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and grilled steaks, but you're not here for the food. Do as the locals do and grab yourself a
cocktail and spend the evening grazing
aperitivo
.
Al Bersagliere
OSTERIA
€€
( 0444 32 35 07; Contrà Pescaria 11; meals €25-35; 12.30-2pm & 7.30-10pm Tue-Sat, 12.30-2pm
Sun)
Savour the taste of summer in Maria's
datterino
tomato and mozzarella salad or nurse
a glass of Recioto with your stuffed quails or guinea-fowl pasta - Bersagliere's kitchen is
first class, although the bill is surprisingly democratic. What's more, the exposed-brick in-
terior with its hanging mezzanine is stylish and intimate.
Antico Ristorante agli
Schioppi
OSTERIA
€€
( 0444 54 37 01;
www.ristoranteaglischioppi.com
;
Contrà Piazza del Castello 26; meals €30-40;
dinner Mon, lunch & dinner Tue-Sat)
Tucked under an arcade just off Piazza del Castello lies
one of the city's simplest and best restaurants. The owners are devotees of locally sourced
products, from wild forest greens to baby river trout, but without any pretensions about it;
it's just what they know best.
Drinking & Nightlife
Osteria al Campanile
( 0444 54 40 36; Piazza della Posta; 9am-2pm & 5-9pm)
Owned by the same family for over
three generations, the antique wooden bar of Al Campanile is one of Vicenza's historic
watering holes, tucked beneath the Roman belltower by the cathedral. As you'd expect
from local experts their cellar is stocked with unusual vintages such as the light red Tai
Rosso and the sparkling Durelio.
BAR
Pasticceria Sorarù
( 0444 32 09 15; Piazzetta Palladio; 7.30am-12.30pm & 3.30-7.30pm Thu-Tue)
Drink in the his-
tory at this marble-topped bar serving bracing espresso and pastries made on the premises.
CAFE
