"Right off the busy Strada Nova, this cozy spot with lace-covered light fixtures and copper pots hanging from the ceiling has fantastic heavier dishes like fried meatballs made with shredded slow-cooked beef, and the wonderfully firm polenta cicchetti topped with baccalà mantecato. Sure, you can pop in for a quartino of Italian wine and some snacks, but you should stay for a full meal and get some spaghetti alle vongole or spaghetti alla busara with tomatoes, chili, and prawns." - gillian mcguire