Solenzara

Solenzara combines a natural setting with a well-organised beach club setup. Palm trees and Aleppo pines frame the space, while cream sunbeds, wooden beds, and large umbrellas create a consistent, understated look over the pebbles and calm water. The terrace is spacious and heavily planted, with wood, reeds, and natural fibre details that keep the atmosphere coherent rather than overdone. The team is attentive and present throughout the day, which matters here because the site is designed for long, easy hours by the sea. The bay is calm and sheltered, so the rhythm stays slow, with the sound of the water carrying across the beach. The overall style sits between Côte d’Azur and a more southern, almost coastal Italian register, without drifting into excess.

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The restaurant

The restaurant focuses on Franco-Italian cooking with a broad menu that works from lunch through dinner. It opens with a strong list of tapas and sharing plates, including Valtellina bresaola, Parma ham, mortadella, culatello di Zibello, grilled vegetables, fried daily fish, breaded anchovies, marinière mussels, mozzarella di Bufala, burrata, and Ligurian-style baby octopus. Fresh pasta is a major part of the offer, with dishes such as trofie alla Genovese, spaghetti chitarra, summer truffle tagliolini, lobster tagliolini, linguine with clams, and paccheri with seafood. The menu also covers salads, tartare, carpaccio, vitello tonnato, octopus salad, and salmon gravlax, followed by meat and fish dishes such as beef tartare, burger, duck breast, lamb chops, beef fillet, cod loin, tuna tataki, seafood guazzetto, grilled prawns, and mixed grilled fish. Pizzas are available in classic and gourmet versions, alongside a children’s menu. Desserts include pistachio wheel, exotic tart, Solenzara lemon, Paris-Brest, panna cotta, tiramisu, café gourmand, and fruit plates. The result is a menu built for variety, with enough range to suit a leisurely beach lunch or a longer evening meal.