Restaurant in Fano, Italy
Michelin-noted Adriatic seafood, easy to book.
Il Galeone is Fano's clearest recommendation for a special-occasion seafood dinner at the €€ level, backed by a Michelin Plate (2025) and a 4.6 Google rating from over 600 reviews. The kitchen focuses on seasonal Adriatic fish and Marche-region sourcing, balancing classic and contemporary technique. Booking is easy, and the hotel setting at Elisabeth Due makes it the most polished option in its tier.
Getting a table at Il Galeone is not the challenge — booking here is direct, and that accessibility is part of its case for a special-occasion dinner in Fano. The more relevant question is whether it delivers enough to justify choosing it over the Adriatic coast's more decorated options. The answer, for most diners visiting the Fano area, is yes: Il Galeone holds a Michelin Plate (2025) and a Google rating of 4.6 across 611 reviews, placing it among the most consistently regarded seafood restaurants in this stretch of the Marche coast. If you are planning a celebration dinner or a serious date night in Fano, this is the clearest local recommendation at the €€ price point.
Il Galeone occupies the ground floor of the Elisabeth Due hotel on Piazzale Gaetano Amendola, a location that gives it a settled, hotel-dining permanence without the anonymous feel that often comes with it. The Michelin Plate recognition signals competent, carefully executed cooking — not the conceptual fireworks of a starred kitchen, but food prepared with clear technical intent. According to Michelin's own notes, the owner-chef has in recent years focused deliberately on sourcing seasonal fish and regional ingredients from around Fano, using them to build dishes that balance classic Adriatic technique with more contemporary presentation. That positioning , grounded in local product, refined in execution , is exactly what you want from a celebratory dinner in a mid-sized coastal city where the ingredient quality can be exceptional if a kitchen is motivated to find it.
The €€ price range puts Il Galeone in the same tier as Alla Lanterna and Cile's, Fano's other main seafood options at this level. What separates Il Galeone from both is the Michelin Plate credential and the volume of verified positive reviews , 611 ratings at 4.6 is a meaningful sample size for a city of Fano's scale. That track record matters for special occasions, where consistency is worth more than novelty.
The verified culinary approach here is built around seasonal Adriatic fish and Marche-region produce. This is not a kitchen chasing imported luxury ingredients , it is one that has made a deliberate commitment to what the region yields. For diners, that means the menu will shift with the season. If you are visiting in late spring or summer, you are arriving when the Adriatic is at its most productive, and when a kitchen with this sourcing philosophy should be at its strongest. Autumn brings different fish species and regional produce that translate well into the kind of composed, classically-inflected dishes this restaurant is known for. The balance Michelin describes between classic and modern influences typically manifests as familiar Italian seafood structures , brodetti, crudi, pasta with seafood , given cleaner, more precise treatment than the direct trattoria approach you will find at lower price points.
For context on what serious regional seafood cooking looks like at higher levels of ambition along the Adriatic and broader Italian coast, Uliassi in Senigallia (three Michelin stars, roughly 40 kilometres south) represents the ceiling of what this coastline produces. Il Galeone is not competing at that level, but it serves a different need: a well-executed, accessible, celebratory dinner without the months-ahead booking and fine-dining commitment that Uliassi requires.
Yes, with reasonable expectations set. The hotel setting means the room is comfortable and presentable for a celebration or date dinner. The Michelin Plate and strong review volume mean you are not gambling on quality. The €€ price range means you are not committing to a blowout spend. For anniversary dinners, milestone celebrations, or a serious date night in Fano, Il Galeone is the lowest-risk, highest-credential choice in the city at this price tier. It is not the kind of restaurant where the room itself becomes part of the evening's drama , that is not what hotel-restaurant dining typically offers , but the food is the point here, and the evidence supports it delivering.
Il Galeone's culinary identity is built around seasonal, carefully sourced seafood prepared with technical precision , the kind of cooking that depends on temperature, timing, and plate presentation to land as intended. There is no verified information in the available record about whether Il Galeone offers takeout or delivery. As a general principle, this style of restaurant , Michelin-recognised, seafood-focused, mid-to-upper tier , rarely invests in off-premise formats, and if it does, the experience will be a reduced version of what the kitchen is actually capable of. If you are considering Il Galeone for a special occasion, dining in is the right call. The food is designed for the table, not the journey home.
Booking here is easy relative to the quality on offer. There is no multi-week waiting list, no reservation lottery, and no booking anxiety of the kind that surrounds destination restaurants like Osteria Francescana in Modena or Dal Pescatore in Runate. For a weekend dinner or a holiday visit to Fano, booking a few days ahead should be sufficient, though for a specific date tied to a celebration, giving yourself a week or two of lead time is sensible. No phone number or website is listed in the available record , contact via the Elisabeth Due hotel directly to confirm reservation options. There is no dress code on record, but a €€ Michelin Plate restaurant in a hotel setting warrants smart-casual at minimum.
| Detail | Il Galeone | Alla Lanterna | Cile's |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cuisine | Seafood | Seafood | Seafood |
| Price | €€ | €€ | €€ |
| Michelin Recognition | Plate (2025) | Not listed | Not listed |
| Google Rating | 4.6 (611 reviews) | See listing | See listing |
| Booking Difficulty | Easy | Easy | Easy |
| Leading For | Special occasions, date nights | Casual seafood | Casual seafood |
| Location | Hotel ground floor | Fano | Fano |
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No specific menu items are available in the verified record. Based on the Michelin-noted sourcing philosophy, expect seasonal Adriatic seafood dishes that draw on Marche-region ingredients. Ask the kitchen what is freshest on the day , at a restaurant with this commitment to seasonal sourcing, the answer to that question will steer you better than any fixed recommendation.
No formal dress code is listed, but smart-casual is the right call for a Michelin Plate restaurant in a hotel setting at the €€ tier in a mid-sized Italian city like Fano. You will not be turned away for dressing down, but you will feel more comfortable dressing up slightly for a special occasion here.
Booking is easy, so you do not need to plan months out. For a weekday dinner, a few days' notice should work. For a weekend or a specific celebration date, aim for one to two weeks ahead. Contact the Elisabeth Due hotel directly to confirm availability, as no independent booking platform or website is listed in the available record.
No tasting menu details are confirmed in the available record. If one is offered, the Michelin Plate credential and the kitchen's focus on seasonal, regionally sourced seafood suggest it would be a reasonable way to experience the full range of the cooking. Confirm with the restaurant directly before assuming this format is available.
At the €€ price point, yes. A Michelin Plate restaurant with a 4.6 rating from 611 reviews at this price tier is good value for a special occasion in Fano. You are getting a step above the standard Adriatic trattoria without the spend or reservation difficulty of a starred kitchen. For comparison, Uliassi in Senigallia is the next level up on this coastline and requires significantly more commitment on both fronts.
Alla Lanterna and Cile's are the main seafood alternatives at the same €€ price tier. If you want to spend less, Osteria dalla Peppa offers Marche cuisine at the € level. For a broader view of the region's options, see our full Fano restaurants guide.
Yes. It is the strongest credential-backed option in Fano at the €€ level for a celebration or date dinner. The hotel setting provides a comfortable, presentable room; the Michelin Plate and review volume back the food quality. Set expectations for a well-executed, refined seafood dinner rather than a destination-dining spectacle, and it delivers on the occasion.
No verified information is available on dietary accommodation. Given the seafood-focused menu and Italian culinary context, shellfish and fish-based dishes will dominate , this is not the right choice for guests who do not eat seafood. For other restrictions, contact the Elisabeth Due hotel directly before booking, as no phone number or website is listed in the available record.
| Venue | Price | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Il Galeone | €€ | — |
| Alla Lanterna | €€ | — |
| Osteria dalla Peppa | € | — |
| Cile's | €€ | — |
Side-by-side comparison to help you decide where to book.
The kitchen's focus is seasonal Adriatic fish and Marche-region produce, so follow what's in season rather than ordering against it. The owner-chef's sourcing philosophy means the menu rotates with local availability — dishes built around the day's catch will reflect what the kitchen does best. Avoid ordering anything that looks like a year-round fixture if you want to eat at the level the Michelin Plate recognises.
Il Galeone sits on the ground floor of the Elisabeth Due hotel on Piazzale Gaetano Amendola, which sets a presentable, hotel-dining tone. Neat, tidy clothing fits the context — think a collared shirt or a simple dress rather than beachwear or formal evening wear. It's a mid-range (€€) venue with a local reputation, not a white-tablecloth occasion restaurant requiring a jacket.
Booking a few days ahead should be sufficient for most visits — this is not a reservation-pressure venue in the way Michelin-starred rooms in major cities are. Peak summer weekends on the Adriatic coast may warrant a little more lead time, but there's no waiting list or lottery system to contend with. For a specific date or a group, a week out is comfortable insurance.
Menu format details are not confirmed in available data, so it's not possible to verify whether a tasting menu is currently offered. What is confirmed is that the kitchen works with seasonal Adriatic fish and regional produce at a €€ price point, which suggests good value relative to the sourcing quality regardless of format. Check directly with the restaurant on arrival or when booking.
At €€, Il Galeone sits in mid-range territory and holds a 2025 Michelin Plate, which signals a kitchen cooking at a level above its price point. For seasonal Adriatic seafood with a documented sourcing commitment on the Marche coast, that combination represents solid value. If you're comparing spend-per-plate against the quality of the ingredient sourcing, the maths works in your favour here.
Alla Lanterna and Osteria dalla Peppa are the closest local comparisons for seafood dining in the Fano area. Cile's offers a different profile if you're looking for something less focused on the classic-meets-modern Adriatic format Il Galeone operates in. Il Galeone's Michelin Plate recognition gives it a credential advantage over most local options at the same price tier.
Yes, with the right expectations. The hotel setting inside the Elisabeth Due provides a comfortable, presentable room that works for a celebration or date dinner without requiring the formality of a dedicated fine-dining space. The Michelin Plate and the owner-chef's sourcing-focused approach give the meal enough substance to mark an occasion. At €€, it won't break the budget the way a starred room would.
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