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parlours, which means that
it can be hard to find a good
trattoria there. Your best
chance of finding one is to go
to the hinterland and ask the
local residents. An alternative,
if you want to eat genuine local
food, is to visit an agriturismo
farm – one that offers rooms
and home-cooked meals to
visitors (see p178).

Bars and Cafés
A typical day in Liguria starts
with a visit to a café or bar for
breakfast, while reading the One of the many seaside cafés in Liguria
news paper or watching the
world go by. The best cafés festival) at Recco, at the end Disabled Access
offer cakes and pastries, often of April; the Festa dell’Olio (olive Restaurants in Liguria are
along with delicious home- oil festival) in Baiardo, near San now imp roving facilities for the
made ice creams. Note that in Remo, and the Festa del Basilico disabled. However, in the more
Liguria’s most historic cafés, (basil festival) in Diano Marina, old-fashioned restaurants, the
and in those in the fashionable both in May; and the famous disabled may still have difficulty
resorts, prices can be high. Sagra del Pesce (fish festival) in moving around.
See pages Camogli, in mid-May. During
202–3 for more the Festa del Limone
details on some (lemon festival), Smoking
of the region’s which is held in It has been illegal to smoke
grandest cafés. Monterosso al in any bar, café or restaurant
Mare, one of the since 2005. However, some
towns on the pretty esta blishments do have proper
Food Festivals Cinque Terre, at ventilated rooms for smokers,
Food and village Vegetable tart and focaccia, the end of May, and the no-smoking restrictions
festivals in Liguria typical produce the heaviest do not apply to outdoor tables.
provide great lemon wins a
opportunities for visitors to prize. On the last Sunday in
try the local food. Among the June, the Sagra dell’Acciuga Recommended
Restaurants
main food festivals that take (anchovy festival) takes place in
place in this region, some of Lavagna, while between 4 and The restaurant listings that follow
the highlights include: the 8 July, Sestri Levante hosts the offer Ligurian recipes, with an
Sagra delle Focaccette (focaccia Sagra del Totano (squid festival). emphasis on local produce and
At Riva Trigoso, the flavours of Mediterranean herbs.
popular Sagra del Since Liguria is located close
Bagnun (a local to the sea, plenty of seafood
dish made with restaurants are found here.
anchovies) is held Most of them are located in the
on 15 July; on the little squares of fishing villages
same day, in Diano and have outdoor seating
Borganzo, everyone allowing for a fantastic culinary
turns out for the expe rience paired with breath-
Sagra delle Trenette taking sea views. The listings
al Pesto (trenette is a cover a variety of eateries, from
traditional Ligurian the traditional trattoria to the
pasta). Finally, simple pizzeria and enoteche or
around the middle wine bar. There are also restau-
of September at rants, which serve Middle Eastern
Badalucco, around and Argentinian cuisine.
500 kg (1,100 lb) The DK Choice restaurants
of stock fish (dried are regarded as extra special.
cod) is cooked and They may have historical
distrib uted each charm, particularly high
year at the Sagra standards or be in an above
A traditional trattoria offering authentic Ligurian cuisine del Stoccafisso. average location.

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