Civico 25 — Restaurant in Perugia

Dynamic place with what looks like a decent menu and wine list. After a dispute about the wine captain’s “knowledge” of the wine I selected which ended up being either misrepresentation on the part of the wine captain or his friend the wine maker which made for rather an uncomfortable evening, I experienced such horrible food poisoning within hours of my dinner there. Extremely dissatisfied with the place, obviously. And while I am angry over the dishonesty over the bottle as well as the dreadful illness that resulted from my dinner - I also feel terrible for the cleaning staff at the hotel where I was staying, as they were the ones who had the bear the brunt of what happened. And regarding the dispute over the bottle - it’s not like I’m inexperienced with wine. I’ve been a sommelier in New York for nearly 13 years and a restaurant owner and wine buyer/captain for nearly 8 years. Perhaps Civico’s wine captain thinks he can fool everyone but he’s mistaken. I’m just lucky I didn’t end up in the hospital with how severe the food...

This restaurant is more than worth to walk up all those steps!

🍞 The little starter: Foccacia. (Italian bread). Was the best one we had on our whole Italy trip. It’s obviously fresh made and a little warm.

🍷 The house wine is just super delicious. We tried both of them: red and white. Both of them are dangerous, bc you can’t stop drinking them. It’s just too tasty.

🥘 🌱 The food was very tasteful and so far also one of the best Italian dishes we had. We got the noodles with tomatoes and burrata. They even made it vegetarian for us.

🍨 We tried the pistachio and the chocolate dessert. Both of them I can definitely recommend.

Don’t miss out on this great restaurant, with an amazing atmosphere and super service. The owners are also simpático...

I would return in a second, a restaurant not to miss in Perugia old town. We loved every minute of our experience here and were lucky to get a table on a busy saturday. The area has a cool arty feel with murals on the walls, artworks. The vibe is young, cool and looking good. The food will have us returning again and again. Maybe the best Ossobuco of my life. The wine list is enormous but we chose two bottles reflecting the owners origins of Umbria and Veneto - both excellent. Covid protocols were followed and our outside seating allowed us to enjoy a perfect end of summer Umbrian evening. I love eating a places where the staff all have a twinkle in their eye and make you feel special and well looked after. This is...