glad rag - that was GdeC down south you're referring to..
Up in Friuli where we were, we ate like kings. Read somewhere once that there were ~70 restaurants in Pordenone. And when the thrill of those wore off, there was the surrounding countryside to ravage oops, explore.
For example, the restaurant overlooking Aviano halfway up the mountain at Mezzomonte; Ristorante Zaia at Polcenigo.. and Il Refugio..