DiGiulio Brothers Italian Cafe is upping its patio game.
The restaurant at 2903 Perkins Road recently expanded its outdoor area with mahogany French doors, red umbrellas and greenery.
“We’ve been thinking about new construction, new additions, for probably five years now since COVID,” said manager Skylar Johnson. “We just found way to kind of do a more affordable way to close in the patio.”
The updated storefront patio at DiGiulio Brothers Italian Cafe on Sept. 12, 2025, has new umbrellas, cement pots and mahogany French doors.
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In 1897, the DiGiulio family opened the restaurant in Baton Rouge. Since then, the ownership has passed down from generation to generation.
The building’s front wall has been replaced by a row of mahogany French doors that can prop open on days with beautiful weather. Air conditioning and heating units have been added in the ceiling as well. The whole process took about three weeks, Johnson said.
Outside, the old umbrellas were replaced by bright red umbrellas, matching the main sign’s color palette atop the building. New cement pots separate the picnic tables from the parking lot, which will soon hold more greenery and small trees.
No seating has been added, but Johnson hopes to change that in the near future. They also may eventually add a new barroom attached to the patio.
“When the football season gets a little bit more colder, we’ll have the game on, and we’ll open up all the doors,” Johnson said. “I think that will be really nice, just to have people walking in and out in a good temperature.”
DiGiulio Brothers Italian Cafe, 2903 Perkins Road, Baton Rouge. Hours are from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. and 5 to 9 p.m. Monday and Tuesday; 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. and 5 to 10 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday; 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. and 4 to 10 p.m. Friday; 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Saturday and 10:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sunday.
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