Trattoria Martina In Sarzana

06/03/2023: Altissima qualità e grande amore per la cucina. Ogni volta che veniamo a La Spezia cerchiamo sempre di passare a cenare in questo ristorante perché la qualità della del pesce sia crudo sia cucinato che viene proposto offre una esperienza di gusto molto appagante. Il locale E molto bello e il servizio è perfetto.

01/02/2023: We've been in La Spezia before for a few days, but somehow missed this little gem. We came back for a day by cruise and came here for lunch. We did make a reservation a few weeks before, to make sure we'll get a table. We really do love Ccrudo di mare. Raw seafood. We've had some great one in Puglia, but never up here in the north. But pics and reviews looked good, so we really wanted to find out, how good the crudo is here in this restaurant. Short answer: Spectacular, the best crudo we've ever had. The restaurant was still empty, we came a bit early. There were some other cruisers later on. Claudio and the waitress were wonderful hosts. A really warm welcome and we really felt at home. The restaurant has a very classy setting, but also comfortable. There was complementary Prosecco and a complementary Amuse Bouche: fried Seafood Wontons. With the meals there was a selection of bread and nibbles on the table. Along with some high quality olive oil to dip in. We ordered two plates of crudo di mare: One with whole shrimp and some fish and the other with sliced shrimp. Both were divine. The most tender, the freshest and tastiest crudo we've ever had. We had some great one before and thought it couldn't get better. But it did: This place here serves the very best crudo. It's amazing. The shrimp are so juicy and sweet. Brillant. Had a bottle of local white wine with that. Claudio recommended it and it matched perfectly. For the main we had a small serving: a shared meal - served on two plates - of Lobster pasta. Pasta was cooked to absolute perfection. The lobster cooked to the point. Tender, fresh, wonderful seafood flavours. I can't praise this restaurant and the staff and owner enough. A real highlight and one of the best restaurants we've ever visited. Not just in Italy. Worldwide. And we've seen and eaten a lot. And this here is among the very very best. Outstanding. I wish this place would be closer to home. If you're in La Spezia or anywhere near: Get some crudo and pasta here. It's simply perfection.