Taverna degli Antichi Sapori

Salerno & the Cilento


Easy to find on the main road through town, this bright, spacious restaurant with exposed stone walls has a small front terrace flanked by scarlet geraniums and a firmly traditional menu, which is great if you like fagioli (white beans). Think gnocchi e fagioli, pasta e fagioli, lasagne e fagioli, riso (rice) e fagioli and a few grilled-meat dishes.


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