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“The master has arrived, tomorrow, the table will have the usual pasta and beans”. These are the words of Pietro Arpesella when Giulietta Masina and Federico Fellini arrived at the Grand Hotel, calling the restaurant “Grotta Rossa”. Restaurant owner Tarcisio remembers that in the early nineties he would receive a call from time to time. Every time the maestro came to town.
But the history of the “Grotta Rossa” restaurant goes back much further, to 1897, when the old restaurant of the same name served Sangiovese, salami and cheese to travelers to and from San Marino, stopping their horses at the watering hole, in the small square in front, where there is now a gas station.
The whole area also owes its name to this, since it is situated on an embankment, not far from the entrances of two caves that lead to Monte Corvignano. The ancient tunnels, later also used as shelters during wars, had a reddish drainage channel during rains when the water took on the color of red earth. Hence, the name of the place, “Grotta Rossa”, has spread throughout the community.
After all these years and some changes in management, the “Grotta Rossa” restaurant at via della Grotta Rossa 13 has become a historic shop. Well-known in every generation of Rimini, it is now managed by Tarcisio’s sons Simona and Christian, who continue to offer authentic Romagna cuisine and fresh homemade pasta every day, as always.
Another historical activity in the area recognized by the Municipality of Rimini is “La Casina del Bosco”, located in Marina Centro, via Beccadelli, 15. This place has been mentioned and cited by the Municipality of Rimini for many years. It has been mentioned in the most well-known and widely circulated national and international magazines such as Build, Herald Tribune, Gente, Donna Moderna and Dove, and in the book I Miss Your Voice, a biographical story of a Milanese tourist who was a frequent visitor to the Riviera.
Today the “Casina del Bosco” is a famous piadineria, but in the late 1940s it was a famous dance hall with ballroom dancing under the same banner that still exists today. It was later converted into a bar, continuing to offer traditional food and drinks and the sale of Romagna piadina. This activity continues to this day, in the same central location in the heart of the marina, offering Romagna piadina with the same traditional characteristics of quality, product selection and preparation methods.
After several managements, the current owner, Barbara Casali, took over in 1995 and manages the place together with her husband Aris, her mother Adele, her children and many collaborators.
Today “La Casina del Bosco” has the same dancing logo, only the colors have changed, but with the same logo, and is a place frequented not only by tourists but also by many Rimini residents, just as it was before.
The two businesses, Osteria “Grotta Rossa” and “La Casina del Bosco”, belonging to Confcommercio, have become respectively the 91st and 92nd historical shops of the city of Rimini. This morning, the Councillor for Economic Activities, Juri Magrini, accompanied by the President of Confcommercio, Gianni Indino, visited the two businesses to officially hand over the plaques and congratulate them on their inscription in the prestigious Municipal Register.
After the approval of the law “Promotion and valorization of historical workshops”, Rimini created a register that offers requested businesses the opportunity to obtain “historical workshop” recognition. To obtain registration, three main conditions must be met: 1. The same activity is carried out continuously for at least 50 years, on the same site (or public area) and with the same original characteristics. 2. The activity is rooted over time, emphasizing the “functional and structural link of the furniture with the activity carried out”. 3. External features specific to “historical shops”: there must be “elements of specific historical, artistic, architectural and environmental interest” on the premises or in the area, or “elements of particular importance for the traditions and culture of the local place”.
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