4 Best Restaurants in Southern Tuscany, Tuscany

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We've compiled the best of the best in Southern Tuscany - browse our top choices for the top things to see or do during your stay.

Vivo Capalbio

$$ Fodor's Choice

What started in 2013 as a way for a local fishing family to sell their catch of the day has blossomed into a seafood mega-hit with restaurants in Milan and Florence to complement the original Capalbio site. Vivo is known for its raw seafood, which is caught fresh, prepared the same day and even trackable via a QR code you can scan at your table. Order the Mix Crudo to get a taste of the best of the day's catch. 

Località La Torba, Monte Argentario, 58011, Italy
345-5873604
Known For
  • Incredible raw seafood
  • Local and sustainably caught fish
  • Nautical themed interior
Restaurant Details
Closed Oct.–Feb. No lunch.
Reservations essential

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Il Gambero Rosso

$$

This classic Italian restaurant offers simple preparations of locally caught fish. Try the antipasto il pescato del giorno (the daily catch), an ever-changing array of six, sometimes seven, different raw fish dishes determined by the day's catch. The chef lets his imagination run wild, and it's only to the benefit of the happy diners.

Lungomare Doria 70, Porto Ercole, 58018, Italy
0564-832650
Known For
  • On the waterfront
  • Creative chef
  • Terrace with a view
Restaurant Details
Reservations essential

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Ristorante Capo Nord

$$

Run by original owner Attilio Adriani's sons, Alberto and Tommaso, Capo Nord began life as a small seaside dance hall before evolving into this much-loved seafood restaurant with its warm wooden furnishings and nautical-themed decorations. Choose from a series of set menus that highlight the catch of the day or settle for the restaurant's speciality—spaghetti with mom Fillide's octopus ragù. A great selection of local Elba whites complement the menu. 

La Fenicia, Marciana, Italy
0565-996983
Known For
  • Beautiful views
  • Attentive servers
  • Raw seafood
Restaurant Details
Closed Nov.–Feb. and Mon. in Mar., Sept., and Oct.

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Ristorante da Lido

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This well-established restaurant serves commendable primi and stellar elbana (whitefish baked with vegetables and potatoes). The bustling, casual trattoria is in the old center of Portoferraio, at the beginning of the road to the old Medici walls.

Salita del Falcone 2, Portoferraio, 57037, Italy
0565-914650
Known For
  • Gnocchetti di pesce (bite-size potato dumplings with a hearty fish sauce)
  • Pesce all'elbana (fish of the day baked with potatoes and vegetables)
  • Great waitstaff
Restaurant Details
Closed Sun. and mid-Dec.–mid-Feb.

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