Welcome

Born in Reggio Calabria, Italy and brought up in Grangetown, Cardiff – Giovanni is a true Welsh Italian. His career began by going to America and working on luxury cruise liners travelling the world. Today sees him running a collection of successful businesses, with Giovanni's Restaurants at the forefront. From humble beginnings in 1983, Giovanni's Italian Restaurant on the Hayes attracted a loyal customer base including celebrities such as Shirley Bassey, Luciano Pavarotti and Tom Jones, all of whom testify to the delicious home cooked Italian food the venue provides. Our second city centre restaurant Giovanni's in Park Place offers the food you know and love, in a slower paced, relaxing new setting. This year sees the restaurant celebrating its 30th anniversary of a family tradition which, alongside the launch of Giovanni's highly anticipated cookery school has meant for an exceptionally busy, but exciting year and we look forward to seeing you at one of our venues soon.

Find The True Taste Of Italy

Giovanni's Restaurant, in Cardiff City centre is at the heart of the Café Quarter and is conveniently located opposite the St Davids 2 shopping centre and John Lewis. It's also just minutes from all national rugby and football stadiums, theatres and arenas.

Our Restaurants

Giovanni's has two Cardiff Restaurants, the Original On the Hayes and In Park Place both situated in the heart of the Cardiff.

Cookery School

Welcome to Giovanni's Cookery School. Where our passion for great food, meets a desire to share our wealth of knowledge. Located in the heart of Cardiff, our state of the art facility provides both the enthusiastic amateur and the already skilled chef the opportunity to broaden their abilities and embrace new challenges.
Led by our experienced chefs, we offer a diverse selection of courses covering all aspects of cooking, from Parents and Childrens Pizza Classes to all aspects of Italian food. We also offer advanced Cocktail Training and everything in between. Be sure to visit our “What We Offer" section for a full list of classes, events and courses.
We're happy to cater to special requests and can create bespoke packages for all occasions including providing professional photography and video services as a keepsake. Please enquire for full pricing on these packages.
Our Cookery School is proud to be a part of Giovanni's Italian Restaurants, who have an outstanding reputation for producing some of the best authentic Italian food available in the UK. Established in 1983 the restaurant has played host to numerous celebrities over the years including Luciano Pavarotti, Tom Jones and even Shirley Bassey.
Gift vouchers are available to purchase and make a wonderful, unique gift for your loved ones and can be tailored to suit your exact requirements with vouchers availalable in denominations of £10 or to cover an entire class.
Whatever you're looking for, our team are here to make your cooking experience one you'll remember for years to come – so please get in touch, we'll be happy to help.