Restaurant in Marina di Grosseto, Italy
Seafood tasting menus, dock views, €€€ pricing.
Gabbiano 3.0 is a Michelin-listed creative seafood restaurant on the Marina di Grosseto harbour, rated 4.4 by 147 Google reviewers. Chef Alessandro Rossi runs two tasting menus plus à la carte at the €€€ price tier, with 180-degree views across the Tyrrhenian to the islands of Elba, Giglio, and Montecristo. Booking is straightforward; Wednesday is the only closure.
Gabbiano 3.0 earns its place on any serious visit to Marina di Grosseto. At the €€€ price point, chef Alessandro Rossi delivers two structured tasting menus built around the day's catch, with à la carte ordering available for those who prefer to compose their own meal. The 180-degree views across the dock toward Punta Ala, the islands of Elba, Giglio, and Montecristo set a high bar before the first course arrives — and the kitchen generally clears it. Google reviewers rate it 4.4 across 147 reviews, which for a coastal Italian restaurant in a relatively small marina town is a meaningful signal. Booking is direct, and the room fills rather than overwhelms. If creative Italian seafood in a Michelin-listed setting matters to your trip, book here.
The setting at Porto Turistico 11 does real work for Gabbiano 3.0. The timber-clad interior frames the dock view without competing with it — at sunset, the light across the Tyrrhenian and the silhouette of Montecristo is as good as the Maremma coast produces. That view is not incidental; it is part of what you are paying for, and it justifies the price tier more honestly than most restaurants with comparable scenery claim to.
Alessandro Rossi's kitchen is organised around the sea. The tasting menus read as a progression from the waters immediately outside , Tyrrhenian fish and shellfish in forms that reflect creative technique rather than simple grilling. Vegetables, some from the restaurant's own kitchen garden, provide counterpoint and structure across the arc of both menus; the kitchen-garden sourcing is notable for a marina setting where most restaurants at this level rely entirely on wholesale supply. Meat appears on both menus, which gives the tasting format flexibility for tables where one diner is not a fish eater , a practical consideration worth knowing before you book a shared tasting menu.
The format itself rewards attention. Two tasting menus running alongside a full à la carte option is an architecture that suits the Marina di Grosseto context: summer visitors who want a full progression, and locals or repeat visitors who know what they are coming for and prefer to order direct. Neither format dilutes the other. The kitchen produces the same standard across both, which is not always the case at restaurants that offer both simultaneously.
Aromatic signals from the kitchen garden thread through the menu in the form of fresh herbs and vegetable preparations that carry a brightness uncommon in fish-focused tasting menus, which can run heavy on butter and cream by mid-sequence. That garden sourcing is a structural choice that pays dividends across the full length of a tasting menu , courses feel distinct from one another rather than blurring into a uniform register. For a food enthusiast eating their way across the Maremma, this is the kind of detail that separates a genuinely considered kitchen from a scenic-location restaurant coasting on its setting.
The Michelin listing is the most legible trust signal here. In Tuscany's coastal arc, from Castiglione della Pescaia south to Orbetello, recognised creative kitchens at this price point are not plentiful. Gabbiano 3.0 holds Michelin attention in a category , Italian creative seafood, coastal setting , where the competition tends to cluster at either the casual trattoria level or the significantly more expensive four-price-band end. That mid-tier positioning is commercially useful and worth understanding when you are deciding how Gabbiano 3.0 fits a broader Maremma itinerary.
Service hours are defined and worth noting before you arrive: dinner runs 7:30 PM to 9:30 PM most nights (9:00 PM close on Fridays), the kitchen is closed on Wednesdays, and Sunday is the only day with a lunch service (12:30 PM to 2:30 PM). For travellers spending a weekend in Marina di Grosseto, Sunday lunch is actually the most relaxed entry point , daylight over the islands, unhurried pacing, and a room that tends to seat couples and families rather than the more formal evening crowd.
For broader context on eating, drinking, and staying in the area, see our full Marina di Grosseto restaurants guide, our Marina di Grosseto hotels guide, our Marina di Grosseto bars guide, our Marina di Grosseto wineries guide, and our Marina di Grosseto experiences guide. If Gabbiano 3.0 sits at the anchor end of a longer Italian creative-dining trip, the wider Italian reference set includes Uliassi in Senigallia (also Michelin-starred, also seafood-led, Adriatic coast) and Quattro Passi in Marina del Cantone for comparative coastal positioning. Diners planning a full Tuscany circuit should cross-reference Enoteca Pinchiorri in Florence for a contrasting register , formal, wine-led, Italian-French , before committing to a tasting menu itinerary.
Reservations: Direct to book; no multi-week lead time required for most dates, though Friday and Saturday evenings in summer warrant earlier planning. Hours: Mon, Tue, Thu, Sat 7:30–9:30 PM; Fri 7:30–9:00 PM; Wed closed; Sun 12:30–2:30 PM and 7:30–9:30 PM. Budget: €€€ , tasting menu format with à la carte available. Format: Two tasting menus plus à la carte; fish-led with meat and kitchen-garden vegetable options. Dress: No confirmed dress code in available data; smart casual appropriate for the setting and price tier. Getting there: Porto Turistico 11, Marina di Grosseto , harbourside location, accessible by car; limited public transport to the marina.
| Venue | Cuisine | Awards | Booking Difficulty | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gabbiano 3.0 | Creative | Overlooking the dock, this restaurant boasts a timber decor and 180° views of the sea and Punta Ala, the islands of Elba, Giglio and Montecristo, and the Argentario – a delightful panorama which is even more spectacular at sunset. At the helm in the kitchen, Alessandro Rossi creates two tasting menus featuring dishes that can also be ordered à la carte style. Not surprisingly, fish takes centre stage, although you’ll also find a few meat options and vegetables, many of which are sourced from the restaurant’s own kitchen garden.; Overlooking the dock, this restaurant boasts a timber decor and 180° views of the sea and Punta Ala, the islands of Elba, Giglio and Montecristo, and the Argentario – a delightful panorama which is even more spectacular at sunset. At the helm in the kitchen, Alessandro Rossi creates two tasting menus featuring dishes that can also be ordered à la carte style. Not surprisingly, fish takes centre stage, although you’ll also find a few meat options and vegetables, many of which are sourced from the restaurant’s own kitchen garden.; Overlooking the dock, this restaurant boasts a timber decor and 180° views of the sea and Punta Ala, the islands of Elba, Giglio and Montecristo, and the Argentario – a delightful panorama which is even more spectacular at sunset. At the helm in the kitchen, Alessandro Rossi creates two tasting menus featuring dishes that can also be ordered à la carte style. Not surprisingly, fish takes centre stage, although you’ll also find a few meat options and vegetables, many of which are sourced from the restaurant’s own kitchen garden. | Easy | — |
| Atelier Moessmer Norbert Niederkofler | Italian, Creative | Michelin 3 Star, World's 50 Best | Unknown | — |
| Dal Pescatore | Italian, Italian Contemporary | Michelin 3 Star, World's 50 Best | Unknown | — |
| Enoteca Pinchiorri | Italian - French, Italian Contemporary | Michelin 3 Star, World's 50 Best | Unknown | — |
| Enrico Bartolini | Creative | Michelin 3 Star, World's 50 Best | Unknown | — |
| Le Calandre | Progressive Italian, Creative | Michelin 3 Star, World's 50 Best | Unknown | — |
A quick look at how Gabbiano 3.0 measures up.
The venue database does not confirm bar seating as a separate dining option at Gabbiano 3.0. The format is structured around tasting menus and à la carte ordering in the main dining room at Porto Turistico 11. If counter or bar dining matters to you, confirm directly before booking.
The tasting menus built by chef Alessandro Rossi are the main event here — fish is the clear focus, with produce from the restaurant's own kitchen garden supporting the plates. If you prefer flexibility, dishes from both tasting menus can be ordered à la carte, which makes this more accessible than a locked-in omakase format. Skip the tasting menu only if you have dietary restrictions that limit seafood.
At €€€, Gabbiano 3.0 earns its price point for what it packages: Michelin recognition, a creative kitchen under Alessandro Rossi, a kitchen garden supplying the menu, and 180° views across the Tyrrhenian to Elba, Giglio, and Montecristo. For a comparable spend on the Tuscan coast without the setting or the tasting menu format, the value case weakens — the dock view and structured cooking are doing real work at this price.
Most dates do not require weeks of lead time, but Friday and Saturday evenings in summer fill faster and warrant earlier reservations. Sunday is the only day with both lunch (12:30–2:30 PM) and dinner service, so it offers the most flexibility for last-minute planning. Wednesday is closed entirely, so avoid building an itinerary around that day.
Dinner is the default format — service runs Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday evenings, while lunch only runs on Sundays. That said, the 180° sea views across to Elba and Montecristo are described as more spectacular at sunset, which makes an early dinner reservation the most practical way to catch the light. Sunday lunch is your only weekday-adjacent option if evening visits don't suit.
Gabbiano 3.0 is the Michelin-recognised creative dining option in Marina di Grosseto, so direct local competitors at the same level are limited. For broader Tuscan coast seafood dining, you are comparing against restaurants further along the Maremma coastline. If you are willing to travel within Tuscany for a comparable or higher tier, Enoteca Pinchiorri in Florence or Enrico Bartolini operate at a higher price point with different formats — Gabbiano 3.0 holds its own on setting and value at €€€.
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