History
While living in Florence, Italy, Katrina and Carmelo fell in love with the Italian passion for the simple, wonderful pleasures of everyday life. The epitome of this lifestyle was the leisurely evening stroll, the passeggiata,when the whole city poured into the streets to see friends and neighbors. Often, the evening was capped off with a scoop or two of Italian ice cream, gelato. Inspired to bring this experience to New Orleans, the Turillo's traveled across Italy and studied the artisanal method of making gelato and sorbetto from scratch. Despite delays caused by Hurricane Katrina, the first La Divina opened on February 26, 2007. Since opening their first location, La Divina has expanded with locations in the French Quarter and Loyola University. La Divina Baton Rouge opened Fall 2013. La Divina is the only place in the State of Louisiana to make gelato (or ice cream for that matter) from scratch without pastes, powders or bases - and you can taste the difference!
Specialties
Locally owned cafe near LSU in the Acadian Village Shopping Center to the right of Trader Joes. Your custom made espresso beverages are as authentic to Italy as we can create. Breakfast served until 11am also made to order. Paninis, Salads, Chef Specials, Wraps and more for lunch and dinner. Specialty beverages like our sorbet mimosas, cucumber lemonade, hibiscus tea. Select wines and ice cold beer. 24 flavors of gelato and sorbet. Enjoy our local artists featured on our walls and live local singer songwriters on select nights. Games and Coloring pages to enjoy time with friends and family. Bring your furry friends to our porch for Dog Gelato! Delivery available via Asap and Grubhub