Taverna Galin in Province of La Spezia

"Gem in the alley! Cannot be happier! Seafood pasta for 1 person, mussel, clam, octopus, squid, shrimp, capers, olives, garlic and chopped tomato, so tasty Panna cotta is so fine with firm but silky texture, not too sweet itself but the caramel is so fragrant! Meringues are crunchy delight! Service is so kind and patient, my heart rested. Love this so much. If I ever come back to MONTEROSSO, this is my go-to restaurant! The variety of menu and the solid cooking makes me wonder how do other dishes taste like. Thanks to the wonderful team!"

"We had such a wonderful dinner here with the kids! The staff were amazing. Everyone was so incredibly friendly and professional- they were attentive and so helpful. The food was delicious and cooked to perfection. We definitely think this might be the best restaurant in Monterosso al Mare!"

"Our dinner experience tonight at Taverna Galin was incredible! The food was delicious and the service provided by Adam and the owner herself, Leah was very prompt, full of care, and attentiveness. My husband and I enjoyed a truly wonderful meal at Taverna Galin. We ordered the octopus salad, shrimp risotto, shrimp penne, tiramisu for dessert. All the flavors and textures were cooked to perfection! Without a doubt, we certainly be back. Thank you Adam & Leah!!!"

"During our visit to Monterosso we found this amazing restaurant tucked away down a lane. The host and servers were super nice. We watched them do table side service of whole fish which looked amazing. For our food everything was delicious. I got the spaghetti carbornara which i would say was one of the best I've ever had and I've traveled a lot of Italy. Other dishes was the gnocchi and the risotto with shrimp and courgette flowers. We got the passionfruit mouse and lemon sorbet for dessert..... both were delish. Give this place a try, you won't be disappointed."

"Exceptional food. Worthy of 4.8 rating for over 600 people. The seafood spaghetti was soaked in seafood infused sauce. Cooked right to perfection. Try a grilled whole fish! Very fresh. Matching the location as a sea side city. Grilled skin so crispy with fish inside still tender and juicy! Food is really excellent."

"We had lunch here and it was absolutely brilliant! The food was very good but the service was even better. We were thinking about ordering a starter but we were not sure because of allergens. The waitress was so helpful. She brought her own phone out and translated. She then came out with two samples of the starter, one normal and one lactose free, and they were on the house! I cannot recommend it enough, great place!"

"Enjoyed a fantastic meal from start to finish tonight! Fantastic local bottle of red wine. Tuna tartare - so simple and fresh; then shared the spinach and ricotta ravioli - amazing! Shared the grilled swordfish - tasted like it had just been caught. Simply seasoned to let the taste shine through and grilled to perfection. Shared a tiramisu - hard to not have gotten another one! The complimentary limoncello shots are a nice touch. Service was amazing - super friendly. Highly recommend dinner here while in Monterosso."

"This was one of the beast meals I ever had, the octopus salad starter was super tasteful, great even to share, it is a good portion. The pastas were very hot, great taste, lots of seafood in it. Now moving in to desserts, I tried the passion fruit mousse, was great, it tasted like a fine goat cheese with fresh fruit, very very good. So good that I wanted to try on more dessert and I order tiramisu. Even if I was clearly full, tiramisu was exceptional, very smooth, well balanced, very bitter base and perfect cream on top. I would come back again here just for such dinner, extremely good"