A restaurant known worldwide is opening in Dublin this month. Gloria Osteria already has restaurants in Barcelona and Milan. The chain is owned by the Big Mamma Group.  

The restaurant had been rumoured to open in Dublin since the start of this year, and the news was confirmed on July 6 when they made an Instagram specifically for the Dublin location. Since September, they have been posting videos of the food they will be serving when it opens. They have also posted three videos about some of the chefs that are involved, as well as a video talking about Parmigiano Reggiano (parmesan).  

Gloria Osteria Dublin is set to open Nov. 27 on 41 Westmoreland Street, right in the middle of the city.  

According to the Big Mamma website, they are a French restaurant group formed in 2015. It was founded by entrepreneurs Victor Lugger and Tigrane Seydeux. They opened their first restaurant, Mamma Gorda, in the South of France in April of 2015.  

They have said it was with the opening of East Mamma in Paris that they cemented themselves in the Italian restaurant world properly. Before opening they made the effort to transport ingredients from Italy and started making their own pasta. They also mentioned how they found an antique roaster to make their own coffee.  

The restaurant is known for its authentic Italian food and elegant 1970s interior design in all their restaurants. The Dublin location will seat about 180 guests. It will also have a private dining room that can seat 22 people.  

One of the construction workers on site said, “We’ve been working hard every day to make the restaurant as nice as possible. Hopefully the hard work pays off, and we get it done soon.” 

TheCity had the chance to have a quick look into the building and from the quick glance we can see the burgundy design within. In the middle of the room, we can see a huge chandelier with marble steps leading up to it. If they are taking inspiration from the other Gloria Osteria restaurants then Dublin can expect to see a lot of mood lighting with funky but fashionable furniture sourced from Italian markets throughout. There will be a huge marble bar that will supposedly sit under 700 used bottles.  

Just outside the building, TheCity can see they are almost ready for the big opening night as they are starting to bring in plants and flowers to help bring the place to life.  

The name Gloria Osteria is most likely derived from Italian. Gloria translates to glory and osteria is a traditional place to enjoy food and wine in Italy. Therefore, the name is a play on words and loosely translates to glorious Italian food; some may say this is the perfect name for the restaurant as that is what it’s known for. 

The original restaurant opened in Milan in 2023 with the Barcelona one opening just last year. Adding Dublin and Paris to the list of places this month, Gloria Osteria is only growing bigger every year.