![]() ![]() Vernon, and espresso with beans from Black Acres Roastery headquartered in Greenmount West. And it’s just a friendly, welcoming spot.”Īs for beverages, diners can, of course, expect Italian wines, but also local bottles from The Wine Collective in Hampden, beers from Wet City in Mt. Maybe in the evening you come back for aperitivo. “It’s this neighborhood meeting point where you pop in for breakfast in the morning-breakfast is like a coffee at the bar and a croissant while you scroll through your phone-and then come back later for lunch. “I want folks to embrace the Italian cafe model,” Paul adds. You get a lot of lamb, pasture-grazing animals, and then seafood, as well.” “The region itself is bordered by mountains on the west and the Adriatic Sea on the east, so the cuisine is varied. “We just immediately fell in love with it,” Sam says. The concept was inspired by the couple’s 2019 visit to Abruzzo, where Paul’s family is originally from. We had folks enjoying food, enjoying our wine, talking about how they live around the corner, and how they’re excited to see us there.” “The neighborhood came out,” Paul says of the response. Patrons also favored the Mela Toast, with poached cinnamon apple slices, almond ricotta, butterscotch, and toasted almond slivers on brioche. Husband-and-wife owners Paul and Sam Mincarelli have opened Cafe Campli-named after the small hilltop town in Abruzzo-which serves up toasts, paninis, pastas, and pizza al taglio (by the cut) in an Italian cafe-inspired atmosphere.Īt a soft opening last weekend and a grand opening Wednesday, the cafe’s first customers got a taste of the initial menu, which includes offerings like tonno (tuna) deviled eggs, the Abbuffata panini (stacked with hot soppressata, mortadella, arugula, provolone, garlic aioli, and stewed tomato jam) and Sunday Gravy-a rigatoni pasta dish with oxtail and sausage ragu. Reservations are now available via OpenTable.Ĭafe Campli:Charm City diners can now get a taste of Italy’s Abruzzo region by way of Hamilton-Lauraville. Also on offer are housemade pastas like the gnocchi sardi pomodoro and entrees like diver sea scallops with artichoke hearts and frizzled capers. Menu items that caught our eye? Undoubtedly the tuna tartare cannoli, made with yellowfin tuna, avocado puree, garlic chips, pistachios, and sesame seeds. From husband-and-wife team Matthew and Martha Oetting, Marta serves up “American cuisine with a heavy Italian accent.” Matthew, an alum of Atlas Restaurant Group’s Loch Bar and Bygone, helms the kitchen, while Martha oversees the bar program. Marta Fine Food and Spirits:Earlier this month, a new concept made its debut inside the former Salt Tavern space in Butcher’s Hill. ![]()
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