Ussita Restaurant Guide: Where to Eat
Choosing an Ussita restaurant means choosing between the town and the Frontignano ski area (Frontignano). There are inns with mountain dishes and a refuge on the slopes. The cooking is based on sheep's cheeses, mushrooms, truffles and cured meats such as ciauscolo, a soft spreadable salami.
In the Ussita area, many small restaurants prepare old dishes of Marche mountain cooking. Here sheep farming has always led to the production of quality dairy products.
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- Bar and caféSchulzmania, UssitaBar and café · Ussita · 1.3 km from the center
- RestaurantRistorante Crystal, UssitaRestaurant · Ussita · 1.9 km from the center
- RestaurantCotto e Mangiato, UssitaRestaurant · Ussita · 2.6 km from the center
- RestaurantRifugio Saliere, UssitaRestaurant · Ussita · 3.4 km from the center
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Ussita Restaurants: Where to Go
Ussita is also home to Ristorante Crystal, the restaurant of the Crystal Chalet: the historic building of the Hotel Crystal is awaiting reconstruction. The menu includes typical starters such as liver salami, ciauscolo and pecorino. In season there are pasta courses with mushrooms and truffles, followed by large roasts.
At Frontignano, Ussita's ski resort, meals are taken at altitude or on the slopes. The Rifugio Saliere stands at about 1,550 meters, a few meters from the top of the Saliere chairlift. It offers a restaurant and lounge bar with a view of Monte Bove. The dining room works as a self-service or hosts dedicated dinners. The refuge also has a large bar area and a panoramic terrace with a heated Jacuzzi. The refuge has no rooms for overnight stays.
The Rifugio Saliere has a history tied to the earthquake. The lifts and refuge stayed closed for more than five years after the tremors of October 26, 2016, and reopened in February 2022. Since then the refuge has been called Saliere Sibillini Mountain Lounge. Opening of the refuge and the chairlift can change depending on the weather, so check before heading up.
Also at Frontignano, near the lifts, is Cotto e Mangiato, a snack bar. Other places in Ussita include Schulzmania.
Ussita Restaurants: The Map
The map shows where the municipality's eateries are. Cotto e Mangiato and the Rifugio Saliere are at Frontignano, in the ski area. When going up from Ussita to Frontignano, it is best to plan ahead where to stop for a meal.
Ussita Restaurants: What to Try
The best-known specialty is ciauscolo. It is a soft salami typical of the area, eaten spread on the white, unsalted bread of the Marche. Cured meats are served as a starter or used to fill focaccia.
The cheeses come from the shepherding tradition. There is fresh, salted and baked ricotta, caciotta cheeses aged to varying degrees, and pecorino. Fresh milk straight from milking can also be found in the area.
Among first courses and soups, the typical dishes are farro (spelt) soup or minestrone, chickpea soup and lentil soup. Mushrooms and truffles give character to pasta and many other recipes. Mushrooms include porcini, field mushrooms, St. George's mushrooms (prugnoli) and Caesar's mushrooms (ovuli). Local products also include brown trout.