Uricchio’s Trattoria, a stalwart in the harsh world of restaurant startups, celebrates Christmas — and 30 years

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) – Downtown Bakersfield, and the city in general, are so flush with good restaurants these days, it’s easy to forget about some of the stalwarts that have been around for a notable length of time.

But that describes Uricchio’s Trattoria, an Italian restaurant at 17th and K, in the historic Haberfelde building. It hit a noteworthy milestone in 2025: 30 years, a lifetime in the notoriously harsh world of restaurant startups.

The upscale eatery was founded in 1995 by the late Nick Uricchio, who sharpened his skills as a restaurateur with a long stint running the famous Friars Club in Los Angeles…

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