Cavallino Bianco
via Bottai, 6
Bolzano 39100
Tel. +39 0471973267
The dishes
Schlutzkrapfen (ricotta and spinach pasta half-moons) with Butter and Parmesan (Schlutzkrapfen mit Butter und Parmesan)
Goulash
Veal with Mushrooms and Rice
Pan-Roasted Chanterelles Mushrooms
Kaiserschmarrn with redcurrants (Kaiserschmarrn mit Preiselbeeren)
The Cavallino Bianco (“small white horse”), or Weisses Rössi in German, is a dining institution in Alto Adige’s Bolzano, and has been around forever. I used to come here regularly to eat when living in Italy and was visiting wineries in the area, because the restaurant has always offered serious, traditional Alto Adige fare at very fair prices. Still today, when I am in the region. I make a point of grabbing at least one lunch or dinner at the Cavallino Bianco.
At the Cavallino Bianco, everybody is welcome and everybody goes, such that the clientele is a very mixed bag. At lunch, you might find yourself sitting next to handymen or city workers wearing their uniforms with their hard hats off on the chairs or banquettes next to them, students, families, older ladies and gentlemen and business men. In the evening the patrons tend to be dressed slightly more on the elegant side (some of them at least) but for the most part the Cavallino Bianco caters to a relaxed easygoing crowd that just wants to have a good meal eating authentic regional creations.
