Lapola

Un chouette restaurant dans le centre de CAGLIARI ! Dans les petites ruelles tranquilles, pas loin d’une place sympa.
Je cherchais un resto peu fréquenté par les touristes, et où on pouvait manger des fragolas, les toutes petites pâtes carrées sardes. Après quelques recherches, direction le Laopla ! Resto de poissons en plus, nickel, on est en pleine Méditerrannée au printemps, ça donne envie de poisson frais !
Bön au départ en entrant dans le resto, un homard m’a sauté dessus (enfin il essayait de se sauver du bac de glacé où était présentée la pêche du jour!), ce qui a bien fait rire toute la salle… entrée en toute discrétion :)
Le service a l’air froid à priori, mais après qq sourires et qq mots en italien, le sourire leur vient aussi finalement, très efficace, aux petits soins mais pas trop, parfait !
Le chef vient vous expliquer en personne la pêche du jour dans un anglais approximatif, on choisit, et c’est parti.
Apparemment ils fonctionnent sur une formule «tout compris», un apéro, vin, eau pétillante, entré-​plat, et pour le dessert (immense!) assiette de petits gâteaux italiens avec sorbet citron et alcool de myrthe, que tout le moçnde déguste tranquillement après le repas.
Très sympa et typique cette adresse ! J’y retournerai si je repasse par-​là!

The restaurant actually has two floors, so there is enough room in the evening as it gets quite crowded in Cagliari.
The service is really helpful and extraordinarily nice. As the restaurant specialises on sea food they offer you the catch of the day (so no/​or not many standards) — you can chose from te fresh seafood which is displayed right in the dining room. They will also recommend you the side dishes that go well with your choice and ask how you like your fish prepared, also whether you liked it after every dish. That may sound normal, but in Cagliari you often get the impression that the restaurants dont really care. So this place is a great exception!
The food is prepared with caution and dedication (you can just see it by the way they describe the dishes and handle the meals). They also use products of a very good quality, e.g., amazingly fresh vegetables and very good olive oil (which again is unfortunately not a standard in Cagliari’s restaurants).
We havent seen many tourists in there (actually none, only locals) and we were not treated as tourists as well– the owner (or manager?) even thanked us personally as we left.
Maybe the only difficulty here is that the staff speaks better Italian than any other language, but that is why you are visiting the country, right? the prices are very similar to the ones you find in the other trattorias in the city– but the quality of the food and the atmosphere are by far above the average.
We had a very pleasant evening enjoying really great food prepared and served by people dedicated to their job and a heartly atmosphere– actually the best dining experience we had in Cagliari.
So get a table and enjoy a great meal!