Hotel Palazzo del Doma

A historic restaurant in Forte, Da Lorenzo has welcomed many famous personalities who have enlivened the Versilia seasons. In the well-kept succession of three rooms, you can feel the love for classic and timeless dining. The menu reflects this, featuring essential dishes that attract a global clientele season after season. The tradition of preparing mayonnaise tableside is a highlight, along with offerings such as the grand raw seafood platter, seafood bavette, Versilia-style spaghetti, and some meat dishes. A vast wine selection, detailed in two elegant bound volumes, showcases depth and exp

Bistrot by name, but in fact an excellent gourmet restaurant, this is the flagship establishment of the Vaiani family, highly professional restaurateurs and true masters of hospitality, who have entrusted the kitchen here to the talent of chef Andrea Mattei. This collaboration has consolidated the style of the Bistrot over the years, maintaining a balance between tradition and modernity, with the quality of the ingredients setting the standard.The establishment’s reputation is linked particularly to the excellence of its fish, largely sourced from the Tyrrhenian Sea, but equally interesting is

Within the Hotel Principe Forte dei Marmi, a lift leads to the enchanting roof garden: on favourable evenings, the terrace is the ideal setting for an aperitif with views over the coastline, made all the more memorable by spectacular sunsets.From there, one passes through to the dining room, preceded by an open kitchen. The chef, who hails from the hills of Modena, delivers a cuisine of great visual elegance and technical precision, in which quiet echoes of the Emilian tradition surface with discretion.The wine list, original and well structured by grape variety, is presented with expertise an

In the Byron Hotel, one of the gems of the Forte's hôtellerie, the Magnolia's cuisine will be remembered for its technique and sophistication, with refined and impressive presentations. Meat and fish are on the menu with local and international references, while the bread deserves special mention for its remarkable quality. The inspector recommends: choice of fish with grilled artichokes, cuttlefish lard and lactume - charcoal-grilled suckling pig, broad beans, borage and citron - citrus pavlova, vanilla and cardamom. The chef's table must be booked well in advance!

On the hills overlooking the town, an ancient residence transformed into a refined hospitality venue – and today home also to the estate’s own winery – receives its guests in surroundings of considerable elegance. A charm that reaches its apogee in the warmer months, when dinner is served in the evocative limonaia: a romantic panoramic terrace bathed in soft light and surrounded by lemon, orange, bergamot and mandarin trees. The kitchen engages in a dialogue with the territory, weaving together ingredients from sea and land along classical lines enriched by touches of imagination and careful p

Situated slightly inland behind Marina di Carrara, Extra (the name refers to the quality of the region’s world-famous marble) is a bright, modern restaurant with a menu inspired by the area’s fish and seafood culinary traditions. The menu is slightly more elaborate and the ambience more elegant in the evening and on Saturday lunchtimes.

A corner of France along the Brugiano Canal. We eat in a stilt house with original and romantic settings that marry colonial style and Parisian model with a very warm and romantic result. Vast à la carte choices, there is something for everyone, from a list devoted entirely to oysters to some of Spain's most famous products, such as pata negra and anchovies from the Cantabrian Sea, as well as, of course, many more elaborate meat and fish dishes. In summer, tables on the raft are coveted, recalling the péniches on the Seine even more. Best to make reservations well in advance.