The Hostaria dell’Orso is the
oldest hosterly in Rome. In the Middle
Age, it was a tavern, offering lodging and refreshments to pilgrims
visiting the city. In the 16th century it became a hotel: Rabelais,
Montaigne and Goethe where among its guests. By the middle of the
twentieth century, it was operating as a restaurant and night-club,
much frequented by the stars of the Dolce Vita: Onassis e la Callas,
Clark Gable, Tyrone Power and many more.
Then in 1997 after diverse changing owners it was closed. Thanks to
the entrepeneur Vincenzo Nicastro and the great chef Gualtiero Marchesi,
the restaurant and night-club has reopened again.
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Visitors can now enjoy a top-class cuisine
in the historic building: Gualtiero Marchesi has been the first
Italian chef to receive 3 stars by the Michelin Red Guide in 1985
and he is best known for having changed the way of cooking in Italy.
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