Cracco originally opened the restaurant on 8 January 2001 in partnership with the Peck brothers who own Peck, the Italian gastronomy temple in Milan. At the time, it was known as Cracco Peck di Milan.[7] The restaurant has won the award of best restaurant in the city multiple times.[8] In 2007, the Pecks and Cracco dissolved their partnership and Cracco-Peck was renamed to be simply Cracco.[9]
In 2015, Carlo Cracco successfully won the right to move the restaurant to the Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II. The rent for the space was reportedly agreed at 1.09€ million.[10] In 2017, Cracco lost its second Michelin star ahead of its move into the Galleria.[11] In 2018, the restaurant officially inaugurated its new location following the move as Cracco in Galleria.[6] The new restaurant's design was created by the renowned Milanese architects Studio Peregalli.[12]
In 2023, in la Repubblica claimed that the restaurant was operating at a loss and had accumulated 4.6€ million in debt due to high rent and taxes.[13] The amount is split between debt to suppliers and a 2018 loan from Banca Popolare di Sondrio.[14]
Space and cuisine
Cracco's cooking at the restaurant has been reported to be influenced by the legendary Italian chef Gualtiero Marchesi.[15][16] Some of Cracco's innovations at the restaurant have been described as "disobedient" to some traditions as he creates a "new era" in new Italian cuisine.[17][18]
It occupies a 1,118 square meter (10,764 square foot) space in the Galleria spread over five floors with three kitchens.[15] When Cracco first won the right to the space before renovation in 2015, it consisted of three stories and had been abandoned since 2007.[10][15]
The restaurant has opened a branch in Portofino, the first from Cracco offering a menu entirely without meat instead building its menu around fresh seafood.[1]
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