Vicenza Thoughts
May 22nd, 2022 | 01:44 PM
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I think there are probably some very good restaurants in Vicenza, but most people are there only on day trips, so cannot give recommendations. We did not get to eat there because we had joined friends outside of the city for meals. Some of the best are only open for evening dining a few nights a week. IMHE, there are great local, restaurants in most little towns in Italy. My experience has been that I look for some kind of sign during the day, or ask at ticket sales offices. Example. We were walking around Pordenone and saw a picture of a chicken on a small plaque. Nothing else and the building was closed and dark. I told DH I bet it was a restaurant. We returned very late to find one chef and one waiter, preparing one kind of fish and one meat with their chosen vegetables, etc. Wonderful! We later learned it was considered one of the best in the whole area. We saw a sign on a house gate that just said kitchen. Luckily, a woman was working in the garden. We asked if it was a restaurant. No, but she cooked for people. When? Now if you are hungry. We were. We sat in her garden and watched her pick stuff that quickly appeared on our plates along with pasta. Of course, you take chances with that kind of thing, but I love the adventure, and clearly, I am not a foodie. Oh, you probably already know, but just in case, best to make reservations, even if only an hour before.
I think there are probably some very good restaurants in Vicenza, but most people are there only on day trips, so cannot give recommendations. We did not get to eat there because we had joined friends outside of the city for meals. Some of the best are only open for evening dining a few nights a week. IMHE, there are great local, restaurants in most little towns in Italy. My experience has been that I look for some kind of sign during the day, or ask at ticket sales offices. Example. We were walking around Pordenone and saw a picture of a chicken on a small plaque. Nothing else and the building was closed and dark. I told DH I bet it was a restaurant. We returned very late to find one chef and one waiter, preparing one kind of fish and one meat with their chosen vegetables, etc. Wonderful! We later learned it was considered one of the best in the whole area. We saw a sign on a house gate that just said kitchen. Luckily, a woman was working in the garden. We asked if it was a restaurant. No, but she cooked for people. When? Now if you are hungry. We were. We sat in her garden and watched her pick stuff that quickly appeared on our plates along with pasta. Of course, you take chances with that kind of thing, but I love the adventure, and clearly, I am not a foodie. Oh, you probably already know, but just in case, best to make reservations, even if only an hour before.
May 23rd, 2022 | 04:55 AM
#22
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Gosh, Sassafrass, I wish I'd found that place when I was in Vicenza. Though looking at its opening hours I think that I was there on a Sunday so it would have been closed, but next time!
And I like your way of finding restaurants - actually I think that's a very "foodie" way of doing it and it's certainly very Italian. Several times when I was in Italy with my Italian teacher she would just walk up to people and ask if they knew a good place to eat. It had a surprisingly good success rate.
And I like your way of finding restaurants - actually I think that's a very "foodie" way of doing it and it's certainly very Italian. Several times when I was in Italy with my Italian teacher she would just walk up to people and ask if they knew a good place to eat. It had a surprisingly good success rate.
