Ristorante Pepen — Restaurant in Leivi

This was one of the best dinners we have ever had. My wife and I came here upon the recommendation of our rental host, and we are so glad we did. It was more than just a fine meal...it was an authentic Italian experience. Great atmosphere in a candlelit stone room, and great service from the family that owns the place. It is probably important to know that it won't be a typical restaurant experience...there is no menu (it is fixed price) and we didn't even know what would come out next. What came out was course after course of exceptional Italian food, and all for a very reasonable price. This was one of the most unique dining experiences I've ever had, and it was also one of the very best. I would highly, highly recommend coming up to the...

Great place, it is a fresh breeze in the middle of a hot summer. The place is four/five kilometers from the highway exit of Chiavari on the levante (east) side in Liguria. The restaurant does not have a private parking, nearby there is a free and public one. Otherwise in the upper street there is a lot of place on the side (two minutes walking). The restaurant cooks a lot of "small" dishes, which are mostly fish based. By the way the fish was very fresh and tasty. We had four to six entrees, two first courses, two second courses and a dessert. Remarkably, there is no menu but just wait for the waiter to serve food with no hurry but also not slowly. Definitely...

Recommended by a local resident, we enjoyed a fixed price dinner for €35. The meal was somewhere in the neighborhood of 13 courses. It was delicious - each course more unique and tastier than the one before with everything from fish to meat to appetizers to dessert to pitchers of wine. The waitstaff was so kind and worked so hard to help us understand what some of the courses were even though they didn't speak English. Sabrina and Daniela were wonderful . We would highly recommend this to anyone. The place was completely full so it obviously is a favorite of...