Primo Piatto — Restaurant in Riomaggiore

We had read the comments about the “rude” service but the food being very good and we decided to try it. Upon our arrival, we realized it was only a lady and her husband running the shop and that everything was homemade. The lady at the counter was a bit cold but not rude at all, she didn’t really speak and after a few minutes we ordered. We watched her meticulously make the pasta like an Italian nona cooking at home. We had a bottle of wine and asked if we could use her bottle opener which she accepted with a polite smile. That’s when we realized the reason she wasn’t speaking was probably because she didn’t really speak English. We used google translate to tell her that the pasta looked amazing and she thanked us with the warmest sincere smile! I think people misjudge her and she is actually very very sweet!

For the pasta, it was absolutely incredible. We took 4 different sauces and all of them had their own unique flavours! It was the best pasta we’ve ever had. It was very affordable too! An absolute must in Riomaggiore!

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Completely positive experience of this place. We wanted a takeaway meal that wasn't pizza or focaccia, and this little place caught our eye. We liked that the pasta is home made and cooked freshly to order for you.

The older lady that served my partner reacted positively and graciously to his beginner's Italian. We ordered the caper & almond pasta and meat ravioli. These come with disposable cutlery and napkins.

The pots may look small and are not filled to the brim, but empty the contents out onto a plate, and you have the equivalent of restaurant sized portions. The caper & almond sauce malfadine was delicately flavoured and very moreish. The meat ravioli with Bolognese sauce was full flavoured and delicious. No need to add Parmesan cheese to these, they were great just as they were. Highly...

Amazing place. Don’t fall for tourist traps on the street if you don’t care to sit at a table or need much selection of different items other than pasta. You don’t come here for friendly service, can’t believe people are complaining about that. Most of the mom & pop shops in town feel like this, I think it’s the culture and the fact they are very busy every day every season! Fresh and made daily, then prepared in front of you and you can customize between 5 or 6 pastas with 10+ sauces. Take it to walk 3 minutes up the steps, two left turns to the church or keep going along Via Telemaco Signorini for an amazing lookout point with places to sit to watch the sunset. Grab a beer or a bottle of wine before in town and enjoy the sunset instead of cramped tables on the street for...