Lorenzo Pin
Google
We were in Salerno and we picked up this restaurant from the reviews on Google, without great expectations because it seemed a bit posh and uptight.
We could not be more wrong.
This restaurant is a gem hidden in a inner garden not too far from the sea. The restaurant has an inside room, very clean and cozy with luxury chairs and tables, they have also some tables outside but the room is basically like being outside because the surrounding walls are made of glass and the ceiling is open.
The restaurant owner welcomed us kindly and he stayed a bit to chat with us suggesting some spots to visit along the cilentan coast.
As for the food there are three options: 2 tasting menus, the first with 6 courses and the second with 5 courses, costing respectively 65 and 55€. Then you can choose a wine pairing for around 35€. The other option is to choose a la carte each dish, but I would recommend a tasting menu.
We went for the 6 courses and a Glass of white wine. The menu is focused on seafood and it highlights the products from the surrounding land. We had two appetizers, one was red tuna slices like sashimi with a traditional sauce made out of zucchine called scapece, with mint leaves on top. Then we had marinade anchovies on confit datterino tomatoes, all of this seasoned with an emulsion of oil,basil and provola cheese serum. Both of them were amazing. Then we had a tomato salad with onions and cucumbers with an emulsion of basil and oil. After that we had our first course, a spaghetti with clams seasoned with an emulsion of parsley and the water from the clams, with a black lemon powder on top. Very tasty! The main course was a cod fillet with a fresh bean salad and dill. The dessert was dice of strawberries and a cocoa crumble with a basil mousse on top.
I would recommend this restaurant if you visit Salerno and surroundings!