Restaurants in Livorno
If you don't like seafood, you've come to the wrong town -- eating is Livorno's major "sight," and is worth the journey here by itself. Livorno's king of all seafood dishes is cacciucco, a poor man's soup of shellfish, squid, mollusks, today's catch, prawns, and other fruits of the sea in a tomato soup base spiked with hot peppers, garlic, and red wine, poured over stale bread. There are many great seafood eateries in the city, including Cantina Senese, Borgo Cappuccini 95 (tel. 0586-890-239; www.ristorantecantinaseneselivorno.com; closed Sun) and Osteria La Barrocciaia, Piazza Cavalotti 13 (tel. 0586-882-637; www.labarrocciaia.it. closed Sun lunch and Mon).
L'Angiolo d'Oro
This corner trattoria is not on any tourist's short list, because it is utterly unnoticed and intends to remain so. Good news for the rest of us, since the cacciucco and the triglie alla livornese (red mullet in a marinara sauce) are as authentic as they come. Families gather on a…$$Around Town- Livornese
Osteria del Mare
More of a napkin-and-tablecloth place than many in this informal port city, this small, wood-paneled dining room hung with maritime memorabilia is the setting for fine cooking complemented by attentive, even old-fashioned service. Primi usually include coastal classics like spaghetti…$$Around Town
