Restaurants in Spoleto
For some gastro-shopping, visit Bartolomei Orvieto at 97 Corso Cavour (www.oleificiobartolomei.it; tel. 0763-344550), where you can taste and drink the products before buying. Colder Gelateria (tel/ 0743-235-015; daily 12:30pm–midnight) serves some of the best gelato (notably the “bread and chocolate” flavor) in Umbria, created by local artisans Crispini.
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Apollonaire
The low wood ceilings, stone walls, and beams are traditional holdovers from a 12th-century Franciscan monastery, but the menu is innovative and adventurous—contemporary Spoletan, if the food world has invented such a term, would well describe dishes that rely on fresh local…$$Around Town - Umbrian
La Barcaccia
Despite the name (the “Old Boat”), these brightly lit rooms are set on dry land near the top of the town—and, except for some Adriatic fish choices, the menu is firmly landlocked in Umbrian classics. This is the place to strangle the priest, that is, enjoy the strangozzi alla…$$Around Town - Umbrian
La Torretta
Two welcoming rooms in a medieval tower converted to a wine cellar, just off an airy little piazza in a quiet corner of the old town, is the place to settle in for a relaxed meal. Brothers Stefano and Elio Salvucci extend a genuine welcome and present a nice selection of Umbrian…$$Around Town - Umbrian
Osteria del Matto
Eating here is certainly an interesting experience, though perhaps not for everyone. There's no menu to choose from, just a blackboard telling you what you're going to eat, and waiters telling you when you're going to eat it. Your host-cum-entertainer in chief is the gregarious…$$Around Town - Umbrian
Trattoria del Festival
The cavernous pair of vaulted brick rooms here are large enough to host the festival hordes yet still leave room for die-hard locals who come for the best fixed-priced menus in town. The two more "expensive" of these are the ones to order, because they let you sample a pair of primi…$$Around Town
