Friday 7 May 2021 13:05
Filetti di baccalà: Rome's deep-fried cod fillets
Rome has a restaurant dedicated entirely to the popular Roman speciality.Salted, battered and deep-fried, the filetto di baccalà is a much-loved Roman speciality, popular as an antipasto before pizza, or as a substantial street food snack.Rome even has a hole-in-the-wall style restaurant dedicated entirely to the deep-fried cod dish which has Roman Jewish origins.
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Located in Largo dei Librari, a tiny piazza near Campo de' Fiori, Dar Filettaro a S. Barbara can be identified by the unambiguous 'Filetti di Baccalà' sign over its door.
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Something of an institution in Rome, Dar Filettaro was once only open in the evenings, from Monday to Saturday.
However Italy's covid-19 restrictions changed all that and - for the first time in more than 40 years - it now opens for lunch.
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Currently it is open every day of the week, with the following timetable: Mon-Fri midday until 15.00 and from 18.00-21.30; Sat midday until 21.30; and Sun midday until 17.00.
It is best to check its Facebook page for updated times before going.
Photo TgTourism
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Salted, battered and deep-fried, the filetto di baccalà is a much-loved Roman speciality, popular as an antipasto before pizza, or as a substantial street food snack.
Rome even has a hole-in-the-wall style restaurant dedicated entirely to the deep-fried cod dish which has Roman Jewish origins.
- Supplì: King of street food in Rome
Located in Largo dei Librari, a tiny piazza near Campo de' Fiori, Dar Filettaro a S. Barbara can be identified by the unambiguous 'Filetti di Baccalà' sign over its door.
- Jewish artichokes: one of Rome's best loved dishes
Something of an institution in Rome,
Dar Filettaro
was once only open in the evenings, from Monday to Saturday.However Italy's
covid-19
restrictions changed all that and - for the first time in more than 40 years - it now opens for lunch.- Rome recipe: Puntarelle alla Romana
Currently it is open every day of the week, with the following timetable: Mon-Fri midday until 15.00 and from 18.00-21.30; Sat midday until 21.30; and Sun midday until 17.00.
It is best to check its
Facebook page
for updated times before going.Photo TgTourism