"La Calata" is one of the most ancient restaurants in the province, whose foundation goes up to 1883, when the Calloni family opened an inn for the "mescita" (selling) of wine and fried fish and stockfish snacks, with customers consisting primarily of fishermen and seamen.
The fortune and fame of the place were increased by Gino Calloni who made the "Calata" a famous gastronomic center, a meeting place for national and international tourism.
"La Calata" is one of the most ancient restaurants in the province, founded by the Calloni family. Around 1880 Mr. Emilio Calloni of Bagni di S. Giuliano in the province of Pisa, moved to Lerici and found a job at the Arsenal of La Spezia; in the same period his wife Virginia opened a small inn next to the waterfront mainly for customers consisting of fishermen, seamen, workers, "navicellisti".
The fortune and the fame of the place were increased by their son Gino Calloni who made the "Calata" a famous gastronomic center, a meeting place for national and international tourism. [In an album of memoirs preserved in the restaurant, they show up autographs and dedications by famous representatives of the political world, of the arts, of scientific, show-business and sports fields].
The activity of Gino Calloni was continued then by his sons Aldo and Alfredo who ran the famous place for years.

"Il Giornale", Newspaper of Milan, Wednesday September 25 th 1985

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