Sea Front Di Martino Pasta Bar

My second time at this restaurant. I came back 3 years later to eat the pasta again and it did not disappoint. So delicious. Very classy and a lovely price point too. Highly recommended! You can see them making the pasta in front of you. The classic Napolese Ragu pasta dish was amazing! They gave us a box of Neopolitan treats to end the meal. I will definitely be coming back.

The Sea Front Pasta Bar delivered one of the most memorable dining experiences I’ve had in Europe. From the moment we sat down, the atmosphere felt both casual and refined, perfectly setting the tone for an evening of indulgence. We opted for the chef’s six-course tasting menu, which at under €100 per person felt like an incredible value considering the quality and variety. The fun crisp starter was playful and delicious, a great way to kick things off alongside a wonderful wine selection. My favorite was a Sicilian white, bright and crisp, which paired beautifully with nearly every course. Of the pastas, the smoked clam pasta was the clear standout, smoky, briny, and perfectly balanced. Hot on its heels was the fried zucchini flower, my personal favorite bite of the night. Light, crisp, and bursting with flavor, it captured the essence of summer in one delicate mouthful. The short rib ragù over pasta was another highlight, deeply comforting and rich, while the pasta with red sauce was deceptively simple but executed with perfection. The only dish that fell slightly short for us was the eggplant-stuffed pasta. While flavorful, the fried pasta shell made it tricky to cut through, and it disrupted the otherwise seamless flow of the meal. That said, it was still tasty, just not as effortlessly enjoyable as the others. Dessert was a flawless finish, topped off by a charming tin of treats to take home. Watching the chefs cook in front of us was an experience in itself, and head chef Gianluca’s attention to detail, ear tuned to every station, made it clear he takes pride in ensuring perfection. The service was amazing, warm yet professional, and we left very happy, and very stuffed. Sea Front Pasta Bar is a must-visit.

Genuinely one of the best pastas I’ve ever had, the chefs and servers were kind and attentive, even showing us the raw pasta to see how they cut it and make it. Absolutely wonderful pasta, my sister and I both shared the clam and beef pasta and could not decide on a favourite. They were so sweet they even gave us a to-go box of pastries! Definitely would come again and recommend to all. We reserved so did not wait to go in, although there was no queue at the time anyways. A la carte 100% worth the price, not sure about the tasting menu as we did not try this. Thank you for the wonderful experience! Definitely deserved the Michelin star.

Unfortunately, did not meet our expectations... Atmosphere and service were good. Food was ok at best. We love pasta and yet we ended up disappointed. Strong taste and identity was clearly missing. Dessert was a joke.

We have eaten in many top-rated Italian restaurants these years, but having the pasta here was really an exceptional experience. Happy of our choice😃.

This meal lives in my head it was that good. So much flavour I cannot explain how delicious it was. Sat at the bar and watched the chefs do their thing. Save room for dessert. Excellent meal.

Amazing experience at the restaurant. You feel as if you’re immersed in a scene right in the middle of a kitchen. You can see the chef’s preparations, the little details that make up the dish. The chefs are very kind and don’t hesitate to chat with customers at the end of the meal. The menu makes it a restaurant open to everyone, with more affordable options as well as more elaborate, premium menus.

If you are in Naples and want the best pasta tasting menu then this is your place !! We came for lunch had the Di martino experience and they took us on a good journey. We loved it so much that we just had to come back for dinner . This time we did the Chef fai tu Thank you Chef Francesco 🖤

Great food, excellent service. Easy to make a reservation. 2nd time dining here, definitely will go again.

This was absolutely the best dining experience I think I have ever had. My friend and I are big foodies and we are both so impressed! They treated us like royalty and the food did not disappoint! The desserts were perfection! 15/10- will HIGHLY recommend. My sincerest compliments to the chef!

We happen to stop by here to look at pasta and realized it was also a restaurant.. The gal told me they only make pasta at the restaurant upstairs.. I started looking around and saw that it won a Michelin award 2021. I've never eaten at "Michelin" award restaurant so I was intrigued.. Looked at the menu and saw items weren't too bad.. Also had tasting menu.. Luckily there was room for two so we were able to dine. So walk up the stairs to find small bar style dining place with chef and 2 others behind plexi glass cooking... Staff was very attentive and friendly. Ordered the tasting menu with like 5 items or something.. Did one without the wine since I don't really drink much.. 100 euro per person.. Well I saw the dishes being made and I thought Ii was going to leave hungry but I was over stuffed at the end.. So far as food goes.. Well I was purely disappointed. Most of the dishes was bland. I can't even remember the name of the dishes.. But they were all made with some fancy ingridients. Some with truffle shavings oooh. I guess my taste palate ain't made for these "fancy dishes" I was hoping to taste at least one dish that would blow me away but they didn't. Over all it was fun experience watching the chef make dishes right in front of you. Would I ever go here again nooooo. Maybe one day I'll try different "Michelin" award restaurant and I might have a different thought.. But definitely this one was disappointing and not worth the money. I gave it a 4 star foe the experience, friendly staff and their services.

This small restaurant is located on the second level, just above the Di Martino Pasta shop. Most of the seats are bar style situated around the kitchen or cooking area. There are a few tables by the windows which offer somewhat of a view of the water and surrounding city. We made a reservation way in advanced which I recommend doing to make sure you get seated since it is a rather small place. They offer several pasta tasting menus with varying number of dishes in each and wine pairings to go along. We opted for the chef's tasting menu where the chef chooses what to cook for you and it's kind of a surprise. The menu basically included an amuse bouche, 5 pasta dishes (all smaller than the a la carte portions, ~30-40g of pasta rather than 100g), dessert, petit fours, and we of course opted for the wine pairing as well. All of the pastas were delicious but in particular we loved the one with colatura and the one with the mussels. The Genovese ragu was ok but the onions made the sauce a bit too sweet. Similarly the dessert, not my favorite, was literally a pasta noodle covered in cacao powder with some coffee cream and surrounded by pieces of chocolate brittles. I think they could have done better with dessert. Perhaps instead of trying to get creative and use pasta in every aspect of the meal they could have done a delicious, more classic dessert like tiramisu or pana cotta. The petit fours, brought in a tin to-go box, on the other hand were very tasty. The wines paired excellently with the food. We got to taste delicious local wines and a surprisingly good prosecco from the region. Service was impeccable, friendly and very attentive. I definitely recommend coming to this restaurant for lunch if you plan on ordering the tasting menus since you get a lot of food (essentially all pasta) and I think it can be a bit heavy at night. Also, since the restaurant has mostly floor to ceiling windows it gets lots of natural light that in my opinion make it more inviting during the day.

We dropped in on the first floor pasta shop here on our walk back to the cruise ship and the nearby port of Naples. We frankly didn't even notice there was a second floor restaurant, as the pasta displays were enough of a colorful distraction and that's all the wife had her eyes on anyway. The Pastificio Di Martino dried pastas are quality products and have apparently been produced locally here for 107 years and a couple of pasta packs made for nice souvenirs. These packs are also dense and heavy in a shoulder bag! There's also a Michelin 2019 sign out front, so that must say something. It was a fun stop for our last commercial store visit in Italy.

This restaurant find ended up being a dream come true meal for us. We found it here on Yelp, and we are so glad we made a reservation. They offer three different tasting menus, and many ala carte entrees. We chose the middle option, the Free Style/Chefs choice menu. We received several dishes (photos included with this review), and I opted for the wine pairing (my husband did not). The wines were all local to the area, and Francesco did a great job of explaining the history of the company, where the wines originated, and additional relevant anecdotes about the food, the wine or the area. The chefs were friendly and approachable. Not only was the food delicious, but we were entertained and had a fantastic time.