L'Osteria della Corte

This has been the best meal in Italy so far (and the priciest!). They are very aware of how to accommodate gluten allergies. Today's food porn: Osteria della Corte in La Spezia. Don't show up without a reservation, even for lunch. The servers are very kind, have the right sense of humor, and navigated us through our choices. It was so good, in fact, I need to share the entire list of our meal: Purple prawn carpaccio with focaccia crumble and tomato (so good). Spaghetti with oil, garlic, chili, prawns and burrata Organic Fassona fillet with “caffè de Paris” sauce (yellow curry?!) Szechuan Pepper Ice Cream with Coconut Bonbon and Liquid Liquorice Bronte pistachio semifreddo with lavender sauce “Custard” with almonds biscuits(amaretti), rum and chocolate Also, this is the only place that actually offered us gf bread. It was just so nice to not have some generic, dry, bad tasting pre-manufactured effort. They confessed they didn't bake it themselves, but it was so good we asked for another basket which they obliged. All this came to 155€, so that's pretty pricey, but we'd do it again. And again and again. I'd even say go out of your way to eat here even if La Spezia is not in your plan.

Overall, wonderful dinner and incredible food. Compliments to the chef, I particularly recommend the Tortelli di coniglio alla ligure col suo sugo. The dessert, Tiramipiu, was truly lovely as well. We were unfamiliar with the style of service, so at first we were curious as to why we didn’t receive a dinner menu right away, however after reading some comments I have learned that they offer the cocktail menu first then bring the dinner menu after the cocktails have been ordered. I would recommend also inquiring with the service staff about what dishes can be prepared gluten-free (my fiancée has an allergy), as some of the allergens listed on the menu were a little confusing. Overall, delicious food that lives up to the hype, and very fairly priced for the quality. We will be returning, I’ve got my eye on the chef’s tasting menu for next time!