Trattoria Gianni Franzi is in Piazza Marconi, Vernazza, Cinque Terre’s living room.
Known half a century ago as "Trattoria della Stella”, the restaurant was bought by Gianni Viacava in the 1960s.
Since then, it has become a must for those who want to taste the local traditional cookery.>>>

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Known as "Trattoria della Stella” half a century ago, the restaurant was bought by Gianni Viacava in the 1960s. Since then, it has become a must for those who want to taste the local traditional cookery, and a point of reference for aficionados.
The secret lies in our cooking (fish, mostly) and faithfulness to ancient Ligurian recipes, which we’ve kept unaltered by useless innovation frills.>>>

The first rooms were made at the end of the 1960s in an old town house.
Aldo Trionfo’s supervision was very valuable in this: he was then a collaborator of Luchino Visconti’s, and subsequently became a world-famous director (you can still see his touch in the whole restaurant room). Since 1997 more rooms have been created in a building on the cliff, adjacent to the first one.>>>