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It was the restaurant where Enzo Ferrari used to eat every day, located right in front of his office in the factory. Today the original Ristorante Cavallino building, located on the boundary between the Ferrari factory, the Gestione Sportiva department and the new Flagship Store in Maranello, has undergone a thorough refurbishment process that has transformed it into an oasis of flavours, relaxation, discovery and entertainment. All enriched by a unique collection of memorabilia and unique pieces rediscovered in the company's historical archives and exhibited to the public to relive the Ferrari legend in the various rooms of the restaurant, the garden and the terrace.

In terms of its unique décor, the lounge area and clock room are dominated by Ferrari and Formula 1 photos and memorabilia, and by a wallpaper mural reproducing a pixelated motif of the Prancing Horse, diners enter the main dining room, where the large ceiling arches create a sense of continuity and depth accentuated by the terracotta chequered floor in red and ivory tones inspired by classic trattoria tablecloths.

 

The cosy and noble atmosphere is emphasised by oak-panelled walls, benches upholstered in yellow leather, consoles personalised with photographic collages of Ferrari engines and natural linen tablecloths. The walls feature giant posters with images from historic Scuderia yearbooks, as well as the front wing of the car with which Charles Leclerc won the 2019 Italian Grand Prix.

This iconic restaurant is coordinated by the great chef Massimo Bottura. The Italian chef began his career in 1986 at the helm of Trattoria del Campazzo, located on the outskirts of Modena, at a time when he was beginning to experiment with the fusion of regional Italian recipes with new ideas from his training with French chef Georges Coigny. After long stays in Monte Carlo and the Costa Brava, alongside Alain Ducasse at Le Louis XV and Ferrán Adriá in the kitchen of El Bulli respectively, he returned to Italy to begin a career marked by the personal reinterpretation of tradition, always with the stamp of innovation and a creativity enriched by multiple influences.

 

Awarded 3 Michelin stars and twice voted number one on The World's 50 Best Restaurants list with Osteria Francescana, Bottura is also known for his fight against waste and marginalisation, which is evident in the philosophy of the Refettorio Ambrosiano, a project of social inclusion and aid to the most disadvantaged designed in the framework of Expo 2015. In the same spirit and with the help of his wife Lara Gilmore, he founded the NGO Food for Soul, which is active in several countries around the world, and Il Tortellante, an inclusive workshop that invites autistic children to prepare pasta following artisanal procedures.

 

Restaurant Cavallino is a reference point for haute cuisine and is often an attraction on trips to the Ferrari factory.