Bistrot

On the seafront in Forte dei Marmi, Bistrot is an established reference for dining on the Tuscan coast. Its appeal rests on a clear combination: Versilia seafood, an extraordinary cellar and a fine-dining identity closely associated with the Vaiani family. For travellers who choose a restaurant as carefully as their destination, this is an address where the coastal setting and the cooking belong to the same story.

The menu makes room for both familiar pleasures and experimentation. CLASSICA_MENTE offers a particularly clear introduction, moving from raw fish and shellfish to spaghetti alla chitarra with clams, parsley and aglione cream, then turbot with Vernaccia and grilled razor clams. Its concluding Andrea&Andrea dessert pays tribute to the restaurant’s farm through mascarpone cream, berries, aromatic herbs and a sweet cocoa-nib ‘soil’. That farm connection is part of Bistrot’s stated commitment to its territory and the rhythms of the land.

There is more here than a single seafood itinerary. NATURAL_MENTE turns towards seasonal vegetables, a farm egg, black-eyed bean ravioli and cauliflower with wild herbs and green coffee. PROFONDA_MENTE offers six or eight courses intended to express the kitchen’s identity in greater depth. Wine deserves equal consideration: alongside the cellar, ENOLOGICA_MENTE is presented as a journey through Italian and international wines, making Bistrot especially relevant when the choice of wine matters as much as the food.

Choose the format to suit the occasion. For a working lunch, Il Pranzo del Bistrot is explicitly designed to reconcile professional schedules with the restaurant’s cooking, including lobster and Champagne risotto and scampi maltagliati. For a celebration, explore the tasting menus before reserving through the official website. If dietary requirements influence your choice, discuss them in advance: the vegetable-led menu includes egg and pecorino.