Ristorante Grand'Italia In Celle ligure

April 29, 2026 After several years, we returned to our favorite restaurant in Celle (the highway construction in MI is ALWAYS A BIG PROBLEM!!), but the cuisine, the quality and freshness of the products, the good prices, the hospitality, the smiles, and the friendliness of the owner Franco, his son Alessandro, and Germana are always a MUST!! We enjoyed a plate of small squid sautéed with good Ligurian olive oil and local artichokes, the classic and always excellent "Amore Mio" spaghettini dish, with chopped squid, octopus, and shrimp, a baked sea bream fillet with potatoes and artichokes, and a new homemade dessert... Stroscia...., some diet biscuits with hot zabaglione to dip in... mouth-watering, even for those on a diet.....with a quart of Mionetto sparkling white wine, a bottle of filtered still water, and a decaf coffee.....for a final bill of €67!!.....an excellent quality/price ratio, even compared to many local restaurants, which have significantly higher prices, even compared to Milan. I have added the photos of the dishes described to the previous ones from over 4 years ago. I recommend it if you're coming to enjoy the sea, the sun, and the pure, salty, and iodine-rich air of beautiful Celle Ligure. October 2021 After many months, we returned to our favorite restaurant in Celle, run by the charming Franco and his son Alessandro, where the delicious, original, and imaginative seafood cuisine has been top-notch for years! As an appetizer, we enjoyed three portions of boiled octopus with parsley potatoes and a mix of marinated, fried, and stuffed anchovies and caramelized Tropea onions; "Grand'Italia" spaghetti with chopped seafood (octopus, shrimp, tomatoes, pine nuts, and parsley); slightly spicy orecchiette with turnip tops and clams; mixed fried fish with calamari, shrimp, and anchovies; grilled calamari with sautéed vegetables; and for dessert, meringue tart with hot chocolate; warm apple tart with vanilla ice cream; and a wafer with chocolate, meringue tart, Chantilly cream, and Nutella; a bottle of Gewürztraminer white wine, mineral water, and two coffees, for a total of €140 (I've attached photos of the dishes). The friendly and prompt service is provided by the charming Germana and the young women who work alongside her. The restaurant is located in the center of Celle Ligure on the seafront. It has indoor dining areas with well-spaced tables to prevent COVID-19, and plenty of outdoor seating, where you can dine on warm, sunny days. Antonio and Marina

Really excellent food, fast and attentive service, the waitress was very nice, worth trying.

There's no better place than Franco's! You can feel the warmth, the food cooked with love, you feel right at home! Well done Franco 👋🫶

Excellent quality, customer service, and kindness: these are the three key ingredients of the Grand'Italia restaurant. Thank you!

We booked during a stroll along the beautiful Celle Ligure seafront. We ate tagliolini with fish sauce, which were truly delicious. The second course, grilled calamari with artichokes, was also a combination of flavors I'd never tried before, but it was sublime. The staff was very friendly, so much so that they agreed to bring us tagliolini instead of ravioli with fish sauce. There are also a few outdoor tables, which, on warmer, sunny days, allow you to eat outside just steps from the beach.