About Forte Dei Marmi
Forte Dei Marmi opened on Ocean Drive in South of Fifth in 2014 and operates as a sister location to the original Forte dei Marmi restaurant in the Tuscan seaside town of the same name. The format is deliberately transplanted: the kitchen is sourced from Italian staff, the menu reads as Tuscan-summer, and the aesthetic is beach-club-elegant rather than South-Beach-formal.
The menu leads with the crudo bar — branzino, tuna, shrimp, and yellowtail prepared Mediterranean-style with olive oil and citrus — followed by wood-oven pizzas in a softer Tuscan style, hand-rolled pastas, and whole fish baked in salt. Dinners land $85-140 per person. The wine list is 250 Italian labels with a distinct Tuscan lean.
The dining room runs indoor-outdoor on two levels with a second-floor terrace overlooking Ocean Drive and the park opposite. The acoustic environment is relaxed, the service is senior, and the dining arc suits three-hour dinners that start with an Aperol-and-crudo opening and end with a grappa cart. The room reads summer-Italian even in February.
Best Occasion Fit
Forte Dei Marmi anchors a birthday dinner that wants to feel like a week in Tuscany compressed into three hours. The Ocean Drive terrace, the crudo-to-pasta-to-whole-fish pacing, and the deliberate Italian service style combine into an experience that communicates taste without overworking the point.
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