What to eat Sardinia? culinary specialties and gastronomy

Opening hours for bars and restaurants are much the same as in France. Cafés are open all day. Most restaurants offer lunch and dinner service, between 12 and 2pm, and 7 and 11pm. Bars open late into the night. By the sea and in high season, most establishments operate continuously, and some bars stay open until the early hours. When there is a weekly closing, it's traditionally on Sunday.

It is possible to eat for about 15 euros in the pizzerias and beach snack bars. You should expect to pay around 30 euros for a traditional restaurant and the bill can quickly rise to 50 or 70 euros in the trendy restaurants of the chic resorts of the Gallura. Credit cards are widely accepted.

If the bills are presented including taxes and service, there are often supplements added to them that may seem strange to us. For example, bread and cutlery(pane e coperto) are often charged around 2 € per guest. At the beginning of the meal, a waiter will not hesitate to put breadsticks or a bowl of olives on your table. Here again, these little touches will be reflected on your bill, and sometimes even if you have not touched them. A tip of a few euros will certainly be appreciated, but it is not mandatory.

Spaghetti and other long pastas are eaten with a fork, not a spoon. The waiter may be surprised if you ask. Red wine is served at room temperature, even on hot days, and asking for it to be put on ice may be considered heresy.

If you don't want to upset your guests, avoid cutting your pasta with a knife, even spaghetti that is difficult to wrap around your fork. Similarly, never add ketchup to your pasta, a tip that also applies to children. Finally, cappuccino is best enjoyed at breakfast, with something sweet, and not at any time of day. Of course, you will be served if you order one during the day, but with an oblique look.

It is forbidden to smoke in places open to the public. As in France, it is still possible to smoke on the terrace of a café or restaurant.

The most common scam, and one that applies in almost all of the world's most touristy places, is to over-inflate prices or to have only the most expensive dishes available on the menu.

The cafés are open continuously from 7:30 am and close around 7 pm. It is often possible to have a snack during the day. Ice cream shops open later in the morning, but close later as well, especially in the city centers where there are many strollers in the evening.

Count between 0,80 and 2 € for an espresso, between 2,50 and 5 € for a half beer and 2 € for a soda.

The consumption of alcohol is forbidden to people under 16 years old, as well as the sale. The alcohol content may not exceed 10°. From the age of 18, the consumption and purchase of any type of alcohol is possible. Therefore, access to a bar or nightclub is forbidden to under 16s.

Sardinians usually stop in cafés in the morning for a cappuccino - and only in the morning - and at any time of the day for a ristretto or an espresso. The cafes are mostly frequented by workers in the cities and by the elderly in the villages. The Sardinians do not disdain a small aperitif at passeggiata time either, preferably a mirto, a myrtle-based liqueur.

As in France, children are only allowed in drinking establishments when accompanied by an adult. They can go alone to a gelateria (ice cream shop) or a tea room.

It is forbidden to smoke in places open to the public. You must be outside to smoke.