Skipper is a popular place on the waterfront that's located smack in the middle of Santa Margherita…read moreLigure's marina. It sports a barge that floats on the water and provides additional seating along with a world-class view of the marina. Tip: They start serving dinner at 7pm. Reservations are strongly advised as it gets crazy busy during peak meal times. Skipper is an ideal place to watch a sunset, do a little people watching and enjoy either dinner or an apertivo. Their menu selection is surprisingly broad, the wait staff is friendly and accomodating, and they even provide free WiFi for those clients who can't quite bring themselves to totally kick back and go with the flow :-) We enjoyed the food here so much we actually made a point of having a 2nd dinner here before leaving Santa Margherita Ligure. Everything is they serve is exceptional but I particularly enjoyed their seafood pasta - highly recommended!

Shortly after arriving in Santa Margherita Ligure, I decided to venture out for dinner. Ristorante…read moreSkipper was recommended by my hotel and it didn't disappoint. Upon arrival, the owner offered the best seat on the boat (pontoon boat) which was docked right across from the restaurant. However it afforded great views of the town and harbor. For my appetizer, I had the warm octopus and potato salad and it was wonderful. The octopus was tender and nicely prepared. For my main, I had the seafood pasta. The pasta was of course prepared al dente and the clams, mussels, shrimp and langostino were all fresh and perfectly prepared. To accompany the meal I had a great bottle of prosecco. Throughout the entire meal the service was nothing short of exceptional. The entire staff was attentive and ensured the wine glass was always full. I would certainly return on a future visit to S.M. Ligure.

We had a nice lunch here during our time in Monterosso. We sat outside facing the street so we…read morecould talk about what was going on, which was fun! Our server was very kind. We ordered the anchovies four ways - they were delicious! If you've never had anchovies, give them a try! We also had the pesto pasta. It wasn't as good, but wasn't bad. A convenient place to stop in Monterosso!

Beautiful restaurant, authentic sardines, wonderful food! They gave us a sample of salted or lemon…read moresardines and we ordered the lemon. We were in the mood for light, so we just ordered spaghetti which was good. The simple salad seemed unbelievably fresh. Topped off with the strudel Della nonna (apple, raisin), super good!!

Great spot! We stopped in for aperitivo and had 1/2 liter of red house wine and an appetizer with…read moreStracciatella cheese which was excellent. Reasonable cost, good food, and service was great. We enjoyed our visit.

Stopped by here for a wine tasting while in Monterosso. I picked the cinque terre tasting: one wine…read morefrom each of the villages in the cinque terre. A server gave me a rundown of each wine and then left me to enjoy them at my own pace. Pours were large and they brought us some snacks as well! If you like wine, definitely a great stop!

Caffe' Del Porto is the culinary mare dream you've been waiting for. The Pesto is the best I've…read moreever had with the foglie pasta. We also had the Walnut sauce and tortellini. Incredible lunch. The puplo and potatoes was to die for. We ended with an incredible cappuccino and espresso with a twist. 10 out of 10!!

We ate here three times while we were in Santa Margherita Ligure. It was fabulous!! Food was…read moreexcellent. Service was very fast and friendly. Beautiful view of the harbor from the restaurant's tables, located across the street from the restaurant.

Great view of Riomaggiore and in a convenient location to the homes / bnb's. The hostess/staff are…read moresuper welcoming and nice. Cocktails are very tasty. Food and coffee are solid (one of the few places you can get a good egg breakfast). Dessert is delicious. It does get very busy as there is limited outdoor space. They do play fun music, which enhances the experience. I generally don't say a place is five stars unless they have incredible food, but Carmen the hostess and the rest of the staff were just so much fun it made for a superb experience.

Although the place wasn't correct on any mapping (look up church of san giovanni battista and it's…read moreright beside) i had a wonderful time. staff is so friendly and nice, each of them coming to say hi and as a solo traveler i love the chit chat. even other customers and i got to talking. food was yum i got the old school sandwich and it was a solid spot for lunch with many options. sandwich was 16€ is my only downside, would maybe get something else for that price but other than that i enjoyed

It's a beautiful location. We came off season in January, it was one of the few places open for…read morelunch. The service was friendly and welcoming. The locals seem to enjoy having drinks and hanging out together. It's a nice friendly atmosphere. The food prices are on the higher/tourist side, the food overall good not great. Some dishes better than others. We did not have any drinks other than water.

Amazing all around, great food, coffee, and service. And a beautiful view of the ocean.read more

Let me start with saying Cinque Terra is purely Touristy and Vernazza is the Mecca for tourism…read morehere. So our objective wasn't to find a great locals restaurant but one with a great view and excellent seafood. We loved the buffet selection and everything look mouth watering delicious. We picked up a tray and worked our way down the buffet making selections the server happily piled onto our dish. Of course we had to have a generously poured glass of wine to accompany. We took our trays and snagged a table under cover and savored both the food and the beauty all around us.

Solid Italian seafood restaurant in the middle of many others by the water in vernazza. Food was…read moreGood not great but adequate. Service was weak (long wait for drinks) but I walked up to internal bar, made friends with bartender and took care of my drink orders on my own. Good in a pinch.

Such a nice spot ! Got a couple to-go drinks that were great at a nice price. Went back later and…read morethey gave me a bag of ice for free which was amazing service !

The name is a little misleading and that this place serves breakfast lunch and dinner. The service…read morestaff is charming and the food is rock solid. It was our go to place every day we were in Vernazza.