Cattolica Travel Guide

Please don't pass by Locanda Liuzzi thinking it's just another place on Viale Carducci serving the same dishes to poor tourists at high prices and low quality ingredients------there are plenty of them but LOCANDA LIUZZI is a not one of them.This is a restuarant offering quality and variety at a reasonable price.
The decor gives you an idea of what's in store.Walls are lined with wine corks and wooden wine boxes giving an original but cozy feel to the place. Candles and the odd rose add to the minimalistic look. The entire decor was done by the owner himself----is he a chef or a designer? BOTH-----I like to call him a designer in the kitchen as this is the best way to describe this friendly rogue from Puglia.
The unusual theme continues in the form of the owner-chef RAFFAELE LIUZZI who pops up in his colourful apron complete with beret perched back to front on his head! The whole atmphere is designed to make you feel,welcome and at home.The food and service however are first class and not at all frivolous.The quality and freshness of the products are without doubt the best in Cattolica as is the extensive wine list which isn't limited to a few cheap bottles of sangiovese with prices marked up for tourists.The selection of wines is one of the best in the area and Raffael's wine knowledge is also better than any of the locals I have come across here who tend to think that the world's best and only wine is Sangiovese!!
You may need help translating the menu and I don't mean from Italian to English ,French etc. but to understand what a vertical pizza is for example or what aubergines have to do with a dessert menu!!!
Raffaele and his helpfull staff will take delight in explaining the unusual and original dishes on the menu and then it's down to enjoying a wonderful experience.

Favorite Dish: THEY ARE ALL GREAT!!
As a starter why not have some samples taken???
The "ANALISI" served in a rack with 5 test tubes containing various fish and liquid :
-tuna in a Bellini cocktail
-mussels in a bloody Mary
-prawns in a melon and campari reduction
-salmon in a sour yogurt cream
-san pietro fish in gazpacho
The idea is to eat the fish from the skewer and then drink the liquid.
You will certainly feel healthy and raring to get the next dish after your analisis.
The fillet in panettone is also fabulous with a fresh juicy tender piece of fillet wrapped in a tasty crust of panettone.
To end your experience why not try all of the desserts!!!
The most unusual and also the tastiest in my opinion is the millefoglie di melanzane!!!
Aubergines served with------------try it for yourself.
BUON APPETITO and hope you love the experience here as much as I do.
The first time I ate at the Locanda Liuzzi, I thought it was one of those places to go every 6 months or so but now eat here at least once every week. The menu changes 4 times a year and so there is always something new as Raffaele unlike others in the resort is open all year and doesn't hibernate in the Winter.

We had all meals at the hotel Flaminio, and enjoyed all they served us.
But this little café - name forgotten a long time ago - became the favourite place
of my mother and her newfound friends.