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ants dotted around the nearby countryside, including one of Italy's top restaurants in
Sant'Agata sui due Golfi.
CAMPANIAN
L'Antica Trattoria €€
( 081 807 10 82; Via Padre Reginaldo Giuliani 33; meals from €40)
Head to the up-
stairs terrace with its flower-filled trellises, traditional tiles and trailing grape vines and
you seem a thousand miles away from the pedestrian- choked alleyways outside. With a
well-deserved local reputation as being the finest restaurant in town, the menu is mainly
traditional, with homemade pasta and a daily fresh fish dish, cooked in salt. There are ve-
getarian and gluten-free menus, plus a resident mandolin player to ensure a little romance
is never too far away.
Aurora Light €€
( 081 877 26 31;
www.auroralight.it
;
Piazza Tasso 3-4; meals €25)
At first
glance this menu looks more Californian than Campanian. Predominantly vegetarian, the
salads have imaginative combos like spicy chickpeas and spinach, or fennel with beetroot
and orange. Look closer and you'll see that the enthusiastic young owner has tapped into
traditional dishes and given them an innovative twist: white bean soup with baby squid,
aubergine
parmigiana
with a swordfish sauce, stuffed pepper roulade and so on.
The setting on Piazza Tasso is one of the best for people watching, though one of the
worst for exhaust fumes.
CAMPANIAN
Inn Bufalito €€
( 081 365 69 75;
www.innbufalito.it
; Vico 1 Fuoro 21; meals €25; Apr-Nov)
Owner Franco Coppola (no relation to that movie man) exudes a real passion for showcas-
ing local produce - the restaurant is a member of the Slow Food Movement. A mozzarella
bar as well as a restaurant, this effortlessly stylish place boasts a menu including delights
such as Sorrento-style cheese fondue and buffalo meat
carpaccio
. Cheese tastings are a
regular event, along with photography and art exhibitions, and occasional live music.
CAMPANIAN
O'Murzill €€
( 081 020 23 71; Via Accademia 17; meals from €20)
This restaurant looks as though
it belongs in a small rural village, rather than in the heart of tourist-driven Sorrento. There
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