To be a guest of Giancarlo Gioco's restaurant means to be a guest of History. The restaurant is near at one of the most romantic places: Juliet's Balcony and Romeo's House is just next to it. This place, that is the favourite one of the gourmets, is full of history, it, itself, represents history.
Some examples: on the wall there is a parchment, framed and protected by glass, which dates back long time. It is signed by a good hand and the date is precisely: 8th October 1879. That day, Giancarlo's great-grandfather, Giuseppe Gioco, signed a contract with a council firm for gas connection to his "trattoria". But it had been since 1420, even if managed by another person.
At the beginning it was a inn, then it gave hospitality to travellers and their horses.
To complete this suggestive image, Verona lacks the sea. But Giancarlo thought about and he brought a bit of the Adriatic Sea to his restaurant "Arche": a variety of excellent and fresh fish that smells of love and salt.
Historical center of Verona.
Ristorante Arche
Via Arche Scaligere, 6
37121 Verona Italia
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Quiet and tranquillity are features of this menu but they are not included in the bill. Elegance goes with professionalism. The special dish is fish, as a homage to the variety of the sea products and to the good cuisine. Venice is the source of inspiration: old and traditional recipes are made in modern ways. A Russian poet and winner of the Nobel for literature, Josif Brodsky, said that Restaurant "Alle Arche" reveals something ancient". The products of the sea are reelaborated according the Veronese tradition that exalts them giving them a new life. |
