An itinerary through the historic workshops of Rimini
Historical workshops are living identities: places that preserve neighbourhood traditions, gestures and memories. In Rimini there is a Dedicated Register that recognises and valorises them: it is here that “savoir faire” becomes a story, among hardware stores, haberdashers, taverns, bicycle shops, pharmacies and even pubs that have made history.
This itinerary crosses the centre and the seaside strip to encounter stories of work, passion and community.
First stop Cheri Haberdashery
In the elegant 19th-century building on Via Garibaldi, the Merceria Cheri opened in 1957 with Signora Liliana Urbinati; today the tradition continues with her daughters, Nadia and Maria Gabriella.
What was once the “shop” of tailors and those who sewed or embroidered at home è has become a reference point for those in search of quality and details that make the difference: buttons, beads, trimmings, ribbons, linings, but also bags, gloves, shawls, hats.
Here buying è advice: expert looks, timely advice and a kindness of yesteryear that has been able to renew itself without losing its soul.
Second stop Osteria da Biagio
A few steps outside the centre, a stone's throw from Borgo San Giovanni, the Osteria da Biagio recounts the Rimini of families and recipes handed down. It opened in 1968 with Domenico and Bertina; today the "grandmother's kitchen" lives on in dishes updated with taste and respect. In the renovation, the exposed bricks have remained, the original utensils hanging - the passino, the ladle - and a roundup of Romagna sayings smiling from the walls.
It is a story of passing the baton: new recruits are already in the dining room and kitchen, and the atmosphere of home is the real secret ingredient.
Third stop Red Devil Motors
On the sea line, the Paolini brothers started the Red Devil in 1987: first a bar, then a pub-brewery since 1988, it soon became a meeting place for bikers, especially from northern Europe, and a hub for motor rallies.
Not just beer: over 300 bands, artists and DJs have graced this stage, including live shows, theme parties and tours that bring young people here from all over Europe. The walls are a manifesto: street & urban art, trash style, graffiti, writings and memories left by friends and customers. Every inch is a story, every evening a chapter of Riviera by night.
Tips for true professionals
- Enter with time and curiosity: let the shopkeepers tell you about the city, between a metre of ribbon and a steaming plate.
- Take pictures of the details: period signs, hands at work, hanging utensils, writing on the walls. That is where memory lives.
- Close at sunset on the waterfront: the atmosphere of the Red Devil with the evening lights alone is worth the final stop.