La Rosetta

Via della Rosetta 8-9 Cuisines: Seafood, Italian

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You won't find any red meat on the menu at this sophisticated choice near Piazza Navona, where the Riccioli family has been directing operations since the mid-1960s. This is one of Rome's best seafood restaurants. An excellent start is insalata di frutti di mare, studded with squid, lobster, octopus, and shrimp. Menu items include just about every fish native to the Mediterranean, as well as a few from the Atlantic coast of France. There's even a sampling of lobster imported from Maine, which can be boiled with drawn butter or served Catalan style with tomatoes, red onions, and wine sauce. Tuck into such main dish delights as spaghetti with langoustines, zucchini flowers and pecorino cheese; a mixed grill of seafood with vegetables, or fried curled baby octopus with zucchini strings and sage chips.

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