L'angolo del mare

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"According to many local cognoscenti, L’Angolo del Mare, a small restaurant way off-the-radar in the northeastern outskirts of Florence, serves up some of the best fish and seafood in town. Owners Mirco and Carmelo used to have a restaurant on the Tuscan coast, and they still use the local suppliers to ensure daily deliveries of hopping fresh seafood. The short menu changes regularly, but offers the likes of seared tuna with soy, a killer tagliolini all’astice (lobster), spaghetti with clams and salty bottarga (mullet roe), and an impressive whole sea bass baked in a salt crust. (The salt seals the fish and keeps it perfectly moist during cooking.) There’s always a handful of specials, according to the daily catch. Desserts include a divine Champagne-strawberry tiramisu. Order a glass of dry Franciacorta fizz while you peruse the menu, then choose from the short but well thought-out list of affordably priced, mainly white wines from all over Italy and beyond. Carmelo is in charge front of house; he and his small team know their fish and are happy to advise." - Nicky Swallow