Enoteca Turi, the long-running Italian restaurant with a famous wine list, has closed down quietly a year after the retirement of founders Giuseppe and Pamela Turi.

The Turis launched the restaurant in Putney in 1990, transferring it successfully to Pimlico in 2015. Their personal touch – and Giuseppe’s encyclopaedic knowing of Italian wines –  combined to establish a loyal fan club of regulars, one of whom told the 2024 Harden’s survey: “If Italian wine is your thing, this is the place to go”.

Restaurateur Dominic Ford and David Gleave, founder of Liberty Wines, were announced as new owners when the Turis retired in August last year, but it seems the restaurant closed for business in August this year.

Dominic confirmed the closure, saying this week that he had resigned from the business in January.