A collection of houses that climb up the Amalfi Coast cliffs, a suggestive and unique bay that, like a theatre, opens towards the sea between an ancient saracen tower and a peninsula on which lies the villa that was once the home Sofia Loren. It’s the ancient sea village of Conca Dei Marini, a tourist destination of people from all around the world and also the location of one of the most famous and renowned restaurants of the Amalfi Coast, the undisputed temple of vip and famous people.
LA TONNARELLA
The restaurant began at the end of the nineteen sixties thanks to the wise transformation of a small apartment used to contain the tonnara (from which it gets its name), a particular net that was used until 1965 to fish tunas in the area, the first owner was the entrepreneur Umberto Lauritano, better known as :”O’Bacchiss “, descendent of ancient sailors.During these times the beach of Conca Dei Marini was never that busy; only few umbrellas and some old fisherman’s boats could be seen. Then the fame and the “boom” arrived.
The list of the famous people who have frequented the splendid “Tonnarella” is long and all the customers have been delighted over years with a typical marine gastronomy that reaches its climax with the famous “Spaghetti e zucchine” and the masterly “pezzogna all’aqua pazza”.
Some appearances to highlight of distinguished people are the following: the first lady Jacqueline Kennedy, Margaret Countess of Snowdon , guest of the d’Urso family the owners of a villa a few footsteps away from the beach, the shipowner Onassis, Caroline Princess of Hanover, who wanted to baptise her daughter on the beach in the little church of the Madonna della Neve.
Today the restaurant is run with skill and passion by the two sons of the historical owner Umberto Lauritano, Angelo, a talented chef that is always available, and Franco, considerate and polite who handles PR.
Each one of them protect rigorously and with passion the reputation and success of a restaurant that is as prestigious as it is original and addictive.