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(pasta with chickpeas and nuts), as well as some international-style surprises, like ve-
getable couscous. They have a bustling take away counter that also dishes up pizza.
CAMPANIAN
Le Grottelle €€
( 081 837 57 19; Via Arco Naturale 13; meals around €28; Apr-Oct)
This is a great
place to impress your partner. Not so much for the food, which is decent enough - think
simple pasta dishes followed by grilled fish, chicken or rabbit - but for its atmospheric
setting. About 150m from the Arco Naturale. It's got two dining areas, one set in a cave,
the other, more appealing, on a terrace perched above a wooded hillside that slopes dra-
matically down to the sea.
Trattoria da Giovanni a Gradola €
(Grotta Azzurra; meals €18; Apr-Oct)
This laid-back, sand-between-your-toes trattoria
is just beyond the swish bathing facilities at the Grotta Azzurra. The setting is lovely for a
summer lunch, with basic wooden tables on a narrow terrace overlooking the deep blue
sea. Menu stalwarts include
parmigiana di melanzane
(baked aubergine with tomato and
Parmesan), fried fish and
pasta e fagioli
(pasta and bean stew).
TRATTORIA
Raffaele Buonacore €
( 081 837 78 26; Via Vittorio Emanuele III 35; snacks €2-4.50; Mar-Oct; )
Ideal for a quick fill-up, this popular snack bar does a roaring trade in savoury and sweet
treats, including frittatas,
panini
(sandwiches), pastries, waffles and ice cream. Hard to
beat, though, are the delicious
sfogliatelle
(cinnamon-infused ricotta in a puff-pastry shell)
and the feather- light speciality
caprilu al limone
(lemon and almond cakes) for just €0.90.
SNACKS
Donna Rachele €€
( 081 837 53 87;
www.donnarachele.com
; Via Padre Serafino Cimmino 2; pizza from
€6, meals €25)
Tucked away in a corner, this place has a traditional trattoria atmosphere,
with small rooms, tiled pictures and walls lined with bottles. There are a couple of tables
on the outside terraces. Vegetarians will do well with the antipasti choices like grilled ar-
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