A semi-frozen slushie of fresh-squeezed lemons, sugar and water, churned to a granular, snow-like texture rather than a smoothie. The Rhode Island summer constant since 1948.
Del's was founded in 1948 by Angelo DeLucia in Cranston, who imported his grandfather's Italian neapolitan recipe. The grainy texture, somewhere between Italian granita and American slushie, is the signature. Del's now operates over 40 carts and trucks across Rhode Island, with the Federal Hill cart and the Wayland Square truck the canonical Providence pours.
3 editor picks for Del's Frozen Lemonade in Providence, ranked by editorial score. All Providence signature dishes · Del's Frozen Lemonade across every city.
Caserta Pizzeria ★ 4.6
federal-hill · 121 Spruce Street, Providence, RI 02903
Caserta on Spruce Street has been selling Rhode Island pizza strips since 1953. Sicilian-style square slices with sauce only or sauce-and-cheese.
Iggy's Doughboys ★ 4.5
oakland-beach · 889 Oakland Beach Avenue, Warwick, RI 02889
Iggy's Oakland Beach order at the window: a dozen doughboys with cinnamon sugar plus a clam chowder for under $15. The Warwick original is year-round.
Andino's ★ 4.3
federal-hill · 171 Atwells Avenue, Providence, RI 02903
Andino's on Federal Hill's Atwells Avenue is a longtime stalwart. Veal scaloppine, snail salad and the canonical Rhode Island hot-pepper calamari.