When passing through Rua Joaquim Antunes, a specific facade catches your eye. Entirely in transparent glass, it is an invitation for the most curious to take a peek. Inside, a beautiful and imposing bar at the entrance, walls covered in paper that resemble a forest and furniture predominantly in a dark blue tone. It's the kind of place that delights the eyes and draws sighs just because of the decoration.
However, here, the focus is not on design but on the dishes that also delight the eyes, the bellies and draw many sighs.
At number 260, just a few steps from the award-winning Evvai, is the recently opened Trattorita Evvai . It is more informal than its older sister: there is no tasting menu there, it is just à la carte dishes with options that are real hugs in the stomach. Uncomplicated, with pasta, pizza (among the best in the city), meat and good options to share, but without losing the elegance that the name Evvai requires in all the details and preparations.
If not Evvai, chef Luiz Filipe prints his unusual creationsleaving the obvious and conquering with the gastronomic and cultural union of Brazil x Italy, at Trattorita the chef revisits his history with preparations and ingredients completely rooted in Italian cuisine, with dishes that bring back fond memories.
Trattorita Evvai's menu and the return of Evv.ita's unforgettable pizzas
The extensive menu becomes an almost martyrdom for the indecisive and those with a sweet tooth. Pizza or pasta? Why not both? From the kitchen, managed day to day by the young chef André Miranda , starter options include fried pizza stuffed with scamorza cheese, buffalo ricotta and fior di latte (R$ 47); Creamy polenta with tallegio and mollet egg (R$ 65); Mignon tartar with sour cream and trout roe (R$85); Raviolone stuffed with ricotta and crab in butter and sage sauce (R$55); Tuna crudo with tomato confit and stracciatella (R$85); between others.
Among the main dishes, homemade pasta comes in Amatriciana versions (R$ 95) with artisanal pancetta and pecorino; Fregola with seafood and smoked butter (R$ 135); Alla Vodka (R$95); and Al Ragout with Bolognese sauce with 36 hours of cooking and Grana Padano fonduta (R$ 110) for those who prefer options without filling.
Among the stuffed dishes, they offer Tortellini with roast meat, Grana Padano fonduta and sugo d'amosto (R$ 95); Caramelle, a candy-shaped pastry with pumpkin filling, hazelnuts in butter with sage (R$90); Fresh spinach and country egg yolk pasta alla crema with ricotta, prosciutto and peas (R$95); and three options of Rondelli al forno for two people, including spinach with ricotta (R$ 175); Bolognese (R$ 175); and manzo in bianco (R$ 195).
The proteins can be shared between 2 or 3 people and some have an individual option, such as Polpettone (R$ 180 / 117); the Fish of the day with lemon and fresh herbs (R$ 190 / 120); the wood-roasted Porchetta (R$ 190 / 120); or the Grigliata with octopus, shrimp, squid and fish of the day roasted over wood (R$ 350 – this only in the sharing version). To accompany, angel hair pasta with butter and sage (R$ 25) and potatoes with aioli (R$ 25) complete the portions well.
Source: CNN Brasil
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