Restaurant: ArborVitae
Location: Via G. M. Laggetto, 38, 73028 Otranto LE, Italy. +39 0836 806816
Date: August 10, 2024
Cuisine: Italian
Rating: Excellent more “classical” Italian
We wanted to visit the lovely town of Otranto at night and so chose this place, probably from TA.
Telling the story of Sirio Paiano means also and above all telling the story of a city, Otranto, and its sea, the Adriatic.
These two living elements have contributed so much to his education and his idea of cooking, still the beating heart and fulcrum of a strip of land that between the coast and the countryside offers a variety of products with unique characteristics.
In chef Sirio’s dishes, the aromas, flavours and “memories” of this fascinating place can all be found.
Fresh catch.
We ate in the lovely garden.
The menu.
This aglianico rosato was excellent.
Caponata and burrata. Local!
Raw fish. Shrimps, scampi, tartare, carpaccio.
White broad bean puree, Otranto chicory, bread croutons.
Orecchiette pomodoro.
Spuare spaghetti with tomatoes and fresh local shrimps. Very simple but delicious.
Fresh fish cooked “the med way.”
Grilled vegetables.
Tiramisu-sud. grandma’s pasta, coffee, almond milk, ricotta, mustacciolo powder, egg white. I was a little dissapointed in this, thought I might love it.
Dried figs, copeta, chocolate.
This was one of the most “typical” (aka regular) restaurants we ate at for dinner this trip, but the cooking was very solid and tasty.