My sister reserved us a spot in this restaurant that I didn't know about, apparently being famous for its seafood dishes.
The owners are from Sicily and have been working here for 20 years!!!
You can consider this place a hidden gem, since if you don't know where to find it, you're going to pass it so many times before noticing the small green plaque on the wall.
Inside it's all "sea look" furnished, sticking to simple things, nothing too fancy; it actually looks like a regular trattoria.
On the menu you first encounter a very detailed list of wines and liquors.
Then the appetizers, mainly sea related, all preciously described with the origin of the ingredients, mainly borrowed from southern Italy cuisine.
Unfortunately I've found quite complicated the understanding of such a menu, so wide and precise, all list-looking, same font.
It was difficult to picture the plate itself just reading it, probably too many infos!
But then again, scrolling attentively down the vegetarian main course and the seafood ones, to the second course choices, I observed there wasn't even one thing I wouldn't have tried.
So I just went for the ones that caught my eye and I wasn't disappointed, the pasta was a huge portion but I had to finish, it was too good!
It's useless to list the things we tried, since the menu changes continuously during the different seasons, but I want to make your mouth water so here it is:
- Breaded in nuts powder and fried prawns on grilled artichokes and balsamic sauce
- Warm salad with octopus, prawns, cuttlefish, cherry tomatoes on a fried slice of eggplant
- Seafood puttanesca spaghetti with black olives, tomato sauce, tuna, swordfish, anchovies in oil, capers, parsley
- Fish soup with mussels, calamari, cherry tomatoes, zucchini, herbs, spices, penne pasta in a fried pan
And so on...
Gosh such a satisfying dinner! read more