ristorazione — San Giacomo degli Schiavoni · Molise
In the old village of San Giacomo degli Schiavoni, just minutes from the sea at Termoli, Ristorante Cian has been serving Molise seafood cooking since 1976, changing every day with the catch: nearly fifty years of family tradition, in a constant search for balance between territory and table.
The entrance to Cian speaks at once to the measure of the place: an intimate, precise village restaurant that Bruno and Pina Lanzone opened in Termoli in 1976, and which the family now carries on in its new home at the heart of the historic village. Nearly fifty years of Termoli cooking held within a family house, where every detail has a story.
The dining room is warm and carefully kept, as befits a restaurant recognized by Gambero Rosso and chosen by Alessandro Borghese among the winners of 4 Ristoranti. Today it is Mario and Miriana Lanzone who carry this story forward, with the same care their parents once brought to celebrating the quality of Termoli's tradition.
In the kitchen, there is no menu until morning: the sea writes it. The day's catch and the seasons dictate every dish, in a pursuit of balance where nothing is left to chance. It is this fidelity to fresh, local ingredients that has, over time, built the reputation of a restaurant that never repeats itself.
At the finish, scampi with caramelized onion and pasta kataifi — paired with a cellar chosen personally for each dish — await those who wish to discover the rest.
