Ristorante Paradiso

Anime Review

Ristorante Paradiso
Genre Slice of life, Romance

Plot

Ristorante Paradiso follows the protagonist, Nicoletta, as she comes to Rome from the Italian countryside and becomes an apprentice in Casetta dell'Orso, a restaurant owned by her mother Olga's new husband, Lorenzo, and meets its colorful staff.

Summary

Nicoletta travels to Italy from Japan to meet her estranged mother who she has not seen since she was a young child. Once there, Nicoletta becomes immersed working in her stepfather's restaurant and the lives of the other workers. Everything is fine so long as she does not reveal who she really is and why she is in Italy.

Characters

Nicoletta (ニコレッタ, Nikoretta^?)

Voiced by: Fumiko Orikasa

The protagonist of the series. 21 years old, Nicoletta is an energetic girl whose parents divorced when she was young and was as a result raised by her grandparents. Upon graduating from cooking school, she began working as an apprentice at the Casetta dell'Orso restaurant and is its only female staff. She has a crush on Claudio.

Santo Claudio Paradiso (サント・クラウディオ・パラディーゾ, Santo Kuraudio Paradīzo^?)

Voiced by: Jin Yamanoi

The head waiter of Casetta dell'Orso. He and his first wife Gabriella separated a few years ago.

Luciano de Luca (ルチアーノ・デ・ルーカ, Ruchiāno de Rūka^?)

Voiced by: Mitsutaka Tachikawa

A waiter at Casetta dell'Orso. Surprisingly shy at times, his wife passed away and he is currently single. He has a grandson.

Vito (ヴィート, Vīto^?)

Voiced by: Takaya Kuroda

A waiter at Casetta dell'Orso. A very jovial person.

Gian Luigi Orsini (Gigi) (ジジ, Jiji^?)

Voiced by: Shigeo Kiyama

A sommelier. A taciturn person, he is Lorenzo's half brother and cousin. He is currently single.

Julio (フリオ, Furio^?)

Voiced by: Kazuhiko Nishimatsu

A chef. A friendly person. He is a devoted husband.

Teo (テオ^?)

Voiced by: Yōji Ueda

A chef. Youngest member of the restaurant staff, he is a talented cook.

Olga (オルガ, Oruga^?)

Voiced by: Haruhi Terada

Nicoletta's mother.

Gabriella (ガブリエッラ, Gaburierra^?)

Voiced by: Misa Watanabe

Claudio's ex-wife.

Lorenzo Orsini (ロレンツォ, Rorentso^?)

Voiced by: Kenji Nomura

Olga's current husband and owner of Casetta dell'Orso.

Vanna (ヴァンナ^?)

Voiced by: Yoko Sōmi

A former chef of Casetta dell'Orso.

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