Ristorante Locanda Villa Amalia

of Ridolfi Family

Here tourists are spoilt: Ancona, the Conero - on the Adriatic Sea, the Castles in Jesi, and the inland Verdicchio vineyards. It is also worth mentioning the beauties of Falconara: the beaches, the ancient town, and the Chiaravalle Abbey. Villa Amalia Restaurant and Inn is set in an early last century building with a large courtyard planted with trees. The restaurant is celebrated for its superb innovative Marches cuisine thanks to the fine sensitivity and the 40 years’ experience of the Ridolfi s, the landladies.

Buon Ricordo speciality

Guazzetto di pesci e molluschi dell’Adriatico in pietra ollare

Pietra-ollare is used to make saucepans and pots for slow cooking. This is proved by the Buon Ricordo dish: "guazzetto" - a sort of slow stewing of Adriatic Sea fish and molluscs - that is an extraordinary concentration of taste. The special characteristic of this meal, a recipe of the fishermen, is that it changes every day as its ingredients depend on what fishermen catch and the fish-market offers. This is also an ideal opportunity of enjoying Verdicchio dei Castelli di Jesi a full-bodied white wine.

Read the recipe