Via Dolce

Via Dolce
Home stage of	Lola Pop

"A café-lined street at the crest of a hill, enveloped by a delightfully sweet aroma. Punches may veer into the cafés, but the fighters need to stick to the streets. Swing by and check out the ARMS Café if you're in the neighborhood!"

—Official Description

Via Dolce is a stage in ARMS, introduced in Version 3.0.0 (released September 13, 2017). Set in a small hilltop shopping district, the stage features a narrow stone walkway, breakable café props, and two prominent storefronts: the ARMS Café and Lola’s Café.

Appearance

Via Dolce is a street-side stage set on top of a hill in a small shopping district. The arena sits on a paved stone walkway with painted boundary lines marking the playable area. Cafés and storefronts line both sides of the street, each with fabric awnings, outdoor seating, and display tables. Some tables hold items such as cups, pastries, and macaron towers, and there are also wooden barrels placed along the sides of the street. These objects can be broken during a match.

Behind the gates at each end, the stage overlooks a wide stairway leading down the hill, with rows of residential buildings visible on both sides. Spectators stand behind the rope barriers and can also be seen watching from the second-floor windows of the cafés. The two main signs, the ARMS Café sign and Lola’s Café sign, identify the shops at either end of the street.

Layout

Via Dolce has an S-shaped layout that curves through the street. The center of the stage is slightly elevated, and ramps lead down to both ends. Movement speed does not change when walking up or down the ramps.

Related Badges

Main article: Badge Stash

Description	Reward	Design	Unlock Criteria
All of the treats on Via Dolce were destroyed. The employees got to eat all the broken ones, though, so NBD!	30		Destroy all the tables and barrels off to the sides of the arena over the course of the match in Via Dolce.

Etymology

The name Via Dolce comes from Italian:

• Via means “street”.
• Dolce means “sweet”.

Together, the name translates to “Sweet Street.”

Gallery

In-Game Media

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  Via Dolce stage icon.

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  An overhead view of Via Dolce.

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  A table at Lola's Café.

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  A view of the lollipop gateposts.

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  First revealed photo

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  The ARMS Café faces competition from a rival shop across the street—currently selling cookies featuring Biff as the motif. (GIF)

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  Via Dolce features many designs inspired by Lola Pop — but what’s this?! (GIF)

Trivia

• Via Dolce is labeled internally as 'Stage_Dlc_Crank'.
  • Its name in Version 1.0.0 was 'Stage_Cafe'.
• An observatory in the distant background features a fork-shaped telescope.
• A chapel in the distant background is designed with a fork-shaped entrance.

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	キャンディーストリート Kyandī Sutorīto	Candy Street
Chinese (Traditional)	糖果商業街 Tòhnggwó Sēungyihpgāai	Candy Commercial Street
Chinese (Simplified)	糖果商业街 Tángguǒ Shāngyèjiē	Candy Commercial Street
Dutch	Via Dolce	Via Dolce
French	Via Dolce	Via Dolce
German	Via Dolce	Via Dolce
Italian	Via Zuccherosa	Sugary Street
Russian	Виа Дольче Via Dol'che	Via Dolce
Spanish	Via Dolce	Via Dolce