Where to eat in PORTOFINO ITALY? Our two favorite beach restaurants between Portofino and Camogli.

Our two favorite beach restaurants between Portofino and Camogli are a bit hidden and not easy to get to but definitely worth the trip. Join us for 2 epic 8 hour lunch experiences on the Portofino Peninsula on the Italian Riviera. One in San Fruttuoso Bay and the other at Punta Chiappa. We hike our way to the restaurant. We swim to refresh ourselves before the meal and we eat the most delicious food before we ride the boat back home.
Positano Peninsula offers a less-touristy alternative to the UNESCO Cinque-Terre that is no less instagram-able. Located less than thirty kilometers from Genoa, the promontory sits between the charming and colorful fishing village of Camogli and the glitzy, Disney-like tourist haven of Portofino. A protected nature park, the olive and oak tree-covered peninsula offers sea views from a walking trail up high, turquoise swimming coves on descent, and ferry boat services to help you cover the distance.
The first eight hour lunch. La Cantina Restaurant nestled beside the Abbey of San Fruttuoso (Abbazio di San Fruttuoso) in a tiny cove of San Fruttoso Bay.
The video begins on the ferry from Camogli where you ride across the Golfo Paradiso to your first restaurant destination at La Cantina, on San Fruttoso Bay. The restaurant hides in a little nook of rocks with a private beach of pebbles and shallow turquoise water. The best seats in the house, four umbrellaed tables, sit directly on the beach. You make a reservation to be sure you get one.
Traditional Food of Liguria at La Cantina
Your authentic experience encompasses the best local dishes: spaghetti with clams, (spaghetti vongole), fried calamari, and fresh fish of the day like Orata. The restaurant cooks the fish and brings it to you at your table whole before deboning. You ask to leave the head on, if you like!
Second eight hour lunch. Dö Spadin, tucked into the rocky seaside just before Punta Chiappa.
Today you really live the local life. You make a whole day loop of hiking, swimming, eating, ferry boating, and more hiking. From San Rocco, you walk the mostly downhill trail through the oak and olive trees to Punta Chiappa. Along the way, you detour to the tiny hamlet of Mortola, only accessible by foot, moped or Ape. Nearing the Punta Chiappa, just before the restaurant, at the boat ramp, you cool off by joining the locals for a refreshing dunk in the lapping sea.
For lunch you indulge in octopus salad with potatoes and fried chick pea, spaghetti with clams, swordfish pasta, and calamari. You drink the local wine called
After lunch, take the ferry back to Camogli from the Punta Chiappa ferry dock.
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This is a repost of a video we published last summer. These two lunch experiences were so amazing, we can't wait to back to do it all over again this summer. Liguria, here we come!

[@bonnyvondolores2647]

how fabulous that one of you speak Italiano!

[@happygoluckytravel]

Thank you for watching!

[@Giancarlo-di2jm]

Hi folks! I had been in San Fruttuoso Saturday. Hicking from home (every year the trail looks longer, steeper and harder). I never ate at La Cantina. Actually I like to cook and I very rarely go to restaurants. In San Fruttuoso I went to Giovanni's restaurant and I enjoyed the food. I've never been at Do Spadin in Punta Chiappa, but it's one of the most famous restaurants in Camogli area. I go very often to dive and swimm in Punta Chiappa. Not were you had your bath (località Scogli Grossi), but actually at the 200 meters long rock that gives the name to the cape (Punta Chiappa means "cape of stone"). But I go walking from home and climbing back to San Rocco along a several thousands steps staircase is not something you want to do after a rich launch and a bottle of wine. I do agree with you about the food in Camogli. La Camogliese is my favorite place were to eat and Revello is #1 for focaccia, focaccia di Recco (focaccia al formaggio) and of course for the well known Camogliesi al rum. I also ate very well at Ristorante Da Paolo, near the port. In San Rocco di Camogli there's a bakery - Panificio Maccarini - that I recommend. The focaccia is good and you can find the best sailors' biscuit (a specialty that is now almost impossible to find). And you can also buy excellent fruit, vegetables and local products. I'm a regular customer.

[@frankmontague7544]

BOATING from Nice to Portofino is my plan for this December. 😊 THANKS as always for Inspiring Us ❤

[@happygoluckytravel]

Wow, that sounds amazing! We're jealous! The restaurants on the beach/seaside featured in this video are usually closed in the winter. Hotel Cenobio Dei Dogi where we stopped for a drink is open all year and has great food on their outside terrace. Have a wonderful time on the boat!

[@marypoole9011]

This is still one of my favorites. I did go back and look at the date you posted as I thought it was a repeat....well worth seeing it again!

[@happygoluckytravel]

Thank you! Great to hear from you, hope your time on the water's going great, too!

[@sunnydaze2359]

Thank you so much for letting us live vicariously through you two. You are such a lovely loving couple. You will have these memories to cherish your whole life through. Enjoy them& Best wishes to you both. 😁❤️

[@happygoluckytravel]

You're the best! Thank you for your encouragement -- we appreciate you watching.

[@adrisadventures7850]

Agreed

[@alfredofoti9490]

Io sono italiano e sono fiero di esserlo ❤

[@happygoluckytravel]

Thank you for watching!

[@tip21967]

thank you for sharing omg just amazing an the food yum

[@happygoluckytravel]

Our pleasure! Thank you for watching and subscribing, we appreciate the encouragement.

[@adrisadventures7850]

This was so relaxing to watch

[@happygoluckytravel]

Thank you for your encouragement, happy it came across that way!

[@els1732]

So beautiful! Thank you for a great video.

[@happygoluckytravel]

Thank you for watching and your encouragement!

[@adrisadventures7850]

That view 😍

[@happygoluckytravel]

The best! Have to go back.

[@adrisadventures7850]

OMG the calamari looks delish!

[@happygoluckytravel]

Thank you for watching! Yay, calamari!

[@PierooriginalItaly]

2:06 the prices are too high 👎🙈 nice video 😉👍

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Thank you for watching!

[@jhoang429]

Hi! I’m staying in Santa Margherita! What’s the best method of transportation to get to the second restaurant? Thank you!

[@happygoluckytravel]

Hi, Lucky you to be in such a lovely area! We've never gone there from Santa Margherita. You'll probably need to take two ferries. One to San Fruttuoso and then another one from there to Punto Chiappa on the ferry going toward Camogli. I'd ask the restaurant for their advice? Enjoy your stay!

[@robinburrell4421]

How did you find your rental apartment in Bogliasco? We would love to rent it. Thank you, Robin

[@happygoluckytravel]

Thank you for watching! At the time we stayed this was an Airbnb listing. Remove any date restrictions, search in Bogliasco, and it should pop up just north of the train station. Have a great trip!