La Barchina Fish &fried - VIAREGGIO

I had fried fish, fried porcini, and crocchette di pesce (fried cod fish balls). The fish was fresh and well fried, crunchy and tasty. Same goes for the mushrooms. No need to go to fancy touristic restaurants, it's all here. Just follow the locals.

This was our umpteen visit a very unusual eating experience indeed which certainly reminded me of the once delightful eating of fish and chips in Brighton wrapped in newspapers! The fish is utterly fresh as it is caught daily locally the batter is crispy and the chips too. You are served while you wait and the meal is cooked aboard the floating boat. There are seats along the way it is an open air eating experience. You can then pop around the corner the start of the Viareggio Promenade along the seafront and visit one of the numerous ice cream parlours to complete the meal.

Had to try this local institution. The chips were wonderfully light, however the small fish cakes were not great and I would give those a miss.

Great food, sympathy, price ok, sin for the kilometric tail however it was worth it.

Amazing fried muscheln euro, pasta alla trabacolara euro very good and huge ammount, but not my style, crab stick euro very good. and fritto misto it was actually from a boat next to this which was also amazing. fast and easy to order, they tell you the time. sitting next to the sea in the harbour eating fresh fish, without paying copper