Our Story.
100 Years Ago in Messina, Sicily.
Our family’s love affair with gelato started in 1915 when our great grandfather, Andrea, started making gelati for his coffee bar in Messina.
With a passion for simple flavours and fresh ingredients, he shared his love of food and secret recipes with his grandson Orazio.
A Local Icon Since 1968.
Orazio, now in Australia, with his wife and his parents, worked together making iconic and popular gelato, biscuits, as well as their legendary liqueur cakes.
They began in Ann Street, Fortitude Valley – down the narrow lane and up the rickety, spiral wooden staircase. Back then it was simply known as “Orazio’s”. The 18th of March 2018 marked 50 years since that original factory was opened in what is now Bakery Lane. In 1991 they moved two blocks over to Berwick Street and since 2007 Delizia’s factory has been located on the north side of Brisbane in Virginia Street, Geebung.
Continuing the Tradition.
Over one hundred years after Andrea first started serving Gelato, his family carry on the sweet tradition, perfecting the growing range of Delizia gelato and sorbet.
Although state-of-the-art equipment has replaced the hand churns of old, the gelato is still created using traditional family recipes and methods.
With “four generations of flavour” dedicated to creating the best gelato, the taste is more than just delicious, it’s Delizia.
The Delizia Difference
In Italian, Gelato simply means "frozen" and Delizia translates to "delight."
For anyone who has been to Italy or eaten Delizia Gelato and Sorbet though, it means so much more.
Our gelato is lower in fat than ice cream, allowing your mouth to taste the true flavours. We do not whip extra air into the gelato as in ice cream and our gelato is not as cold as ice cream. It melts fast so eat up!
We make gelato and sorbet the traditional way using high quality, natural ingredients; Kensington Pride mangoes from Far North Queensland; macadamia nuts also from Queensland; lemons from South Australia; and freshly ground coffee beans from Campos Coffee. Our gelato has an intense and dense flavour that cannot be matched by commercial and supermarket-style ice cream.
With “four generations of flavour” dedicated to creating the best gelato, the taste is more than just delicious, it’s Delizia.
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Delizia is committed to ensuring that our passion for creating authentic artisan gelato and sorbet is reflected in each and every mouthful. We promise the taste is more than just delicious, it’s Delizia.