One hundred years ago he was born in Venice Franco Basaglia, revolutionary psychiatrist and father of law 180, the law that imposed the closure of mental hospitals and regulated the compulsory medical treatment of patients by establishing public mental hygiene services.
Thanks to his theories and the experience put into practice in the mental hospitals of Gorizia and Trieste he has given back rights and dignity to thousands of people. With Basaglia, men, women and children were able to get their lives back and use their time. And birthdays are celebrated at the table and are often an opportunity to go out for lunch or dinner: for this reason the social cooperative Agricola Monte San Pantaleone proposes to celebrate the centenary of Franco Basaglia atAncient Suban Trattoriaa place that he loved and where he often found refreshment, a place much loved by generations of Trieste, where one day in 1975 he took a group of guests from the psychiatric hospital for a lunch against all prejudice.
In the week in which we remember the anniversary of the approval of Law 180 – from Monday 13th to Sunday 19th May (excluding Tuesday, closing day) -, the Suban family will offer, in addition to the traditional menu, also memories and foods linked to the Venetian psychiatrist. Because the revolution also needs to be nourished. Suban is not a simple restaurant, but a temple of city gastronomy since 1865 and one of the historic places in Italy.
Pope John Paul II and the former President of the Republic Oscar Luigi Scalfaro ate here. The environment is refined, with more than one hundred seats inside and the same number in the garden, a large hall for parties and weddings, and some more intimate environments. The service was excellent. Easy parking. The cuisine is typical Central European cuisine, with Slavic, Austrian and Hungarian influences, enriched by ever-new international flavours. It’s difficult to give advice, the menu is constantly changing and imagination in the kitchen is never lacking.
Among the staples we point out the truffle fondue, the bread gnocchi with cheese and walnuts, the veal shank, the herb and cheese crepes, the crusted ham and the risotto with Karst herbs. Among the desserts (all worth trying), the Pope’s semifreddo, with blueberry and raspberry sauce, and the rigojanci, a superb chocolate dessert, are sensational. There wine list offers everything and more.
