The Best Seafood Near Bottega Dani, by the Record
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Rank 1. Il Doretto
Seafood
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Rank 2. La Pineta
Classic Seafood
You drive through a pine forest and land practically on the sand before you spot the low, unassuming building that holds one of Tuscany's most quietly serious seafood restaurants, a Michelin-starred one. The Zazzeri family has been running this room forever, and the interior feels pleasantly stuck in another era. Classic techniques, local catch, no trend-chasing. The beach view does the decorating.
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Rank 3. Nannini
Seafood, Modern Cuisine
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Rank 4. Oscar
Seafood
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Rank 5. Foresta
Seafood
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Rank 6. Oasi
Mediterranean Seafood
A beach club that quietly grew up around its restaurant, Oasi sits on the Follonica waterfront where a husband and wife split duties between kitchen and floor. He's self-taught and lets it show in small, confident ways, the kind of seafood place where the classic preparations get a personal nudge rather than a makeover. The Ligurian coast crowd who wander in for lunch sometimes forget to leave before dinner.
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Rank 7. Il Sottomarino
Mediterranean Seafood
A seafront terrace with panoramic views of the Tyrrhenian has made this family-run seafood restaurant a seasonal booking scramble for years. The menu leans classic Mediterranean, fish-forward and unfussy, but the desserts take a detour: dark chocolate cannoli, served upright, filled with gianduja semifreddo and finished with a Moscato d'Asti zabaglione. The Michelin Guide gave it a Bib Gourmand, which tracks with the crowd's general mood of pleased-with-themselves regulars.
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Rank 8. Romano
Seafood
A Michelin-starred seafood restaurant in Viareggio that has been around forever, Romano is the kind of place where the traditions feel load-bearing rather than decorative. The kitchen leans on pristine local fish, with the occasional nod to classic Versilian recipes, while the current chef quietly modernizes around the edges. Out front, the service reads like a proper act of hospitality, wine recommendations included.
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Rank 9. Le Viste
Italian Seafood
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Rank 10. Bistrot
Italian Contemporary Seafood
The two wood-fired ovens do more work than the name implies: this is a Michelin-starred seafood restaurant on the Versilian coast, not the casual bistro you might expect. Fish comes mostly from the Tyrrhenian Sea, and the kitchen leans into wood-fired cooking to pull out texture and aroma. The wine cellar runs to nearly 2,000 labels, with a strong showing in Champagne and Burgundy. Lunch is a little looser, but the attention holds.
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Rank 11. SaleGrosso
Italian Seafood
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Rank 12. Da Miro alla Lanterna
Mediterranean Seafood
A seat overlooking the tourist harbour in Viareggio, this old-school seafood institution has been feeding the city long enough that regulars don't bother consulting the menu. The kitchen handles crustaceans and deep-water catch with quiet confidence, and the spaghetti alla Trabaccolara, a Viareggio recipe built on tomato and fish, is the dish locals will mention unprompted. The room is classic and elegant, the service professional without being stiff.
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Rank 13. MaMe Restaurant
Modern Seafood
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Rank 14. Giardino di Mari
Seafood
The outdoor terrace sits a few steps from the Viareggio promenade, which makes choosing a table inside a decision you'll quietly regret. This is a seafood restaurant where the kitchen leans on personal technique rather than obvious spectacle, the wine list rewards browsing, and the service is the kind that feels attentive without being theatrical. Bring people you want to linger with; the sea view does a lot of the conversational heavy lifting.
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Rank 15. Osteria del Mare già il "Votapentole"
Mediterranean Seafood
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Rank 16. Vesta Versilia
Seafood