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“delicious traditional Florentine dishes”
In late 2000, Catherine and Francois Louy were looking to open a restaurant somewhere in Brooklyn. Both had years of industry experience in Manhattan (she was a manager at Balthazar, he was the GM of Cipriani). They searched in every neighborhood, but couldn't find the right fit. When they saw that their historic neighborhood pharmacy had closed after 103 years of business, they knew they had found their space. They spent months restoring the original wood interior, and opened Locanda Vini e Olii in January of 2001.They brought over a young, talented chef from Florence to craft the menu and run the kitchen. The result was an Italian restaurant unlike any other in the city at that time. Focusing on the use of high quality ingredients and traditional Tuscan recipes, executive chef Michele Baldacci created a menu full of simple, rustic, and unique dishes. Catherine and Francois spent the next nine and a half years building the reputation of Locanda Vini e Olii as one of the most authentic Tuscan restaurants in New York City. In the summer of 2010, they decided to hand over the reigns to chef Baldacci and their two long time employees, Sommelier Rocco Spagnardi and Manager Michael Schall.These three new owners, while staying true to the philosophies and traditions that have developed over the past 10 years, carry with them an energy and enthusiasm that harks back to the first days of the restaurant. From the decision to start baking the loaves of Tuscan bread in-house, to a handful of new traditional Florentine dishes, to the re-birth of seasonal wine tasting dinners, Locanda Vini e Olii is young again.
My visit offered a mixed culinary journey. While some menu items were outstanding, others fell short of expectations. However, the redeeming factors were the remarkable wine selection and the mix... Read more
Service and atmosphere was great! Really kind people here. However the food was just not very good... extremely underwhelming pasta. My partner ordered a martini. They didn't even shake it or... Read more
Came here for some light bites and drinks with a few friends recently. The service was a bit inattentive and honestly I was not really wowed by any of the things I tried. I had a Paradiso spritz... Read more
Locanda Vini e Olii
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- Sun - Sat: 5:00 pm - 10:00 pm
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