Bar Tessieri Di Tessieri Gabriella E Andrei Laura & C. Snc — Restaurant in Lucca

We were lucky to find this wonderful place during an earlier visit to Lucca, twelve months ago.

We returned to Lucca last week and Bar Tessieri was on our must-do list.

I have to say, it didn't disappoint. The salad and fish-based pasta dishes were amazing. The menu changes daily and is not typical of most Lucca Restaurants, which can become a bit repetitive.

The Poretti draught beer is another step up from the usual Italian beers and we were introduced to a new drink, which I encourage you to try. Their Agricanto spritz is a lovely light drink with deep cherry and red wine flavours.

It's also worth saying that the place is frequented by local Italian shop owners. That says a lot!

It's also family owned and run and I believe it may be the oldest...

Staying in an apartment for a number of weeks, this bar was a staple for my morning pastry and coffee. Within reach over two minutes, the service, engagement, quality of food, and atmosphere were first class. While my Italian is basic, for each sentence, they listened and provided encouragement. Your having an experience in a very localised bar. Can't praise the staff and service enough. I only wish I was...

Says they are closed according to google maps, but they have a handwritten sign (see photo) saying they have longer hours for Lucca Summer Festival. Perhaps this is only on concert days (which is the case today). They also have draft beer (including takeaway cups), snacks, lots of non alchohilic cold drinks, espresso, etc. We definitely enjoyed it for a lower key late night vibe. Edited: also there...