Il Perugino

Frommer's Review

Located across from Hotel El Convento, this is Puerto Rico's finest Italian restaurant, serving an inspired cuisine that chef and owner Franco Seccarelli says he hopes is authentic to his homeland of Umbria. Our favorite homemade pastas include black fettuccine with a shellfish ragout or ricotta and spinach gnocchetti with fresh tomatoes. For a starter, opt for the shrimp salad with grilled zucchini, a sublime dish, as is another salad made with scallops and porcini mushrooms. Seccarelli shines with his pheasant breast alla Cacciatora and his pork filets flavored with an unusual combination of thyme and blueberries. We also raved about the rack of lamb with fresh herbs and a rich red-wine sauce. Homemade desserts are also succulent, and wine comes from a cellar in a converted dry well in the center of the restaurant. Service is impeccable and friendly.

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