Antica Osteria Zahrtmann — Restaurant in Civita d'Antino

Cozy restaurant in the heart of Civito D’antino where the Danish and Norwegian painters had a large influence on local arts. The restaurant is named after the Danish painter Zahrtmann. There are a lot of paintings and even though the town does my house a museum (as far as I know), this place is a bit like a museum with all the paintings.

We called the place a day before arrival, which was very good as they would otherwise be closed. The owner and his wife was very kind to open their restaurant only for us. We did not receive a menu, but was asked if we wanted the traditional menu. We said yes, and even though I am a vegetarian not eating cheese, that was also possible to cater for by the cook. My wife was pregnant at the time, so she also needed the cheese to be pasteurized, which the owner also confirmed it was. All in all superb service with...

After a long weekend of camping in Lo Schioppo, we were looking for a lunch place and landed in this small village of less than 100 people. We decided to eat at this place and we were very welcomed by the owner. His english is good so dont worry about communication. He told us a lot about the village and an art exhibition. The inside of the restaurant is cozy with lots of nice paintings. He and his wife were very hospitable and everything was homemade from the pasta to the side dishes (sheep skeers and sheep stew). All also a traditional meal of the village. I highly recommend this place and im willing to pass by anytime i get close...

Capitare in un posto per caso e scoprire un tesoro culinario è una delle gioie più belle del viaggio! Essendo io stessa abruzzese, ero curiosa di assaggiare la loro cucina: ogni paese, provincia ha la sua variante, e spesso il "sapore di casa" è un'esperienza molto personale.

Sono stata piacevolmente sorpresa. Ogni piatto è stato un inno alla genuinità, con sapori che richiamavano le domeniche in famiglia. Eppure, ogni assaggio era una scoperta. La pasta al baccalà non era quella che conoscevo perché arricchita da ortiche e pepe rosa, la pecora a lenta cottura aveva una preparazione diversa da quella da me conosciuta , eppure la sua bontà era indiscutibile. Era come se fossi tornata a casa, ma con la sensazione di viaggiare in un'altra dimensione gastronomica, dove le stesse ricette prendevano vita con un tocco nuovo e inaspettato.

Questo posto mi ha ricordato quanto la cucina sia una lingua viva, che cambia e si evolve a seconda di chi la parla, pur mantenendo salde le sue radici. Se siete in cerca di sapori autentici, ma volete anche lasciarvi sorprendere, l’Antica Osteria ZAhrtmann è una tappa obbligata. Qui non si mangia solo bene, si fa un'esperienza che ti fa sentire a casa, anche se non...