"Old Greenwich’s Tuscan stalwart since 1994 — come to Applausi for the Marchetti family’s daily handmade pasta and house-pressed olive oil."
Applausi Osteria opened in Old Greenwich in 1994 and has stayed in the Marchetti family ever since, one of three Italian restaurants the family runs across Fairfield County. Co-owner Beppe Cornacchia, who lived and cooked in Tuscany from 1985, has managed the room since 2002.
The kitchen’s commitment to Italian cooking runs deep: the family even grows its own olives near Assisi in Umbria to press the oil used in the dining room.
Maria makes the pasta by hand every day, and every cut of meat and fish is hand-selected — the foundation of a menu of Tuscan classics built on the finest, freshest produce. House-pressed Umbrian olive oil ties the cooking together.
The setting is a warm, white-tablecloth neighbourhood osteria on Sound Beach Avenue — the kind of room regulars return to for decades. It also handles private events and rehearsal dinners.
For an anniversary or an unhurried date, Applausi offers genuine Tuscan hospitality without big-city formality. Compare it with Terra Ristorante or Valbella for your Greenwich Italian shortlist.
Not for a fast, casual bite or diners chasing the newest concept — this is a long-running, traditional family osteria, not a trend-led night out.
Applausi is owned by the Marchetti family, one of three Italian restaurants they run in Fairfield County. Co-owner Beppe Cornacchia has managed it since 2002 after years cooking in Tuscany.
Tuscan-rooted Italian cooking: handmade pasta made daily by Maria, hand-selected meat and fish, and dishes finished with the family’s own Umbrian olive oil.
Applausi opened in Old Greenwich in 1994 and has been family-run ever since.
At 199 Sound Beach Ave in Old Greenwich, Connecticut, serving dinner Monday through Sunday evenings.
Dinner only; weekend tables fill quickly, so reserve ahead.
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