Where to Eat in Pietrasanta, Italy
Offering traditional recipes, fresh seafood and cellars lined with Tuscany’s best wines, Pietrasanta’s food scene pairs old-school charm with gastronomic excellence
03 October, 2022
Italians
know how to eat, so expect to roll home after a
Pietrasanta visit. Unlike Tuscany’s game-rich interior, though,
this coastal city eschews the hearty venison stews and wild boar
ragùs of the province’s rolling hills in favour of a somewhat
lighter, fresher take on the classics. Sure, there are steaks (and
hefty reds to accompany them), but we’re more into the town’s
seafood offering. Whatever camp you fall into (vegetarians, don’t
despair – we’ve got you covered), you’ll find sophisticated
trattorias and hole-in-the-wall favourites throughout the town.
Here are three of our favourite spots for eating in
Pietrasanta.
restaurant
Clara
A 10-minute drive from Pietrasanta is this convivial seafood
restaurant in Lido di Camaiore. What first opened as a pit stop for
weary marble merchants in the 50s has evolved into a local
institution known for its extensive fish menu.
restaurant
Trattoria Gatto Nero
Roll from lunch at Il Posto to dinner at this trattoria, just
across the road. The menu here is verbal, so make sure to listen up
when the waiter comes to your table. Eating a selection of
vegetable-packed traditional Tuscan dishes spread across a red
gingham tablecloth, you’ll feel like you’re on an Italian
grandmother’s terrace.
restaurant
L’Enoteca Marcucci
Sip your way through an A to Z of regional deliciousness (there
are 10,000 bottles in the wine cellar) while eating butter-soft
steaks at this cult Pietrasanta restaurant. If you’ve come to
Tuscany for wine, there’s no better place to get your fill. Don’t
believe us? Just ask Alfonso Cuarón and Paul Smith, who are both
regular patrons.
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