Hello dear friends, a few days ago I was in a beautiful, sublime place and I immediately thought I should make a post to share with all of you.
Hola queridos amigos, hace unos días estuve en un lugar bello, sublime y de inmediato pensé que debía hacer un post para compartirlo con todos ustedes.
In Venezuela, in the mid-twentieth century, there was a large Italian migration and this changed the eating habits. It is common to see Italian trattoria type restaurants and pizzerias, so today I want to share with you a special place with beautiful decorations and delicious food, a real corner of Italy called "Strada Romana".
"Strada Romana" is a restaurant that is located 14 km from Caracas (Venezuela). It is near San Antonio de Los Altos, a town founded by people from the Canary Islands (Spain), however, it also became home to a large Portuguese and Italian community.
En Venezuela a mediados del siglo XX hubo una gran migración italiana y esto modificó los hábitos de alimentación. Es común ver restaurantes italianos tipo trattoria y pizzerías, por eso hoy quiero compartirles un lugar especial con una decoración hermosa y comida deliciosa, un verdadero rincón de Italia llamado "Strada Romana".
"Strada Romana" es un restaurante que está ubicado a 14 kms de Caracas (Venezuela). Está cerca de San Antonio de Los Altos, una ciudad fundada por personas oriundas de las Islas Canarias (España), sin embargo también se convirtió en el hogar de una gran comunidad de portuguesa e italiana.
The entrance to this restaurant is beautiful. It has some Roman columns with Corinthian-style capitals, but this is a sample of the decoration of this place. So be prepared to see an amazing place.
La entrada a este restaurante es hermosa. Tiene unas columnas romanas con capiteles de estilo corintio, pero esto es una muestra de la decoración de este lugar. Así que prepárense para ver un lugar asombroso.
This restaurant has two floors. Its ceiling simulates groin vaults, emulating the Roman dining rooms of the elites. Its walls are painted with representations allusive to Roman frescoes.
In this photograph, we can appreciate the fight between centaurs. The colors used and the lighting of the restaurant make this fresco enhance the decoration of the entrance hall.
Este restaurante tiene dos pisos. Su techo simulan bóvedas de aristas, emulando los comedores romanos de las élites. Sus paredes están pintadas con con representaciones alusivas a los frescos romanos.
En esta fotografía podemos apreciar la lucha entre centauros. Los colores usados y la iluminación del restaurante hacen que este fresco realce la decoración de su salón de entrada.
As you enter the restaurant there are columns with mosaic details and a painting on the wall with a pair of cupids. Let's not forget that Cupid in Roman mythology was the god of love and desire. So I imagine that if you dine in this wing it is because there is a love interest of whoever is making the invitation.
Al adentrarse en el restaurante hay columnas con detalles de mosaicos y una pintura en la pared con un par de cupidos. No olvidemos que Cupido en la mitología romana era el dios del amor y el deseo. Así que imagino que si cenas en esta ala es porque hay un interés amoroso de quien hace la invitación.
If I had to classify the artistic style of this place, I could place it within the neoclassicism as it rescues the columns and vaults of Roman architecture, along with the use of wrought iron, something very typical of the late eighteenth and early nineteenth century. These details have been recreated in this restaurant majestically.
Si tuviera que clasificar el estilo artístico de este lugar, podría ubicarlo dentro del neoclasicismo ya que rescata las columnas y bóvedas de la arquitectura romana, junto a el uso del hierro forjado, algo muy típico de finales del siglo XVIII y principios del XIX. Estos detalles han quedado recreados en este restaurante de manera majestuosa.
The main lighting is through wrought iron lamps, a simple but elegant design. This type of lighting is not intense, giving a dramatic touch to the paintings that decorate the walls.
La iluminación principal es a través de lámparas de hierro forjado, un diseño simple pero elegante. Este tipo de iluminación no es intensa dándole un toque dramático a las pinturas que decoran las paredes.
On the second floor, the walls are decorated with "putti", a kind of naked child with wings, not to be confused with Cupid. In my personal opinion, the "putti" are perhaps an unconscious reminiscence of the restaurant¨s owners of the Italian Baroque .
En el segundo piso, las paredes están decoradas con los "putti", una especie de niños desnudos con alas, los cuales no hay que confundir con Cupido. A mi apreciación personal los "putti" tal vez son una reminiscencia inconciente de los dueños del restaurante del Barroco Italiano.
In these paintings we see the "putti" doing the work of harvesting grapes to make wine, as well as raising animals and fishing for seafood. I think this is so beautiful because it is an indirect ode to Italian gastronomy.
En estas pinturas observamos a los "putti" realizando faenas de recolección de uvas para fabricar vinos, así como la cría de animales y pesca de frutos del mar. Esto me parece tan lindo ya que hace una oda indirecta a la gastronomía italiana.
I had not visited this restaurant for more than 15 years, but to my surprise, it is very well preserved and the food is still exquisite.
My husband is of Italian descent so the hors d'oeuvres were a must. The tenderloin carpaccio is our favorite and in this restaurant, they serve it with a generous dressing with fresh mushrooms cut in slices and the traditional focaccia.
Tenía más de 15 años que no visitaba este restaurante, pero para mi sorpresa está muy bien conservado y la comida sigue siendo exquisita.
Mi esposo es descendiente de italianos así que no podía faltar los entremeses. El carpaccio de lomito es nuestro preferido y en este restaurante los sirven con un generoso aderezo con champiñones frescos cortados en láminas y la tradicional focaccia.
Pasta is their specialty, but seafood is the best.
Las pastas son su especialidad pero las de frutos del mar son lo máximo.
However, I confess that I only came back to this place to eat their eggplant lasagna. This is something heavenly, I have never eaten such a delicious lasagna. Although more than 15 years have passed, the lasagna is still spectacular 😋😋😋😋.
Sin embargo les confieso que yo solo regresé a este lugar para comer su pasticho de berenjena. Esto es algo celestial, nunca he comido un pasticho tan delicioso. Aunque han pasado más de 15 años, el pasticho sigue siendo espectacular 😋😋😋
Although we had the illusion of eating "Tiramisu" for dessert, the Black Forest cake they offered us was soft and with a lot of flavors, along with an espresso coffee closed our evening on a high note.
Aunque teníamos la ilusión de comer como postre "Tiramisú", la Selva Negra que nos ofrecieron estaba suave y con mucho sabor, junto a un café expreso cerraron nuestra velada con broche de oro.
I am very happy to have been able to return to "Strada Romana", and enjoy its wonderful atmosphere and attention. Even though it has been 15 years since the last time I visited, they still have high-quality food. This is a true example where the ambiance plays a fundamental role in the enjoyment of the food, I felt like a member of the Roman Senate of the 4th century.
Estoy muy feliz de haber podido regresar a "Strada Romana", disfrutar de su maravilloso ambiente y atención. A pesar de haber transcurrido 15 años de la última vez que lo visité siguen teniendo alta calidad en su comida. Este es un verdadero ejemjplo donde la ambientación juega un papel fundamental en el disfrute de la comida, me sentí como unha miembro del senado romano del siglo IV.
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Quite not a surprise to find out the restaurant will be one of the sought after restaurant in the town looking at the structure and the varieties of food they must possess
Yes, it is a beautiful place. What I like the most is the well-preserved structure and the good customer service.
I love the lasagna, the pasta, and the tiramisu, they make me drool so hard.
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The columns with mosaics are only on the firts floor. I gree with you, the detail of the wrought iron lamps give character to the place. Thank you very much for visiting my publication, I appreciate it! 😃Hi @soulsdetour,