Ferrari Bar.
49 Sauchiehall Street, Glasgow.
Ferrari Bar. 1991.
Ferrari Bar in Sauchiehall Street takes it's name from Guido Ferrari the owner of the original Ferrari Restaurant and bar which was situated across the street. Mr Guido Ferrari came from the Swiss village of Ludiano and came to Glasgow to set up the Ferrari Restaurant at 10 Sauchiehall Street in 1938, he became one of the most famous restaurateurs at that time. He retired in 1963 when the restaurant was taken over by Mr Dino Baldi and Mr Italo Pini. The restaurant opened it's first cocktail bar in 1964. The old restaurant was bought by the Glasgow Corporation in 1967 and pulled down to make way for redevelopment in the area. Mr Ferrari died in 1968, he was survived by his wife and two sons, one of whom was a priest in South America.
Interior view of the new cocktail bar Ferrari's, 10 Sauchiehall Street. 1964.
In 1970 Dino Baldi and Italo Pini, commitioned architects Frank Burnet, Bell and Partners to draw up plans for a new restaurant across the street from the old establishment. The new modern building was known as Empire House which was a massive concrete structure of pillars and bare walls. The pillars were encased in multi-coloured glass, a new bar was installed with a dining area capable of accomodating 56 people. A new feature in the restaurant was the white draped chef in the window who prepared pizza's and other titbits. The new sign above the door was Dino's and is still going strong today.
New dining area, Dino's. 1970. ..| A view of Ferrari's new bar. 1970.
This is one of many favourite places in town to dine, before I was married I used to take my future wife here to dine three or four times a week.
Dino's was a fully licensed bar diner having the additional hour after 10pm. On Sundays Dino's opened between 12.30 and 2.30 and from 6.30 to 11 pm.
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