Portofino Restaurant Guide

Where and What to Taste in Town

With being on the coastline, one thing you can count on in the local cuisine offered at the Portofino restaurant choices is of course  seafood. In almost every place, there will be the offer for the Catch of the Day brought each morning by local fishermen.

The real delicacies to try in this area are the crustaceans such as the scampi, gamberi and red shrimp ( make sure you taste the popular and tasty ‘Gamberi in Padella’ or ‘Shrimps in Pan’ ) as well as the oily fish such as anchovies, sardines and mackerel. You will also have a wide choice of other fresh fish from sea bream to cuttlefish and octopus to choose from...

Red Shrimp
Image courtesy of : www.buttalapasta.it

For a chic restaurant experience (with a price to match) and most authentic Liguria food head to Restaurant Puny. It is situated along the harbour (for an exact address check the full Portofino Restaurant directory below).

If however, you just fancy some easy and affordable lunch then Pizzeria El Portico is an excellent choice. It serves mostly pizzas and savoury tarts as well as good first courses. You will find it under the short portico on the main street ( via Roma) that leads from the parking lot long to the Marina.

The bakery along Via Roma

Portofino is a stunning place to have a picnic so another alternative is to get a focaccia and supplies from a bakery in town - there is one just next to El Portico on the main road as well as a sandwich shop next to it – and just head along to savour it.

Piazzetta in Portofino

You can just sit in the Piazzetta and enjoy the bustle of the Marina. Or head up towards the panoramic views afforded by the courtyard of the Church of San Giorgio.

The Courtyard of San Giorgio is a great spot for a picnic

Or have your picnic at the Lighthouse (Il Faro) at the tip of the Promontory where by the way you can get a tasty Italian ice-cream in the summer too...

Il Faro is a great spot to enjoy a light picnic
while admiring the views

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Portofino Restaurant Directory

• RISTORANTE AMERICAN BAR STRAINER
  Molo Umberto I 19
  tel. 0185 269189

• RISTORANTE DA U BATTI
  Vico Nuovo 17
  tel. 0185 269379
  

• RISTORANTE DA U MARIU
  Calata Marconi 7
  tel. 0185 269257

• RISTORANTE DELFINO
  Piazza Martiri dell'Olivetta 41
  tel. 0185 269081

• RISTORANTE IL PITOSFORO
  Molo Umberto I 9
  tel. 0185 269020

• RISTORANTE LA MANDRAGOLA
  Via dei Mulini 1 - Fr. Paraggi
  tel. 0185 284900

• RISTORANTE Ö MAGAZIN
  Calata Marconi 34
  tel. 0185 269178

• RISTORANTE PUNY
  Piazza Martiri dell'Olivetta 5
  Closed on Thursday
  tel. 0185 269037

• RISTORANTE STELLA
  Molo Umberto I 3
  tel. 0185 269098
  

• RISTORANTE TAVERNA DEL MARINAIO
  P.zza Martiri dell'Olivetta 36
  Closed on Tuesday
  tel. 0185 269103

• TRATTORIA LA CONCORDIA
  Via del Fondaco 5
  tel. 0185 269207

• TRATTORIA TRIPOLI
  Piazza Martiri dell'Olivetta 49
  tel. 0185 269011

• PIZZERIA EL PORTICO
  Via Roma 21
  Closed on Tuesday
  tel. 0185 269239

• PIZZERIA DA NICOLA
  Vico Dritto 3
  tel. 0185 269577

Thank you for visiting our guide… we look forward to welcoming you to Liguria and hope you will love it as much as we do !

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