Trattoria Cinecitta

For 25 years, Tratottoria Cinecitta served traditional Italian cuisine in a classic Italian setting. Today, the atmosphere and the menu are relatively the same, but this place has a unique twist.

Eduard Bahrat was born in Reni, Ukraine, and grew up in Be'er Sheva, Israel, where he worked as a police officer for 12 years. In the hopes of enjoying a calmer life, he settled in Canada with his wife and daughters. On a wholly new path, he studied to be a building inspector, a line of work he was active in for two years. Still on the hunt for something better, he had the idea of opening a restaurant. With his family on board, he bought up Trattoria Cinecitta and began to make it his own.

The Italian feel and menu were to stay, and in order to draw crowds of Italian cuisine lovers he advertised the restaurant in local papers. But with his multicultural background, Eduard decided this restaurant would cater to a whole other set of tastes as well. He added an assortment of Russian dishes to the menu and advertised in local Russian newspapers. Now, on a typical night, you’ll find lovers of Italian favourites dining on Veal Parmesan and Linguini Alfredo with a bottle of Tuscan red. On weekends, however, the restaurant draws circles of Russians who come to enjoy the tastes of their homeland.