Pasta Basta
Valkendorfsgade 22
Cuisines: Italian
About
When the kroner in your pocket becomes the jangle of coins -- not the rustle of paper -- head here for a great deal on dining. This restaurant's main attraction is a table loaded with cold antipasti and salads, one of the best deals in town. With more than nine selections on the enormous buffet, it's sometimes called the "Pasta Basta Table." The restaurant itself is divided into half a dozen cozy dining rooms, each decorated in the style of ancient Pompeii, and is located on a historic cobblestone street off the main shopping boulevard, Strøget. Its fans and devotees praise it for its policy of staying open late. Every day the chefs prepare 15 different homemade pastas. How to choose You can, if you wish, go with our favorite -- saffron-flavored fettuccine in a white-wine sauce with grilled salmon strips and a garnish of salmon caviar. Other menu choices include carpaccio served with olive oil and basil, a platter with three kinds of Danish caviar (whitefish, speckled trout, and vendace), thin-sliced salmon with a cream-based sauce of salmon roe, and Danish suckling lamb with fried spring onions and tarragon.
