The Crete in Rome. A shop of Tuscan products it’s a true innkeeper. That’s what you’ll find from The Cretethe gastronomy that Pietro Accolti Gilfrom Siena but in Rome for more than 10 years, has open at the beginning of June 2024. We are in Aurelio-Boccea area, in via dei Monti di Creta 91 from which the sign takes its name, but with a clear reference to the Crete Senesi, the area of origin of its owner.
After various experiences in the sector, first in Siena at the Enoteca I Terzi and then in Rome where for years you will certainly have seen him at the counter of Beppe eihis cheeses, a highly appreciated address in the Ghetto, Pietro has developed a profound knowledge of the raw material. His way of being with the public, however, is a natural gift that makes him The shopkeeper that we would all like to have in the neighborhood. The decision to open Le Crete comes from the desire to have a place all his own, but also “from practical family matters, which allow me to manage my time better” he confides to us. And so, with the support of his wife Beatrice Mencattini, an expert in gastronomic communication, he finds his ideal environment in the spaces of a former pizzeria by the slice, a stone’s throw from the front door.
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The gastronomic offer of Le Crete in Rome
Le Crete is a small and intimate shop, a counter for products, two stools, shelves that house wines and beers. “I wanted to open a neighborhood restaurant with a simple, genuine and Tuscan proposalsuitable for different types of customers“, says Pietro. You come here for a quick lunch, choosing between dishes prepared following family recipesor leaving work in the evening and finding dinner ready to take away.
The proposal follows the seasonalityAnd “fun and sustainablein terms of raw material, social, personal and management“. In summer it is always available tomato soup or some first course with seasonal vegetables. And then there are the meatballsalso these with vegetables and lampredotto, obviously to be tried with the green sauce, the anchovies under pesto and those who in Tuscany are called black croutons, made from chicken livers. There is also room for sandwiches: the lampredotto sandwich, which comes directly from Siena, and with cured meats, between two slices of bland bread, typical Tuscan. Also very Tuscan ciaccino, a sort of white pizza, filled with truffle mortadella and pecorino cream or in the vegetarian version with pecorino and pepper. And when you ask why it’s there porkthe answer makes you smile: “Yes, it’s an exception, but how can you resist?“.
Every day you can find something different, based on the expense and ideas of Pietro, who also ensures the arrival of Sienese sweets in winter, from pan co’ santi to ricciarelli.
The aperitif with Tuscan wines and beers at Le Crete in Rome
Le Crete is the right address for a aperitifperhaps on the external shelf directly on the street, with a platter of Tuscan cured meats and cheeses which come from a selected network of suppliers (continuously updated) that Pietro has met over the years and which he tells customers about with passion and enthusiasm, always offering something to taste also to those who stop to ask for information or place an order for the next day. It is therefore not surprising to notice it on the counter the box of the San Giorgio a Lapi company in Chianti, owned by a dear friend, from which you can draw for a gotto of wine, white or red.
There selection of wines it also offers something else, with especially natural labelsfrom reds to refermented, in addition to homemade beers. All obviously Tuscan.
Le Crete Tuscan refreshment. Via dei Monti di Creta 91, Rome. Tel. 334 7374092. Facebook. Instagram
Open from Monday to Saturday from 11am to 8.30pm
