Our restaurant · Punta Ala
Ristorante ART. An experience against the current.
Seafood between innovation and tradition, in the garden of an art gallery in the heart of Punta Ala. Run directly by IOD21 since June 2026 — and #1 on TheFork.
Seasonal venue · 2026 season over — in season, open daily 6:30 PM – 2:00 AM
Visit the restaurant's own site — ristoranteart.com ↗
9,6/10
TheFork
#1 in Punta Ala · 25 reviews
5,0/5
49 reviews
4,5/5
TripAdvisor
53 reviews
Real, verified guest reviews — as published on ristoranteart.com (September 2026).
The evening ritual
In season, an evening that starts at sunset.
- 01
6:30 PM — sunset
Doors open every day at 6:30 PM. The evening starts with the sun going down behind the pines.
- 02
Aperitivo in the garden
Signature drinks in the gallery garden — the "Galleria Liquida" list, from sunset onwards.
- 03
Dinner among the artworks
Fresh fish and the honest, creative cooking of chef Orlando Rapana, in a glass pavilion surrounded by the works of the Orler art gallery.
- 04
After-dinner until 2 AM
The night is young: drinks in the garden, live music on select evenings, until 2 in the morning.
Real photos from the restaurant — full gallery on ristoranteart.com ↗
A restaurant unlike the usual.
Fresh fish, every day
Every dish starts from this morning's catch: crudo of the day cleaned to order, seafood pasta, fish of the day. The menu follows the market — allergens available on request.
Garden & art gallery
You dine in a glass pavilion in the garden of the Orler art gallery. Art can be intimidating — here it keeps you company while you eat.
Events & private parties
Birthdays, corporate dinners, weddings in Tuscany: over 600 m² of garden and gallery, live music and DJ sets. On weekends, Serie A matches on screen.
In their words
The words of our guests.
“Location incredibile e paccheri all'astice eccezionali. I ragazzi dello staff super gentili, ti fanno sentire a casa.”
Barbara Villa · Google
“La cucina di Orlando, lo chef, fatta di amore, umiltà e tantissima passione.”
Lisa Missaglia · Google
“A mio parere il miglior ristorante di Punta Ala. Servizio giovane e competente.”
Davide Dell'Anna · Google
Behind the scenes
80 days of season, hands-on management, books in order from the first day to the last.
The starting point
A venue on the Punta Ala piazzetta, closed for years. No team, no suppliers, no concept: just the keys, with the season already at the door. Recent history said a restaurant couldn't work there. That's where we started.
The build
In a few weeks we assembled the machine: the concept (a seafood bistrot, the "Controcorrente" identity), a team of 9 regular hires — contracts and payslips included — supplier negotiations, a menu built dish by dish with margins calculated before printing the card, prices decided on numbers, not on gut feeling.
The management
We didn't advise from the outside: we ran it as owners, on the floor, every day. Every night the day closed on the numbers — revenue, covers, food cost, distance from break-even. All inside a back-office we built in-house, because we wanted to see every euro in real time, from any device.
Digital, made in-house
A website with online reservations, a fidelity card straight onto Apple Wallet, campaigns and social channels run internally. No external vendor to wait for: when something needed changing, it changed the same day.
The closing
How you close a season says more than how you open it. ART closed with a complete management balance: profit & loss, cash reconciled to the cent, contracts wound down and obligations in order. No queues, no surprises, nothing left hanging.
The first season, in numbers
€100.000+
revenue in 80 days
1.300+
covers served
3×
the best previous management
Why we tell this story
ART is our method, applied to ourselves.
Build, measure everything, manage in first person. That's what we bring to every client: not advice from the outside, but a machine that works — with the numbers in hand, every night.
Where we are
Address
Via del Gualdo 10 — Il Gualdo (centro commerciale)
58043 Punta Ala · Castiglione della Pescaia (GR)
Phone & WhatsApp
+39 366 290 4988For events, private parties and requests. Instagram: @ristoranteart
Hours
In season: every day · 6:30 PM – 2:00 AM
Aperitivo from sunset. The 2026 season has ended — sign up below to hear about the reopening.
A short walk from the Cala del Porto, Golf Hotel and Alleluja hotels — ask your concierge. Worth the drive from Follonica, Castiglione della Pescaia and Grosseto.
Frequently asked questions
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See you next season.
The evening starts at sunset — we'll tell you when. Meanwhile, everything about the restaurant is on ristoranteart.com.
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