Cagliari
One of the better places on the Marina district's main restaurant strip, the Taverna sets itself apart with a bright minimalist look and casual vibe. The…
Cagliari
One of the better places on the Marina district's main restaurant strip, the Taverna sets itself apart with a bright minimalist look and casual vibe. The…
Abruzzo
This friendly, slightly brash little place offers swoon-worthy sea views along the Loggia Amblingh and genuine home cooking, with seafood particularly…
Centro Storico
Forget fancy flavours and experimental combinations, Venchi is all about the unadulterated enjoyment of chocolate. The wall shelves and counter displays…
Venice
We're all for slow food, but this one-dude operation really does move at a glacial pace. Just as well that his crepes, served with craft beer, are…
Alghero
A popular restaurant on the sea walls, this is a panoramic spot for a leisurely meal. The menu covers most tastes with a number of classic local dishes,…
Centro Storico
A Roman favourite, this much-lauded backstreet trattoria is often packed. Chef Renato's menu features updated Roman classics that while modern and…
Turin
For a satisfying midday snack, make your way to this tiny shop with just a handful of seats a few blocks from Piazza Castelo. Creamy rich polenta is…
Alghero
Alghero’s honey-coloured ramparts set a memorable stage for al fresco dining. This is one of the better restaurants on the walls, serving a regional menu…
Castelli Romani
Just off Via Appia, this is a convivial family-run trattoria specialising in delicious Castelli food: porchetta, ham and salumi, pastas spiked with…
Venice
Date nights don't come better than sitting among a sea of greenery in Al Giardinetto's vine-covered courtyard. For nearly 70 years the Bastianello…
Porto Venere
A perfect spot to pick up something to snack on while dangling your feet in the drink, this is Ligurian street food made with love. Grab a panini stuffed…
Verona
Brush past the haunches of prosciutto dangling over the deli bar and make your way into the dining room, decorated Tiepolo-style with rustic murals of…
San Giovanni & Testaccio
A pig’s whisker from the city’s former slaughterhouse, this old-school restaurant is a long-standing champion of the quinto quarto (fifth quarter – or…
Cagliari
Tucked away on a side street, St Remy keeps the mood intimate in a vaulted, lime-washed space with stone arches. The menu puts a creative spin on…
Valle d’Itria
In a narrow side street off Piazza Vittorio Emanuele, this well-regarded trattoria serves robust Itrian fare such as pork cheek in a primitivo reduction…
Agropoli
There’s no sea or historic-centre view from this ristorante-pizzeria on the main drag to and from the station, but who cares? This is the kind of simple…
Treviso
This great little wine bar serves up thick slices of mortadella (pork cold cut), prosciutto and cheese generously piled on crusty bread, and washed down…
Cagliari
The younger and less formal sibling of Dal Corsaro, Fork is the brainchild of Michelin-starred chef Stefano Deidda. An elegant, soberly styled restaurant,…
Ragusa
This exceptional gelateria makes wine-flavoured ice creams with Marsala, passito and muscat, plus other unconventional offerings such as pine nut, prickly…
Venice
Tucked behind the Ponte San Provolo, this trattoria hums with the chatter of contented diners even in the dead of winter. It is staffed by a clutch of…
Lake Garda
Arguably the best of several eating options available at the upper station of the cable car is freshly renovated La Capannina, located around 200m north…
Gallipoli
Book ahead to ensure your table at the place for fish in this seafood-loving town. Follow the practically obligatory seafood antipasti with delicious…
Chianti
You might wonder, as you settle onto the terrace here, whether you've found your perfect Chianti lazy-lunch location. A historic mill forms the backdrop,…
Lecce
You'll eat handsomely at the in-house restaurant of the Patria Palace Hotel, right in the heart of old Lecce. The food is Puglian, mainly elevated…
Trastevere & Gianicolo
A tiny and staunchly traditional trattoria with a menu featuring all the Roman classics, Da Enzo carefully sources its produce, relying on farms in Lazio…
Centro Storico
Follow the green neon arrow to the end of a narrow alley and you’ll find this intimate trattoria. It's a long-standing favourite of business folk and…
Ventimiglia
Near the seafront on the border side of town (overlooking the new marina) you'll find elegant Pasta & Basta. Various house-made fresh pasta can be mixed…
Alghero
With a sea-facing terrace on Alghero's golden ramparts, this restaurant cranks up the romance as day softens into dusk. Clean, bright Mediterranean…
Cremona
A few steps from the Piazza del Comune, this place is full every night with a happy mix of tourists and locals, with more of the latter – always a good…
Ischia
Old and popular enough to qualify as an 'institution' (1947 and counting), Da Ciccio (not to be confused with the restaurant of the same name) is an…
Milan
Set in the basement of the grand-looking neoclassical Palazzo Belgioioso, Milan's oldest restaurant has been regaling diners since 1696. Vaulted dining…
Matera
'The Deck' marries views over Sasso Barisano with traditional Lucanian food and a 17th-century cellar carved into the rock. Adventurous gourmets might go…
Friuli Venezia Giulia
This family-run trattoria in the historic centre focuses its energy on showcasing the region's wild mushrooms. They come with pappardelle pasta and bacon,…
Rome
Fashionable and quietly chic, Molto is a Parioli favourite. The discreet entrance gives onto an elegant, modern interior and open-air terrace, while the…
The Veneto
This historic bakery has been dishing out the best mini-pizzas in Bassano since 1974 thanks to its artisanal production and use of natural yeasts. Other…
Chianti
Head to this popular local hangout to feast on thin-crust pizzas that are so huge they hang over the rims of the plates they are served on – bring a big…
Spoleto
Intimate, inventive and unmissable, Tempio del Gusto is fine dining without the Michelin-starred price tag. Chef Eros Patrizi takes an experimental…
Siena
Wine bars are thin on the ground here in Siena, so it's not surprising that Bobbe and Davide's neighbourhood osteria (casual tavern) is so popular. Join…
Perugia
Tucked down a side alley off Corso Vannucci, this attractive stone-vaulted restaurant sources nearly all its ingredients from local organic suppliers,…
Tridente, Trevi & the Quirinale
Now a chain operation, Rome's most famous vendor of tiramisu (which literally means 'pick me up') sells takeaway cartons of the deliciously rich yet light…
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