Enoteca Pinchiorri
Enoteca means wine shop, and that is what this was. A cellar of more than a hundred thousand bottles came first, and one of the most celebrated restaurants in Italy grew up round it.
- What it is
- Grand restaurant
- Opened
- 1974, as a restaurant: it began as a wine shop
- Area
- Santa Croce
- Nearest museum
- Basilica of Santa Croce, 150 m
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What Enoteca Pinchiorri is known for
The cellar
More than 100,000 bottles and some 3,500 wines on the list, counted among the most important collections in the world since the 1980s.
The palace
The restaurant occupies the ground floor of Palazzo Jacometti Ciofi, built about 1720, with a courtyard for the summer.
An evening, not a meal
Jackets are expected and dinner takes the whole evening. It is the place in Florence for an occasion.
What to know
- It began serving food in 1974 and took its present name in 1979
- Booked well ahead
- It was a wine shop called the Enoteca Nazionale before it was a restaurant
Where Enoteca Pinchiorri is
Address
Via Ghibellina 8750122 Florence, Italy
Nearest station
Santa Maria Novella, about 1.3 kilometres away
Museums and sights nearby
- Basilica of Santa Croce150 m
- Bargello National Museum350 m
- Palazzo Vecchio500 m
- Florence Cathedral600 m
- Uffizi Galleries600 m
Distances are in a straight line from the restaurant.
A wine shop that started to cook
The Enoteca Nazionale sold wine by the bottle and the glass. From 1974 it served small dishes with it, and in 1979 the couple who had worked there bought it, enlarged it and gave it their name.
Enoteca Pinchiorri: common questions
- Where is Enoteca Pinchiorri?
- At Via Ghibellina 87, in Santa Croce, Florence. The nearest station is Santa Maria Novella, about 1.3 kilometres away.
- Which museums and sights are near Enoteca Pinchiorri?
- Basilica of Santa Croce is 150 m away, Bargello National Museum is 350 m away, Palazzo Vecchio is 500 m away. Distances are in a straight line from the restaurant.
- What is Enoteca Pinchiorri known for?
- The cellar, The palace, An evening, not a meal. The grandest table in Florence, in an eighteenth-century palace near Santa Croce, built on one of the great wine cellars of the world.
- When did Enoteca Pinchiorri open?
- In 1974, as a restaurant: it began as a wine shop. It began serving food in 1974 and took its present name in 1979.
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Things to do near Enoteca Pinchiorri
The nearest of this site's best things to do in the city. Distances are in a straight line.
- 11Find Michelangelo's and Galileo's tombs in Santa Croce150 m awayChurch, 1 to 1.8 hours, ticket
- 9See Donatello's David at the Bargello350 m awayMuseum, 1.3 to 2 hours, ticket
- 12See the real Gates of Paradise at the Opera del Duomo Museum500 m awayMuseum, 1.5 to 2 hours, ticket
- 4Walk the halls of the Palazzo Vecchio500 m awayMonument, 1.5 to 2.5 hours, square free, ticket for the palace
Artists to see near Enoteca Pinchiorri
The museums nearest to here, and the most famous artists on show in each.
Basilica of Santa Croce, 150 m away
Bargello National Museum, 350 m away
Hotels near Enoteca Pinchiorri
The five-star hotels closest to it, of those this site lists in Florence. Distances are in a straight line.
- Hotel Bernini Palace4.7Five-star hotel, Piazza della Signoria400 m away
- Palazzo Portinari Salviati4.8Five-star hotel, Via del Corso400 m away
- Hotel Savoy4.7Five-star hotel, Piazza della Repubblica650 m away
- Portrait Firenze4.8Five-star hotel, Ponte Vecchio750 m away
Where to eat near Enoteca Pinchiorri
The nearest of the famous tables this site lists in Florence. Distances are in a straight line.
- Vivoli4.5Gelateria, Santa Croce150 m away
- Antico Ristorante Paoli4.7Restaurant, Orsanmichele500 m away
- Perché no!4.6Gelateria, Orsanmichele550 m away