ristorazione — Varigotti · Liguria
In Varigotti, where the via Aurelia skirts the Ligurian sea, Il Polpo Ubriaco is a family-run address for Mediterranean cooking. The sea is the raw material, and the warmth of the welcome is the constant that returns in every account from those who sit at its tables.
Cross the threshold on the via Aurelia and you enter a place where the family-run spirit is felt at once: the owner knows his guests, and service is direct, without distance. It is not formality that guides the welcome, but the familiarity of someone who has chosen to run a restaurant as one runs a home, with care and constant presence.
The dining room stretches outward: tables in the open air face the shifting light along the coast. The menu is designed to welcome those who follow a gluten-free diet as well, with dishes crafted without sacrificing quality. The wine list offers a selection of Ligurian and Sicilian wines chosen to accompany the fish without overpowering it.
From the kitchen come the specialities that have made the restaurant recognisable: the octopus, cooked long and precisely until tender and rich in flavour, is the undisputed centrepiece. Around it, the mixed fried seafood, mussels, squid and grilled catch of the day — a repertoire of quality fish that changes with the season.
The dish is already on the table, the steam rising. The page holds the full menu, opening hours and directions to reach the restaurant on the via Aurelia.
