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Filetti di baccalà: Rome's deep-fried cod fillets

13 Sep, 2019

Rome has a restaurant dedicated entirely to the popular Roman speciality.

Salted, battered and deep-fried, the filetto di baccalà is a much-loved Roman speciality, popular as an antipasto before pizza, or as a substantial street food snack.

Rome even has a hole-in-the-wall style restaurant dedicated entirely to the deep-fried cod dish which has Roman Jewish origins.

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Located in Largo dei Librari, a tiny piazza near Campo de' Fiori, Dar Filettaro a S. Barbara can be identified by the unambiguous 'Filetti di Baccalà' sign over its door.

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Something of an institution in Rome, Dar Filettaro is normally open Mon-Sat 17.30-23.00.

However its opening hours have recently adapted to Italy's covid-19 restrictions, leading it to open for lunch, from midday, for the first time in more than 40 years, as well as opening on Sundays.