About Us

11 Years of Delicious Italian Cuisine

ABOUT US

Founded in 2011, Bocca Osteria is a small, family-owned Italian restaurant located in scenic Cooperstown, NY. For years, our family served New York-style pizza, generally recognized for its thin, crispy crust, with two other local pizzerias. However, I always wanted to try my hand at Neapolitan-style pizza due to my parent's heritage. Both from Naples, Italy, my mother’s cooking was something that I wanted others to experience first-hand. In fact, my mother's family in Italy still has its own trattoria to this day. They inherited the trattoria from my grandfather, who opened it following World War II.



With help from my uncle living in Italy, Fiorentino Falso, we purchased a six-ton custom-built oven from Naples, Italy, and had it shipped over to the United States. Also with the help of two other chefs, Jeremy Harris and Mark Harrington, we opened Bocca Osteria in January 2011. My mother prepares fresh gnocchi and fettuccine daily, but we are best known for our Neapolitan pizzas. With toppings like prosciutto, figs, and truffles, you will feel like you are enjoying your very own slice of Italy.

Google Reviews

  • Jaynie Connor

    This place is great! Excellent ambiance. Even when

    slammed busy it wasn't a long wait and staff was

    incredible. Got the gnocchi and rigatoni. It was delicious

    and I will remember the taste for years to come. You

    must go!! Excellent desserts as well!

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  • Atsushi Idobe

    This was such a wonderful restaurant experience! We went after visiting the Baseball Hall of Fame and the service was excellent! The Calamari Fritti was hearty and I had the Lobster Ravioli in mushroom sauce, which was creamy and delicious!

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  • Elise Zvirzdin

    Good food, nice atmosphere, and great service.

    The wood fire pizza oven was cool.  The pizzas were excellent!

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