Where to eat in Fiastra: restaurant guide
To find a restaurant in Fiastra, a scattered municipality in the province of Macerata with its seat in Trebbio, the lake is the main reference point. Most of the restaurants are near Lago di Fiastra and San Lorenzo al Lago, in the national park of the Sibillini Mountains. The reservoir is artificial and was completed in 1954 to generate electricity. Today its shores have restaurants, pizzerias, a kiosk and a gelato shop, while higher up there are agriturismi (farm stays) serving farm products.
The cooking is that of the Marche mountains: handmade pasta, grilled meats, cured meats and cheeses, mushrooms in season and truffle dishes. When planning the day, the options are the agriturismo table, a lunch near the lake, a pizza in the evening or a quick stop.
The addresses
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- Ice cream shopLa Dolce Vita di Emma Gelateria, FiastraIce cream shop · Fiastra · under 100 m from the center
- RestaurantIl Camoscio Pizzeria Ristopub, FiastraRestaurant · Fiastra · under 100 m from the center
- Bar and caféVerdefiastra, Lago di FiastraBar and café · Fiastra · under 100 m from the center
- Bar and caféBar Tabacchi, FiastraBar and café · Fiastra · 100 m from the center
- RestaurantIl gatto e la volpe, FiastraRestaurant · Fiastra · 200 m from the center
- RestaurantSasso Bianco, FiastraRestaurant · Fiastra · 300 m from the center
- RestaurantAgriturismo Le Casette, FiastraRestaurant · Fiastra · 3.3 km from the center
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On the map
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Fiastra restaurants: where to go
For a meal of local cooking, with homegrown products, the best choice is Agriturismo Le Casette. It is a family-run agriturismo in the hills, on the Marche side of the Sibillini, with livestock, a dairy and vegetable gardens. The milk becomes ricotta, caciotta and pecorino, and the vegetables follow the seasons.
In San Lorenzo al Lago there is Sasso Bianco, a hotel with a restaurant, pizzeria and bar. The kitchen focuses on typical local products, from truffle to braised wild boar. Reserving a table is a good idea, as reservations are appreciated.
For a simple dinner near the lake there is Il Camoscio Pizzeria Ristopub. It serves Marche cooking, pizzas and burgers, with set and à la carte menus, a children's menu, outdoor tables and takeout. Vegetarian and vegan dishes are also available.
Il gatto e la volpe is a restaurant with a pizzeria and bar. For a snack or a quick lunch there is the Verdefiastra refreshment point, on the equipped beach of San Lorenzo al Lago, with a menu that follows the seasons. For gelato there is La Dolce Vita di Emma.
Each place has its own page with hours and contact details. It is worth checking it before setting out, especially off season.
Fiastra restaurants on the map
On the map, the places are spread over two levels. The first is the lake and San Lorenzo al Lago, where the restaurant, pizzeria, ristopub, kiosk and gelato shop are concentrated. Here it is easy to eat before or after a walk along the shore. The Sentiero Natura (nature trail), which runs along the right side of the lake starting from San Lorenzo al Lago, takes about two hours. It can be done on foot or by bike.
The second level is higher up. Agriturismo Le Casette is in the hills, some distance from the shore, and is best reached by car.
The lake is reached by turning off the SS77 (Foligno-Macerata) at Lago di Polverina, along the SP98 Polverina-Fiastra road.
What to eat in Fiastra
The Fiastra table follows the flavors of the Marche mountains: hand-rolled pasta, grilled meats, cured meats and cheeses. When the season allows, mushrooms also come to the table. Truffle appears in several dishes: among the specialties at Sasso Bianco are truffle gnocchi and vincisgrassi (a baked layered pasta of the Marche).
The menus of the lakeside places share the same staples. First courses include tagliatelle with hare sauce, pappardelle with wild boar, gnocchi with duck sauce, polenta with sausage and tagliatelle with mushrooms. Main courses include agnello scottadito (grilled lamb chops), braised wild boar, trippa alla contadina (country-style tripe) and roast lamb or guinea fowl. Il Camoscio also serves girasoli (sunflower-shaped filled pasta) stuffed with mascarpone and walnuts.
For farm products, the cheeses of Le Casette are the ones to try: ricotta, caciotta and pecorino come from the farm's own dairy. At Sasso Bianco there are typical cured meats and local pecorino cheeses, as well as homemade bread and focaccia.
To end the meal, Sasso Bianco makes desserts such as tiramisù, panna cotta, semifreddi and crostate (jam tarts). They are paired with vino cotto (cooked wine), vernaccia, vino di visciola (sour cherry wine) or passito.