I migliori ristoranti di cucina mediterranea in Liguria

24/08/2025: Nice location and view, overlooking the sea, but super noisy due to the loud music during the day. Friendly staff, at least the lunch guy, who does what he can with the limited resources available. Yes, because almost everything is sold out. Yesterday we had a large salad and penne with tomato sauce. It's a shame the mozzarella (on the salad) and the penne were missing, both sold out. As was the bread (instead of the sad breadsticks). How is it possible on August 20th that these basic things are sold out? As are the ice cream and popsicles (the freezer section contains practically empty cartons) and the chips (the display is completely empty, completely). Does the person running this place even realize this? Worse than last year (which wasn't the best). It's a shame, because the staff is willing, but we're just not there.

24/08/2025: I STRONGLY DO NOT RECOMMEND THIS PLACE. The reviews from the last month speak for themselves, and I'm not surprised. I only want to talk about the food, not the dirty plastic wine glasses. We were at a table of 14, and the kitchen wasn't even equipped for tables of 2-3 people. In fact, it took us an hour to eat our first course (octopus with potatoes in the middle of a salad). When we reported the delay to the owner, who was very nice and calm, we were immediately verbally attacked. After our (embarrassing) first courses arrived, we saw the "cook" sit at a table near us and make his own dinner! In spite of all this, the owner thought it was a good idea to give us the bill with all the dishes counted—shameful. I won't comment on the rest. An embarrassing evening for everyone, with the only exception being the waiter, who was very objective about the terrible management situation of the place. Too bad, because the atmosphere isn't bad.

29/07/2025: Amo "La Lucciola", perché questo piccolo ristorante, anche se di fronte al mare, è un po' distante dalla zona turistica. Uno spazio confinato nella città vecchia, quindi è un buon posto se volete una pizza degna di questo nome. Il gorgonzola hummm! Una calda accoglienza, pulito e con un certo fascino. (L'espresso è a 2 euro!).

21/07/2025: Tolles Restaurant mit sehr gutem regionalen Essen und ausgezeichnetem Wein. Abzüge gibt es nur für die etwas magere Dessert-Karte und den manchmal etwas langsamen Service.

26/08/2025: I've been here several times for medical parties. The club isn't anything special, but the staff is quite rude. I've always avoided reviewing it. Until Friday night, when we booked a table for a birthday party with colleagues. A bouncer turned two random people away. He first said we were tipsy, and then, between bathroom breaks, he started acting like a boss, saying he's the boss and that I shouldn't talk to him but just stare at the floor and wait an hour outside in the cold (the place is half empty) for his permission to enter. It's incredible how people complain about rave parties when they put prison inmates at the entrance and let them do whatever they want, from taking drugs to bullying people. Don't give this place any money 💪

22/08/2025: No internationals welcome in here. We were dressed well and well behaved. They were all very rude. Staff and security. Drinks are also very expensive.

08/09/2025: For over 20 years, I've been passing through San Fruttuoso at least once a year. I've eaten at the restaurant several times, and despite the decidedly high prices, I've always thought it was worth it for the splendid view and the color of the sea. Now the prices have reached levels that are truly unsustainable except for the wealthy. But on Saturday, I witnessed a truly unbearable scene. Hundreds of people crowded into a few square meters, and the manager of the "beach establishment" (can you call it that?), the same manager as the restaurant, was arrogantly lording it over the place. The sunbeds were dirty and stuck together, costing €50 each. A man in his fifties came for a swim with his wife and set down his towel and bag 50 cm from the water's edge; the manager immediately arrived to ask what he wanted, and the man pointed out that he was practically on the water's edge and that the distance between the sunbeds and the water's edge hadn't been respected. I don't know what they said, but at a certain point the man walked away after finding a gap between two towels. Meanwhile, the manager clearly faked a call to the coast guard (I was right next to him at the time and had noticed his bluff), speaking loudly to make himself heard. Truly ridiculous, since the Camogli-San Fruttuoso coast guard was closed that day. Speaking with the man, I and other beachgoers made ourselves available as witnesses for any complaint the aforementioned man intends to file. To make a long story short: sunbeds dirty and stuck together, no respect for the legal distances between sunbeds, umbrellas, and the shoreline, the same lifeguard who moved sunbeds and umbrellas also carried food to the tables without first washing his hands. The shower, if you can call it that (an old showerhead salvaged from a bathroom), was malfunctioning and could only be used with a token. €25 for spaghetti with clams and €35 ​​for a main course. I haven't seen a single receipt issued for sun loungers and umbrellas, but I'd noticed this a couple of years ago. I still think it's a good idea to regulate the arrival of the public at these tiny beaches, where the managers are vultures and there's nowhere to sit. I'll only return out of season and bring a nice focaccia. The cost of the ferry is enough already.

06/09/2025: This restaurant in San Fruttuoso is mediocre, if not terrible. Except for the fried fish, the spaghetti dish was unworthy (sour, floating in oil, and of questionable quality). Not to mention the focaccia (it's hard to find such an inedible focaccia in Liguria). I'll conclude with the price: while the high supply costs are understandable, and despite being in a wonderful location, it's far too high: €98 for a fried fish dish, two plates of spaghetti, water, and a small beer. This isn't Italian cuisine, italian cuisine is good instead.