The magic of Bar Mare Petit

Very few places spur me to write a review on Tripadvisor. This incredible restaurant near Praiano with a perfect marriage of incredible food and magical location did. Here's the Tripadvisor review:

The view from above the cove

Walking down to the Marina di Praia cove is magical. As you descend down, you know you are heading to a special place. Bar Mare Petit is one of three restaurants situated at the Marina. It seems the most casual of them all - but do not be deceived. Using local, incredibly fresh ingredients, Grandma's cooking is on par with top restaurants in metropolitan cities. We started with the seafood salad - sweet mussels, clams, shrimps with octopus so so tender, dressed in olive oil.

The best dish of our whole trip!

The sciatelli with seafood was one of the best pasta dishes we ate during our 2-week vacation in Rome, Naples and the Amalfi Coast. The fresh home-made pasta had a gorgeous chewy texture - the clams, mussels with the sweetest tomatoes added an incredible unami to the sauce.

Interesting but delicious

Another beautiful pasta dish is the bucatini with clams and pumpkin. A weird combination? You will be convinced when you taste the sauce.

Local dessert speciality

Delizia limone cake for dessert was light and fluffy. Complimentary lemon cream and limoncello rounded off the meal.

Imagine sitting by the cove, as the sky gradually moves from a light mauve to a deep blue. Jazz tunes played by the restaurant fills the air. Flanked by the vertical steep walls of the cove, the boats and ships pass through as if moving through a picture. You have just had a delicious seafood meal. You sit back contented, thinking "Now, this is what it means to live".

Bar Mare Petit gave me a memory I could not forget - perfect food in an incredible setting.