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December 15, 2012

Locanda 4 Cuochi - Verona, Italy

Locanda 4 Cuochi is a restaurant located about 1 minute walk from Verona's arena, serving Italian dishes with a modern twist. It is owned by four young cooks - the "4 Cuochi" - and during our visit we could see some of them working in the open-view kitchen.



Since all the normal tables had been reserved, we were offered two seating choices: the counter by the kitchen or the high tables by the windows. We picked the latter.




Bread and twists


Some colored pencils to draw on the paper plate mats. Very original, we found.


We decided to order four dishes and share a dessert. While waiting, we checked out the kitchen which was buzzing and even the waitresses were helping to plate.


Here's our lunch, beginning with a potatoes and chestnuts soup.


Artichokes arancini (rice balls) with tomato sauce


Fassona beef tartare with quail eggs, mustard and capers. Excellent!


Breaded turkey breast with panzanella


For dessert, we shared a Mascarpone & caffe (tiramisu)


Overall, a pleasant lunch with good food at reasonable prices and a nice cosy atmosphere. Although the restaurant was full and we were the only tourists present, service was friendly and one of the waitresses who spoke fluent English took good care of us. Since the Locanda has a limited menu, we were expecting the dishes to be well executed and we were not at all disappointed. At dinner time a reservation might be a good idea since the place is quite popular with locals.

Locanda 4 Cuochi
http://www.locanda4cuochi.it/

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