Spread across several stone-walled dining rooms in the hotel of the same name, Sas Benas mixes elegance with rusticity, serving fixed-price menus of traditional country fare. Dishes, which showcase seasonal ingredients and local meats, include much-loved classics such as pasta con funghi e salsiccia (pasta with mushrooms and sausage) and tagliata di bue rosso (steak of bue rosso beef).
Sas Benas
Western Sardinia
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