ElbaRestaurants

Restaurants in Elba

  1. La Libertaria

    Seating capacity and backdrops are meagre, but the food here is divine. The linguine sarde e finocchietto (pasta with sardines and fennel) is an unlikely treat, and the cooked-to-perfection tonno in crosta di pistacchi (tuna fillet with pistachio crust) may actually keep you in Portoferraio an extra night for a second helping.

    reviewed

  2. Cafescondido

    Way up the hill, towards Fortezza Falcone, with a raucous cafe at the front that gives no sign of the delicious food served in the impressionist art–festooned back room. Servers deftly explain Elba-centric culinary permutations on the chalkboard menu.

    reviewed

  3. Osteria del Piano

    Osteria del Piano, about halfway between Portoferraio and Marciana Marina, is on the road just outside Procchio. It serves up astonishing concoctions such as black-and-white spaghetti served with a crab sauce.

    reviewed

  4. Il Ristorante Scaraboci

    Il Ristorante Scaraboci is a promising fish and seafood venue where all pastas and desserts are homemade. For something special, try the spaghetto al sugo d’astice (spaghetti with lobster sauce).

    reviewed

  5. Osteria La Botte Gaia

    Osteria La Botte Gaia is Slow Food–featured and deservedly so. Homemade pasta supplements the ever-changing daily menu that runneth over with just-caught fish options and a few veggie plates.

    reviewed

  6. Il Castagnacciao Pizzeria

    Down a narrow street from Piazza Cavour in the historic centre, this is a local institution for takeaway or sit-down pizza bliss. More than 20 different types of wood-fired pizza appear on the menu.

    reviewed