OUR FOOD STORIES
fresh local products for everyone
What we do is combine all the traditional flavors. Every day we use fresh products like bread, tomatoes and lots of fresh fruits!
yes! we have
NO pasta or pizza
Eat local. Our aim is to make your meal different. We prepare the Italian Bruschetta, Meat and Cheese Platters, Salads and more...
All with our hands
We started in 2014.
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This place was empty for a long time. Just one chair and a table close to the gate to help everyone find their inspiration.
The Nessun Dorma song from Puccini's Turandot resounded in the hears, sung by Pavarotti, the greatest Italian tenor.
In front of the colorful houses of Manarola.
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This has been the beginning of our dream!
Go for it
From the first day we have been proud to prepare food for all the world. Guests from America, Australia, China and New Zealand come in our place just to eat a simple bruschetta with pomodoro or to drink a glass of a local wine.
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Honestly all type of works are stressful and hard, even if you have the best sea-view of the world.
The only way to keep nice and easy your work is smiling and sharing your passion.
We put our face!
Always.
Yes!
We work
with a big smile
Basilico
Stracchino
menu
Pane a fette
Pesto
OFFICINA 231
Look for Officina 231 in the main street of Manarola!
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A deli counter will welcome you inside this little boutique shop where you can build up the panino of your dreams...
BE READY TO BITE YOUR PANINO!
Here you have a great selection of local food specialities
We chose to collaborate with the best local artisanal producers to offer you: PESTO, different types of PASTA, jams and honey, ligurian evo OLIVE OIL,
fresh vegetables in olive oil…
BE LOCAL!
MAKE YOUR
OWN PESTO
Fresh Basil plants, pine nuts, garlic sea salt and...
Are you ready to learn?
HOW IT WORKS THE NESSUN DORMA THIS YEAR
(FROM 01/05 TO 31/10)
LUNCH: we have decided to focus on what we do better: the pesto experience! We prepare fresh pesto every day since 2014 teaching you all the secrets to make it in the perfect way and also to replicate the recipe at home.
Last summer we received so many requested that it was difficult to satisfy everyone...so this year we decided to offer two pesto classes per day!
Two starting times: - 10:30am and - 1:30pm both with a rich lunch included (burrata, parma ham, melon, our bruschetta, foacaccia, wine and water). It's great isn't? Ready to have fun with you!
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APERITIVO: it remains the same. From 4.30pm until closing the time, entry with the ticket on the Nessun dorma app, our new menu is available there. If you like to avoid the waiting time for a table we also do a take away servic
HOW TO GET A TABLE
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Download the "Nessun Dorma app" on your device or take the ticket at the bar and scan it with your phone
Refresh the queue and be ready for your turn
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When there are less than 10 people in front of you come closer, we will call your number soon!
Welcome to Nessun Dorma
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TIPS
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​Follow our IG stories to be always updated and to understand how the ticket works​
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The ticket is not a table reservation but is a place in the queue
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The "Nessun Dorma app" opens the availability for the daily ticket from 3.30pm (you will see the number of people before your turn)
Here you can find two different tours:
Our family is big
Two different boats
two young guys with passion for the sea
LIKE US
ROOMS
Are you looking for a place to stay while you are in Cinque Terre?
San Giorgio is just few minute walk from the train station of Manarola. There are different solutions with comfort and sea-view.
ROOMS WITH SEA-VIEW
watch live the view from here
FEEDBACK
Deborah
California - USA
We are in day 41 of our lockdown and enjoying our delicious treasures from our favorite Manarola restaurant. I am imagining the smell of the ocean and the gentle breeze as I drink your wine and enjoy the Trofie with pesto, potato, and green beans.
Until we meet again....
Grazie
FROM THE PRESS
The New York Times
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36 Hour in the Cinque Terre - CLIFFSIDE COCKTAILS, 6 P.M.
A strenuous hike ought to culminate with rest and a reward, both of which can be procured at Nessun Dorma. This casual outdoor bar, which opened in 2014, occupies a landscaped terrace on a promontory overlooking Manarola’s timeless vista: pastel houses perched on a cliff, fishing boats in a small harbor, tanned teenagers diving off the breakwater into the indigo sea. Claim a table in the gardenlike seating area and order a limoncino spritz, a refreshing riff on the classic that mixes the local lemon liqueur with prosecco and mint in a glass jam jar (8 euros, or about $9).
Desirèe D'Aloia Blogger - The Fashion Princess
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A breathtaking landscape, that of a terrace overlooking the sea of ​​Manarola.
A dream location, the Nessun Dorma Wine Bar is the perfect place to have a drink with friends or loved one and enjoy one of the many bruschetta that make up the culinary, immersed in a sea of ​​nature among the green of the territoryand the cobalt blue sea below, in front of a sunset that ignites the sky with its unique shades. A terrace, clinging to the rock, which is developed on the headland of Punta Bonfiglio and highlights the scenic wonders of one of the most valuable areas of Liguria, became UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1997.
Jinni Blogger - The Urban Quarters
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Watch the sunset at Nessun Dorma Bar.
Walk down to the Nessun Dorma Bar and order yourself cocktail, sit back and relax! The food is simple but it’s full of fresh, flavoursome ingredients. We had a huge cheese and meat platter to share but there are bruschetta and salads available too!
Lonely Planet
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Nessun Dorma Cantina - the best place to learn&drink about wine.
The best place in Manarola for learning about (and more importantly tasting!) the wines of Cinque Terre occupies a stone-walled 16th-century building near the town church. The tiny shop sells bottles and wines by the glass, and also offers wine tastings. Extremely knowledgeable staff can happily share insight into different varietals, growing methods and the unique features of wines from the Italian Riviera and beyond.
The act of traveling for a taste of a place in order to get a sense of place
Erik Wolf - The World Food Travel Association
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