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Lemì

Ippazio Turco is the standard bearer of signature cuisine in South Salento: fine, pop and on three wheels too. Indeed, from his apecar in Tricase Porto he serves street food. And then there’s the trattoria where meat and seafood recipes have equal importance. Yet it is at Lemì that the chef fully expresses himself, without any shortcuts, but with a recognisable, unique and clear character.

As in the case of Shocking Gambero, where the basic pink colour of the dish becomes almost fluorescent thanks to the marinade with sea water and prickly pears, served with puntarelle, mint, guava and some more prickly pears. The result is sour but sweet, complex and light, and very fresh. 

Sonia Gioia
Sonia Gioia

Cronista di professione, curiosa per costituzione, attitudine applicata al giornalismo d'inchiesta e alle cose di gusto. Scrive per Repubblica Sapori, Gambero Rosso e Dispensa 

Chef

Ippazio Turco

Sous-chef
Giorgio Sciurti
Pastry-chef
Ippazio Turco
Maître
Margherita Scarnera
Sommelier
Margherita Scarnera

Contacts

+393475419108
via Vittorio Emanuele II, 16
73039 - Tricase (Lecce)
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Closed
mercoledì
Holidays
variabili
Starter
13 euro
First course
13 euro
Main course
13 euro
Dessert
13 euro
Cover charge
13 euro
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