Osteria dei Sapori Perduti

Modica


Nostalgia rules the roost at bustling, affable 'Osteria of the Forgotten Flavours', right on Modica's main drag. Decked out in a jumble of traditional Sicilian objects and cooking utensils, it's a good spot for traditional local grub, from rustic scacce modicane (vegetable-stuffed flatbread) to the osteria's much-loved ricotta-filled ravioli, served in a pork sugo (sauce). Classic mains include nourishing 'u bollitu (boiled veal).


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