Restaurant in Andora, Italy
Hilltop Ligurian tasting menu, Michelin-backed.
Vignamare holds a 2024 Michelin star and sits above the Ligurian sea in Colla Micheri, reached by a deliberate drive and short walk from Andora. The kitchen serves 7- and 9-course tasting menus — plus a fully plant-based option — drawing produce from the on-site PEQ Agri farm. At €€€€, it is the right call for a special occasion dinner on the Riviera di Ponente. Book well ahead.
At the €€€€ price tier, Vignamare asks you to commit before you arrive: the drive from Andora winds up through hairpin bends to the hilltop hamlet of Colla Micheri, you park and then walk the rest of the way, and the kitchen serves structured tasting menus of 7 or 9 courses, with a fully plant-based option alongside. That is a lot of conditions. The reward is a 2024 Michelin star, a panoramic terrace looking out over vineyards and sea, and cooking that draws on both Ligurian produce and a Campanian sensibility to deliver something that tastes genuinely specific to its place. For a special occasion dinner in this stretch of the Riviera di Ponente, Vignamare is the answer.
The restaurant occupies a space created from a disused 1970s cistern, which gives the building an unusual solidity and calm. In good weather, the terrace is the draw: vineyards facing the sea, maritime pines, and the kind of panorama that costs nothing extra on the bill. When the weather turns, the dining room is modern and wood-panelled, quieter and more intimate. Neither setting is incidental to the meal.
Chef Alessandro Di Giacomo, who took over the kitchen recently, comes from Caserta in Campania, and that provenance shows in the menus. The elaborations are Mediterranean in their instinct, the products are tightly sourced: most ingredients come from the PEQ Agri farm, of which Vignamare is a part, supplemented by the vegetable gardens and producers of the surrounding Ligurian territory. Dishes like courgette alla scapece and tortelli alla genovese show how the kitchen holds two regional traditions in the same hand without forcing a compromise between them. The technique is refined, but the food reads as Mediterranean rather than cerebral — which is exactly the right register for this setting.
The choice between 7 and 9 courses is a genuine decision rather than a formality. If this is a full celebration dinner, the 9-course format earns its length. For a long lunch or a first visit, 7 courses is the more comfortable call. The fully plant-based tasting menu is not a concession to dietary trends — it is a considered third path, and the farm sourcing gives it real grounding.
Sunday brunch on the panoramic terrace is a separate proposition entirely, and worth considering if you want the setting without the full tasting menu commitment.
Vignamare is a strong choice for a special occasion dinner, a significant birthday, or an anniversary meal when you are travelling the Ligurian coast. The location rewards couples willing to drive up from Andora or the surrounding towns; the journey is part of the experience, not an inconvenience to plan around. It is also a serious option for anyone making a wider tour of Ligurian and northern Italian dining , see our full Andora restaurants guide for broader context on the local scene.
Solo diners can eat here, but the tasting menu format is more naturally suited to two or more. The intimacy of the setting and the multi-course structure work in favour of a celebratory table rather than a solo counter seat. If solo dining is the priority, the booking is still worth making , just go in knowing the format is designed around a shared pace.
The plant-based menu makes Vignamare a more inclusive special occasion choice than most Michelin-starred restaurants at this price level. Parties where one or more guests do not eat meat or fish have a full tasting menu option, not a truncated alternative.
Booking is hard. A Michelin star earned in 2024, a limited number of covers implied by the converted-cistern format, and a location that draws diners from across the Riviera di Ponente mean you should not expect to book within a week of your intended date, particularly for Friday and Saturday evenings or summer terrace service. Book as far out as the reservation system allows. If you are visiting the area and have not pre-booked, Sunday brunch is the most realistic walk-in option, though even that should be confirmed in advance.
There is no public phone number or website listed in our current data. Check for direct booking through current Italian restaurant reservation platforms or contact the PEQ Agri farm operation directly. See also our Andora hotels guide, our Andora bars guide, and our Andora experiences guide if you are building a longer itinerary around the meal.
It works, but it is not the format's natural home. Vignamare serves structured tasting menus of 7 or 9 courses , a format built around a shared pace and table conversation. Solo diners are not excluded, but you will be paying the full €€€€ ticket for a format designed around a two-leading or small group. If you are a solo traveller with a serious interest in Ligurian cuisine and want a Michelin-starred meal on the Riviera di Ponente, book it , just know the experience is more immersive than interactive.
Vignamare is the only Michelin-starred address in Andora itself. For comparable or higher-rated tasting menu experiences in Italy at the €€€€ level, consider Dal Pescatore in Runate for traditional Italian depth, Uliassi in Senigallia for coastal Italian cooking of a different register, or Quattro Passi in Marina del Cantone for southern Italian technique by the sea. Within the broader Andora area, see our full Andora restaurants guide for current options at lower price points.
No formal dress code is published, but the combination of a Michelin star, a €€€€ price tier, and a converted historic structure in a Ligurian hilltop hamlet points clearly toward smart-casual. Think well-cut trousers or a dress rather than shorts and trainers. The terrace setting in summer makes linen or light layers more practical than formal suiting. Overdressing is not a risk here , the atmosphere is relaxed enough to carry it, but underdressing would feel out of step with the occasion most guests are marking.
There is no bar dining option in the available data for Vignamare. The restaurant operates on a tasting menu format, which means your meal is structured from arrival. If you are looking for a more informal option at the same address, Sunday brunch on the panoramic terrace is the closest alternative to a drop-in experience , but even that should be booked ahead.
For the terrace in good weather, lunch wins on the view: daylight over the vineyards and the Ligurian sea is the full version of what Vignamare promises visually. Sunday brunch is specifically flagged as a strong option. Dinner is the right call for a more formal celebration, when the wood-panelled dining room comes into its own and the full 9-course menu feels appropriately paced. At the €€€€ tier, neither slot represents a compromise , pick based on what the occasion calls for.
Yes, and it is genuinely well-suited to it rather than just serviceable. The setting , a hilltop above the Ligurian sea, reached by a deliberate journey , frames the meal as an event before you sit down. The Michelin 1 Star (2024) gives the kitchen a verified credential, the 4.8 Google rating across 118 reviews suggests consistent execution, and the three tasting menu formats (7-course, 9-course, and fully plant-based) mean a table with mixed dietary requirements can still share the same experience. For a birthday, anniversary, or significant dinner on the Italian Riviera, this is a strong call.
At €€€€ and with a 2024 Michelin star, the value case holds if tasting menus are a format you enjoy. The sourcing from the PEQ Agri farm gives the menu a coherence that many tasting menus at this price level do not have , the ingredients are not generic luxury items but produce tied to a specific Ligurian and Campanian culinary logic. The 7-course format is the more accessible entry point; the 9-course is worth it for a full celebration dinner. If you are comparing against other starred Italian tasting menus, see Piazza Duomo in Alba or Casa Perbellini 12 Apostoli in Verona for reference points at similar or higher price tiers.
| Venue | Cuisine | Awards | Booking Difficulty | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vignamare | Modern Cuisine | From Andora, one climbs up the hill along a series of hairpin bends and then, having left the car in the car park, the path continues to the restaurant. Vineyards facing the sea, olive groves and maritime pines in a lush corner of Liguria form the backdrop to Vignamare, created by recovering an abandoned and unused 1970s cistern. In fine weather there is a wonderful panoramic terrace, otherwise a modern wood-panelled dining room. The talented chef Alessandro Di Giacomo, originally from Caserta, has - recently - taken the reins of the kitchen, offering two tasting courses of 7 and 9 courses, not forgetting a totally “green” one. The technique is refined and the elaborations are very Mediterranean, gathering impeccable products and raw materials from the Ligurian land (most of them coming from the vegetable gardens and farms of the PEQ Agri farm, of which the restaurant is part). Obviously the Campania touch is evident in the menus, such as the courgette alla scapece or the excellent tortelli alla genovese. The Sunday brunch on their panoramic terraces is interesting.; From Andora, one climbs up the hill along a series of hairpin bends and then, having left the car in the car park, the path continues to the restaurant. Vineyards facing the sea, olive groves and maritime pines in a lush corner of Liguria form the backdrop to Vignamare, created by recovering an abandoned and unused 1970s cistern. In fine weather there is a wonderful panoramic terrace, otherwise a modern wood-panelled dining room. The talented chef Alessandro Di Giacomo, originally from Caserta, has - recently - taken the reins of the kitchen, offering two tasting courses of 7 and 9 courses, not forgetting a totally “green” one. The technique is refined and the elaborations are very Mediterranean, gathering impeccable products and raw materials from the Ligurian land (most of them coming from the vegetable gardens and farms of the PEQ Agri farm, of which the restaurant is part). Obviously the Campania touch is evident in the menus, such as the courgette alla scapece or the excellent tortelli alla genovese. The Sunday brunch on their panoramic terraces is interesting.; Michelin 1 Star (2024) | Hard | — |
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Comparing your options in Andora for this tier.
Possible, but not the strongest fit. The format here is a 7- or 9-course tasting menu at the €€€€ tier, which can feel slow-paced without a companion. The drive up to Colla Micheri also requires a car, adding friction for solo travellers. If you are a solo diner committed to tasting-menu format, the wood-panelled dining room offers a quieter setting than a counter-style restaurant would.
Vignamare is the only Michelin-starred restaurant in Andora, so direct local competition is limited. For Michelin-level dining on the Ligurian or northern Italian coast, you would need to travel to broader Liguria or into Piedmont. If the appeal is the panoramic setting and Mediterranean produce focus rather than the specific location, that narrows the field considerably and makes Vignamare the default choice for this stretch of coastline.
The venue database does not specify a dress code, but a Michelin-starred restaurant at the €€€€ price tier in Italy broadly calls for neat, polished dress rather than casual wear. Think well-cut trousers or a dress rather than jeans and trainers. The hilltop location and terrace setting mean you may also want a light layer in the evening.
There is no bar seating or à la carte option documented for Vignamare. The format is tasting menus only: 7 courses, 9 courses, or an all-vegetable version. If you want a more flexible, drop-in format on the Ligurian coast, this restaurant is not the right fit.
The Sunday brunch on the panoramic terrace is specifically flagged as a highlight, making it a legitimate occasion in its own right rather than a lesser alternative to dinner. In good weather, a daytime visit gives you the full panoramic payoff — vineyards, olive groves, and sea views — that a dinner visit in low light would not. If your schedule allows a Sunday, prioritise that.
Yes, this is one of the cleaner booking decisions on the Ligurian coast for a significant occasion. A Michelin star (2024), a converted 1970s cistern setting, a panoramic sea-facing terrace, and a tasting menu format all point in the same direction. The hairpin drive up to Colla Micheri adds to the sense of occasion rather than detracting from it. Anniversaries, significant birthdays, and milestone dinners are the obvious use case.
At €€€€ with a 2024 Michelin star, the price is asking you to commit — and the format delivers a clear value proposition: refined Mediterranean technique, produce sourced from the adjacent PEQ Agri farm, and a menu that blends Ligurian ingredients with chef Alessandro Di Giacomo's Campania background. The 7-course option is the lower-risk entry point; the 9-course is for guests who want the full scope. If tasting-menu format does not suit you, there is no à la carte fallback here.
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