On the day I was to have lunch with my friends in Termoli, We discovered that most of the restaurants were closed due to the weekly giorno di ferie. On our last attempt we found that The Bellvue was open. The seafood dishes here were exquisite. I had the calamarata frutto di mare (below) and a frittura for my secondo. The service was also amazing with all of the waiter's choices panning out wonderfully. As delicious as the food was here, it was the post prandial coffee that still remains etched in my brain. Thne java here edged out the Tazza d'Oro in Rome and even the Café Gambrinus in Naples. In my 22 days in Italy last November, this modest restaurant in beautiful Termoli had the best coffee. read more