Mounsif Ghninou and Adel Semmar, chefs and co-owners of Cafe Mediterraneo Ristoranti Italiano, started their culinary journey in 1983 working in Boston's North End.
In 1993 the two opened Cafe Mediterraneo, a small 40-seat Italian bistro located on Fleet Street in downtown Portsmouth. Nine years later they expanded into an adjacent space to bring the seating capacity to 65. Having resided on a...