Buon Weekend: My Friend, the Octopus…
It may be a Mediterranean staple…but why is the “Polpo” from one of my favourite restaurants a constant recommendation of mine?
It’s that time of the week—or, at least still the weekend!
My parents made their first (short) trip to Rome since I arrived in 2019, and where else would I take them for lunch, yesterday, but to one of my favorite restaurants in the city…especially if I get to persuade my father to try something rather out of his ordinary palette? (That’s a rather fun tradition of ours—”just TRY it, ONCE!”)
Tucked centrally within the tourist-saturated Borgo Pio neighbourhood, this week’s Restaurant recommendation has become my go-to place to take business meetings, old friends and VIPs. The clean, white tablecloths match an equally clean, modern “shabby-chic” decor…quite uncommon for this historic neighborhood. The “vino della casa” is always top notch (sometimes local!) Another uncommon feature? Everything on the menu is good!
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