What to order at Trattoria Lillicu

Must order
Spaghetti with arselle clams and bottarga.
Editor tip
Do not ask for a menu, the waiter recites the catch; arrive by 13:00 or after 14:00 to miss the queue. Monday the trattoria stays shut.
CuisineSeafood
Price€€
NeighborhoodMarina
HoursTue-Sat 12:30-15:00, 20:00-23:00; Sun 13:00-15:00
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Address: Via Sardegna 78, 09124 Cagliari

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Su Cumbidu ★ 3.7

€€ ItalianMarina

Su Cumbidu on Via Napoli feeds the Marina fixed-price Sardinian menus under brick arches, culurgiones and seadas at prices Cagliari students accept.

OrderCulurgiones, potato and mint, in tomato sauce.

TipThe set menus are the value play at around €20 to 30; go early, because groups book out the arched back room.

Sa Schironada ★ 4.2

€€ SeafoodMarina

Sa Schironada on Via Baylle runs long hours for the Marina in Cagliari, Sardinian fish and roast plates and a crisp fritto misto from the Gulf.

OrderZuppa di cozze with pane carasau, then seadas.

TipOpen every day and late, which makes it the fallback when the smaller trattorias in the Marina have shut their kitchens.

Trattoria da Serafino ★ 4.1

€€ SeafoodMarina

Trattoria da Serafino works a corner of Via Lepanto in Cagliari, an air-conditioned room of local fish plates and a back room for long lunches.

OrderWhatever local fish is on the board that day.

TipClosed Wednesday; the private back room takes the business lunches, so the front fills with regulars.

Stella Marina di Montecristo ★ 4.4

€€ SeafoodMarina

Stella Marina di Montecristo works the far end of Via Sardegna in Cagliari, sixty covers of maritime kit and fish bought fresh that morning.

OrderWhatever came off the boats that morning, cooked simply.

TipIt shuts for a variable stretch in August, and the sixty covers go fast in summer, so call the mobile number to hold a table.

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Sa Domu Sarda ★ 4.5

€€ ItalianStampace

Sa Domu Sarda on Via Sassari is the Cagliari address for cucina regionale di terra, the inland Sardinian side of the island rather than the harbour.

OrderWhatever the inland menu is running that day.

TipBook for dinner, the two plain rooms fill with locals; the kitchen runs straight through from 12:30 and again from 19:30, seven days a week.

Su Cumbidu ★ 3.7

€€ ItalianMarina

Su Cumbidu on Via Napoli feeds the Marina fixed-price Sardinian menus under brick arches, culurgiones and seadas at prices Cagliari students accept.

OrderCulurgiones, potato and mint, in tomato sauce.

TipThe set menus are the value play at around €20 to 30; go early, because groups book out the arched back room.

Sa Schironada ★ 4.2

€€ SeafoodMarina

Sa Schironada on Via Baylle runs long hours for the Marina in Cagliari, Sardinian fish and roast plates and a crisp fritto misto from the Gulf.

OrderZuppa di cozze with pane carasau, then seadas.

TipOpen every day and late, which makes it the fallback when the smaller trattorias in the Marina have shut their kitchens.

Trattoria da Serafino ★ 4.1

€€ SeafoodMarina

Trattoria da Serafino works a corner of Via Lepanto in Cagliari, an air-conditioned room of local fish plates and a back room for long lunches.

OrderWhatever local fish is on the board that day.

TipClosed Wednesday; the private back room takes the business lunches, so the front fills with regulars.

Stella Marina di Montecristo ★ 4.4

€€ SeafoodMarina

Stella Marina di Montecristo works the far end of Via Sardegna in Cagliari, sixty covers of maritime kit and fish bought fresh that morning.

OrderWhatever came off the boats that morning, cooked simply.

TipIt shuts for a variable stretch in August, and the sixty covers go fast in summer, so call the mobile number to hold a table.

Pani e Casu ★ 4.1

€€ ItalianCastello

Pani e Casu sits on Via Santa Croce inside Cagliari's Castello walls, serving bread, pecorino and Sardinian home cooking a few metres from the ramparts.

OrderPane carasau with pecorino and a glass of Cannonau.

TipService windows are tight, one hour at lunch and ninety minutes at dinner, so book; Monday the door stays shut.

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