Local cuisine at its best!!! This was one of our favorite restaurants while touring Italy, kudos…read moreto the owners/chef! We were welcomed by the owner and started off enjoying a sparkling white wine while enjoying bruschetta (local vibrant tomatoes). We spoke English and they spoke Italian and they accommodated every request with a smile. Tip: The menu is in Italian/German and English. We moved on to our next course of fresh mussels in an amazing broth. We finished our lunch with fresh pasta - mussels, clams and baby snails. Delicious! We decided that it was so tasty we would come back for dinner and so happy we did! The local wines were superb as well as the house made limoncello. For dinner we once again enjoyed the beautiful homemade pasta and this time with olive oil and peppers. The owner came our with a tray of the fresh pasta prior to it being cooked. Yumm! For our entree we shared the Swordfish with olives and cherry tomatoes. My husband thought it was one of the best fishes he has ever had, mind you he is a "foodie as I". Don't miss out eating here!!! Delicious!!!

Simple, but perfect cuisine. This new, hidden-away trattoria on the road from Portoferraio to…read moreProcchio, at the Carpani turn-off, is a gem. Extremely nice ladies running it, very clean, food excellent and not expensive. We had two vegetable side dishes (one was stuffed zucchini flowers deep-fried--wow!), spaghetti with mixed seafood (whole crab, little conches, squid, mussels, clams in a light tomato sauce), and salmon in a potato crust (really good). It has been open only a month, we hope it becomes extremely popular. Free Wifi, too.

When you want to have the place where the locals eat, away from the tourist traps, a simple but…read moregood kitchen, a hilariously engaging host, hand scribbled menu cards, this is the place to wander to. For us the discovery in Portoferraio.

Probably the best restaurant in Portoferraio, located right on the harbor, it's a bit expensive but…read morefood quality is excellent. With a good selection of fresh fish you can choose from the window, good pasta and appetizers, this restaurant is absolutely recommended.

Our first port on our Windsurf cruise in Portiferriao and after a tour of Napoleons Villa we…read morestopped at this little restaurant for light lunch. Wow it was great! I had Swordfish Carpaccio with Pear and my wife got Fish and Chips. Both items were incredible and afterward a little Tiramisu. I would definitely go here again. The view is nice also, just next to the small boat port overlooking the water.

Average food. We had their specialty - the fish soup, which…read morewas ok. The pistachio-crusted Tuna was not rare, as indicated. It was overcooked. Also, the owner pushed us in order to get around us instead of asking us to get out of the way. We let our server know; no apologies from the owner. Finally, I saw the server prepare deserts with his own hands... Pretty sure he did not wash them. The view of the water was nice.

Le Viste's location is unique, situated on a secret beach hidden some 40m below Elba's fortress…read more It's arguably one of the most romantic locations in the world. However, we've been coming to this place for 10 years and have seen its ups and downs. This time (August 2024), we were disappointed by the service, because our waitress was slow, inattentive, and had us sit in front of our empty main course plates so that we didn't even bother to order dessert. The food was ok, but in Italy, that is expected and actually, it wasn't significantly better than the food we had the day before in a small place in Marina di Campo which didn't even cost us half the price Le Viste had charged. If you're new to Elba, you must have dinner here once - but not twice (at least at this moment).

My favorite place, fresh seafood, amazing views. Only negative about this place is the walk down…read morethe switch back trail down the side of the hill. Once your down! This place has the best food! We enjoyed several amazing dishes, All fresh, all delicious. Beware of what time the kitchen closes. Power went out one of the days we were here and no food was made or served that day. But I absolutely recommend this place!!