Restaurant in Positano, Italy

Restaurant: NA
Location: Positano, Italy
Date: May, 2010
Rating: 4 out of 10

da Vicenzo

Restaurant: da Vincenzo
Location: Positano, Italy
Overall rating: 6 out of 10

A good example of spaghetti alle vongole as sampled in a small restaurant in Positano called da Vincenzo (http://www.davincenzo.it/), in May 2010.

As is typical, linguine was used, although I prefer spaghettini.

I was initially concerned that perhaps too much olive oil had been used, but I needn't have worried. The flavour was rich and full and the pasta well cooked.

As always, the freshness of the clams is critical and being right on the sea, Positano scored highly across the board for quality of clams.

I discovered that in this part of Italy, no chilli peppers are used when making vongole. The absence of chillis does not count against spaghetti vongole in my rating, but it does tend to expose any imperfections in the dish. The bite of chillis can hide a multitide of sins, but I do think it ads a certain something to the dish.

Restaurant da Vincenzo, Positano, Italy, May 2010