Sestri Levante
A cellar-like two-room restaurant beloved by locals, Osteria Mattana serves up hearty home-cooked dishes at outstanding prices. The chalkboard menu…
Must-see restaurants in Tigullio & Baia del Levante
Camogli
In the leafy heights of San Rocco di Camogli you’ll find the only Slow Food–recommended restaurant along the coast, named for grandmother Nina, whose…
Rapallo
About 5km inland in the hamlet of San Massimo di Rapallo, this cult restaurant is run by comic-book collector Fausto Oneto, and half of his collection…
Camogli
If you're not on a mission to taste-test every town's focacceria, Revello is a suitably respectable choice if you had to choose just one. Pick up slices…
Camogli
Up a back lane from the waterfront, stylish Da Paolo has the town's best fish and seafood, all fresh off the boats and done in a variety of simple local…
Levanto
In a vaulted-ceiling dining room a few blocks from the beach, Moresco is a chef-driven restaurant that has a loyal local following for its superb seafood…
Santa Margherita Ligure
A seafood place right on the docks, yes, but this grey-and-white streamlined vaulted space is a maritime kitsch-free zone. Romantic and cosy on colder…
Rapallo
Ligurian comfort food – salt cod fritters, chickpea soup, spinach-stuffed pasta with walnut sauce, mussels gratin – gets served up here with a minimum of…
Tigullio & Baia del Levante
After a walk on the pretty seafront promenade of Passeggiata Anita Garibaldi, make your way to Nervi's tiny picturesque harbour (about 1km west of the…
Rapallo
Seafood is the star here, and it's done well with the occasional creative touch. House-made stuffed pastas have particular appeal – sea bream ravioli…
Tigullio & Baia del Levante
This pleasant restaurant with a shaded terrace fringed by lemon trees serves the best cooking in San Fruttuoso. Seafood dishes (grilled fish, spaghetti…
Portofino
Puny's harbourside location is the one you've come to Portofino for and the owners treat everyone like they're a visiting celeb. The food sticks loyally…
Portofino
A fashionable restaurant overlooking the port, Caffè Excelsior is a good perch with romantic outdoor booths – where Greta Garbo used to hide behind dark…
Tigullio & Baia del Levante
Serves outstanding seafood dishes from an elevated spot overlooking Bonassola's beachfront.
Tigullio & Baia del Levante
It really is worth stopping in to centuries-old Luchin to sample its peerless farinata (chickpea flour flat bread), baked over olive wood in copper pans…
Camogli
You’ll drink your fill of over 130 fine local and Italian wines in this elegant bar. To accompany them, choose something off the seasonal menu, such as…
Portofino
Wander a block from the harbour and pizzas can be procured for under €10. You can also enjoy dishes such as octopus salad, vongole (clams) and Genovese…
Santa Margherita Ligure
Busy pasticceria (pastry shop) and cafe populated by locals who pop in for panini (€4.50), bruschetta and seasonal tarts, and linger with an espresso.
