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Reserve the Room.
Own the Evening.

A hidden speakeasy for twenty. A dining room built around two Italian wood-fired ovens. In a building that spent seventy-five years as Cornelia's pharmacy — and still keeps the basement it was famous for.

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The Speakeasy — Up to 20 Full Dining Room Buyouts Made From Scratch, Open Kitchen
🔥Two Italian OvensHandcrafted in Italy, fired with real oak
🍳Made From ScratchDough fermented for days, sauces built that morning
🥤The Hidden SpeakeasyA bar behind the bar — exclusively yours
📜75 Years a Pharmacy639 Irvin Street, since the 1940s
Table set with wine glasses and gold napkins in the dining room at Farmacia Trattoria, Cornelia, Georgia
Why Farmacia

The building was the town's pharmacy for seventy-five years.

When we bought 639 Irvin Street, the basement was a time capsule — medicines and artifacts dating back to the 1940s, untouched. We could have cleared it out. Instead we kept the room, kept the name, and built a restaurant around Hippocrates' idea that food is medicine.

That basement is now the speakeasy. Most guests never find it. The ones hosting a private evening get it to themselves.

Upstairs, the dining room looks straight into an open kitchen and two wood-fired ovens built in Italy by people whose families have made them for generations. Your guests watch the dough get stretched and the pizzas go into the oak fire. Nothing arrives on a truck ready-made, and nobody has to take our word for it.

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Occasions

More than a chain restaurant,
for the nights that deserve it.

Refined enough for the anniversary, easy enough that nobody feels overdressed. Every occasion below is hosted here regularly.

Most Requested

Rehearsal Dinners

The night before, with both families at one long table. Family-style platters that keep passing, a room that quiets for the toast, and no last-seating pressure — the evening runs as long as it wants to.

Long-table seating · Family style or plated
Milestones

Birthdays & Anniversaries

Landmark birthdays, anniversary dinners, graduations, and retirement sendoffs. Small enough for the speakeasy, big enough for the whole room — the occasion sets the scale, not the other way around.

Speakeasy · Dining room · Full buyout
Business

Corporate Dinners & Holiday Parties

Client dinners, team celebrations, and year-end parties. The speakeasy closes off completely for a conversation that needs privacy; the dining room takes the whole company. Both come with a kitchen nobody expects in Cornelia.

Client dinners · Team nights · Holiday parties
The Speakeasy

Wine Tastings & Bachelorette Evenings

The full wine list, craft cocktails, and a spirits program that genuinely surprises people — in a room most guests don't know exists. For the evening that works better behind a door nobody else opens.

Private wine tastings · Bachelorette · Cocktail evenings
The Spaces

Two rooms. Both exclusive.
Both unforgettable.

A hidden bar downstairs and the full dining room upstairs — bookable on their own, or together as a complete buyout.

20Guests
The hidden speakeasy bar at Farmacia Trattoria with exposed brick, leather seating and a full back bar
Seats Up To Twenty

The Speakeasy

Most guests don't know it exists. It's the bar behind the bar — the original pharmacy basement, exposed brick, low light, and a back bar carrying the full wine list.

Exclusively yours for the evening. The complete Farmacia kitchen menu, craft cocktails, a spirits program that surprises people, and a room no one else is using.

  • Fully private — separate from the main dining room
  • Full wine list, craft cocktails, and the complete kitchen menu
  • Ideal for milestone birthdays, anniversaries, bachelorette evenings, client dinners, and private wine tastings
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—Full Room
The main dining room at Farmacia Trattoria with banquette seating, chandeliers and the bar station
The Whole Room

The Main Dining Room

The full room, with the wood-fired oven visible from every table and the smell of oak and bubbling mozzarella doing most of the work for you.

Long tables for a rehearsal dinner, scattered rounds for a holiday party, or the room configured however the evening needs it.

  • Open kitchen and two wood-fired ovens in full view
  • Long-table, rounds, or mixed seating
  • Rehearsal dinners, graduations, holiday parties, corporate group dinners
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—Full Buyout
A pizza going into the wood-fired oven at Farmacia Trattoria during a private buyout
Both Floors

The Full Buyout

The dining room and the speakeasy, closed to the public and given over to your evening. Guests move between the oven upstairs and the hidden bar below, and the whole building belongs to one party.

  • Exclusive use of the dining room and the speakeasy
  • Custom menu built with our kitchen around the occasion
  • Extended service and bar packages
  • Sunday and Monday dates may be available — ask us
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“The right meal for a milestone has wood smoke in the air and handmade pasta on the table.”
Farmacia Trattoria — Private Events, 639 Irvin St., Cornelia, GA
How It Works

Tell us the occasion.
We'll handle the rest.

One conversation, one point of contact, and a team that treats your table like the only one in the building.

I

Send the Inquiry

Fill in the form with your date, guest count, and what you're celebrating. You'll hear back within 24 hours with the room that fits, a menu direction, and your minimum.

II

Come See the Speakeasy

Photographs undersell it. Walk the dining room, go down and stand in the old pharmacy basement, and decide in the room. Tours happen before any deposit.

III

Build the Menu

Family-style platters, plated courses, or passed. Wood-fired pizza on either crust, handmade pasta, and the artisan plates — with every dietary restriction handled in advance, not on the night.

IV

Set the Bar

Open bar, limited bar, beer and wine, or cash bar. The full wine list and the speakeasy's cocktail and spirits program are both available to your event.

V

We Handle the Room

Setup, service, teardown, and cleanup are ours. Bring your florals, your place cards, and your toast — everything structural is already accounted for.

VI

Show Up and Host

On the night you're a guest at your own party. The kitchen has your timeline. Your only job is the people at the table.

Start With Step One
The Food

The classics, cooked so well you'd drive past three other places.

Event menus come from the same open kitchen your guests can watch — not a separate banquet program.

Wood-Fired Pizza, Two Crusts

Dough made from artisan flour, mixed by hand and fermented slowly, then hand-stretched to order. A 16″ hand-tossed Signature built to share, or a 12″ leopard-charred Neapolitan.

Handmade Pasta & Comfort Classics

Lasagna layered the way it should be, chicken parmesan under bubbling mozzarella, spaghetti and meatballs — plus the artisan tier for the nights that call for it.

The Speakeasy Bar

The full wine list, craft cocktails, and a spirits program worth the trip downstairs. Available to your event whichever room you book.

View the Dining Room Menu

Event menus are built separately with our kitchen around your occasion, guest count, and budget.

The Room

Oak fire, blue tile, and a basement worth finding.

The blue mosaic tile facade of the Italian wood-fired oven at Farmacia Trattoria A pizza being launched into the oak fire of the wood-fired oven The wine wall at Farmacia Trattoria The tiled oven and bar area in the dining room Wood-fired pizza topped with prosciutto and arugula House-made tiramisu at Farmacia Trattoria
Before You Ask

The questions people actually ask.

How many guests can you hold?
The Speakeasy seats up to 20 guests in complete privacy, with no buyout required. The main dining room and a full buyout of both rooms handle larger parties — tell us your guest count on the inquiry form and we'll confirm exactly what fits your date and seating style.
Do you host rehearsal dinners?
Yes — rehearsal dinners are our most requested private event. Long-table seating, family-style platters that keep moving, and the room held for the full evening. Select Rehearsal Dinner on the inquiry form and we'll follow up within 24 hours.
What is the Speakeasy, exactly?
The building was Cornelia's pharmacy for over seventy-five years, and when we bought it the basement was still full of medicines and artifacts from the 1940s. We kept the room. It's now a hidden bar — the bar behind the bar — with the full wine list, craft cocktails, and a spirits program that genuinely surprises people. Most guests never find it. For a private evening, it's yours alone.
What does it cost? Is there a minimum?
Private events run on a food and beverage minimum rather than a flat room rental, so what you spend goes into the dinner instead of the room. The minimum varies by space, day of the week, and season. Send your date and guest count and you'll have your number in writing within 24 hours, with no obligation.
What nights are available?
We serve dinner Tuesday through Saturday — 5 to 8 PM Tuesday through Thursday, and 5 to 9 PM Friday and Saturday. Private events follow the same calendar, and Sunday or Monday dates are sometimes available for a full buyout, which is often the best option for a wedding weekend. Ask about your specific date.
Can you do family style for a large group?
Yes, and for most rehearsal dinners and large parties we recommend it. Platters of pizza, pasta, and salads that keep passing down the table suit the room better than plated courses, they're easier on the budget, and they keep the evening moving. Plated and passed service are both available if you'd rather.
Can you accommodate allergies, kids, and dietary restrictions?
Yes, and we ask up front rather than on the night. Gluten-free, nut allergies, vegetarian, and vegan are all handled in advance. There's a kids' menu, and if the occasion suits it, children can step into the open kitchen and help make their own pizza — which tends to solve the "what do we do with the kids" problem at a rehearsal dinner.
What about deposits and cancellation?
A signed event agreement and a deposit hold your date, with the balance settled after the event. You'll get the full terms — deposit amount and cancellation window included — with your proposal, before anything is signed.
Do you cater off site?
Yes. Farmacia catering covers European and Mediterranean menus — wood-fired pizza, gourmet pastas, seafood, and steaks — available fully staffed or as drop-off delivery to your location. Select Catering Inquiry as your occasion on the form.
Where are you, and is there parking?
639 Irvin Street in Cornelia, Georgia, with parking on site and on the street. We're a few minutes from downtown Cornelia lodging, which matters more than it sounds for a rehearsal dinner with out-of-town family.

Tell us about the occasion.

Two minutes on the form, and we'll be in touch within 24 hours with the room that fits, a menu direction, and your minimum in writing.

Begin Your Inquiry
Prefer to talk it through first?
Call 706‑410‑1699 or email info@farmaciatrattoria.com
Private Events at Farmacia Trattoria
639 Irvin Street, Cornelia, GA 30531 · 706-410-1699
info@farmaciatrattoria.com
Dinner Tuesday–Thursday 5–8 PM · Friday–Saturday 5–9 PM · Closed Sunday & Monday
Opening Hours
[Tuesday - Thursday]
Dinner: 5PM - 8PM

[Friday - Saturday]
Dinner: 5PM - 9PM
Address
639 Irvin Street, Cornelia,
Georgia
Contact
(706) 410-1699
info@farmaciatrattoria.com
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