Recent News
This Bar Lost Everything During a Natural Disaster. This is How They Rebuilt
March 3, 2019
By Brad Japhe
On the morning of November 30, 2018, Ylli Ferati awoke to a violent shaking. A 7.2-magnitude earthquake was ripping through his hometown of Anchorage, Alaska, shattering windows and collapsing roadways in its wake...
Rare Liquor Treasures Washed Away by Massive Quake
December 2, 2018
By Scott Gross
Ylli Ferati was awakened by the massive 7.0 earthquake that hit the Anchorage area. Soon after, he called his father Ulber...
Meet The Pink Bottle Boys, Shattering The Stereotypes of Rosé
October 16, 2018
By Brad Japhe
Rosé needn't be confined to the poolside patio at summer. At Fiori D'Italia, for example, Ylli Ferati pours plenty of the liquid for guests this time of year...
Whiskey Business
April 4, 2018
By J. Besl
“People call me the Italian Cheers. You come here some days at 5 o’clock and I have literally half the neighborhood here,” said Ylli Ferati ‘10, bar manager at Fiori d’Italia...
Faces of Spenard: Ylli
February 20, 2018
By Victoria Petersen
Ylli Ferati has been bartending for nine years, the last six years of which have been spent full time at Fiori D'Italia, his family's restaurant...
49 Voices: Ylli Ferati of Anchorage
February 16, 2018
By Victoria Petersen
This week we’re hearing from Ylli Ferati in Anchorage. Ferati is a bartender at Fiori D’Italia, which his family owns. He claims to have the largest whiskey collection in the state...
Best Whiskey Bar in Every State
February 9, 2018
By Lee Breslouer
Inside an overwhelmingly brown building in Anchorage, you'll find the most bottles of brown liquor in the state. Inside an Italian restaurant, even!...
Anchorage's Master of Whiskey
January 10, 2018
By Carissa Pearce
In 1995, Macedonian immigrants Urime and Ulber Ferati opened up the Fiori D’Italia in Anchorage, Alaska. The restaurant’s website describes it as “hidden,” and for good reason...
Dining Review: Fiori D'Italia is Old-School Italian at its Best
February 18, 2015
By Mara Severin
I promised myself not to make any "Goodfellas," "Sopranos" or "Godfather" jokes while writing my review of that Spenard old-timer, Fiori D'Italia...
America’s Best Bourbon Bars 2019
August 28, 2019
By The Bourbon Review
Notably, this is the first year we’ve included a bar outside the Continental US. Fiori D’Italia in Anchorage, Alaska, boasts a whiskey menu with of hundreds of bottles (and is also the only Italian restaurant on our list)...
The 8 Best Whiskey Bars in The US
November 18, 2019
By Liza Weisstuch
When an earthquake struck Anchorage, Alaska, in 2018, many of whiskey bottles from the collection of more than 400 at Fiori d’Italia hit the ground and shattered...
How to Drink Your Way Across Alaska
November 27, 2018
By Liza Weisstuch
Fiori D’Italia (fioriak.com) is an unremarkable compound-like building that sits at the end of a parking lot in a residential neighborhood, far from the hustle and bustle of downtown Anchorage...
These Anchorage Restaurants Rule When It Comes to Atmosphere
November 26, 2017
By Mara Severin
Some of my favorite restaurants make me feel as if I'm taking part in something deliciously nefarious...