La Folperia ️ — Restaurant in Padua

We were just walking around near Piazza della Frutta when we saw La Folperia was opened. We had wanted to try it for a long time since they are a pretty famous streetfood vendor in Padova and we finally did! There was already a little crowd when we arrived around 6pm and people kept coming. The owners were also friendly and worked fast to serve the customers.

We tried the folpetti, the typical dish from Veneto. The folpetti was €5 per 100g and we spent €7.3 for a baby octopus🐙 and a piece of bread🥖 (not really good for students' wallet but it's seafood and students want to eat seafood too once in a while🤷). I never ate an octopus before but it was good. The octopus was fresh and it didn't smell fishy. The green sauce was perfect, not too strong that you can't taste the octopus (I did scarpetta!). The taste was dominated by the olive oil and the lemon juice🍋 I like that the lemon juice gave a bit sourness so it tasted fresh. Overall, I think it's...

One of the best places I have ever eaten octopus in my life. The current owners - the kids of the previous owner - have been serving the city for the last 25 yrs. I will give it 5 stars if there were a little bit more space to enjoy the food around there. The do have a small counter but it's so busy that is nearly impossible to eat there on the spot. It's a small food stall under the arches of the main Piazza della Frutta, so when it's freezing outside it's not ideal but the fish is soo good, that you try to forget about it. The prices vary as it goes by weight. Only downside is that there's very little place to eat it there, although if you buy drinks from the next door bar you can stand there and they have some...

When abroad, I'm always after quality streetfood as nothing gives you the vibe of a city as a nice food counter. Well, La Folperia deserves the title of the best street food I've ever tasted! The octopus was so fresh and tender it melts in your mouth. All of the seafood (shrimps, tuna ball, etc) that we bought were up to upmarket restaurant quality ( I dare say even better). The guys were super friendly and the prices were very reasonable. I have already recommended La Folperia to all of my friends...