Barbatella offers BOGO Pasta Tuesday. -TINA SARGEANT / COURTESY PHOTO
Summer specials abound at Aielli Group restaurants in Naples. New offerings include an oyster special at Sea Salt and BOGO Pasta Tuesday at Barbatella.
Barbatella presents a three-course dinner summer special from 4-6 p.m. daily and from 4 p.m. to close on Wednesdays. The $29 special features a selection of Italian-inspired dishes crafted with fresh, regional ingredients. When two meals are ordered, guests will receive a complimentary bottle of house wine.
Featured dishes are torcioni with mushroom, fontina cheese and soppressata; pork scallopini parmigiana with potato and parsley vinaigrette salad; and grilled Faroe Island salmon with tomatoes, capers, black olives and breadcrumb pesto.
Dolce Vita Happy Hour takes place daily from 3-6 p.m. Guests can gather at the bar for handcrafted cocktails, wine and light bites.
There’s also lunch at the bar and patio, available from 11:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. daily. Diners can enjoy a choice of entrée paired with a glass of house red or white or a soft drink.
Grappino hasBOGO Pizza Night from4-9 p.m. on Tuesdays. Enjoy Grappino’s famous Roman-style pizza with a Buy One, Get One special available during dinner service every Tuesday. Crafted with 80% hydration dough and baked in the restaurant’s brick oven, these rectangle pan pizzas have a light, airy texture with crisp edges.
Wednesday is BOGO Pasta Night from 4-9 p.m. The special features Grappino’s popular “Make-Your-Own” pasta experience with approximately 175 possible combinations. Diners can choose from a variety of house-made pastas, sauces and preparation styles to create a personalized Italian favorite.
The oyster special at Sea Salt. -TINA SARGEANT / COURTESY PHOTO
Happy hour at the bar takes place from 3-6 p.m. daily featuring a rotating selection of Italian-inspired bar bites, cocktails, wine and beer specials. Cocktail specials include Paloma Rossa, Cosmopolitan, Margarita, and 2-for-1 Aperol Spritz or Hugo Spritz.
The Bar Bites Menu has tasty options like four cheese garlic bread with marinara dunking sauce; sourdough crostino with tomato, mozzarella, anchovy and ratatouille aioli; bruschetta pomodorina; and pasta al forno with torchioni bolognese and caciocavallo gratin.
At Sea Salt, the Lunch at the Bar special for $19.95 offers a curated lunch entrée paired with a complimentary glass of house red or white wine from 11:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. daily.
From 3-8 p.m. daily, the Light Bites Happy Hour offers specialty cocktails, beer and wine by the glass.
The BOGO 3-Course Chef’s Seafood Menu is available from 4-6 p.m. daily. Guests can enjoy Sea Salt’s signature Buy One, Get One seafood dining experience for $49, featuring seasonal favorites such as Mediterranean branzino, pan-flashed mahi-mahi, salmon piccata and orecchiette.
Sunday specials bring a celebratory coastal brunch atmosphere featuring $8 Bloody Marys & Mimosas; $2 Blue Point oysters; and a dozen oysters and a bottle of Champagne for $65.
On Mondays, a Surf & Turf Dinner is offered for $65. The three-course dinner features a petite filet and lobster tail paired with a glass of wine.
A BOGO 3-Course Chef’s Seafood Menu is available for $49 on Thursdays, with selections including branzino, mahi-mahi and salmon.
Friday’s special from 4-9 p.m. is a BOGO Meat Lover Dinner for $49 with dishes such as Casarecce wagyu pasta, veal marsala, chicken piccata and grilled pork chop.
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