Website: https://giovanninashville.com/
Giovanni Ristorante is an Italian fine dining restaurant located in Nashville, Tennessee. The restaurant serves authentic Italian cuisine under the direction of Chef Giovanni Pinato. According to its website, the restaurant “moved to Nashville in 2008 after 27 years in Mid-Town Manhattan.” It is housed in a building the restaurant describes as resembling a Tuscan villa, and it offers both regular dining and private event spaces.
Menu
Giovanni Ristorante focuses on Italian dishes prepared in house. Its offerings include handcrafted pasta and risotto, seasonal black and white truffles, imported cheeses and salumi, veal, prime beef, and fresh seafood. The kitchen also prepares housemade breads, desserts, and gelato.
The restaurant maintains an extensive wine program drawn from a private cellar, which it describes as “an assortment like no other in Nashville including some extremely rare wines, ports and dessert wines.” Beyond dine-in service, the restaurant offers online food ordering for pickup and delivery, private dining rooms for events, and gift cards. The restaurant notes that “We do not close in the afternoon,” allowing guests to visit during off-peak hours rather than only at traditional lunch and dinner times.
The menu emphasizes scratch preparation and imported Italian ingredients, pairing handmade pasta and risotto with seasonal specialties such as black and white truffles. Cheeses and salumi are imported, and the kitchen prepares its own breads, desserts, and gelato in house, reflecting the restaurant’s stated focus on authentic Italian cuisine.
About
Chef Giovanni Pinato oversees the restaurant, which specializes in authentic Italian cuisine. The restaurant relocated to Nashville in 2008 following 27 years of operation in Mid-Town Manhattan. The dining room features distinctive design elements, including a handmade Murano glass chandelier, walls finished in authentic Venetian and Mantuan plaster, a heavy timber wine cellar, and a Hermes-upholstered bar, contributing to its Tuscan-villa atmosphere.
The restaurant’s atmosphere is part of its identity, and the dining room is designed to evoke a Tuscan villa. Distinctive interior elements contribute to this setting, and the restaurant pairs its food and wine program with a setting intended to reflect its Italian heritage and its long history before relocating to Nashville.
Location & Contact
Address: 909 20th Avenue South, Nashville, TN 37212
Phone: (615) 760-5932
Email: [email protected]
Hours: Tuesday to Saturday 11:00 AM to 10:00 PM, and Sunday to Monday 11:00 AM to 9:00 PM.
Additional Information
Reservations are available through OpenTable, and the restaurant accepts online orders for pickup and delivery. Private dining rooms are available for events, making the venue suitable for both regular dining and private gatherings. The website includes pages for the food and drink menus, specials, private rooms, reservations, events, online ordering, and information about Chef Giovanni Pinato. The site also lists a penthouse apartment lodging option and job listings for prospective staff. Giovanni Ristorante maintains a presence on Facebook, Instagram, and Google Business, where guests can find additional information and updates.
Profile compiled from the company’s official website (giovanninashville.com).