Novelli - LIVORNO

Perfect seafood Perfect view Perfect setting Hosts clearly know their client well Perched on the cliffs over the sea Simple easy and delightful

The best fritto misto in town... nice location ... nice view and very good service... excellent prices... it can get crowded

I 've been living abroad for many years but I am actually from Livorno. So on a recent trip to my hometown I decided to pay Novelli a visit since it was a good memory from my youth I am 58, the restaurant was there as far as I can remember . I went the first evening by myself and got a lovely whole roasted fish with vegetables and potatoes etc. presented in its own charred oven paper very nice and very good, perfectly cooked, I am extremely watchful to how fish is cooked . While waiting I heard the attentive waiters talking about oysters so I ordered a taste and they were also lovely. I got a nice glass of wine, coffee and some dessert I can 't remember. Eventually I chatted with the waiters 'livornesi ' are very friendly, well most of them and promised I would come back the next evening, which I did, with a friend. This time was even better with charred squid and a nice frittura. The waiter said there was a wedding coming so he suggested a table far from the noise. Despite the busy wedding, service was quick and efficient. In the end the waiter recommended a dessert with sorbetto and Calvados lovely . We finished the evening with coffee and 'ponce ' a must have in Livorno and were even offered a 'grappa '!. The waiter said these were on him and upon checking the bill I noticed that in fact they did not charge coffee and liquors. Again a chat and some banter closed the evening. I can 't imagine a more friendly restaurant and attentive waiters, of course this came with very nice food. BTW the location is outstanding by the sea. Anyway, I some harsh reviews here so I felt compelled to write my own :

Eccellente cucina e spettacolare panorama sul mare.

Siamo a Livorno, e abbiamo fatto sosta al Ristorante NOVELLI. Locale intimo, carino, e moderno, con una cantina eccellente che propone un’ampia scelta di ottimi vini. Possibilità anche di menù fisso a euro a coppia con antipasto due primi, pesce arrosto o fritto vino acqua caffè dolce. Noi abbiamo preso: insalata di mare caldo, fantasia di mare, cacciucco, e spaghetti allo scoglio. Due calici di vino. Sorbetto pera e rum, dolce e caffè. Tutto ottimo, con pesce freschissimo e di ottima qualità, tra cui anche il crudo. Prezzo euro a persona.