Sotto
Italian restaurant · Cincinnati ·
Inventive rustic Italian cuisine in a dim, speakeasy-style cellar
Inventive rustic Italian cuisine in a dim, speakeasy-style cellar
"I understand Sotto was a similarly traditional Italian project (now shuttered) where Dina felt constrained from exploring more Italian–California ideas." - Mona Holmes
"Once a subterranean destination where Steve Samson helped establish one of the city’s most exciting rustic Italian restaurants, Sotto was known for wood-fired neo-Neapolitan pizza and stellar pastas; the Samsons decamped from the now-closed Sotto before opening Rossoblu." - Matthew Kang
"Cited as a beloved prior occupant of the address, Sotto is one of the past successes Walter Manzke credits for making him feel good about the location when taking over the shuttered building in 2019." - Mona Holmes
"A celebrated restaurant project that formed part of a series of influential designs by a prominent architect who frequently partnered with Bill Chait, contributing to the city's modern restaurant landscape." - Farley Elliott
"I learned that the Samsons lost their second restaurant, the beloved citywide favorite Sotto, which compounded the personal and professional tragedies surrounding the Rossoblu fire." - Mona Holmes