebration cake concepts into reality.
All we did was show David a photo of what we were hoping for, and he really delivered our vision.
Peter Keeves Traditional Savoury Lunch Counter
Scratch-made savoury lunch staples such as traditional pizza squares, focaccia, and arancini provide quick and satisfying takeaway dining.
Fresh pizza squares without overdoing the toppings (exactly how my nonna cooked pizza), fresh cannoli and good coffee.
Mark Pride in Milestone Celebrations
Hosts gain complete confidence knowing custom-designed centrepiece cakes will delight and impress their guests.
The cake was expensive but fantastic and well received by all party guests.
Suzy Saunders Unpretentious Italian Café Warmth
A genuine, fast-paced Italian café setting evokes the comforting atmosphere of an authentic neighbourhood gathering spot.
the epitome of a typical Italian café—practical, unpretentious, and reminiscent of the charming small-town cafés in Italy.
Jean-baptiste Paquot
Most popular items
Authentic Italian sweets, savoury favourites, and house-made specialties
Gelato
Dolce & Salato absolutely stand out with their traditional varieties and authentic flavours, as well as pure quality of the often harder to get right one such as pistachio.
Heike Motzek Tiramisu Cake
Ordered a tiramisu cake for a birthday. It was beautiful and delicious, not too sweet and moist.
Cheryl Leo Cannoli
the pistachio cannoli was crisp and rich
Donna Dehar-Leef Pizza Squares
Fresh pizza squares without overdoing the toppings (exactly how my nonna cooked pizza)
Mark
Before you head over
Practical guidance on counter queues, bespoke cake orders, and lunch takeaways
Be prepared for counter queues
The counter line can get bustling and disordered during peak hours; expect a short wait when queuing up to choose from the pastry cabinet.
Speak directly to pastry staff for custom cakes
Custom celebration and milestone cakes can be arranged directly with the in-house pasticciera, allowing you to tailor specific designs or flavours.
Grab savoury lunch staples to take away
Savoury favourites like pizza squares, continental rolls, and focaccia are packaged well for quick takeaway if you are dining on the run.
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