The Oldest Restaurant On Staten Island Has Its Own Vegetable Garden And Bocce Court - Chowhound

While not one of the oldest restaurants in the world, Basilio Inn on Staten Island has a long and storied past. Located in a former carriage house built before the Civil War, the restaurant, owned by Maurizio Asperti, was founded in 1921 by Basilio Giovannini, an erstwhile Piedmontese cooper. It served as a gathering place for Italian immigrants in its early days and, more recently, as a historic dining…