Nonna Emilia Ristorante Italiano

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Nonna Emilia (Nonna is Italian for Grandmother) grew up in Florence, Italy where her mother and grandmother taught her to cook in the family café. In 1921, Nonna Emilia left Italy on a steamship for North America, and six years later opened one of Portland’s first authentic Italian restaurants with her husband, Ernie Ceccanti.

Nonna always insisted on using the finest ingredients when she prepared her specialties, which is a tradition we continue to this day. All of our sauces are made from scratch, using our own blended spices, and slow simmered for hours - just like Nonna taught us. All of our meats are cut and ground specifically for us, and are locally sourced. All of our dough is made from scratch, and all of our bread is baked in-house. Nonna took great pride in always serving enormous portions of every entrée she prepared, and this is a tradition we hold dear!

In the family tradition, Nonna Emilia passed her recipes, lessons and traditions from “The Old Country” down to the restaurant that bears her name. Our Family continues the culinary example set by Nonna Emilia, and prepare her authentic Italian recipes with that same pride.

Buon-Appetito,

Robert McCue
Owner
Nonna Emilia Ristorante Italiano