Ristorante "da Gianni" — Restaurant in Portoferraio

I went looking for a local non tourist restaurant and this is in my opinion the best place to come to eat in Portoferraia. Its not right off a main street, but a short walk up a small road.

First time I came here I had Orecchiette Pasta Alla Pescatora. It had shrimp, mussels, clams and some calamari with red sauce. This was a fabulous seafood pasta dish! My wife ordered the Orecchiette Shrimp and Zucchini which I thought was so amazing that I had to come back the next day to eat this. We also ordered fried calamari which was fabulous! When we came back my wife ordered the Catch of the Day (Compare Fish) with side dish and it was the softest and tastiest fish! They bring table-side and remove the bones from fish before serving. We also had cherry tomato bruschetta that was toasted and seasoned delicious! Service is amazing and friendly. They have a small store inside the restaurant that you can purchase their pasta. The ambiance...

Superlative esperience, i can't help but giving them the highest rating. My parents and i arrived in Portoferraio pretty late at 13:50. We called Da Gianni which had very good reviews online. Their kitchen was supposed to close in 5 minutes, nevertheless they decided to wait our arrival until 14:00. Once there the personel was extremely lovely and we ordered spaghetti con le vongole and fried fish. The waiter kept costantly making sure we were good. Everything was delicious but evebtually both the personel and the owner decided to apologize and offer the entire lunch just because we found the pasta a little salty. To be honest that's the first time that it happens to me to find a restaurant so careful about customers' opinion. Not...

We happened upon this place on a Monday evening after discovering that none of the handful of restaurants suggested by our guidebook were open.

Da Gianni is tucked off a busy road a bit away from the more-touristy part of town. It was bustling when we arrived after 9pm, and we appeared to be the only non-Italian speaking patrons (always a good sign!)

All three of the pasta dishes we shared were superb, each highlighting a different local seafood delicacy. The service was outstanding, the atmosphere warm and welcoming, and the price exceedingly fair (€70 including a bottle of wine, sparkling water, post-dinner espresso, and a...