Donna Mare crafts light seafood, pasta dishes, Neapolitan pizzas
The new Donna Mare in Miami Beach crafts parsley and pinot grigio wine.
Donna Mare
the ravioli from scratch, she would fill it with ricotta, kale, fritto misto del mare, polenta and taleggio cheese. It has always been one of my favorite meals.”
The fritto misto del mare ($19) — four kinds of fried seafood — reminds him of Positano, one of his favorite towns, and he also recommends the whole baked Florida snapper with a salsa pesto ($33).
“Every Sunday morning, my family would handmake fresh cavatelli together with ricotta, eggs and flour,” Mattei says. “This is what inspired the Cavatelli Sorrentina ($21), one of our signature pasta dishes.”
The wine list emphasizes rosé, and the Aperol Spritz with prosecco ($13) complements pizzas and pasta.
“Our pizzas ($15-$24) are made with a special flour mix recipe, which includes soy flour, rice flour, wheat flour and sourdough,” he says. “This is what gives our pizza crusts that extra fluff.”
Last bites feature orange and croccantino semifreddo ($11) and house-made tiramisu ($13).
Breakfast and dinner are served daily amid an old world, white-washed atmosphere, which accentuates the hotel’s Art Deco architecture with high ceilings, stone floors, marble tables, wicker chairs, and rich wood columns and ceilings.
Mattei is also behind the hotel’s new oceanside alfresco restaurant, Bungalow by the Sea.