La Vecchia Scuola

La Vecchia Scuola Authentic Italian dishes made with love, in a beautiful historic setting in the heart of York. Book Your Table Here:
https://www.lavecchiascuola.co.uk
(1847)

Family recipes, modern flair, and unforgettable flavours – welcome to La Vecchia Scuola. Welcome to La Vecchia Scuola – Where Tradition Meets Taste

Nestled in the heart of York on historic Low Petergate, just a stone’s throw from the Minster, La Vecchia Scuola is more than just a restaurant – it’s a celebration of Italian heritage, creativity, and unforgettable flavour. Set within a stunning 300-year-old Georgian building that once housed York College for Girls, our restaurant blends timeless elegance with a modern passion for food. Our menu is a love letter to Italy, where cherished family recipes passed down through generations meet bold, seasonal creations crafted to delight. Since 2013, we’ve brought fresh energy to the kitchen, sourcing the finest local ingredients and preparing every dish with care, skill, and a touch of innovation. Whether you’re joining us for a leisurely lunch, a romantic dinner, or a special celebration, La Vecchia Scuola invites you to slow down, savour, and share in the memories we create – one plate at a time.

𝐋𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐡 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐬? 𝐖𝐞’𝐫𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐲 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝟏𝟏:𝟑𝟎𝐚𝐦 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐝𝐚𝐲 🇮🇹🍝Come and join us on Low Petergate for pizza, pasta, cocktails and ple...
24/09/2026

𝐋𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐡 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐬? 𝐖𝐞’𝐫𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐲 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝟏𝟏:𝟑𝟎𝐚𝐦 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐝𝐚𝐲 🇮🇹🍝
Come and join us on Low Petergate for pizza, pasta, cocktails and plenty more.

Photos: Traveller's Diary by Nurunnahar Lata

𝐘𝐨𝐫𝐤 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐖𝐞𝐞𝐤 𝐢𝐬 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐛𝐚𝐜𝐤! 🇮🇹🍝From 5th–18th October, you can enjoy special offers with us at La Vecchia Scuola...
21/09/2026

𝐘𝐨𝐫𝐤 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐖𝐞𝐞𝐤 𝐢𝐬 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐛𝐚𝐜𝐤! 🇮🇹🍝
From 5th–18th October, you can enjoy special offers with us at La Vecchia Scuola, and they’re live now ready for you to check out.

Have a look at the offers, grab your voucher and get your table booked!
𝐕𝐢𝐞𝐰 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐨𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐬: https://yorkrestaurantweek.co.uk/places/la-vecchia-scuola/

𝐂𝐚𝐫𝐛𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐫𝐚 𝐝𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐋𝐚 𝐕𝐞𝐜𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐚 𝐰𝐚𝐲 🇮🇹🍝Creamy tagliatelle, plenty of pancetta and that poached egg yolk on top, ready to m...
19/09/2026

𝐂𝐚𝐫𝐛𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐫𝐚 𝐝𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐋𝐚 𝐕𝐞𝐜𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐚 𝐰𝐚𝐲 🇮🇹🍝
Creamy tagliatelle, plenty of pancetta and that poached egg yolk on top, ready to mix straight through.

Definitely one of our favourites.

𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞’𝐬 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐋𝐚 𝐕𝐞𝐜𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐚 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐧 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭’𝐬 𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐞 🇮🇹Our beautiful rooms each have their own character, giving you a di...
17/09/2026

𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞’𝐬 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐋𝐚 𝐕𝐞𝐜𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐚 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐧 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭’𝐬 𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐞 🇮🇹
Our beautiful rooms each have their own character, giving you a different setting to enjoy every time you visit.

Come in and find your favourite spot.

We’ve got some brilliant news to share! 🏆🇮🇹La Vecchia Scuola has been awarded a Tripadvisor Travellers’ Choice Award 202...
15/09/2026

We’ve got some brilliant news to share! 🏆🇮🇹

La Vecchia Scuola has been awarded a Tripadvisor Travellers’ Choice Award 2026, placing us in the top 10% of restaurants worldwide.

And we’re even happier to say our two sister restaurants, Cicchetti Lounge and L’Osteria Italiana, have received the award too! Three restaurants, three Travellers’ Choice Awards ❤️

A huge thank you to everyone who has visited us, left a review and continued to support all three restaurants. These awards are based on feedback from Tripadvisor travellers, so we really couldn’t have done it without you.

𝐅𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐡 𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐫𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬, 𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐬 𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐚𝐜𝐫𝐨𝐬𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐮. 𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞’𝐬 𝐚𝐥𝐰𝐚𝐲𝐬 𝐬𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐝𝐢𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐫𝐲. 🇮🇹...
14/09/2026

𝐅𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐡 𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐫𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬, 𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐬 𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐚𝐜𝐫𝐨𝐬𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐮. 𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞’𝐬 𝐚𝐥𝐰𝐚𝐲𝐬 𝐬𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐝𝐢𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐫𝐲. 🇮🇹

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐛𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐦𝐞𝐚𝐥... 𝐬𝐞𝐞𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐨𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐭𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 🇮🇹Fresh from the kitchen and ready to tuck into....
12/09/2026

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐛𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐦𝐞𝐚𝐥... 𝐬𝐞𝐞𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐨𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐭𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 🇮🇹
Fresh from the kitchen and ready to tuck into. What are you ordering at La Vecchia?

𝐒𝐮𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐫 𝐦𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐛𝐞 𝐧𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐥𝐲 𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫, 𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐆𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐞𝐧 𝐑𝐨𝐨𝐦 𝐢𝐬𝐧'𝐭 𝐠𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐧𝐲𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞🌿Bright, spacious and overlooking the garden, it's ...
10/09/2026

𝐒𝐮𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐫 𝐦𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐛𝐞 𝐧𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐥𝐲 𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫, 𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐆𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐞𝐧 𝐑𝐨𝐨𝐦 𝐢𝐬𝐧'𝐭 𝐠𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐧𝐲𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞🌿
Bright, spacious and overlooking the garden, it's a lovely place to eat whatever the season.

Come and enjoy the view all year round 🇮🇹

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐬𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐝𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐨𝐮𝐬. 🇮🇹Fresh bread, good olive oil and balsamic, served to the table while you settle in an...
08/09/2026

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐬𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐝𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐨𝐮𝐬. 🇮🇹
Fresh bread, good olive oil and balsamic, served to the table while you settle in and decide what’s coming next.

Sometimes the simplest things are the best. ❤️

This is your sign to try something different from the pizza menu 🍕🇮🇹Fresh, colourful, and loaded right to the crust. Exa...
05/09/2026

This is your sign to try something different from the pizza menu 🍕🇮🇹

Fresh, colourful, and loaded right to the crust. Exactly how we like it at La Vecchia.

Which pizza are you choosing?

Address

62 Low Petergate
York
YO17HZ

Opening Hours

Monday 11:30am - 10pm
Tuesday 11:30am - 10pm
Wednesday 11:30am - 10pm
Thursday 11:30am - 10pm
Friday 11:30am - 10:30pm
Saturday 11:30am - 10:30pm
Sunday 11:30am - 10pm

Telephone

+441904644600

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