Our history
Together for 30 years
For the most loyal customers, for those who have had the pleasure of tasting the delicacies of the restaurant even just once Camponeschi, finally to the numerous food critics, the opinion is almost common: the restaurant Camponeschi it is the best restaurant in Rome.
The adventure of Camponeschi in the world of Roman catering it began in the 30s with Tommaso, and continued in the 50s with his son Marino, who opened together with his father and brothers Benito and Rosa, one of the most popular restaurants in "La Dolce Vita” and creates, shortly after, theCamponeschi Agricultural Company. The 80s marked the entry of the third generation: Alessandro opened the restaurant with his father Marino Camponeschi in Piazza farnese, making it an elegant and exclusive living room.
Many important and famous people have followed one another here, from Al Gore a Shimon peres a Mikhail Gorbachev a Ciampi, up to American Hollywood and pop music stars, such as Sylvester Stallone, Ben Stiller, Quentin Tarantino, Catherine Zeta Jones, Charlize Theron, Michael Douglas, Mike Dillon, Justin Timberlake, Michael Bublé, Sting, Liza Minnelli and, lately, Naomi Campbell, Andy Garcia e Kerry Kennedy. But it's not just overseas VIPs who frequent the Camponeschi restaurant, Scamarcio e Claudio Santamaria they usually frequent our restaurant, as do two symbols of Roman times such as Sabrina Ferilli e Vincenzo Montella.
The history of the restaurant Camponeschi, therefore, goes hand in hand with the evolution of the center of Rome, showing charm and contradictions.
Alessandro Camponeschi
The owner of the restaurant, Alessandro Camponeschi, that in the 80s when the restaurant opened the neighborhood was populated by many artisans with their historic workshops, handed down from father to son, which over time gave way to commercial bars and restaurants; change which, according to him, has created a small whirlwind in the qualification of the historic center, leading to a distorted vision of its beauty, thus making an invitation to Romans to visit the historic center again, identify with those activities that have remained faithful over the years years to the wonderful context and respectful of the city.
Piazza farnese
Piazza Farnese still retains the elegant and refined atmosphere that has distinguished it since the late Renaissance. The imposing Farnese palace, and consequently the square in front of it, was the center of the Farnese family's activities and this made the interior and exterior of the palace less confusing and aristocratic. There was no shortage of social occasions to fill the square, royal processions and processions, very different from the market, of which Piazza Farnese was never the seat, maintaining the elegant and high-class environment. Even when the French ambassadors settled in the palace, since the early seventeenth century, the square was used for the celebration of important occasions, organizing sumptuous parties. Over the years, the fame of Piazza Farnese has grown exponentially, becoming one of the centers of the Roman jet set, until it was chosen as the protagonist setting of the film "A damned shenanigan" by Pietro Germi, which describes, as in many films of the late 50s , the beauty of Rome.
