{"id":3179,"date":"2026-09-16T11:02:28","date_gmt":"2026-09-16T11:02:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lacortedimarga.com\/?p=3179"},"modified":"2026-09-16T11:02:29","modified_gmt":"2026-09-16T11:02:29","slug":"osteria-al-castelletto-dalla-clemi-the-home-cooking-of-pedeguarda-di-follina","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lacortedimarga.com\/en\/osteria-al-castelletto-dalla-clemi-la-cucina-casalinga-di-pedeguarda-di-follina\/","title":{"rendered":"Osteria Al Castelletto \u201cDalla Clemi\u201d: The Home Cooking of Pedeguarda di Follina"},"content":{"rendered":"

Just a few minutes from La Corte di Marga, along the road that climbs towards Follina, there is a small 15th-century castle that for centuries was a resting place for travellers and horses. Today, at its feet, that same spirit of hospitality continues at Osteria Al Castelletto, which everyone round here simply calls \u201cdalla Clemi\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The official name is Osteria Al Castelletto, but it is impossible to find anyone in Pedeguarda di Follina who calls it that. Clemi is Clementina Viezzer, the chef and landlady who has kept this family-run osteria open since 1977, and who in almost fifty years has transformed a village pub into a landmark for those seeking authentic Venetian cuisine, made with ingredients from the vegetable garden and farm, cooked over a real fire. Today Clementina is joined by her grandson Nicol\u00f2 Bof in running the establishment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The history of Osteria Al Castelletto: from a 15th-century castle to a Treviso culinary institution<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The name of the restaurant is not a fancy affectation: the osteria literally stands at the foot of a 15th-century small castle, a rustic structure that for centuries hosted travellers and horses passing through the hills between Follina and Miane. It is in this corner of history that Clementina Viezzer has built, almost by chance, one of the most beloved kitchens in the area.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Clemi has no training as a chef: she is self-taught, and her love for good food was born watching life as a child on the Brandolini family estate, where her father worked as a gardener. From that observation \u2014 more than from a recipe book \u2014 a simple philosophy was born: to cook what the land provides, without unnecessary complications, with the same care as one would cook for one's own family.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Since 1977 the osteria has been a fixture of Pedeguarda, and over the years it has become an almost mandatory stop for anyone visiting the Prosecco Hills.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The atmosphere: a real osteria, not a set design<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Step into Clemi and you won't find a slick, upscale restaurant, but an authentic country osteria, imbued with the warmth of a family atmosphere from the very threshold. It's the kind of place where you sit down and stay longer than planned, because conversation with the front-of-house staff flows as naturally as between old friends.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The heart of the kitchen is the fireplace, where meats are still grilled over embers today according to tradition. Around it, simple and welcoming dining rooms tell a story of family continuity, not of flashy makeovers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What to eat at the Osteria Al Castelletto<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Clemi's kitchen is that of the most authentic Veneto region, built on seasonal produce from the local vegetable garden and farms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The restaurant's true calling card is the tasting of starters, a journey of around 12 courses that is alone worth the trip: among the dishes that crop up most often in the tales of those who have been there are polenta with burrata and soppressa, veal meatballs, crostini with whipped salt cod, and Treviso radicchio rolls.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Next come first courses, such as seasonal risottos and homemade pastas, followed by the dish that represents the house philosophy more than any other: charcoal-grilled meat, cooked slowly in the large fireplace, often served with simple side dishes from the vegetable garden.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The fireplace, the heart of Clemi's kitchen<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

To accompany the food, the winery offers the best of Veneto production, including labels produced directly by the family-run business on the 7 hectares of organic vineyard surrounding the osteria: a Prosecco spumante, a still white and a Merlot-Cabernet red, home-made wine in the most literal sense of the term.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Practical information on how to get to the Osteria Al Castelletto<\/h2>\n\n\n\n