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List Of Italian Restaurants
This is a list of notable Italian restaurants that specialize in the preparation and purveyance of Italian cuisine: * Amato's * Armani Ristorante * ASK Italian * Bella Italia * Beppi's Restaurant * Buca di Beppo * Carrabba's Italian Grill * Cibo Espresso * DaNico, Toronto, Canada * Don Alfonso 1890 * Drago restaurants * East Side Mario's * Eataly * Fazoli's * Fiorino, Vancouver, Canada * Frankie & Benny's * Greenwich Pizza – Italian restaurant chain in the Philippines * Italian Tomato * Kissa Tanto * Locanda Locatelli * Manganaro's * Marea * Modern Apizza * Mosconi * Murano * Numero 28 * The Old Spaghetti Factory * Olive Garden * Osteria del Mondo * Osteria Giulia * Pasta Pomodoro * Pastamania * Patsy's * Piada Italian Street Food * La Porchetta * Prezzo * Probka Restaurant Group * Rao's * The River Café (London) * Romano's Macaroni Grill * Saizeriya * Salumeria Rosi Parmacotto * San Lorenzo * Solo Per Due * Spaghetti Warehouse * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Bella Italia, Briggate, Leeds (24th June 2010)
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Frankie & Benny's
Frankie & Benny's (also known informally as Frankie's) is a chain of Italian-American-themed restaurants in the United Kingdom run by The Big Table. , it had 90 outlets nationwide. Frankie & Benny’s runs smaller outlets, trading as "Little Frankie's". These are typically smaller than full-sized restaurants, have a smaller menu and are found on high-streets and in town centres. History The first Frankie & Benny's restaurant was opened by City Centre Restaurants (since rebranded as The Restaurant Group) in 1995. In 2016, 33 under-performing restaurants were sold off. Then, In January 2017, The Restaurant Group attempted to reinvent the brand. In 2019, another 18 branches were sold and, in February 2020, the company announced that further sales were planned to take place by the end of 2021. Sometime in-between 1998 and 2005, TRG began converting former Deep Pan Pizza restaurants into Frankie & Benny's, Chiquito and a selection of other brands under the same management. In 20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Osteria Del Mondo
An ''osteria'' () in Italy was originally a place serving wine and simple food. Lately, the emphasis has shifted to the food, but menus tend to be short, with the emphasis on local specialities such as pasta and grilled meat or fish, often served at shared tables. ''Osterie'' tend to be cheap, and they also focus on after work and evening refreshment. ''Osterie'' vary greatly in practice: some only serve drinks and clients are allowed to bring in their own food, others have retained a predominantly male clientele, while still others have reached out to students and young professionals. Some provide music and other entertainment. Similar to osterie are ''bottiglierie'', where customers can take a bottle or flask to be re-filled from a barrel, and '' enoteche'', which generally pride themselves on the range and quality of their wine. In Emilia-Romagna are located three of the oldest Italian ''osterie'': "Osteria del Sole" and " Osteria del Cappello" in Bologna, and "Osteria al Brind ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Olive Garden
Olive Garden is an American casual dining restaurant chain specializing in Italian-American cuisine. It is a unit of Darden Restaurants, Inc., which is headquartered in Orange County, Florida. As of 2022, Olive Garden restaurants accounted for $4.5 billion of the $9.63 billion revenue of Darden. History The Olive Garden started as a unit of General Mills. The Olive Garden's first restaurant was opened on December 13, 1982, in Orlando, Florida, by co-founders Blaine Sweatt, Mark Given, Gino DeSantis and Dave Manuchia. By 1989, there were 145 The Olive Garden restaurants, making it the fastest-growing units in the General Mills restaurant division. The Olive Garden restaurants were uniformly popular, and the chain's per-store sales soon matched former sister company Red Lobster (restaurant), Red Lobster. The company eventually became the largest chain of Italian-themed full-service restaurants in the United States. General Mills spun off its restaurant holdings as Darden Re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
The Old Spaghetti Factory
The Old Spaghetti Factory is an Italian-American-style chain restaurant in the United States, Canada, and Japan. The American restaurants are owned by OSF International, based in Portland, Oregon, while the Canadian restaurants are owned by The Old Spaghetti Factory Canada Ltd. In 2003, the U.S. company had sales of $105 million. As of 2024, the U.S. company has 43 restaurants, in 13 states and Japan. The U.S. firm also operated an Old Spaghetti Factory in Hamburg, Germany, from 1983 to 1993, but this was its only European location.Richard, Martin (April 18, 1994). "The European challenge: US chains brave tough obstacles". ''Nation's Restaurant News''. History The chain was founded in Portland, Oregon, on January 10, 1969, by Guss Dussin. OSF International is the corporate name of the original, Portland-based company, which had 4,200 employees as of January 1994, in the U.S. and Japan. The Canadian locations are owned by a separate company, the Old Spaghetti Factory Canada Ltd., ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Numero 28
Numero 28 is an Italian restaurant chain, headquartered in New York City, with outlets in Austin and Miami Beach. It opened in February 2012.Florence Fabricant (February 7, 2012)"Off the Menu", ''The New York Times'', Retrieved January 24, 2013. Rolando Biamonte is a co-owner and founder. Food The menu includes round and square Neapolitan-style red and white pizza in three sizes, gluten-free pies, and a trattoria menu of antipasti, parmigiana di melanzane, bruschetta, salads, gnocchi, traditional house-made pastas, negronis, and americanos. The chef is Ramon Duran, who worked for 40 years at the now-closed Gino's near Bloomingdales. Reviews In 2013, '' Zagats'' gave it a food rating of 24, and described its rectangular pizza pies as "perfectly crisp–crusted from wood-fired brick ovens". See also * List of Italian restaurants * List of restaurants in Austin, Texas * List of restaurants in New York City This is an incomplete list of notable restaurants in New York City. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Murano (restaurant)
Murano is a restaurant situated in London, England. It was opened in August 2008 by chefs Angela Hartnett and Gordon Ramsay. Murano was purchased outright from Ramsay by head chef Hartnett with the handover taking place in October 2010. It was awarded one Michelin star in 2009, which has been retained ever since. Description The restaurant is located on 20 Queen Street, Mayfair, London, next door to an Indian restaurant, Tamarind of London, which had previously held a Michelin star. Murano was opened in August 2008 by Gordon Ramsay and Angela Hartnett. The cuisine style of the restaurant is largely Italian. Hartnett purchased Murano from Ramsay with the handover taking place on 8 October 2010. Reception In January 2009, the Michelin Guide awarded the restaurant one star. The star has been retained ever since then. In an October 2008 review, Matthew Norman of ''The Guardian'' lauded Murano's "superb" staff service and its "majestic" food. Jasper Gerard of ''The Telegraph'' pai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Mosconi (restaurant)
''Mosconi'' is an Italian restaurant located at 13 rue Munster in the Grund district of Luxembourg City, Luxembourg, overlooking the river Alzette. Headed by chef Ilario Mosconi, formerly from Lombardy, Italy, it is one of the Relais & Châteaux series of hotels and gourmet restaurants from around the world. The menu is an eight-course set menu of pasta dishes mainly prepared with imported Italian ingredients. ''Mosconi'' became the first Italian restaurant to receive a Michelin star in Benelux. From 2005 to 2014, it had two Michelin stars, but the rating has since dropped to one star. Background Born in Ponte di Legno near Brescia, and now in his mid-50s, Mosconi moved to Luxembourg with his parents when he was 13. His first experience in the restaurant business was as a waiter in Esch-sur-Alzette. When he opened his first restaurant, the ''Domus'', also in Esch, he and his wife Simonetta worked in the dining room, not in the kitchen. But when he was almost 30, he realized hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Modern Apizza
Modern Apizza is an American pizza restaurant in New Haven, Connecticut. Along with Frank Pepe Pizzeria Napoletana and Sally's Apizza, Modern forms what is informally referred to by locals as the "Holy Trinity" of New Haven-style pizza; the three pizza parlors are consistently ranked by food critics as some of the best pizza places in the world. History Originally called State Street Apizza,Ed Levine (2005). ''Pizza: A Slice of Heaven''. Universe Publishing Modern Apizza was founded in 1934 and has been in the same location ever since. Unlike Frank Pepe Pizzeria Napoletana and Sally's Apizza, the other well-known New Haven pizzerias, Modern Apizza is not located on New Haven's famous Wooster Street but rather on nearby State Street in the East Rock neighborhood. In 2011, the restaurant was visited by Adam Richman on the first episode of the Travel Channel show '' Man v. Food Nation''. Specialties Like the Wooster Street pizzerias, Modern serves New Haven-style thin-crust ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Marea (restaurant)
Marea is an Italian and seafood restaurant at 240 Central Park South, on Columbus Circle in Manhattan, New York City, which opened in May 2009. Awards and reviews It won the James Beard Award for best new restaurant in 2010. Most recently, in February 2023, The Infatuation named Marea one of the, "15 Most Exciting Dining Spots in NYC Right Now." Additional recent accolades include, "One of the City's Top Italian Spots," by Eater and Business Insider's Best Restaurants in America. In 2012 Marea received two stars in the Michelin guide; in 2020 it was downgraded to a single star. The restaurant lost its final star in 2022. It was also featured on the show '' Top Chef: All Stars''. Since 2011, it has been the recipient of the AAA Five Star Award. In 2013, '' Zagats'' gave it a food rating of 28 in its then thirty-point ranking, the top rating for any Italian restaurant in Manhattan. In July 2013, Marea was the restaurant chosen for the ''Financial Times'' column "Lunch with the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Manganaro's
Manganaro's Grosseria Italiana, commonly referred to as Manganaro's, was an Italian market and deli on Ninth Avenue in the Hell's Kitchen neighborhood of Manhattan, New York City. It opened in 1893 and operated for 119 years, helping to introduce the hero sandwich to Americans. The family closed the business and put the property up for sale in 2012. The business was founded in 1893 by Ernest Petrucci as a wine and spirits store, Petrucci's Wines & Brandies, that also sold groceries. Its location at 488 Ninth Avenue near 37th Street was on a stretch of the avenue that remained lined with exotic food stores for decades. After the enactment of Prohibition in the U.S. in 1919, Petrucci's nephew James Manganaro, an immigrant from Naples, took over the store in the 1920s and changed the name; in 1927 he was able to buy the building. Manganaro may have invented the hero sandwich, and played a role in introducing it to Americans. On his death in 1953, Manganaro's passed to his brother ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Locanda Locatelli
Locanda Locatelli was a Michelin-starred restaurant owned by Italian chef Giorgio Locatelli and his wife, Plaxy. Located in the corner of the 5-star Churchill Hotel on Seymour Street in the West End of London, the restaurant specialised in Italian cuisine. Description Locanda Locatelli opened in February 2002. The restaurant served traditional Italian dishes, with a particular emphasis on fresh pasta and regional Italian breads. There were also a variety of meat and fish dishes, as well as desserts. The restaurant was awarded a Michelin star in 2003, which it retained for over 20 years. A gas explosion occurred at the restaurant in November 2014, causing it to be closed for 4 months. 14 staff were injured and 400 people were evacuated. 6 fire engines and 35 firefighters attended the scene. The restaurant reopened on 14 March 2015. Reservations could be made via phone or on OpenTable OpenTable is an online restaurant-reservation service company founded by Sid Gorham, Eric ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
