Location: Maratea
Top Restaurants in Maratea
Most Popular Mediterranean food in Maratea, Province of Potenza, Italy
Best Mediterranean restaurants nearby. Discover the best Mediterranean food in Maratea. View Menus, Photos and Reviews for Mediterranean restaurants near you.. Maratea is a town and comune of Basilicata, in the province of Potenza. It is the only comune of the region on the Tyrrhenian coast and because of its beautiful scenery and coastline it has been called "the Pearl of the Tyrrhenian". Owing to the considerable number of its churches and chapels it has also been described as "the town with 44 churches".
Things to do in Maratea
10. Villa Cheta Elite Hotel Restaurant
Overall Ratings
4 based on 168 reviews
Reviewed By Colin D
5 nights of near luxury living, superb room, very clean and recently decorated. Adorned with some rather nice vintage and antique artefacts. Very attentive but friendly staff. Lots of quiet corners in which to sit and relax especially the splendid pool area, which in itself was perfectly laid out and offered seclusion and peace. ( I hate swimming pools by the way, but this one I could enter at all times no deeper than my chest when standing ). The only downside was the limited menu for dinner , both the daily and al a carte. Only one choice I went for was the Tempura prawns starter and the mains sea bass. Overall though , a touch of class for a reasonable price.
9. Agriturismo La Tenuta Del Barone
Overall Ratings
4 based on 122 reviews
Reviewed By Gianfranco D
Good variety, from starters to meat, with also a nice view on the village. Even if you must go there on purpose, as it is not in the centre, it may be worth while
8. 1999 Il Ristorante
Overall Ratings
4 based on 844 reviews
Reviewed By Oldjack
Restaurant 1999 has an excellent position over-looking the boat harbour and the owner was very friendly and service oriented. The food was very good quality and well presented but it is standard Italian food. Probably as good as it gets in Porto and recommended for lunch.
7. Ristorante da Cesare
Overall Ratings
4 based on 1449 reviews
Reviewed By JILLM2553
Lovely restaurant, beautiful views, pleasant staffOnly wish that this little restaurant could offer a couple of vegetarian mains and a meat alternative to their menu. I'm intolerant to shellfish and worried when I was eating as fish isn't really my thing butI avoided the shellfish dishes, although I had to leave my dinner on the second night and leave the restaurant early as I had taken illThis was the only restaurant available for us as we had no car and every other restaurant was miles awayIf you love fish, you'll love this restaurant
6. Pizzeria La Bussola
Overall Ratings
4 based on 223 reviews
Reviewed By John R
Most of the reviews of this place are not in English I think so if you are a non Italian tourist and you want a great pizza in a non touristy place where no English is spoken but smiling and pointing will work just fine, this is the place
5. La Locanda di Nettuno
Overall Ratings
4 based on 480 reviews
Reviewed By PieroP68
Had a very good lunch at this gourmet-like seafood restaurant. The place was very busy also due to a celebration that was taking place, so we didn't have the maximum of attention by the staff, but was ok. Excellent seafood menu, great starters, good past and good second plate. Some dishes are marked as signature dishes on the menu. We paid 70⬠and were overall satisfied.
4. Ristorante Pizzeria El Sol
Overall Ratings
4 based on 354 reviews
Reviewed By nikolettazolyomi
The best pizza on the first night we went there,then we went back and had the most fresh fish from the barbecue!The service was super warm and we had excellent homemade desserts, a must try is the figs tart!!!!
3. Cala del Citro
Overall Ratings
4 based on 135 reviews
Reviewed By Stefan_Boer
Cala del Citro is a new restaurant that belongs to the hotel of the same name and was opened in the summer of 2018. Cala means cove (a small bay with a beach), and the restaurant looks out over the Cala del Citro near Maratea. As we arrived when it was already dark, we could only hear the surf crashing, but at lunchtime (or earlier in summer when it gets dark later) the view from the outside seating of the restaurant must be awesome. Maratea is a town on the beautiful Gulf of Policastro, and also known as the âpearl of the Tyrrhenian Seaâ. It is in the narrow piece of Basilicata wedged between Calabria and Campania.The restaurant offers an a la carte selection as well as a 7 course tasting menu for 70 euros. We opted for the latter.The first course of the tasting menu looked more like what would be called amuses bouches (small appetizers) at other restaurants. The crispy eggplant and mint ball with a bit of gazpacho was very good. There was also a tiny eggplant quiche and a cod cracker with cruschi mayonaise (cruschi is a type of pepper). The quiche was a replacement for a zucchini blossom stuffed with ricotta, because unfortunately the season for zucchini blossoms is ending.Three types of seafood carpaccio including prawn and swordfish with various garnishes. The garnishes were all very tasty, but perhaps a bit too many of them.Basil risotto with vongole. This is an original combination that works well. There was a nice amount of vongole in the risotto. As often happens in restaurants, the consistency of the risotto was not as creamy as homemade risotto.Fresh tagliolini made with squid ink, raw squid, a sauce of yellow cherry tomatoes, and a bit of bottarga grated on top. This dish was perfect and worthy of at least one Michelin star. The pasta had just the right texture, the raw squid was very tender, and the yellow tomato sauce had the flavor of fresh tomatoes, which brightened up and balanced out the dish. Well done.Stuffed red mullet with pistachios and a citrus sauce, with black olive powder. This seemed to me as if it was inspired by sarde a beccafico, a similar dish from Sicily with sardines and pinenuts. It is very difficult to serve red mullet with a crispy skin without breaking the skin, which was done perfectly. I thought however that it was a bit hard to make out the mullet due to the amount of stuffing and citrus sauce. Maybe a bit more salt on the mullet, or less stuffing, would have helped.Beltfish with cream of zucchini and mint. The fish was nice and moist. It could have handled a bit more than the small amount of zucchini cream.A very nice dessert: almond ice cream with crushed amaretti (almond cookies) and amarena cherries. Almonds and cherries are always a good combination, and this has great flavor and a nice contrast between the creamy ice cream and crispy amaretti powder.I see a great future ahead of the young chef Dario Amaro. The food is presented beautifully and very tasty. All of the dishes in the tasting menu were good, and some were excellent.The service and the wine of this new restaurant are not yet at the level of the cooking. The service during the menu was fine, but before (waiting to order) and after (waiting for coffee and the check) the waiting times were too long. The wine selection was too limited for a restaurant of this level. The food is âwine friendlyâ so a wine pairing is not strictly necessary, but a wider selection of white wines by the bottle would be great.We will certainly return to Cala del Citro when we are again in this area, as I am very curious how the restaurant will evolve. In the meantime, I definitely recommend this restaurant when you are in the area.
2. Il Giardino di Epicuro
Overall Ratings
4 based on 1939 reviews
Reviewed By Terese333
We were welcomed, seated, and served by the owner, who was incredibly warm, friendly, and PASSIONATE about his food! I was so excited to eat, based on his descriptions and recommendations. We enjoyed fabulous appetizers, and delicious pastas. I highly recommend the gnocchi with parmesan and truffle. And then it took two hours to get our entrees. We were avoided and ignored for those two hours. When we were finally able to get a waiter to stop long enough to ask about our food, we were given the insulting "This is not American fast food" lecture, and he reminded us of his "slow food" disclaimer when he seated us. It actually seemed as though they were waiting to serve every customer in the place their pasta course, regardless of all of our varied arrival times, before bringing out our main courses. Once the dishes arrived (actually, not all of them did...) we had a few issues. What was described on the menu as grilled lamb was absolutely boiled/braised/stewed. Our entrees were all ordered as grilled items: steak, loin of lamb, and pork chops. So I have no idea where the "slow food movement" applies. But if what the owner told us is true, I offer a heads up: the loin of lamb is served virtually raw in these parts, as my son's came out barely marked by the grill and completely cold. When we let him know we were disappointed, he offered us a couple of bottles of his father's homemade wine. Would have rather had him take the inedible (and missing) dishes off our nearly $300 bill.
1. La Cambusa
Overall Ratings
4 based on 285 reviews
Reviewed By ambrosio67
It is not the prettiest restaurant one could expect, forget about the sea view, the romantic atmosphere or the glamour. However if you are looking for exceptional fresh fish made with passion, knowledge and creativity, this is what you're looking for. The chef and the staff are all women and they are really a passionate, professional and friendly team. I highly recommended it!!
