I liked this place. It was super low key. Got the wine sampler so that I could try the sciacchetra,…read morewhich I was afraid to commit to because I'm not a fan of seeeet wine. BTW, it's actually pretty good if you're feeling ambivalent like I was. This place is low key and offers great people watching.

We had a great experience, Jeff and Alessandro have a lot of knowledge as well as passion for the…read morewines that are local to Cinque Terre. The tasting is a great deal as the pours are healthy. We ending up taking a couple bottles home in our suitcase. Getting there wasn't too bad if you have google maps. The views are incredible though, so go before the sunsets!

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!

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!!

We stayed in Corniglia for 4 nights and had a wonderful experience with this shop. We stopped in…read moremost mornings before heading out for our hikes and was met with smiling faces and warm salutations. Fresh veggies can be found here as well as toiletry necessities. *Not Advertised (at least in english)* but ask about their sandwiches, you won't be disappointed. We ordered one every morning with meat, cheese, fresh pesto and sun dried tomatoes for €4.50 each! A hard rate to argue with.

Despite not speaking English, the lady in there is nice and friendly. Lots of authentic Italian…read moregrocery items and a nice section of baked goods as well.

When on the road together, Gayle and I like to buy wine for later consumption in our room. There…read moreare a number of places in Monterosso Al Mare that sell bottles, and we found a nice bottle of Cinque Terre white and a Rose here. As it turned out, drinking our wine while hanging out on the patio of the Hotel Pasquale (where we were staying) in the evening was a perfect combination.

Quite a nice big shop. You can buy well packed stuff and they wntire store was clean as well…read more I bought a bag of biscotti from there and was quite happy with the purchase as they were still fresh when I brought them home and everyone loved it. The store a quite a collection of thing and is well priced. So make sure to visit... plus the lady (shopkeeper) is quite friendly as well.

This is such a beautiful, romantic, peaceful sanctuary, winery and restaurant. The views are…read morestunning and the white wine is crisp and original!! This vineyard has a hike included while getting there and I think it's fantastic!! We came on November 5th and it was closed but the owner let us have a bottle of wine, sit and enjoy this beautiful place!! They reopen in April!! Thank you so much for making our trip!!

Organising a wedding at Buranco was an absolute nightmare. The location is lovely and the food was…read moretasty, but everything else was a complete disappointment. None of what we agreed on beforehand actually happened. The venue's wedding planner Sarah told us ahead of time that we would have three large tables, so we made our seating chart accordingly. However, while we were on the train to Monterosso, she texted us to say that there would be two tables, so we had to completely redo the seating chart the day before the wedding. We agreed that the apperitivo would start at 5pm, but when we showed up at 5, the management made us wait at the entrance for 20 minutes while making us feel very unwelcome. We agreed that there would be five high chairs for children, but these were not brought out and I did not notice early enough because I was running around taking care of logistics (see more below). We asked to have small ceramic gifts put next to the seats of guests who were over 5 years old, but they were put next to seats for small children, so I had to run around before the start of the dinner to make sure that everyone who was supposed to get a gift got one. We agreed that we would have a table for a polaroid camera and a guest book at the apperitivo but Sarah just dropped off our stuff at the entrance and I had to use part of the drinks table to set it up during the drinks reception. We agreed that we would get a round multi-tiered cake, but to our surprise at 10pm, we got one that was flat, rectangular, and did not look like something fit for a wedding. We agreed that we would get Buranco's limoncello digestif at the end of the night, but this did not happen. Sarah arranged a photographer for us who was meant to send us the photo album within two months of the wedding, but it's three months now and we have only seen five preview photos. What was most disappointing though was I (the bride) had to spend my entire wedding running taking care of logistics. The wedding planner was not actually there, presumably because she was organising another wedding at a local hotel. She only came for 5 minutes around 9pm, after spending over an hour texting us "I'll be there in 5". I had to go up to the staff before the ceremony to ask them to turn the music down. I had to initiate when the guests walked over to the dinner venue following the apperitivo. I had to set up the guest book and the polaroid camera, make sure that the gifts were moved to the correct seats, and check that people with food allergies were given the right meal. The planning itself was not very pleasant or professional either. Although I visited a year in advance and spoke to one of the owners/managers, the venue refused to communicate with us and urged us to be in touch with Sarah. They introduced her to us as "their wedding planner", but she turned out to not be their event planner; rather an independent wedding planner based in Milan, presumably specialising in weddings for foreigners. While negotiating the price, Sarah told us that she would speak to the management to ask if we can start earlier than 5pm. But this of course never happened once we paid the deposit. We specifically asked for 65 guests (which did not include the bride and the groom since they are not guests at their own wedding), but Sarah sneakily put a total of 65 people on the contract, presumably so that we would have to pay a higher fee to add anyone closer to the date. We ended up having fewer guests than expected and Sarah was supposed to reimburse us the difference "within a few days of the wedding". She took close to a month to wire the money and we had to spend several days of our honeymoon trying to make this happen. Sarah did not want to give us a detailed cost breakdown saying that paying the lump sum would warrant that we would get "exclusive treatment" and wouldn't have to worry about any individual items. What this meant in reality is that we had to print out the menus and name tags (and bring them over from Australia). Because we did not think of printing a piece of paper with our names on it, there was nothing at the entrance indicating that our wedding was taking place. While the food was lovely, I would not recommend this venue because it made everything so difficult.

We enjoyed the ambiance and friendly service. The food was very much on par with what you find at…read moreother establishments.

Delicious breakfast and great prices. We ate here two days in a row. Plenty of vegetarian options…read moreand fast and friendly service. The restaurant is cute and right in the main area of town. They have both indoor and outdoor seating.

5* Alimentari Franca At the bottom of Via Colombo, the main…read morestreet Riomaggiore This small grocery store/salumeria has a wonderful selection of foods and wines e.g., great cheeses, cold cuts, olives, bottled water. Open all day [compared to the Coops which are closed three hours each afternoon] The manager is super helpful, as is his wife Franca, daughter Giulia, and the other super cool workers. We bought our daily groceries. High quality foods at reasonable prices. The best is the fruit that is displayed in front of the store. You select what you want. Yummy!

This is a decent local shop, with some interesting stuff! It's somewhere between a small mini…read moremarket and a local specialties place, so perhaps best to avoid getting the basics here as you will likely find them cheaper at one of the co-ops in town. Worth a perusal though!