Apollinare
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A vaulted stone room a few steps from Spoleto's Duomo. Umbrian cooking done straight: handmade strangozzi, slow-braised meats, a short wine list weighted to local producers. The right Spoleto dinner.
Apollinare sits in the centro storico of Spoleto, in a 13th-century building with vaulted ceilings and that particular Umbrian restaurant feeling: quiet, candlelit, not trying. The kitchen is led by chef Giuseppe Sinisi and the menu rotates with the season. Strangozzi alla spoletina (with garlic, chilli, tomato, a Spoleto dish) is the right opener; the lamb or the tagliata di manzo to follow. Order a glass of Trebbiano Spoletino with the pasta, switch to a Sagrantino with the meat. Service is gracious, paced, and never rushed. Book ahead in summer during the Festival dei Due Mondi.
- Price — €€
- Order — strangozzi alla spoletina + tagliata
- book ahead
- Spoleto · Via Sant'Agata 14
- Festival season: book
- Closed Tue
From the HALA guide, reviewed August 2026.
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