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EATING
TRATTORIA CAPRINI €€
( 045 750 05 11;
www.trattoriacaprini.it
;
Via Zanotti 9, Negrar; meals €25-30; noon-2.30pm & 7-10pm Thu-
Mon)
This family-run trattoria in the centre of Negrar serves heart-warming bowls of broth
and plates of pasta. Highlights include the house
soppressa
(salami) and the delicious
lasagnetta
, made with hand-rolled pasta and a
ragù
of beef, tomato,
porcini
and
finferli
mushrooms. Downstairs, beside the fire of the old
pistoria
(bakery), you can sample some
200 Valpolicella labels.
TRATTORIA
LOCANDA LO SCUDO €€
( 045 768 07 66;
www.loscudo.vr.it
;
Via Covergnino 9, Soave; meals €35-45; 12.30-2.30pm & 7-10.30pm Tue-
Sat Sep-Jul)
Just outside the medieval walls of Soave, Lo Scudo is half country inn and half
high-powered gastronomy. Arrive early and order fast - or miss out on daily fish specials
or risotto made with Verona's zesty Monte Veronese cheese. Above the restaurant, the own-
ers rent out four lovely rooms (singles/doubles €75/110) that continue the theme of countri-
fied sophistication.
MODERN ITALIAN
ENOTECA DELLA VALPOLICELLA €€€
ITALIAN
( 045 683 91 46;
www.enotecadellavalpolicella.it
; Via Osan 47, Fumane; meals €25-35; noon-2.30pm & 7-10pm
Tue-Sun)
Foodies flock to the town of Fumane, just a few kilometres north of San Pietro in
Cariano, where an ancient farmhouse has been converted to a rustically elegant restaurant.
The chef keeps flavours pure - puree of asparagus, risotto with wild herbs, game with
polenta - so as not to compete with 700 Italian wines on the menu.
