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al artists. The menu is, similarly, unwaveringly authentic, with pizzas and
calzones
(pizzas
folded over to form a pie),
peperoni ripieni
(stuffed peppers) and a top-notch
parmigiana
di melanzane
(baked aubergine with tomatoes and Parmesan). It can get incredibly busy,
so reservations are a wise idea.
Pizza Margherita €
( 089 22 88 80; Corso Garibaldi 201; pizzas/buffet from €5/6.50, lunchtime menu
€8.50; )
It looks like a bland, modern canteen but this is, in fact, one of Salerno's most
popular lunch spots. Locals regularly queue for the lavish lunchtime buffet that, on any
given day, might include buffalo mozzarella, salami, mussels in various guises and a range
of salads.
If that doesn't appeal, the daily lunchtime menu (pasta, main course, salad and half a
litre of water) is chalked up on a blackboard, or there's the regular menu of pizzas, pastas,
salads and main courses.
CAMPANIAN
Ristorante Santa Lucia €€
( 089 22 56 96; Via Roma 182; pizzas from €5, meals €22; Tue-Sun)
The surround-
ing Via Roma area may be one of the city's trendiest, but there's nothing remotely flash
about the delicious seafood served up here. Dishes such as
linguine ai frutti di mare
(flat
spaghetti with seafood) and chargrilled cuttlefish may not be original but taste quite ex-
ceptional - as do the uppercrust wood-fired pizzas.
SEAFOOD
PASTICCERIA
Pasticceria Romolo €
( 089 23 26 13; Corso Garibaldi 33; cakes from €1.50)
Across from the train station,
this sprawling
pasticceria
dates from 1966 and the decor has changed little since. The
cakes are similarly legendary in this town, with a mouth-watering display that includes
frollini
(fruit and chocolate tarts),
amaretti
(macaroons) and that all-time irresistible treat
sfogliatelle
(a flaky pastry cake filled with fresh ricotta). Fancy chocolates and a wide
range of local and national wine are also on sale.
Sant'Andrea €€
CAMPANIAN
