A safe haven for those in search of the sea on the table
Until a few years ago, for a modest skipped the fancy that it was usual to leave the kitchen of the ground proposed by the local restaurants in favor of a fish dish cooked like Poseidon should have commanded to fall back on simple home cooking "For Beatrice" by Marina Modica. In this place "historic" catering Modica - already recommended in a guide at the end of '60 for the consumption of foreign tourists - including a bonnet of spaghetti with clams and mussels to juicy peppered could happen to share a few jokes with the ' unforgotten Don Peppino, the owner and operator of the premises. Otherwise, there was no choice. We had to sail to other shores: Pozzallo, Donnalucata or Marina di Ragusa. Scoglitti or Marzamemi for the culinary snob or demanding, but in that case it was a veritable gastronomic tour.
To change the dishes on the table the chance of two young restaurateurs who, by the end of 2006, just across the narrow streets of the historical center of Modica, have made their pride seafood. Restaurant "Only fish" it warns the sign at the entrance of Via Pozzo Barone, accompanied by the avoidance of doubt the image of a fishing boat. Going up the steps to the alley in front of you to the hull of a boat and a fish trap on the wall, an unmistakable sign that you've come to right place. The location is a bit 'cramped but well-lit, with some fishing nets on the walls and paintings of seafaring argument: these details, along with the stone left "exposed" the dammuso which was derived from the main hall could induce any idea that this is a seafood restaurant, maybe just a little more elegant. Nothing could be more wrong, fortunately. Not degraded the chef of this restaurant with such insinuations, and especially not mortificateli ordering a hackneyed risotto or roast the sword. Take some advice from the friendly waiting staff and do not regret it. In the kitchen is experienced but not too much. It starts with a starter capable of combining creativity and tradition: octopus and potato salad fragrant and flavorful, fish couscous impeccable oysters giant (but where they take?) anchovies and prawns marinated (alone worth your dinner, believe me!), vegetables and fish patties , Soutè mussels, mini pastizzi broccoli and anchovy (great combination, but in less than a pinch of salt next time) and a curious seafood salad in jelly that I appreciated very moderate despite my distaste for aspic. Fresh fish and well prepared, all in generous portions: trucker's obviously not, but even from a gastrofighetto paccheri and three leaves of lettuce to be clear, so it is understandable that after a starter so abundant someone may decide to skip the main courses in favor of the latter. ;
not Archestratus. But who do you think you speak with an anorexic model?
the first time. Standing ovation for trofie with sardines and fennel, a dish with an intense aroma and flavor (oh, are sardines): perfect cooking, flavoring assayed in art, excellent seasoning. Remarkable even with homemade as anglerfish something more could be done for s Spaghetti with seafood : a classic, but when I tasted them I found very tasty. A new microscopic but nothing dramatic, not all the donuts they can with the hole. About the latter do not have much to add: the excellent stir-fry as well as unpublished squid stuffed with cheese Ragusa (an unexpected delight, really). For the rest, I always chose roasted or baked fish and in this case the skill of cooking and accompanying dell'intingolo have praised the freshness of the fish. Going from memory, I remember I got amberjack, swordfish, sea bream, sea bass but also squid, prawns and dolphinfish while remaining fully satisfied.
offered on a sorbet that accompanies the bill in the case of a complete meal hardly exceeds 30-35 euro per person - wine not included, but consider not charging too expensive. Go there if you look for a good seafood restaurant within walking distance from the center of Modica.
Additional
- I marinated trofie with sardines and fennel;
- The grilled fish;
- The service is friendly but not intrusive;
Tips Unsolicited
Pubblicizzatelo better! From the site, too skinny and definitely improved.
Contacts
Barone via Pozzo, 30 - Modica (Rg)
tel. 0932-942423
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