sLast night as Doreen and I were thrashing about for a place to eat, we decided to go to the Vinoteca e Salumeria Poscol, a relatively new place in the neighborhood. (It replaced the horribile and not at all lamented Belgian restaurant Cafe Montrose. Much to my chagrin, Cafe Montrose has opened in another guise just down the street from us) It is owned by the same fellow (Marco Wiles) who runs an extremely expensive place just down the street (Da Marco) as well as our favorite pizza joint (Dolce Vida) also just down the street.
Poscol is run sort of like an Italian Tapas Bar. There are a number of small dishes (including homemade cured meats - Salumi) and you can order some great wines by the glass.
We started off with a glass of Pecorino and a glass of Soave - white Italian wines. The Pecorino was minerally and very, very, dry. The Soave was (true to its name) smooth an delightful.
We had the "5 meat" salumi platter, with everything from Mortadella and Prosciutto di San Daniele topork cheek sausage. It was all good, but Doreen didn't care for the Pork Cheek Sausage.
We also had some Beets in cartoccio or in a paper bag. Beets, goat cheese, hazelnuts, and something else I can't really remember roasted in a bag. Delicious! Fried spaghetti (better than it sounds) and the special - fried sardines.
The Fried sardines require a special mention. When we were in Lisbon a couple of years ago we ate plenty of grilled sardines. They were especially delicious. These were smaller, but just as good. They also had the added benefit of being boneless! I would recommend a trip here just to try them out.
Our second glasses of wines were an Anselmi and a special wine that I don't remember, but I think it was called a Gaia or something like that. We love trying new wines and really enjoyed these two as well.
A nice meal on a nice night out.
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