Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
zicini
(snacks, usually in the form of toasts with various toppings) can be devoured at a
laneway table.
Trattoria ai Frati
( 0432 50 69 26; Piazzetta Antonini 5; meals €25-30; Mon-Sat)
A popular old-style eatery on
a cobbled cul-de-sac where you can expect such local specialities as
frico
, pumpkin gnoc-
chi with smoked ricotta, or, in season, white asparagus and fish stew. It's loved by locals
for its whopper steaks and its raucous front bar.
FRIULIAN
€€
Aquila Nera
FRIULIAN
€€
( 0432 21 645;
www.aquilanera.biz
; Via Piave 2/A; meals €28; 10am-3pm & 6-11.30pm Mon-Sat)
A bright, casual dining room with a terrace over the canal, the kitchen here offers no sur-
prises with a best-of-Friuli line-up, all cooked with care. Seafood is on the menu and its
extensive
taglieri
list - proscuitto, cheese, vegetable platters - can be a deliciously au-
thentic meal substitute.
Drinking & Nightlife
The Udinese have a reputation for being fond of a drink or three, and with such stellar
wines produced in their backyard, who can blame them? Wine bars here are unpretentious
though serious about their wares, with blackboards full of local drops.
Stuzzichini
are
plentiful at most bars and, if not complimentary, can be had for pocket change.
Osteria delle Mortadele
(Riva Bartolini 8; Mon-Sat)
Yes, there's a popular restaurant out back, but it's the spill-
onto-the-road front bar that will hold your interest. A rock-and-roll soundtrack, excellent
wine by the glass and great company make this a one-drink-or-many destination.
WINE BAR
Caffè Caucigh
(
www.caucigh.com
; Via Gemona 36)
This ornate dark-wooded bar is a perfect Udinese compass
point - it feels far more like Prague than points south. Regulars take glasses of red to the
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