Recommended to us by Luigi, our host at the White House here in Orvieto (more on our stay here coming in a post later.) FEBO is both a bar and a restaurant. Since we already had dinner though tonight we are stopping in for a disgestivo before calling it a night. We will be back to try the food at some point this week though.
I believe it being the only microbrewery in town and with the copious amounts of wine I’ve had lately I’m having a stout.
While not heavy like a Guinness, it does carry the typical caramel and molasses flavours a stout typically has without feeling like you just ate a 10 course meal.
And since the cruise, where we consumed the equivalent of a years worth of G and T’s in 5 days, we have had many of our favorite cocktails, and to our delight they make a gin in house.
Focusing on local botanicals, rosemary being very flavour forward, it’s fragrant and slightly sweet, mixing very well with the best tonic, Fever Tree, that they fortunately carry here.
The bar section is small but has a cool vibe.
I’m looking forward to coming back for the food.
We popped in again the next afternoon for a pre dinner drink. That gin was so good I wanted more. We originally had plans at another restaurant, but at the last minute decided to stay here and eat.
The restaurant section is upstairs and has a modern and warm feel.
We chose a cute little window seat
Though as I take a photo of my beautiful wife from outside I can’t help but get a “zoo” vibe
What a great people watching spot. Too bad it’s such a small town. Not very many people walked by while we were eating.
Another great wine to start.
We still haven’t had a bad glass of wine in Italy.
Orvieto is known for two famous dishes. Wild Boar and Squab AKA pigeon. I’m going for their Boar stew tonight.
Big, tender juicy chunks of wild boar in a rich gravy. And this was a carnivore stew, not a veggie in sight. Just how I like it.
Merilynn decided she was feeling a little homesick food wise and decided now was the time to get a burger. Beyond McDonalds we have not seen a lot of “regular”food.
That’s a fine burger they got there. A really fresh bun with bacon and cheese. I never expected to get such a good burger in Italy.
The fries were even better.
The fries were cut in a wedge but with a divet out of the middle, resulting in lots of crispy surface area. The interior remained really light and fluffy though.
Great drinks downstairs, great food upstairs. Great vibe on multiple levels.
FEBO should be on your list when you are in Orvieto.