The Feast of the Seven Fishes is an Italian custom for Christmas Eve, which is often known as La Vigilia within the Southern Italy area. The seven-course meal, sometimes eaten on Christmas Eve, options fish and seafood-filled dishes akin to stews, soups, and pastas. And fortunately, for Austin, two native eating places are providing their variations of the vacation seafood feast this 12 months.
It’s Italian Cucina
1500 South Lamar Boulevard, Zilker
The Italian restaurant’s Feast of the Seven Fishes contains dishes akin to blue crab ravioli in a garlic-butter-sage sauce, a relaxing squid and tomato salad, and spicy squid ink risotto with sauteed prawns. There are non-obligatory wine pairings per course too.
Worth: $95 per particular person, $125 with wine pairings.
Dates and Occasions: Saturday, December 24, with seatings wherever from 5 to 10 p.m.
How you can Guide: Book reservations online.
L’Oca d’Oro
1900 Simond Avenue, Mueller
The Italian restaurant is providing to have fun the Feast of the Seven Fishes in two methods. First, there’s the in-person dinner on Christmas Eve Eve and Christmas Eve, with superbly offered dishes akin to shellfish crudo and spaghetti con vongole. Then there’s the restaurant’s subscription supply service by means of Desk 22. The December package deal will embrace varied dishes for at-home feasts courtesy of the restaurant, together with caccala mantecato (whipped cod) and shrimp bolognese.
Costs: The dinner is $100 per particular person; the Desk 22 subscription is $90 for 2 servings of $162 for 4.
Dates and Occasions: The dinner takes place on Friday and Saturday, December 23 and 24; it isn’t clear when the Desk 22 subscription is delivered.
How you can Guide: For the dinner, book reservations online; for the Desk 22 subscription, book online.
