Crab

Frommer's Review

Eating at this trattoria is ideal after a visit to the nearby Basilica of San Giovanni. As you enter, you are greeted with a display of freshly harvested crustaceans and mollusks. The signature dish is king crab legs, but you might want to skip the accompanying orange sauce; we thought it overpowered the delicate crab. Look for fish from around the world, including oysters from France, lobster from the Mediterranean and the Atlantic, and some catches from the Adriatic. If you've had only Atlantic lobster up to now, try the Mediterranean variety. It is more rare but of superior quality (and, naturally, more expensive). The antipasti is practically a meal in itself. Our party devoured a savory sauté of mussels and clams, an octopus salad, and scallops gratin, which was followed by succulent lobster ravioli in salsa vergine (a lobster-based sauce). We think the spaghetti alle vongole (fresh clams) is the best in all of Rome. For dessert, we recommend an arrangement of sliced tropical fruit that evoked the campy hat worn by Carmen Miranda in all those late-night movies. Most of the main courses, except for some very expensive shellfish and lobster platters, are closer to the lower end of the price scale.

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