Giacomo a casa tua!

An adoptive child of Milan, the Tuscan Giacomo Bulleri created a catering empire in a more than sixty-year career. As a young man, he moved from his hometown in Tuscany to Turin to work his way up the ladder as a chef.

He is in his thirties when he arrives in Milano to open his first restaurant, Trattoria da Giacomo, in via Donizetti, next to Camera del Lavoro. The brave choice he took in 1958 marks the beginning of a success story, driven by a great passion for good food and the classic dishes of the Italian culinary tradition (roasts, boiled meats, risotto), Milanese families came to love so much.  

In over 30 years of full activity, his Trattoria became a preferred meeting point for business lunches and dinners. Its unique stylish service and gastronomic selection well summarizes the stylistic signature of Giacomo; great attention to detail, high quality raw materials, a warm and welcoming touch of conviviality.  The ‘90s mark a new turning point for Giacomo, he decides to move his historical Trattoria to a nearby place, Via Pasquale Sottocorno 6, and transforms it into a cozy-chic restaurant, Da Giacomo, that quickly establishes itself as a flagship of the Made in Italy excellence and comes to be internationally renowned.

Its seafood cuisine conquers any palate, and the très chic, vaguely retro atmosphere enchants the numerous Milanese and international guests, including celebs, actors, singers, directors, stylists and more. Giacomo Bulleri amazes the city with new openings; in the same Via Sottocorno he inaugurates the Bistrot, the Pasticceria, the Rosticceria, the Tabaccheria, and the Gastronomia in the west side of Milan. There is more.  Giacomo Arengario Restaurant, set in the evocative location of Museo del Novecento, and Caffè Letterario di Palazzo Reale finally fulfill Giacomo’s dream of an opening in the true heart of Milano, Piazza Duomo. A life’s reward for so much commitment, passion and hard work.

The latest opening, Restaurant Giacomo Pietrasanta, closes the circle and brings the great chef “home” as it is set in a tiny Tuscan village rich in history, art and culture. A place boasting a beautiful and romantic garden where to sit and eat, in the shade of a lush vegetation. Today, to continue the great work of Giacomo Bulleri, there is his daughter Tiziana together with her husband, Marco, the couple’s two daughters, Elena and Giulia, and their husbands, Dario and Cristian.