Osteria di Venere

Trapani

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Osteria di Venere

A tiny rustic tavern away from the main throng of tourists and visitors in Erice. Its cuisine mirrors so much local tradition that it will seem to be run by a Sicilian grandma. Osteria di Venere has an easy-going atmosphere where the polite and smiling staff serves quality food, only prepared with fresh seasonal produce.

Dining

The typical Trapani cuisine, exactly as its monuments, mirrors the encounter between Italian and Arabic culture. Delicious seafood dishes can be enjoyed alongside pizza and pasta delicacies. The tuna, which is caught just off the coast between the city itself and one of its islands - Favignana - is superb, especially when served with local couscous. Sicilian meals tend to be abundant and more inexpensive than in many other areas of Italy, so that you can enjoy a good pizza or a seafood meal for just a few euros. You cannot miss to taste the characteristic Tumma, a curd cheese, and the Insalata Pantescha, a salade composed by tomatoes, onions, potatoes and wine. Restaurants open most lunchtimes and evenings, although the smaller ones usually are closed on Sunday and Monday. As in the rest of Italy, most restaurants ask for a cover charge (coperto) of around 1€ per person.