The History of Nicolino’s Palm Springs Italian Restaurant
In 1969 Papa Nicolino his wife Emilie and two son’s Michael and Mark moved to Palm Springs and opened an Italian Deli and bakery. The Bakery and deli was named Nicolino and Sons. It was an overnight success with the first to serve the valley with Italian specialty breads and delicious Italian cold cuts. The valley’s local residents along with Palm Springs celebrities, such as Frank Sinatra, Burt Lancaster, Natalie Wood, Robert Wagner, Sonny Bono, Pat Henry and the list goes on who enjoyed Papa Nicolino’s fresh bakery items and deli. Papa Nicolino his wife and Michael moved and opened an Italian Restaurant in Lake Havasu, AZ in 1985 and again became a success in that community. Papa Nicolino and Emilie are well and retired now in Arizona.
In 1994 Mark’s daughter Kerrie opened this third generation Nicolino’s Italian Restaurant back in Palm Springs. With the same great recipes passed down from Papa and a few new created by Kerrie, Papa’s grand-daughter. Today Nicolino’s is not only popular with Coachella Valley locals but also celebrities, young families, lovers, seniors and visitors of almost all walks of life.
Our menu is designed by Frank and Kerrie; all of our meals are popular and delicious. Pasta, Hand-Tossed Pizza, Chicken; Veal, Salads, and Desserts are fresh and made to order.
Nicolino’s wine menu is affordable with nice imported and California favorites, we even pour a super well for our cocktails. Frank and Kerrie believe if you are having good food then have good drink.
At Nicolino’s Palm Springs Italian Restaurant we make it good, give you plenty and don’t charge a lot. So come enjoy our establishment and I hope we can become friends for life.