Restaurants in Le Marche
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Enopolis
A visit to this restaurant and international wine establishment is worth it simply for the tour of the labyrinthine cellars of the 18th-century Palazzo Jona, as the cellars descend a full three levels under the streets above. With fresh fish as the main event (besides, of course, the wine), you can sit amongst contemporary art or next to an ancient well as you sample the fixed-price menus (€36 to €45) along with recommended wines for each course.
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La Cantineta
Off Piazza del Plebiscito, the upstairs restaurant offers checked tablecloths, a constantly going TV and cheap and filling meals. It specialises in seafood, including local salted fish, which is best sampled over pasta as tagliatelle allo stoccafisso.
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Trattoria Il Cortile
Home-cooked meals are lovingly prepared by the nonna of a boisterous family. Top off a healthy meal of bitter greens with homemade gelato or delectable cakes.
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Sot’Ajarchi
This small restaurant under the portici (arcade) in front of the port specialises in fish. For your primo piatto (first course) try the pasta con frutti di mare or the minestra di seppie (cuttlefish soup) and finish off with a simple homemade dessert such as zuppa inglese (liquor-soaked sponge with custard) and some biscottini dipped into vin santo (little biscuits in wine).
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Il Coppiere
Follow the unmistakeable scent of black truffle up the stairs to this unassumingly simple restaurant with even better prices (and a good view of the town below). The speciality is cappelletti with mushrooms, cream, tomatoes and truffle (€9), but the caciotta with truffles and fall-off-the-bone stinco di maiale (pork shoulder) are equally delicious local treats.
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Osteria L’Angolo Divino
This subterranean enoteca just oozes atmosphere. Arched brick alcoves overflow with wine bottles, available for tastings. Even teetotallers will enjoy this place, as the menu boasts simple but perfectly flavoured pasta specialities, including the much better tasting than it sounds pasta nel sacco (pasta in a sack), which is fresh pasta coated with eggs and breadcrumbs.
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Da Secondo
The place in Macerata to try the local cuisine. Follow the town’s history through photos covering the walls as well as in the regional ingredients: pecorino (sheep’s-milk cheese), tartufo (truffles) and osso buco with porcini mushrooms. In summer, dine on the romantic outdoor terrace. Its famed warm chocolate torte caps off a perfect meal.
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Felici e Contenti
When a restaurant names itself ‘Happily Ever After’, you can bet you’ll retire for the evening both happy and content. Its speciality is fish, but pasta also makes a memorable entrance on the menu. The atmosphere is more sophisticatedly urban than many other Pesaro restaurants and it’s located on a quiet side street in the medieval centre.
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Rua dei Notari
Perfect for a special meal, this elegant restaurant possesses old-world charm in a modern setting. Dishes present as artfully as the contemporary paintings covering the walls. There are meat and pasta dishes as well as starters, including fried goods from Ascoli and pecorino with local honey (€8).
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La Balestra
Urbino’s literati and university students congregate amid a vaulted brick ceiling and ancient artefacts adorning the walls. The food goes back in time, as well, with medieval recipes a big hit. Try the speciality, pappardelle del duca (thick ribbon pasta) or the famous strozzapreti.
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La Moretta 1897
Run by the same family since the year, not surprisingly, 1897, the restaurant features not just Marchigiani cuisine, but dishes specifically native to Ancona. Try the tagliatelle al sugo di ostriche (pasta with oyster sauce) or brodetto all'anconetana (Ancona-style bouillabaisse).
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Caffè Basili
Urbino students and professionals know it as ‘Bar Centrale’, the best of the piazza cafes. Its outdoor tables get a relaxing dose of afternoon sun. Pastries, sandwiches and gelato are served any time of day, and aperitivi accompany late-afternoon drinks.
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C’Era Una Volta
The raucous atmosphere is almost as fun as the pizzas, topped with peas, artichokes, speck, pancetta or even patate fritti (chips). No glass of wine is more than €2.80 and an enormous array of pasta dishes can be had for under €9.
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Osteria del Pozzo
The black-ink squid risotto alone deserves a trip to this Ancona favourite, as does the sea bass ravioli with zucchini and clam sauce. Most locals go for the fixed-price lunch and dinner offers, which range from €10.50 to €16.
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Cafe Lorenz
Head upstairs for a convivial drink (drinks and wine €2 to €5) or a light dinner. But the main reason to come here again and again: Lorenz sells takeaway olive all’ascolana (olives from Ascoli) for €3.
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Cremeria Rosa
A cafeteria, bar and gelateria all in one, it’s also on the main drag, perfect for people-watching while eating a sundae as big as your whole head. The adjoining pizzeria serves up pies from €4.50 to €8.
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Gallo d’Oro
A bit outside the tourist area and popular with long-time Ascoli residents, this business-casual restaurant has been serving up local fare for decades. Try the appetiser selection of fried goodies.
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Passetto
Run by the same owners as the Grand Hotel Passetto, this is well-known as Ancona's best restaurant. It's quite apt that it specialises in seafood, as it is well placed overlooking the sea.
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Osteria dei Fiori
For an atmosphere that is subdued, warm and homey, this is the place. Try the typical maceratese cuisine and, in the warmer months, sit outside on the welcoming patio.
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La Trattoria del Leone
One of Urbino’s only new restaurants, this city centre trattoria specialises in inventive Marchigiani cuisine such as ravioli with the local Casciotta d’Urbino cheese.
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