Hidden trattoria, some troubles with parking, otherwise tasty hone-made delicious meals, cozy…read moreplace. Service is OK!

We found this gem thanks to yelp and stopped for a late lunch... Walking in we didn't expect much,…read morebut the food was delicious. Chicken that took me back to childhood, nicely flavored steak, pesto lasagna? Yes, please! A couple of days earlier we had chocolate cake and tiramisu in Florence. These were so much better so as to render the Florence version unrecognizable. Excellent, friendly service, even with our limited Italian. Thank you! Great stop!

This was an amazing meal. The best lunch we had on vacation (we only went out for lunch)!! This is…read morea beautiful restaurant in an old building. They do have outdoor seating but we loved eating indoors with the cooling effect of the stone building. The service was outstanding!! They had a pre fixed meal but we opted for a la carte. We loved the sparkling wine we started with. It was a brut nature. There were 4 of us so we just shared everything. We started with the prawn carpaccio, it was amazing!! Everything we ordered was delicious but our hands down favorite was the black truffle ravioli. The rabbit tortellini had a lovely red sauce and I don't even like red sauce! It was so good!! That was our second favorite. The pappardella was the last to come out and it was also amazing. The gnocchi was tender and delicious as well. The seafood in it was tender and perfectly cooked. While we may have had favorites it did not decrease the deliciousness of every single thing we ate!! We only ordered one main, and it was the best duck breast we've ever had anywhere!! We also ordered two desserts, which were great. One was a deconstructed tiramisu and the other a pistachio semifreddo. Highly recommend this restaurant for service and food!!

Amazing food! We had the spaghetti with seafood and the octopus. Thus far, this is the best…read morerestaurant we've had in La Spezia.

The owner of this restaurant was very nice - they were full for the evening (the restaurant only…read morehas one seating per night) and accommodated us by setting up an extra table in the front of the house (the restaurant is literally a house located on a tucked away winding road between Lerici and Montemarcello. If you are a tourist here you will soon discover that this is one area in Italy where the food isn't stellar but La Brace was the one exception to this. The food was great, thoughtful menu, decent wine selection (mostly Chiantis) - no fish on the menu only meats and vegetarian options. Stay away from the main strip on Lerici, drive to La Spezia for a good meal or go to La Brace.

Great food and so fresh. The service was amazing. We stumbled over it and will definitely come back…read morebefore we leave. Recommend the Americone Pasta and their Chicken 5stars

Excellent local cuisine family run. Extremely nice owners local Ligurian food in homey atmosphere…read more. Excellent pasta, seafood and deserts. Great for families too.

I am in love with this place. I saw the owner trick shot some bread from on the tablecloth into the…read morebread basket hella nonchalantly, like nbd. The decor is exactly what I wanted, exactly what I needed. The food was insane. Pasta with clams was literally perfect, mixed grill plate was also perfect. Our WINE holy shit that was perfect. We got a crème brûlée type vibe but it was kind of lemony. Also perfect. Everything was perfect and it just had such a genuine homey vibe. The waiters were so helpful and kind. Soccer match on the tv. Owner working at his bigass computer. Nice indistinct chatter. Genuinely the perfect dinner.

If you happen to find your way to one of the most beautiful seaside towns in Italy, do not miss…read morethis dining experience. I have now been twice while passing through on business. Benjamin (the owner) is quite a lively character, very welcoming, funny, and knowledgable about food and wine. Seafood is the obvious specialty and the variety is amazing. Hopefully you have a group large enough to try the antipasti sampler. The choices are too numerous to list or even remember. Some I recall, are stuffed mussels, swordfish carpaccio, baby octopus, anchovies in lemon, etc. The pasta courses we had on our most recent visit were squid ink ravioli stuffed with fish and sea urchin spaghetti (one of my most memorable pasta dishes EVER). They grill fish perfectly for second courses. I have no idea what else is on the menu as Benjamin simply asked if we liked this or that and away the evening went. I will return whenever I can!

A very lovely spot located on a beautiful street. The mista salad was only fair because of the…read morebitter greens they incorporated into it. The pizza was good but not great and the Branzino was dry. Service was so so, we had to fetch the waiter to take our order. If we had had a great experience we would of course come back tomorrow.

Pretty decent but not over the top good authentic Italian. It tasted more commercialized than…read moreauthentic...especially the pasta.