Il Mercato del Pesce

Livorno


For affordable seafood waterside, make a beeline for this sea-blue shack with plastic tables and chairs overlooking a canal in 'Little Venice'. A Marshall speaker on the bar injects an on-trend retro vibe and the Fish Market's simple menu includes old-school classics like polpo e patate (octopus and potatoes), baccalà (salted cod) and ink-black riso al nero di seppia (cuttlefish-ink risotto).


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