This old-fashioned place has everything you want from a neighbourhood bistro: friendly staff, well-priced food and lovely surrounds including a grapevine-covered terrace overlooking the Brancoplein park. The menu offers Italian favourites organised into the traditional antipasti, primi (one pasta and one risotto), secondi (mainly meat) and dolci (all the favourites).


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