Foot was excellent. We shared a pizza & salad. The pizza was delicious and the salad was average. The salad was normal greens with a few tomatoes, cucumbers, and sliced carrots. The dessert was mid, seemed frozen because the base of the cheesecake was so hard to break through. Not sure if it was actually frozen. There was plenty of searing and it was pretty quiet in the restaurant. The service was subpar. We didn't see our waiter for a while, ended up going to inside to pay. Overall 3 stars bc the pizza was the only good thing on the menu. The workers from the bar next door were chain smokers so we did get a lot of the smoke in the outdoor seating. Lastly, everyone's table had bread and ours didn't get any. For this reason, I'm dropping the rating down to two stars. read more

La Lampara - Pizza & Salad - Italian Near Me - Riomaggiore, SP

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Average. We sat in a side room, food was okay, service was okay. We didn't have a reservation so they seemed to just tuck us away where they could find space. read more

Service was fantastic, location was ideal, and the value was fair! We had the 7 course tasting menu and really loved a few of the courses and were kind of on the fence with the other. Overall it wad a great experience, and a lovely setting. read more

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Expensive and hit or miss food. I got the veal which tasted good but was very chewy, the chef seasoned the meat well but didn't cook it well. My wife got the gnocchi was shrimp and avocado, which was very good. The inside of the restaurant was very pretty but you can't eat that read more

This place was good but sneaky so it was tough deciding between a three and a four. The tasting menu has a ton of great seafood options and inventive food, and i would call it a great price for what you get - but the place is tricky with other ways to get you to spend money. The cover charge is up to 3.50 euros a person as of November 2022, which is silly when you're spending that much on other food and drinks there. I saw what people ate who did the a la carte ordering and didn't get the five or six or seven course menu and honestly it didn't look like a ton of food. I'd say if you like the menu and there's no wait check it out, or go for one of the pizzas and a drink and make your big meal of the day somewhere else. read more

Where my life was changed forever: BY ANCHOVIES. If you are visiting the Italian coast, forget what you've ever heard/tasted/smelled/sensed about the elusive and oft canned anchovy. These are lies and imposters. The anchovies served to me here at La Lampara were outrageously good. I wanted to scrap the whole rest of the day, hole up in this restaurant and eat plates full of salty, fresh anchovies. A revelation, I tell ya! As for the rest of the lunch? Quite delightful. This is just a few steps from the tunnel in Riomaggiore, and as we'd been trekking around all day were just about ready to collapse -- we found ourselves seated on the patio, wine in hand, anchovies on their way. Highly recommend the "Fruit of the Sea" starter platter (huge) for a group. A nice selection that let's you try a few things. The pizzas were hot, fresh and handmade. Service excellent. And, they made me an anchovy-believer. read more

La Lampara - Antipasti de mare. - Italian Near Me - Riomaggiore, SP

Very good restaurant on main strip of Riomaggiori. While I would recommend some of the restaurants located next to the harbor for the same food and better atmosphere, this place was a nice choice. The service was fine despite a large crowd on this night. There is an inside and covered outside area to sit. We, of course, selected the outside. The seafood appetizer was probably enough to fill up most people. But we continued to eat and eat and drink. Good restaurant, good location, great town. read more

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This restaurant is located right at the entrance of the town side of Riomaggiore and was conveniently located really close to the hostel I was staying in. The layout of the restaurant is open and relaxing. My sister, friend, and I were seated within 5 minutes of asking for a table. We looked around the menu and decided to split 2 items. We ordered the pasta with swordfish and a pizza with prosciutto, mushrooms, and artichokes. The pasta was cooked well and the swordfish was in little pieces scattered throughout the dish. The flavor was full and delicious! The pasta used what tasted like fresh tomato sauce, which only put the pizza over the top and really showed me how great real Italian pizza is. Lastly, we shared a tiramisu for dessert and it was great! I can't compare it to any others since I haven't had too many, but I enjoyed it a lot. Just a side note that I've noticed that many/all restaurants in Italy have cover charges... this one was 2.50 per person. Good food and great location. La Lampara is worth a try! read more

La Lampara - Artichoke, prosciutto, and mushroom pizza! - Italian Near Me - Riomaggiore, SP

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I'm tempted to give this place a 1-star because we got there at the beginning of the evening and ordered pasta with pesto (which this region is known for) and they didn't have any? REALLY? What the Parma Ham Sandwich is wrong with this place? So, why did I give this place 5-stars? Service: Professional and pleasant. Our waiter did almost spill my glass of house red and then dropped the empty liter bottle from our water on the plate which caused a piercing clash that might have lasting effects on my ear drums. Wine: The House Red is either €9,50 for .375L or €15,50 for .750L. Excellent. Food: Antipasta: We started with a plate of Affumicati Misti at €10 which is three slices each of smoked salmon, tuna and swordfish. All three tasted good and went well with the wine. Main Course: We ordered the Penne Salmone (€10), the Swordfish (Spada) Marinara (€17) and a Pizza Prosciutto (€8). Superb, and the swordfish was my personal favorite of the meal. Dessert: SAVE ROOM FOR THE TIRAMISU!!!!! (€5) The Cafe Americanos (€2) and Latte Macchiatos (€3). Service Charge: Included at €2,50 per person Atmosphere: Simple and classy. Bathrooms were clean and the staff put down towels inside the doorways to keep the water from the rain getting into the interior of the restaurant. This was an all-around win! Except for the pesto... which still kind of ticks me off. read more

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Giving 2 stars for a neutral review. It was a bad experience for me dining here. First off when we sat down there were 4 tables to serve total including us. I have no idea why the waiter didn't keep up with the service. When we sat down we asked if they had Wi-Fi, we were in desperate need of internet communication cause of work e-mails. The waiter replied one moment ill come back with the wifi name and password. At first we though he was busy with something else and forgot about the Wi-Fi. And we even asked the 2nd time, 3rd time and 4th. Even to a different waiter. In the end of our dining experience we never got what we needed. We gave up after asking so many times. When our food came we ordered risotto as our first course, fish as our 2nd course. We waited for about 30 mins for our food. The first course and 2nd course was put on our table at the same time. When we were working on our fish dish and by the time we worked on the risotto it was ice cold. It wasn't enjoyable. We were not the only ones with bad experience as I notice the table next to us asked for their check just moments before our dishes came out and they didn't get that check until we were almost done with our dishes. I saw the look on their faces and seem irritated that had to wait about 20 mins for the waiter to grab their check. At this time 2 extra tables were added. With a total of 6. They weren't that busy. Their staff seems unorganized. But atleast the food was good and it's what kept me from giving a 1 star review. Thanks and have a good day! read more

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Rating: 38/100 pts Overpriced, sub-par food. I dropped into La Lampera during my quick but enjoyable stay at Riomaggiore, not because the menu looked good, but because it was off-season, and all the other places I wanted to try in this town were closed. Instead of being a favorite of the locals, this restaurant is largely here to serve the growing number of tourists visiting the Cinque Terre. They serve seafood, pastas, and pizzas in the €10-18 range. I ordered the Pesto Pizza, hoping to get a good taste of what this region is known for. (Pesto, that is.) The pie was very average, and just barely more satisfying than microwaveable pizza. At €13, I was expecting more, but instead was just left regretting not waiting until Naples to eat pizza. Desserts were no improvement: I tried the tiramisu, lemon sorbet, and white tartufo. The sorbet was an overly sweetened lemon slushy in a martini glass. The tiramisu was not delicate or memorable. The tartufo I found to be way too sugary to enjoy all the way through. Service, on the other hand, was exemplary, and ambiance was nice, so at least they've got that going for them. Still, I'd avoid, if possible. read more

La Lampara - Half of my less-than-memorable Pesto Pizza - Italian Near Me - Riomaggiore, SP

Delicious food, wine, desserts!! We trained into Rio and rest was easy to find. I ordered the calamari pasta--- soooo delicious! pasta is cooked perfectly with large calamari rings in a tasty red sauce. Also tried my friend's seafood spaghetti and it was so simple and came in aluminum foil, but boy was the spaghetti noodles perfect and you could really taste the seafood without it being salty or saucy. Panna Cotta is a must! Melts in your mouth. I would go back just for this!! read more

La Lampara - Italian Near Me - Riomaggiore, SP

Typical tourist food in which you're paying for location and not quality. Pizza was so-so and 13e a pop. 3 dollar a person cover charge. Wine menu was ludicrously expensive at 26 dollars a bottle. Sparkling water 4e. I would pass on this one for sure. If you do decide to go you're best off to split a pizza and get it to go (to avoid 6e for essentially nothing for two people) as no one at our table got through more than half of one. read more

We had dinner hear last night. Service is good and food is pretty delicious. On the pricey sid eas most of the tourist restaurants are.. hard to find any "local" restaurants in Cinque Terre. But I highly recommend this place. 4/5 bc the AC is barely felt, but I'm from the US so I am used to being cool and not warm in restaurants. read more

We ate at La Lampara a couple times while in Riomaggiore. Very nice place with good service. The spaghetti and lobster gnocchi were very good. Another night we got take away pizza and it was delicious. I would recommend trying this place while in town. read more

La Lampara - Italian Near Me - Riomaggiore, SP

They hit you for cover charge of $3 Euro / person. They don't take American Express. And the food was blah...mediocre at best. read more

As Riomaggiori is on the coast, you'd expect seafood to be a primary dish served here. We had some trouble finding a place we could eat, as we're not seafood fans. La Lampara was the exception (beyond eating at home). This restaurant is nicer than many of the restaurants in town, and has two separate dining areas. We sat out in the little glassed in room. We aren't late eaters like it seems Italians might be, so we were there waiting as they opened. We were welcomed inside, and sat at a cute little table for two with mismatched, colourful glasses. As we looked at the menu, we were given a basket of bread, but no olive oil or balsamic, but I saw it on a table so I got up to get it. It was all of very good quality, and we loved it. During our trip, we found that the olive oil/balsamic thing isn't actually an Italian thing. Interesting. We shared a side of grilled vegetables (eggplant, tomato, red cabbage and zucchini), a pesto pizza and the pasta Norma. The veggies were nicely done. The pizza was a bit boring, but good when we dipped into the balsamic and olive oil.The pasta was excellent. Interesting handmade pasta (round, 1 1/2 inch long) with tomato sauce and eggplant topped with fried eggplant coins. It was absolutely delicious. We ordered tap water, but got a bottle (€2.50), but we found it was typical in Italy that we had to pay for water. We shared a large bottle of Biera Moretti. It was good, but not nearly as interesting as an English or US beer, but enjoyable. The service was a bit slow, but they were fairly busy, and we weren't in a rush. The toilets are inside the main restaurant, but when I went, they were lacking toilet paper, so check before going. They add a service charge, which is €2.50 per person. This is common in Italy, also. We went to La Lampara twice and the pasta Norma was delicious both times. Very good for non-seafood eaters like us. I just love fresh pasta. Mmm. read more

We were ten minutes late and they gave away our table. Waiter was pretty slow although a nice guy. Food was very underwhelming. And to boot, they charge a 3 euro cover charge per person for cleaning the table setting??? (I know many places in Italy have a cover charges for sitting but not if you actually eat there). Over all sucked. read more

La Lampara was one of the only places open in Riomaggiore when I was there on a rainy night in the fall. The atmosphere is quite pleasant and upscale with white tablecloths and candles at each table. The menu is large and chock full of seafood. They have wifi. I started with the seafood salad made up of clams, mussels, shrimp, and loads of squid. This is a large dish that is easy to share. For what it has in it and the way it looked I should have really loved it, but I didn't. It needed some acid to brighten it up and some of the seafood was lukewarm, while some was cold. Also the squid was overcooked. Such wasted promise. I also had linguini with swordfish. The swordfish were tiny bite sized bits mixed up with the pasta. The dish was a bit too bland when served, but I will say it tasted much better the following evening when I ate the leftovers. The flavors melded a bit. Service was good. read more

Nice restaurant on the main street, food served by a smooth waiter with very good English. The exterior dining unit (not sure what else to call it!) is the area to be. The pasta 'Al Nora' was our favourite dish and we had some on both visits. This pasta is thicker than normal and takes a bit longer to cook. This really works with the tomatoe and eggplant sauce. We also had some pizza. The pesto pizza was a bit low on flavour but was improved by using some of the olive oil and balsamic that was available (dipping some bread in it meant we didn't bother about starters too!). Also had a spicy sausage pizza here (not on the same visit!) which was decent. Beer was provided by the mustachioed Mr Morreti! read more

The physical location is part of the main strip area of Riomaggiore. They knew what they were doing when they added an "air conditioned restaurant" sign on their building. It was a hot/humid August day and we've been traveling all morning so we cave in. The air conditioning was weak and we had to close the windows so the flies would stop coming in. Service was a bit slow too which was surprising since we were their only customers for a good while. Prices were more expensive but as we expected in a tourist area. We ordered anchovies as our starter and three pizzas (Fruit di mare - seafood, vegetable, and margherita). The anchovies were really good and the margherita pizza was the best. read more

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Pizza was wonderful, espresso was tasty and our service was perfect. Clean bathrooms and friendly staff are always a plus.

Amazing calamari pasta and seafood risotto. Best meal in Italy thus far. Well worth the wait.

Wow this place is popular and crowded even at 10pm! The service was not great in the sense that people who got there after us were offered a seat and when we mentioned that we were there 1st, these people got free drinks for being told they got there after us so could not be seated before us. Also, our entrees did not come out at the same time - by the time we finished one entrée, the other one arrived. Minus a star. Ordered the seafood salad, trofie pesto, risotto gambas, Weihenstephaner, house white wine & sciacchetra with cantucci. Haven't met a risotto or wine in Italy that I haven't liked. The salad was delicious but the trofie left more to be desired - very plain and for the time it took to come out - not worth it. One would think the dessert wine would be uber sweet but it was a tad strong tasting to drink by itself & strangely thought it would be white colored whereas this was more amber. Dipping the cantucci in there tasted a whole lot better. read more

Great restaurant! We went back 2 times during our 3 day trip to Cinque Terre. I am gluten free and really appreciated that they have allergens listed for each dish. I had the risotto which was fantastic and the charcuterie plate(also amazing) - my bf had a pepperoni pizza on our first trip and the sausage pizza on our second trip, both were great. The ambiance is beautiful, you can look out into the street but it isn't too loud. Highly recommend for lunch or dinner! read more

Trattoria la lampara on the Main Street in Riomaggiore serves a varied menu including pizza, pasta as well as seafood dishes. As we had seafood appetisers at the nearby Mamma Mia outlet we skipped starters and chose main courses from the daily specials menu. The fish ravioli with scampi was freshly prepared and flavourful. The grilled swordfish with aubergines was quite a simple dish. Pricing was average for the area. We did not stay for dessert as I was hoping to have gelato from a Gelateria but they were all closed by the time we finished dinner! read more

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The freshest seafood, best quality ingredients. One of the best restaurants ive ever been to. truly 5 stars and reasonable prices for what you're getting. I would give it 10 stars if i could. read more

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Overpriced, pompous source of a mediocre, overpriced pizza and bottle of water. Very slow service, but it seems like the kind of beautiful people place that prides itself on this. This was our first meal after arriving in 5terre this evening, so maybe this is the level of service, price, and "cool place to be seen" attitude that prevails here...don't know yet, and I hope not. Find somewhere else to dine. I know I will. read more

1 hour wait for pizza and pesto pasta. $2.50 service fee per person Terrible experience read more

Had a great dinner there this evening. They were able to seat us immediately and the host was welcoming though the service was a little slow (we were sitting in the interior near the bar and there was only one waitress for several tables). I really enjoyed my gin lemon. I do not eat seafood so I ordered the steak main which was cooked well and very flavorful. My husband enjoyed his fillet of fish as well. We ended with the hazelnut semifreddo which was excellent. This was a pricy meal but seems to be average for the area and the quality was excellent. read more

Easily the worst dining experience we have had in Italy. The food was fine, but the service was beyond awful. We started as the second table seated in the main inside dining room. It was a simple and classy decor. The waiter came to get us promptly and had trouble paying attention to our order. This required us to restate it multiple times. We ordered drinks, salad, pasta, and a pizza. After about 20 minutes the waiter came back to tell us that the pizza we ordered was not available and asked if we could change that order. No problem so far. Then when the pasta arrived, it was very small so we ordered another one. This is where the fun begins. The pasta we ordered, for our daughter, was spaghetti with tomato sauce. Simple. Right? Wrong!!! They brought out the pizza for me and my wife, but still no signs of the spaghetti. The waiter returned to ask us if we still wanted spaghetti. Are you serious??!?! It took a full hour after ordering it to arrive, and this was after asking the waiter several times. This same thing happened to another family sitting right next to us. The owner started yelling at them until the older women at that table left the restaurant while still being yelled at! This was abominable service. I hope no one goes to this place again. But otherwise, Italy has great food. read more

So disappointing! Unfortunately, this is the worst meal I've had in Italy during my 2 week vacation. Food was bland, service was ok, menu options limited. There was no flavor to our food. Fish was over cooked, octopus appetizer was average. Not worth the spend. Wouldn't ever go back! read more

Delicious food. Great ambience. Get the panna cotta.

The food was really good, I had the pesto and it was delicious, I really felt like I was having an authentic italian meal. The best part was walking through the kitchen and getting the smell of whatever they were cooking, and even though the place was packed and they only had two servers they managed well. Dessert was also really good :) I definitely recommend read more

It began ok with wine and a small antipasti, but when we were told both items we ordered were not available ( why did they not tell us before we sat down) we decided on alternate dishes. I ordered the mullet fish ravioli and my partner ordered the scampi gnochi. From the moment we sat down we felt awkward. The waiters were cocky, rude and arrogant. But this is italy where rude reigns. The pasta was OK however the fish in the pasta was extremely stinky and fishy and my partners arrived when I was nearly finished...it was a giant shrimp, not de vained with eyeballs on a pile of gnocchi... not very good presentation. The real issue here is not the mediocre quality of the food, it was when we decided that we did not like the food that we were asked how we felt about it and when I offered my polite and respectful opinion I was told I was wrong and chased out of the restaurantan by the owner of the restaurant because I didn't like his food. In my 38 years I've never had such horrible service after experiencing such mediocre food. I was more than happy to pay for both items even though I did not like them but they would not have it. I was verbally and physically accosted by the owner which by American standards is assault and battery. He screamed at me that he would call the police and make me pay for the food that was gross which I never refused to pay for! Do yourself a favor, the restaurant across the way is way better and the service is significantly more relaxed and proper. This is the absolute worst experience I've ever had in my 20 plus years of dining out. DO NOT EAT HERE. read more

Food was great and prices for what they served was good. The service was bad. I think there was a problem in the kitchen however they did give us a bottle of wine for free so they made up for it. I would go back if we had another day in the town. read more

This was the first and best meal we had during our 2 weeks traveling through Italy! A true family run establishment. The staff was extremely friendly and the service was excellent (something we struggled to find in much of Europe). We had the whole 9, antipasti, primi, secundi...limoncino, dessert, espresso, and even some Italian digestif we were not familiar with. I enjoyed the staffs recomendations, I felt like we had a true Italian dinning experience. The food was spectacular, fresh seafood, great preparation and presentation. The prices are more on the fine dining scale but it was well worth it after visiting some of the other sub-par restaurants in Cinque Terre. I'm really glad we stumbled upon it, instead of getting sucked into a lower quality restaurant with a better view...Like I said, it was the best food and dining experience we had the whole time in Italy! read more

Waited forever at every turn and the risotto was like burnt rubber. Its location on the main strip was the main draw as there weren't many sit-in options. Cute decor, adequate service and the pleasant view garnered an extra star. read more

The food was good but didn't really stand out as a place I would need to come back to again. I ordered the troffie al pesto with a side salad for a extra 6 euros it was decent but wasn't floored by it. The portions were decent but the food didn't really match the pricing paying 24 euros for the meal which is why I am giving it a 3 stars. read more

We were given a recommendation from our hotel to eat here. PROS - Food was decent CONS - The service sucked. Took maybe 45 mins to get food and we were the only ones in the restaurant. To cap it all off, there is a 2.5 euro cover charge per person (and the food is already high in price) I didn't realize I was eating in a club. read more