This was an amazing meal. The best lunch we had on vacation (we only went out for lunch)!! This is…read morea beautiful restaurant in an old building. They do have outdoor seating but we loved eating indoors with the cooling effect of the stone building. The service was outstanding!! They had a pre fixed meal but we opted for a la carte. We loved the sparkling wine we started with. It was a brut nature. There were 4 of us so we just shared everything. We started with the prawn carpaccio, it was amazing!! Everything we ordered was delicious but our hands down favorite was the black truffle ravioli. The rabbit tortellini had a lovely red sauce and I don't even like red sauce! It was so good!! That was our second favorite. The pappardella was the last to come out and it was also amazing. The gnocchi was tender and delicious as well. The seafood in it was tender and perfectly cooked. While we may have had favorites it did not decrease the deliciousness of every single thing we ate!! We only ordered one main, and it was the best duck breast we've ever had anywhere!! We also ordered two desserts, which were great. One was a deconstructed tiramisu and the other a pistachio semifreddo. Highly recommend this restaurant for service and food!!

Amazing food! We had the spaghetti with seafood and the octopus. Thus far, this is the best…read morerestaurant we've had in La Spezia.

Just arrived and was looking for a place to have lunch. This was close to where we are staying and…read morea parking garage. We were greeted with friendly service and the food we ordered was delicious.

If you don't have a reservation, would advise you to get here before opening as the line gets quite…read morelong. We ate here on a weekday and it was packed! The food was great. Our table liked all the pastas, especially the carbonara. We also tried some local specialities such as the pork cheek at our servers suggestion and really enjoyed that as well. Only the octopus salad wasn't so-so, would suggest passing on that. Service was excellent 5/5.

Great find, thanks Yelp. My wife and I shared this HUMONGOUS chicken Ceasars salad and shared 1…read moreeggplant pizza..EVERYTHING WAS DELICIOUS! We were stuffed and were dying to have dessert but couldn't put another drop 8n our mouths. With wine, an EXCELLENT choice. Btw..the service was incredibly fast and friendly. Prices very reasonable. What a find..HIGHLY RECOMMEND.

The food here is excellent! Truly out of this world! We had pizza, mushroom risotto, and a couple…read moreof other pasta dishes. All were so delicious! The table wine is excellent and abundant and the service is very good. The restaurant is very charming as well with a lovely back patio. Loved this place!!

My husband, my parents and I were visiting from the states. Found the restaurant on yelp. We were…read moregreeted by the one of the brothers and the our her helped to serve us. Food was fast and amazing. Family owned atmosphere was a lot of fun and they made sure that we were fed well!!

Top notch seafood and service. We highly recommend and would definately return if we are fortunate…read moreto be in the area.

Excellent find not far from the market. Outstanding house Vermentino. Dined alone so didn't get to…read moretry much, but would definitely come back for more.

We stayed for a month in La Spezia at an Airbnb that we found. We must've eaten at this restaurant…read moreat least half a dozen times as we kept coming back for it was so good. Obviously a family run restaurant with utmost care taken in the presentation of every dish they serve. Friendly, family service. Everything that we ate there was absolutely Delicioso. We kept finding excuses to come back to town in time to make sure that we were able to eat there again it was that good. We never had a thing we didn't like from the menu. And the family and the locals, as well as the other patrons were absolutely wonderful towards us. We may make an excuse to return just to go back here again! #stevensleavin

This place was a recommendation from the B&B that we stayed at. It was the best meal we've had in…read moreour trip so far. Our group had the pasta with mussels, grilled calamari salad, pasta carbonara, and pizza. All dishes were spectacular and the bits of fried bread with rosemary that they serve before the meal were so addictive! The portions are huge and could easily be shared for a small fee. The house wine was only 8 euros/L and of good quality for the price.

Great place! My wife & I were traveling through Italy & found ourselves arriving in Laspezia very…read morelate- so late that nowhere was open to get something to eat. Hungry & weary, we opted for the only tho f we could find open at 12:30am - a Viking/heavy metal bar with food- sigh. Surprise - the food is excellent, the beer is excellent, the service is excellent. My wife & I both had the wild boar stew served on a bed of polenta- it was fantastic. If you are not very adventurous or if you are too old at heart to handle heavy metal music (I grew up on it in the 90's so it was like a trip back to my 20's) maybe it's not for you, but if like having fun & tend to find it wherever you are you will probably think it's very cool like I

Dark bar with great music and ambiance. Food was very delicious, server was attentive. We really…read moreenjoyed our meal.

Very good pizzeria, away from the center but within walking distance of the train station. Had…read morethe fungolosa (buffalo mozzarella, porcini) and mediterranea (eggplant..) as well as the panna cotta.

Best pizza I've ever had. We're only in La Spezia 2 nights. We came across it by accident the first…read morenight, but aimed for it the second night. It's laid back and family friendly, and there prices are reasonable. My Aoli pizza was delicious, but the rest of the pizzas we ordered were great, too.

I selfishly do not want to write this review for this perfect little gem of a restaurant. The…read moreprices are very reasonable. The food is made by local husband and wife. Everything we had was made in house and amazing. The only "downside" was it's mostly seafood. Other than the Octopus appetizer, which we got based on another review and was incredible, we ordered from the limited non seafood choices. They also did off menu plan pasta and spaghetti with a tomato sauce for the kids. Even the kids dishes were full of flavor. Service was friendly and good. The inside is a lot bigger than it seams at first. They accommodate comfortably our party of 8. We will go again next time I'm in town.

Finding places that will do a group meal for 21 people can be difficult, but our guide for the trip…read moreto Cinque Terre was able to arrange for a typical Ligurian meal at Il Giardinetto. The place looked closed when we got there, but eventually they welcomed us in and ushered us into a back room near the kitchen. The waitress did not speak English, so our guide did the translating, so be warned if you are dining and do not speak Italian. However, I think that is a good thing! They have a nice menu with a variety of dishes for everyone, so if seafood isn't your thing, you will find something too. We were told by our guide that the pasta with pesto is one of the specialties of the region, so a number of students ordered that. I chose to go with the spaghetti with vongoles (clams). Our guide ordered a couple of starters for our table, one of them being the Octopus and Potato Salad. Now... my experience with Octopus in various dishes has not been successful, so I didn't anticipate liking the dish. However, I felt I did need to set an example for the students and give everything a try. I'm glad I did! The Octopus and Potato Salad Starter is amazing! The Octopus was meaty and tender... not rubbery. And however they flavor the dish... kind of tasted like olive oil, lemon, and maybe garlic was brilliant with the Octopus and Potatoes. Dishes started to drift out of the kitchen very slowly and our table was the last to be served. Our guide was actually starting to get a bit agitated and did say something to the waitress. While they do cook to order, I think cooking for a large group may have thrown them off. My pasta came out and it looked lovely! A pile of spaghetti with small clams dotted all over the pasta with a sprinkle of parsley. It isn't a particularly saucy pasta dish, so if you are looking for loads of sauce, this isn't for you. This is a light dish, filling, but won't leave you wanting a nap afterward. I ate everything... ok, not everything, I did leave the clam shells. Everyone seemed to enjoy their food, although one of the students had ordered the Swordfish (I should probably take the blame for this as I was telling him how lovely Swordfish is when we were at the fish market in Venice), but said that it was very oily and fatty. The guide, my colleague, and I all looked at each other because that is not the experience any of us have had with Swordfish, but he still ate most of it and did have a plate of pasta before it. The price was very reasonable, in fact I thought it was pretty inexpensive. The students did pay for their own meals and not one mentioned the price, so I do take it that they thought it was good value, otherwise I'm sure we would have heard about it. I highly recommend this place if you are looking for typical Ligurian cuisine and don't want to end up at a tourist trap.

Great food and so fresh. The service was amazing. We stumbled over it and will definitely come back…read morebefore we leave. Recommend the Americone Pasta and their Chicken 5stars

Excellent local cuisine family run. Extremely nice owners local Ligurian food in homey atmosphere…read more. Excellent pasta, seafood and deserts. Great for families too.