La Barchina

Northwestern Tuscany


Join locals standing in line at this small white boat, moored at the harbour, which cooks up the morning's catch for lunch. The hot item to order is fritto misto, a mix of squid, prawns and octopus battered, deep-fried and served with a huge friendly smile in plastic punnets. Friday cooks up baccalà (battered, salted cod) and veggie lovers are catered for with punnets of fried mushrooms.

To find the barchina (boat), walk to the harbour end of seafront promenade Viale Regina Margherita and duck under the white iron footbridge crossing the canal.