Fortunato Vernolini and his wife, Quintelia Motroni established a Fish Restaurant in Cross Wynd before World War 1.
Fortunate and Quintelia were married in Barga, Lucca, Italy on 19 Sep 1903. Their son, Umberto was born in Italy in 1905. Their son, Inos was born in Dunfermline in 1906. Other Dunfermline-born children were Nellie (1910) and Fortunato (1916)
In1915, a shop at 7 Cross Wynd is listed with Fortunato Snr. as its owner. His son, Umberto is listed as the owner of the same business in the Pre WW2 Censimento. Umberto died in 1959.
It is not known when Vernolini’s ceased training, nor precisely when Giacomo’s was established across the Wynd by the Watters family.
What is certain is that In 2016 Mark Watters retired after being at the helm of the popular cafe for nearly 40 years; having taken it over from his parents.
Cafe Giacomo. had been in his family for more than 60 years.
The owners of ‘Just Greek Food’ (Sonia and Entmont Gerco), a takeaway on Pilmuir Street, plan to open a GreekTaverna on the site.
