Il Veliero — Restaurant in Atrani

A true gem in Atrani! We had a wonderful dinner at Ristorante Veliero—relaxed, delicious, and full of local charm. It’s tucked right on the main square with a low-key vibe, lots of locals, and the perfect spot for people-watching or admiring the beautiful old apartments that rise up around you. Make sure to grab an outside table!

We started with the seafood salad—perfectly poached mussels and calamari in a garlicky lemon broth that we happily mopped up with fresh bread. The caprese salad was simple but bursting with flavour—tomatoes that actually taste like tomatoes. For mains, the spaghetti pomodoro was made with freshly prepared pasta, perfectly cooked and beautifully balanced. A glass of local white wine rounded everything off perfectly.

The staff were warm and attentive, and the whole experience felt authentically Italian without the crowds. It’s located beside the local fountain, so there’s a nice hum of people coming and going.

Skip hectic Amalfi and take the short walk to Atrani—more laid-back, more local, and absolutely worth it....

We went to the restaurant for lunch, it wasn't very busy. The waiter didn't understand English. We ordered pasta with clams and seabream and an Atrani pizza. The order took a long time to arrive, about 25 minutes, which is very long when the restaurant isn't busy and you've ordered pizza. Usually in Italy, we wait 7-15 minutes maximum for pizza or pasta. Or up to 20 minutes for secondi meat/fish.

About the food: The pizza was very ordinary, only the tomato sauce was a little tastier. The pizza was supposed to have minced meat, but there were only two small balls of it. This is completely unacceptable, because the pizza was the most expensive on the menu. Spaghetti with calms and fish. The calms were fine, and there were about 7 pieces, but there was no fish at all, just a lot of scales. After the pasta, we even started to feel a little sick. The sauce was strangely sour. I'm not giving it 1 star only because the grandmother who owned the restaurant was very nice and the restaurant didn't charge much for service....

We where very lucky to stay in Atrani for 1 week in the beautiful Piazza Umberto I . We booked the ‘Caspa’ air bnb , and when we were checking in with the Host , Guido, he very kindly told us that his cousin Andre (we hope we got your name right ! ) owned the restaurant downstairs and that he would love to have us for a meal. This was an incredible gesture, and we could not have been happier with the experience we had. Amazing and authentic local Italian food, with a beautiful Nonna welcoming everyone to the restaurant, and the young gentleman as waiters who were obviously family giving excellent service. We came back on our last night because it was the last thing we wanted to remember from our incredible experience in Atrani The owner was incredibly friendly , even giving us oysters for free and chatting to us about New Zealand where we live We really really hope we return to spend time with these lovely people again :) Love , Josh...