An absolutely outstanding pasta experience where you can watch the chefs: Restaurant Di Martino Sea Front Pasta Bar (18. October 2024)
I was looking forward to some proper and authentic Italian food, so the Di Martino Sea Front Pasta Bar sounded very promising. And I must say, I was positively surprised by the whole experience – or at least by most of it. Once you’re seated, you’re brought some “bread with olive oil” and while the olive oil was exquisite, the bread was rather dry and somehow semi-enjoyable.
The “grissini with a little bread donut enriched with lard” were nice, but also these were a little dry, which didn’t give me too much hope for the rest of the dinner.
Funny enough, once you’ve placed your order, you’re brought a small “amuse bouche”, which is a great start into the evening, since it’s super savoury.
I then went for the “linguine with garlic, EVO oil and anchovies ‘colatura’ from Cetera” (EUR 22.00), which were an incredibly simple dish, but they were exquisitely good. The pasta was cooked perfectly al dente and the sauce was rich and full of flavour.
Since I figured I had to try another dish to make sure to get the real pasta experience in Naples, I ordered the “Zitoni Tagliati Lisci with peppers in double texture, sausage and basil powder” (EUR 25.00), which was definitely intense. The whole dish had an intense taste of peppers, but also here, with pasta perfectly cooked al dente.
What is great is that you get to sit at the counter where the kitchen is and to watch the chefs prepare the noodles, which is absolutely lovely …
… and you also see how they will always use the pasta water to thicken the sauce, making it much more creamy.
Personally, I really liked the experience at the Di Martino Sea Front Pasta Bar since they offer great pasta, it’s a unique and intimate experience since there is only space for about 20 diners, and the food is just exquisite. Plus, from a price point perspective, it’s also absolutely reasonable. Just make sure to book your table in advance, as else you won’t be able to score a place.
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Contact Details:
Restaurant Di Martino Sea Front Pasta Bar
P.za Municipio 1
80133 Napoli NA (I)
Tel.: +39 08 11 84 96 287
Homepage: https://instagram.com/seafront_pastabar