Cracco in Galleria

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Cracco in Galleria is a fine dining restaurant located in the Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II in Milano, Italy from Italian celebrity chef Carlo Cracco. The restaurant has three forks from Gambero Rosso, one star in the Michelin Guide, and in the World's 50 Best Restaurants. [1] [2] [3]

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The restaurant is Cracco's first restaurant offering a menu entirely without meat instead building its menu around fresh seafood. [1] It is located in a four-story facility within the Galleria and has a 10,000 bottle wine cellar. [4] The space also features a café, cioccolateria, wine bar, patisserie and private lounge. [5] [6]

History

Cracco originally opened the restaurant on 8 January 2001 in partnership with the Peck brothers who own Peck, the Italian gastronomy temple in Milano. At the time, it was known as Cracco Peck di Milano. [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 into a three-story 10,764 square foot space within 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]

The restaurant has been awarded three forks by Gambero Rosso, one star by Michelin Guide, and is included in the World's 50 Best Restaurants. [1] [2] [3]

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  1. 1 2 3 "Cracco Portofino:the newest restaurant of a great Italian chef". Gambero Rosso International. 2021-08-08. Retrieved 2024-11-15.
  2. 1 2 "Cracco in Galleria – Milan". Michelin Guide. Retrieved 2024-11-15.
  3. 1 2 "Cracco-Milan-Restaurant-50Best Discovery". 50B - Discovery. Retrieved 2024-11-15.
  4. ↑ Bowles, Hamish (2018-06-29). "With Striking Interior Design, Milan's Cracco Restaurant Evokes Singular Elegance". Vogue. Retrieved 2024-11-18.
  5. ↑ Tucker, Emma (2018-02-27). "Cracco restaurant opens in the oldest shopping mall in the world". The Spaces. Retrieved 2024-11-18.
  6. 1 2 Tucker, Emma (2018-02-27). "Cracco restaurant opens in the oldest shopping mall in the world". The Spaces. Retrieved 2024-11-18.
  7. ↑ Monte, Alessandra Dal (2016-12-31). "Com'erano e come sono: il cambio di look di 12 chef tra barba, occhiali e abiti trendy". Corriere della Sera (in Italian). Retrieved 2024-11-15.
  8. ↑ Gattuso, Ferruccio (16 November 2006). "Sfida tra i ristoranti: per il Gambero Rosso vince Cracco Peck". il Giornale.
  9. ↑ "Cracco non più Peck - Papero Giallo". www.varie.eu. Retrieved 2024-11-15.
  10. ↑ Turra, Alessandra (2015-07-15). "Chef Carlo Cracco To Open New Spot in Galleria Vittorio Emanuele". WWD. Retrieved 2024-11-18.
  11. ↑ "Cracco and the truth behind the lost star". Identità Golose Web: magazine italiano di cucina internazionale!. Retrieved 2024-11-18.
  12. ↑ Olson, Carly (2018-03-14). "Step Inside Milan's Most Stylish New Restaurant". Architectural Digest. Retrieved 2024-11-22.
  13. ↑ "Carlo Cracco e il "rosso" milionario, le reazioni dei colleghi: "Siamo tutti in bilico, ma la cucina stellata non è a rischio"". la Repubblica (in Italian). 2023-04-13. Retrieved 2024-11-18.
  14. ↑ "Cracco in Galleria, passivo in cinque danni di quasi 5 milioni di euro - Milano da Bere". milanodabere.it (in Italian). 2023-04-11. Retrieved 2024-11-22.

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