Where to eat

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Casoli (Ch)

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The setting is rustic and spartan while the signature dish is the porchetta, tasty and delicious. Then there are the home-prepared cured meats and cheeses, the arrosticini (meat skewers), the bread, oil and wine. It is advisable to book in advance.

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Con.da Piano Aventino, 3

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+39 0872 981387

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Casoli (Ch)

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A warm and homely welcome and timeless traditional Abruzzan dishes. Try the pappardelle with duck ragout sauce and the rabbit with potatoes cooked under the tile. Wellstocked company outlet.

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Con.da Piano delle Vigne, 65

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+39 0872 98256

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25 Euro

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Castel Frentano (Ch)

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It surprises and satisfies with its codfish based menu, skilfully offered in many variations. The other traditional specialities of the Frentano area are also excellent. Closed on Tuesdays.

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Via Ripitelli, 1

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+39 0872 56152

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30 Euro

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Chieti (Ch)

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Simply seafood cuisine where the catch of the day is the true protagonist. A good selection of appetisers and first courses that change subject to availability at the market.

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Viale Croce, 500

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+39 0871 551804

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40 Euro

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Crecchio (Ch)

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The owner Nella and her mother Maria prepare forgotten dishes from the Abruzzan tradition, besides other delicacies made with cheese, cured meats and vegetables preserved in oil. Closed on Wednesdays.

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Corso Umberto I, 4

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+39 0871 941810

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30 Euro

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Cupello (Ch)

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In this small town tavern, you can enjoy the authentic taste of typical Abruzzan cuisine with seasonal ingredients and dishes revisited and creatively reassembled.

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Via XX Settembre, 33

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+39 0873 316631

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35 Euro

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Cupello (Ch)

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A tasty assortment of pizzas and focacciasincluding the original “cupellese” with artichokes and ventricina. The “ndrocchie” pasta is also excellent in mutton sauce, not to mention the grilled meat.

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Corso Mazzini, 3

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+39 0873 316422

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20/25 Euro

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Fara Fillorum Petri (Ch)

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A lovely farmhouse restaurant, it is the ideal setting for traditional cuisine where nearly all the ingredients are produced on its land.

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Via Piana Masseria, 1

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+39 0871 706066

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25 Euro

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Fara Fillorum Petri (Ch)

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A family-run restaurant at the foot of the Maielletta. It offers home-made pasta and traditional dishes revisited.

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Via San Nicola, 5

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+39 0871 70296

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45/50 Euro

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Fossacesia

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S.S. 16 Adriatica

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+39 0872 608574 - +39 333 3055300

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50/60 Euro

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Fossacesia (Ch)

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Aurelio and his wife, at the beautiful premises of the agritourism located near the beautiful San Giovanni in Venere Abbey, offer traditional Frentano cuisine with passion and skill.

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Viale San Giovanni in Venere, 33

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+39 0872 607353 - +39 347 6362574

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25/30 Euro

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Fossacesia (Ch)

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The traditional porchetta is excellent. It is prepared on Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays.

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Via Sangro, 2

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+39 0872 60134

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Fossacesia (Ch)

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S.S. 16 Adriatica

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+39 339 2174435

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50/60 Euro

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Francavilla Al Mare (Ch)

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Nicola Rapino is the young heart of this restaurant, skilful in enhancing a high quality raw material drawn from the local fish catch. The selection of starters is recommended.

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Con.da Sette Venti, 9

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+39 085 810486

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50/60 Euro

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Gissi (Ch)

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Located in the historic centre of the small village of Gissi, N’donio boasts a menu that focuses on seasonal dishes with a good alternation between the specialities of the popular cuisine and the more innovative preparations. The meat second courses are highly-rated. Closed on Mondays.

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Via Salita Castello, 3

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+39 0873 937547

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35 Euro

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Guardiagrele (Ch)

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An assorted platter of cheeses and cured meats, pasta rigorously home-made, second courses based on duck, wild boar, lamb and veal.

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Loc. Comino, Via Raselli

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+39 0871 83354

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40 Euro

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Guardiagrele (Ch)

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Culture yeast, lengthy leavening, top quality products and perfect cooking are the ingredients of the excellent pizzas by Arcangelo Zulli. You can choose from the classic pizza, those created with spelt flour and the many gourmet variations, including pizza baked on a rectangular wooden slat (pala romana).

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Via Antonio Gramsci, 9

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+39 0871 800111

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25 Euro

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Guardiagrele (Ch)

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A blaze of tradition: artisan homemade pasta, stuffed goat, guardiese snails, cif e ciaf pork (a pork stew with the addition of white wine and peppers), rabbit stuffed with potatoes, dry sweets, spumone (a light fluffy dessert) with crunchy almonds, waffles and many other dishes.

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Via Roma, 10

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+39 0871 801139

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35/40 Euro

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Guardiagrele (Ch)

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The owner Diego Ottaviano creatively offers cuisine with personality that makes use of raw materials from the local area. Next to the restaurant is the wine & cocktail bar.

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Via Modesto della Porta, 37

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+39 0871 82274

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30/35 euro

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Guardiagrele (Ch)

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Home-made bread and pasta, spelt soups with legumes and vegetables, poultry, lamb and venison, outstanding pastries and a wide selection of wines. The Michelin-starred restaurant is housed in a modern hotel.

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Via Sette Dolori, 30

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+39 0871 809319

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50/60 Euro

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Lanciano (Ch)

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All the traditional dishes are prepared as they used to be many years ago using the raw materials and ingredients produced by the agritourism.

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Con.da S. Onofrio, 134

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+39 0872 50297 - +39 347 1879277

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25/30 Euro

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Lanciano (Ch)

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Own reared free-range chickens and rabbits roasted, tile-cooked and grilled.

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Via Torre Sansone, 142

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+39 0872 54181

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25/30 Euro

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Lanciano (Ch)

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A pleasant restaurant that serves traditional local cuisine, including the tasty tacconcelli pasta with beans.

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Via Torre Marino, 168

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+39 0872 710818

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25/30 Euro

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Lanciano (Ch)

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A young and rustic atmosphere. Cured meats and cheeses accompany the spelt soup and Montepulciano risotto.

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Corso Roma, 92

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+39 0872 716303

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30 Euro

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Lanciano (Ch)

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Medieval atmosphere for the tavern hosted in the former parsonage of the church of Saint Lucy. The menu offers traditional dishes revisited by the cook with creative ideas.

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Corso Roma v.co XI, 9

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+39 0872 718195

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35 Euro

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Miglianico (Ch)

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Among the vineyards and olive groves of his farm, Nicola Piattelli has created a vegetable garden and a small black pig rearing business. In a pleasant and relaxing atmosphere, you can taste the dishes prepared by his mother Letizia and by his wife Livia. Reservation required.

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Con.da Elcine (Strada Provinciale per Giuliano Teatino)

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+39 0871 951225 - +39 335 7839722

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30 Euro

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Montenerodomo (Ch)

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Skilfully prepared traditional dishes: tijarill and beans, ricotta ravioli, sagne a pezze pasta with rooster sauce, grilled lamb and chicken, capretto cace e ove (goat with cheese and eggs), breads and cakes.

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Con.da Schiera, 1

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+39 0872 969729

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25/30 Euro

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Ortona (Ch)

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An assorted proposal of typical local dishes, such as pizza and fuje (pizza and leaf vegetables), meatballs with cheese and egg, tripe, roasted peppers and salted codfish, homemade pasta and a variety of grilled meats.

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Con.da Tamarete

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+39 085 9068215

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25/30 euro

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Ortona (Ch)

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A seafood restaurant in a panoramic location. Some of the dishes that must be sampled: seafood salad, maltagliati pasta with beans and seafood, seafood spaghetti, grilled sea bass and seasoned sea bream.

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Corso Garibaldi, 35

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+39 085 9064495

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45/50 Euro

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Ortona (Ch)

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This small tavern is located across from the impressive Aragonese castle. The seafood dishes, with an “almost” fixed menu, are made from the day’s catch and with elegant simplicity.

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Vicolo San Domenico, 1

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+39 085 9066442

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40 Euro

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Paglieta (Ch)

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Authentic and genuine cuisine with organic raw materials produced by the restaurant itself. Recommended is the lamb with cheese and egg alongside other Abruzzan traditional “musts”. Excellent value for money. It is advisable to book.

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Con.da Pranciarella, 10

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+39 0872 809386

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25/30 Euro

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Palena (Ch)

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Ideal for anyone who isn’t worried about appearances but is looking for the typical and genuine flavours of Abruzzan tradition. Thick hand-rolled pasta and second courses of tender and tasty meat. Closed on Mondays.

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Con.da Collesalardo, 44

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+39 0872 918192

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25 Euro

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Palena (Ch)

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Numerous dishes of Abruzzan mountain tradition: tagliatelle with porcini mushrooms, wild boar and mutton. The second courses include grilled and baked lamb and game. The tripe and salted codfish should be ordered in advance.

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Piazzale della Stazione

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+39 339 8665859

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30 Euro

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Palombaro (Ch)

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Vrache di mulo (literally “mule’s reins”, a type of fresh pasta), the chef’s specialities and other fresh pastas, cereal-based soups, grilled meat with a combination of traditional and modern cuisine. Closed on Mondays.

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Via Pagani, 11

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+39 334 5368770

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30 Euro

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Pizzoferrato (Ch)

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Several traditional starters, potato dumplings, lamb, pork and farmyard animals, baked or grilled.

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Loc. Casale Coltellacci

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+39 0872 946339

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25/30 Euro

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Pollutri (Ch)

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A small grill restaurant with a rustic and homely atmosphere. The menu speaks for itself. Here you can eat grilled meat in addition to the arrosticini (meat skewers), sausages, steaks, chops, but also the grilled vegetables, bruschetta and imaginative side dishes, while the starters focus on pecorino cheese and Ventricina cured meat. Closed on Mondays.

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Con.da Crivella, 6

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+39 340 9225205

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20/25 Euro

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Pretoro (Ch)

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Intimate, soft lighting with the dining room carved into the rock. The cuisine reveals the passing of the seasons and the culinary traditions of the Chieti hinterland, lightened with a certain amount of measured revisiting.

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Via Di Livio, 9

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+39 0871 898400

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35/40 Euro

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Rapino (Ch)

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Authentic cuisine that neatly represents the Abruzzan gastronomic tradition: spaghetti in a meat sauce, sagne pasta with beans or chickpeas, pizza and foije (pizza and leaf vegetables), roast rabbit or lamb and, finally, bocconotti cakes and macaroons. Closed on Tuesdays.

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Via Giardino, 20

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+39 0871 84533

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25 Euro

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Ripa Teatina (Ch)

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The products of their land are the starting point and everything is home-made: including the hand-rolled pasta, the desserts and the meat, all of which comes from their farm.

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Via Arenaro Santa Cecilia, 69

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+39 0871 399359 - +39 388 8493659

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30 Euro

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Rocca San Giovanni (Ch)

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Surrounded by olive trees with stunning views of the sea, it offers a wise cuisine able to combine with originality, simple ingredients and traditional flavours.

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C.da Piane Favaro, 179

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+39 0872 608112 - +39 348 5417142

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30 Euro

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Rocca San Giovanni (Ch)

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Small tavern with a sea view that offers simple but tasty cuisine, expressed through dishes such as octopus and potato salad, linguine pasta with sea urchins, fried fish and the very popular fish broth. Closed on Mondays.

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Loc. Vallevò, 58

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+39 0872 609201

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35 Euro

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Rocca San Giovanni (Ch)

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The Caldora brothers have successfully created a pleasant environment and offer a cuisine that makes use of locally caught fish, prepared with delicately traditional recipes but with hints of originality. Closed on Mondays.

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Loc. Vallevò, S.S. 16

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+39 0872 609185

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40 Euro

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Rocca San Giovanni (Ch)

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S.S. 16 Adriatica, Con.da Cavalluccio

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+39 348 8013849

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50/60 Euro

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Rocca San Giovanni (Ch)

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Strada Comunale Vallev

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+39 333 4436831

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50/60 Euro

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Rocca San Giovanni (Ch)

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S.S. 16 Adriatica

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+39 338 5980985 - +39 333 3010800

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50/60 Euro

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Rocca San Giovanni (Ch)

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Con.da Vallevò

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+39 333 8585117

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50/60 Euro

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Rocca San Giovanni (Ch)

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Con.da Vallevò, 64

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+39 347 9135043

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50/60 Euro

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Roccascalegna (Ch)

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The first courses include sagne or rintrocele pasta with hare or wild boar sauce and the second courses include stewed game.

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Loc. Capriglia, 54

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+39 0872 987439

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25/30 Euro

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Rosello (Ch)

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Authentic and very generous courses. Highlights of the very rich appetisers include a fresh and very tasty ricotta followed by unforgettable gnocchi, excellent grilled meats and of course the scamorza cheese. Closed on Wednesdays.

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Con.da Fonte Ginepri, 4

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+39 0872 948441

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25 Euro

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San Martino S. Marrucina (Ch)

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A restaurant created within an old mill. For the aperitif it offers a fine selection of wines served at the table with appetisers of typical local products. The restaurant dining room is on the first floor.

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Via Circonvallazione Est

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+39 328 3920553

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25 Euro

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San Salvo (Ch)

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A Michelin starred restaurant, innovative yet simple seafood, full of technique and incredibly respectful of the essence of the raw material; a tempting wine list. Closed Sunday evenings and Mondays.

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Via Magellano, 35

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+39 0873 803428

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60 Euro

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San Salvo (Ch)

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The Roberti family has produced the typical “made in Lentella” porchetta since 1925 using a whole boneless pig flavoured with almonds, herbs and spices. You can buy the porchetta by weight and also the classic sandwich from the catering van in Via Trignina.

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Via Istonia, 31

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+39 0873 547611

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San Salvo (Ch)

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A warm atmosphere and the strict selection of only local producers: this is the secret of Giancarlo Cilli and of his land menus, always prepared with quality and expertly aromatic. Closed on Wednesdays and Sunday evenings.

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Corso Garibaldi, 44

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+39 0873 341602

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35 Euro

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San Salvo (Ch)

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Despite being a coastal restaurant, here the house specialities are the tasty meat dishes, such as the chianina ravioli and the tagliata (grilled rib of beef served sliced).

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Via Andrea Doria, 8

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+39 0873 802225

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35 Euro

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San Salvo (Ch)

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Friendly atmosphere and only fish caught daily with a good variation of “raw” fish, an extensive display of appetisers and impressive preparation of the fish broth. Closed on Sundays.

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Via Antonio Pigafetta, 70, S.S. 16, Piazzale Agip

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+39 0873 803142

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40 Euro

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San Vito Chietino (Ch)

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One of the historic restaurants of San Vito, since 1891 it has been a benchmark for the classic seafood cuisine. Recommended is the trinciatelli pasta in a shellfish and potato broth, a dish of ancient San Vito seafaring tradition. Closed on Mondays.

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Via Sangritana, 1

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+39 0872 61632

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40 Euro

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San Vito Chietino (Ch)

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A thorough search for raw materials from organic farming cleverly combined with the study of the best cooking techniques, these are the distinctive notes of the cuisine of Cinzia Mancini. Closed on Sunday evenings and Mondays.

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Via Pontoni, 72

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+39 0872 61609 - +39 339 1421111

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40 Euro

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San Vito Chietino (Ch)

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Panoramic restaurant, the seasonal menu offers vibrant seafood cuisine revisited with the right creative touch for dishes that have their strength in the local raw materials. Closed on Sunday evenings and Mondays.

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Largo Olivieri, 3

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+39 0872 61213

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40 Euro

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San Vito Chietino (Ch)

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Marco Marone and his wife Rosa prepare the catch brought from the family boats. Fish cuisine inspired by coastal seafaring tradition. Closed on Mondays.

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Via Sangritana, 19

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+39 0872 619048 - +39 338 3248389

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40 euro

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San Vito Chietino (Ch)

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5 km from the coast is the restaurant where Carlo Dragani and his mother Anna Concetta skilfully propose the traditional Frentana culinary dishes, including use of the “tile cooked” method. Closed on Tuesdays.

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Loc. Sant'Apollinare

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+39 0873 802225

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30 Euro

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San Vito Chietino (Ch)

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The panoramic restaurant that offers reinterpretations and ingenious combinations of its strengths. Amongst them, orecchiette pasta with chickpeas and also the monkfish and hake with garlic and oil. Closed on Mondays.

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Via Cristoforo Colombo, 78

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+39 348 3060807

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40 Euro

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San Vito Chietino (Ch)

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Via Cristoforo Colombo

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+39 345 3064920

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50/60 Euro

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San Vito Chietino (Ch)

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Lungomare di Gualdo Marina

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+39 334 7415856 - +39 333 1987714

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50/60 Euro

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San Vito Chietino (Ch)

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Loc. Fosso Canale, 1

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+39 348 5479587 - +39 338 1866074

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50/60 Euro

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San Vito Chietino (Ch)

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A safe venue if you are looking for fish cuisine without too many frills. The menu will include the best of the daily catch and a few classic San Vito dishes. Closed on Mondays.

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Via Nazionale Adriatica, 20

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+39 0872 61533

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40 Euro

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Sant'eusanio Del Sangro (Ch)

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The appetisers alone, over twenty of them, all traditional, are enough for a lunch or dinner. The pizza and foje (pizza and leaf vegetables) are recommended.

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Via Santa Lucia, 92

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+39 0872 757198

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25/30 Euro

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Sant'eusanio Del Sangro (Ch)

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Grilled local mea, beef and lamb, temple of the cuisine of the salted codfish, pasta dishes and a variety of second courses.

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S.S. Frentana

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+39 0872 757152

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25/30 Euro

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Scerni (Ch)

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The Di Lello family meticulously and professionally offers dishes from the local territory, with a focus on the rich traditional Scerni cuisine.

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Con.da Ragna, 61

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+39 0873 914173

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30 Euro

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Schiavi D'abruzzo (Ch)

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Local cuisine and traditional dishes, among the must-haves are the brick-cooked chicken and the “sagne a pezzat” pasta in a Ventricina meat sauce. Closed on Thursdays

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Loc. Valloni, 3

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+39 0873 970250

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30 Euro

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Torricella Peligna (Ch)

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Authentic and genuine cuisine with organic raw materials produced on the same farm. Recommended is the lamb with cheese and egg alongside other Abruzzan traditional “musts”. Excellent value for money. It is advisable to book.

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Via Stazzo dei Cavalli

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+39 389 6727320

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25/30 Euro

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Torricella Peligna (Ch)

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Excellent appetisers, the tri-colour maltagliati pasta, meat cannelloni and the more classic dishes of grilled lamb.

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Con.da Colle Zingaro, 38

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+39 0872 969160

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25/30 Euro

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Treglio (Ch)

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It is one of the top agritourisms in the area and serves dishes of typical Abruzzan cuisine, with successful revivals. Some of the proposals deserving attention are the salted codfish preparations.

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Via Puglianna, 6

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+39 0872 54235 - +39 338 4486223

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25/30 Euro

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Vasto (Ch)

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The owner Nicolino Di Renzo is an excellent interpreter of seafood cuisine with a perfect balance between personality and tradition; the wine list is superior. Closed on Tuesdays.

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Via Barbarotta, 15

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+39 0873 60227

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50 Euro

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Vasto (Ch)

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A historical and welcoming coastal tavern, guardian of the most integral tradition. The unmissable appointment with the fish broth. Closed Sunday evenings and Mondays.

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Via Osca, 58

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+39 0873 310320

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40 Euro

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Vasto (Ch)

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It is the ideal stopover for lovers of natural wines and home-made beers but also to refresh the taste buds with local cured meats and cheeses, not to mention the gourmet dishes. Closed on Tuesdays.

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Via Buon Consiglio, 5

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+39 0873 64327

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20 Euro

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Vasto (Ch)

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The panormaic restaurant overlooks the beautiful Amblingh Loggia. Traditional Vasto seafaring cuisine revisited.

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Loggia Amblingh, 49

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+39 0873 380529

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50 Euro

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Vasto (Ch)

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A warm and welcoming restaurant, it is distinguished by a menu that is closely related to the fresh catch and to the seasonal production of the vegetables. In recent years it has been especially the Vasto fish broth that has brought prestige to the restaurant. Closed on Mondays.

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Via F. Crispi, 36

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+39 0873 370625

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40/50 Euro

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Vasto (Ch)

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A restaurant with an original and minimalist style, a simplicity that is also found in the seafood cuisine, revisited, authentic and genuine. Unmissable are the tartares and the Adriatic red tuna fillet. Open daily.

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Corso Dante, 56

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+ 39 0873 363054

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50 Euro

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Vasto (Ch)

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Loc. Casarsa S.S. 16, km 516+500

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+39 340 8629815

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50/60 Euro

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Vasto (Ch)

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The cuisine is traditional seafood, simple and spontaneous and relies on the catch of the day and meticulous selection of the raw materials. Reservation necessary.

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Punta Penna

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+39 333 4109289

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50/60 Euro

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Vasto (Ch)

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Set up a few years ago as a winery and tasting room of meats and cheeses, it has recently introduced a small restaurant service with proposals focusing on regional dishes. Closed on Mondays.

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Via Santa Maria, 9

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+39 0873 391907

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25 Euro

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Vasto (Ch)

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The tavern, which has made history with its Vasto fish broth, recently reopened with the young chef Matteo Crisanti who, together with the classic dishes of local tradition, adds an innovative and original touch evoking in the heart and palate ancient flavours of a distant time. Closed on Mondays.

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Via Luigi Marchesani, 15

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+39 0873 367429

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40 Euro