Location: Carrara
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Province of Massa Carrara, Italy Food Guide: 10 Tuscan food Must-Eat Restaurants & Street Food Stalls in Carrara
Reviews on Tuscan food in Carrara, Province of Massa Carrara, Italy. Carrara [karˈraːra] (Emilian: Carara) is a city and comune in Tuscany, in central Italy, of the province of Massa and Carrara, and notable for the white or blue-grey marble quarried there. It is on the Carrione River, some 100 kilometres (62 mi) west-northwest of Florence.
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10. Ristorante Venanzio
Overall Ratings
4 based on 351 reviews
The restaurant is located in the heart of the Apuane Alps,in the main square of Colonnata. Our cuisine is a blend of culinary traditional and innovative and delicious flavors, such as the "ravioli with wild herbs" or "rabbit stuffed with lardo with sliced
Reviewed By AndyD539
Nice restaurant in the main square of the village.Good service and nice people although some of our party were well known to them, which helped.Selection of anitpasti were great, especially the Lardo which they get from a "special source", I was told. But it was the best lardo I've tasted. We had a couple of primi course which were very nice. I had lamb for a main course which is normally not done so well in Italy - this was not an exception to the rule, more's the pity. However, I tasted the rabbit which was subtle and very nice - done as a roll with herbs and lardo filling it.Wine was good (chosen by the restaurant). Overall cost around â¬40 per head which is not so bad.I would go there again but for the drive back along the twisty roads down to Carrara!
9. Trattoria Quinta Terra
Overall Ratings
4 based on 60 reviews
Typical Trattoria.
Reviewed By ClaudiaP74
Frequent visitors or Fosdinovo, a beautiful medieval town nestled in the mountains with a breathtaking view of the Gulf of La Spezia, we were taken by surprise when we stepped in this Trattoria! The food is sourced locally, quality and atmosphere are outstanding. The wine - my personal favorite is the Cardlin, ... after trying them all! Cannot wait to go back, hopefully in the very near future. Thank's for your break in Fosdinovo, we are very pleased to read such enthusiastic reviews about food and wine, se you soon
8. Elia - Focacceria Bisteccheria
Overall Ratings
4 based on 175 reviews
Reviewed By dundacil
It would be 1 star if not for the staff friendness.I was here for dinner, arranged for 20:15 (times are relevant). The restaurant offers 4 set menus, all of them have focaccia with different companion food, water and a glass of house wine:1. A cured meats and cheeses tagliere, and a veggie souffle (20 euros)2. A porcini pasta dish followed by a porcini tagliata (25 euros)3. A wild boar pasta dish followed by wild boar and polenta (20 euros)4. A mixed grilled meats meal (30 euros, min 2 people)Orders were taken at 20:30. Some focaccia appeared within minutes. I opted for the porcini set meal.Around 20:50 people who took meal 1 were served. But people who took meals 2 and 3 had to wait until 21:30 (!!!) to get their pasta. And the main courses of meals 2 and 3 were served around 22:10. Times were clearly not acceptable. But, at least for meal 2, the food itself was NOT acceptable as well, completely different from what normally meant to be (and of course, what was served was much cheaper than what expected). To be explicit:The porcini pasta was served with a sauce mainly made of smoked bacon with only tiny bits of porcini: the porcini flavour utterly lost, given the huge amount of smoked baconThe main course, advertised as a tagliata chianina with porcini, is meant to be a slab of meat at least 5 cm thick, done on charcoal, sliced in 1 cm thick slices, covered in fresh raw porcini cut in a julienne fashion: instead I got a slab of meat barely 3 cm thick unevenly cooked (and NOT on charcoal), cut in thick slabs, deadly cold (!!!), covered by slices of Parmesan cheese, and with a tablespoon of porcini sauce on a side: totally unacceptable, it is almost cheating the customer.I did look around, and the set meal 1, although fairly abundant, was also on the cheap side: some plain different cured meats, a couple of cheap spread cheeses (gorgonzola and stracchino), some anchovies: normally, a "plate of cheese" means a selection of cheeses with some peculiarities (like mountain goat cheese, cheese with herbs etc): again, what served here is far from what normally expected when a cheese plate is advertised.
7. Ristorante LâAquila
Overall Ratings
4 based on 222 reviews
Reviewed By MichelMaya
We went to l'aquilla upon a friend suggestions and we were very pleased.the make a very nice bistecca con porcini and ravioli al ragu.The wine is very good.I recommend this restaurant for meat lovers
6. Da Fiorella
Overall Ratings
4 based on 490 reviews
La storia del nostro ristorante inizia con mia nonna materna che negli anni â60 aveva unâosteria di paese, dove si mesceva il vino, si giocava a carte e ci si ritrovava anche per guardare la televisione. Continua negli anni â70 quando mia mamma Fiorella i
Reviewed By caposmith
We were referred here by someone at a local winery. Everything was so perfectly wonderful here--waiting for a table while exploring the hilltop-medieval village above it, dining with a sweeping view of the coast, eating amazing food and laughing at ourselves as we tried to decipher the menu. It is a very local place, so speak Italian or be prepared to wing it!
5. Il Pierrot Ristorante Pizzeria Bisteccheria
Overall Ratings
4 based on 868 reviews
Reviewed By Weertervlaai
We were there on our way back home from holliday.Nice friendly staff Perfect pastaNice crème brulee an fine cappuccino!!!The restaurant is not a high end place But a simple clean restaurant !!Toilet was not the best place te be. Not the worst I saw But Could use Some attention
4. Lardarium Lard Rock Cafe
Overall Ratings
4 based on 263 reviews
Reviewed By Diana C
The only downside is that service is quite slow, but the food is great, and the fixed price menu for 15euro per person includes everything from a drink to start and coffee/desert to finish.
3. La Congiura Bisteccheria
Overall Ratings
4 based on 703 reviews
Reviewed By V_Natalia_L
The place is fool of character! Nicely decorated and the staff is fantastic. No menu as they only serve beef. Nice list of vines to choose from. The most delicious beef I have ever tried in the restaurant !!! Highly recommend to all meat lovers. Book your table as it's very popular
2. Elia - Focacceria Bisteccheria
Overall Ratings
4 based on 175 reviews
Reviewed By dundacil
It would be 1 star if not for the staff friendness.I was here for dinner, arranged for 20:15 (times are relevant). The restaurant offers 4 set menus, all of them have focaccia with different companion food, water and a glass of house wine:1. A cured meats and cheeses tagliere, and a veggie souffle (20 euros)2. A porcini pasta dish followed by a porcini tagliata (25 euros)3. A wild boar pasta dish followed by wild boar and polenta (20 euros)4. A mixed grilled meats meal (30 euros, min 2 people)Orders were taken at 20:30. Some focaccia appeared within minutes. I opted for the porcini set meal.Around 20:50 people who took meal 1 were served. But people who took meals 2 and 3 had to wait until 21:30 (!!!) to get their pasta. And the main courses of meals 2 and 3 were served around 22:10. Times were clearly not acceptable. But, at least for meal 2, the food itself was NOT acceptable as well, completely different from what normally meant to be (and of course, what was served was much cheaper than what expected). To be explicit:The porcini pasta was served with a sauce mainly made of smoked bacon with only tiny bits of porcini: the porcini flavour utterly lost, given the huge amount of smoked baconThe main course, advertised as a tagliata chianina with porcini, is meant to be a slab of meat at least 5 cm thick, done on charcoal, sliced in 1 cm thick slices, covered in fresh raw porcini cut in a julienne fashion: instead I got a slab of meat barely 3 cm thick unevenly cooked (and NOT on charcoal), cut in thick slabs, deadly cold (!!!), covered by slices of Parmesan cheese, and with a tablespoon of porcini sauce on a side: totally unacceptable, it is almost cheating the customer.I did look around, and the set meal 1, although fairly abundant, was also on the cheap side: some plain different cured meats, a couple of cheap spread cheeses (gorgonzola and stracchino), some anchovies: normally, a "plate of cheese" means a selection of cheeses with some peculiarities (like mountain goat cheese, cheese with herbs etc): again, what served here is far from what normally expected when a cheese plate is advertised.
Carrara Food Guide: 10 Must-Eat Restaurants & Street Food Stalls in Carrara
1. Trattoria Quinta Terra
Overall Ratings
4 based on 60 reviews
Typical Trattoria.
Reviewed By ClaudiaP74
Frequent visitors or Fosdinovo, a beautiful medieval town nestled in the mountains with a breathtaking view of the Gulf of La Spezia, we were taken by surprise when we stepped in this Trattoria! The food is sourced locally, quality and atmosphere are outstanding. The wine - my personal favorite is the Cardlin, ... after trying them all! Cannot wait to go back, hopefully in the very near future. Thank's for your break in Fosdinovo, we are very pleased to read such enthusiastic reviews about food and wine, se you soon
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