I Pescatori

Southern Tuscany


Orbetello's fish cooperative restaurant may lack frills but it makes amends with the freshness of its lagoon-caught seafood. Grab a ticket, tick off your choices on the menu printouts, order at the counter, then claim a table. The mixed fisherman's antipasti, anguilla sfumata (spicy, smoked eel) and seafood pastas are popular orders. In summer, bookings are advisable.


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