Must-see restaurants in Italy

  • Taverna dai Matti

    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…

  • Sunrise Agri Food

    Abruzzo

    This friendly, slightly brash little place offers swoon-worthy sea views along the Loggia Amblingh and genuine home cooking, with seafood particularly…

  • Venchi

    Centro Storico

    Forget fancy flavours and experimental combinations, Venchi is all about the unadulterated enjoyment of chocolate. The wall shelves and counter displays…

  • Cocaeta

    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…

  • Osteria Macchiavello

    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,…

  • Renato e Luisa

    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…

  • Margutte Polenta da Strada

    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…

  • Angedras Restaurant

    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…

  • La Rupe

    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…

  • Al Giardinetto da Severino

    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…

  • Anciua

    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…

  • La Taverna di Via Stella

    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…

  • Checchino dal 1887

    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…

  • Da Marino al St Remy

    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…

  • La Taverna del Duca

    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…

  • La Brace

    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…

  • Dai Naneti

    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…

  • Fork

    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,…

  • Gelati DiVini

    Ragusa

    This exceptional gelateria makes wine-flavoured ice creams with Marsala, passito and muscat, plus other unconventional offerings such as pine nut, prickly…

  • Trattoria alla Rivetta

    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…

  • La Capannina

    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…

  • La Puritate

    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…

  • La Cantinetta di Rignana

    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,…

  • Atenze

    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…

  • Da Enzo

    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…

  • Osteria del Sostegno

    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…

  • Pasta & Basta

    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…

  • Kings

    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…

  • Ristorante Duomo

    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…

  • Da Ciccio

    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…

  • L'Antico Ristorante Boeucc

    Milan

    Set in the basement of the grand-looking neoclassical Palazzo Belgioioso, Milan's oldest restaurant has been regaling diners since 1696. Vaulted dining…

  • Il Terrazzino

    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…

  • Trattoria alla Frasca

    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,…

  • Molto

    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…

  • Bottega del Pane Beltrame

    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…

  • La Cantina

    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…

  • Il Tempio del Gusto

    Spoleto

    Intimate, inventive and unmissable, Tempio del Gusto is fine dining without the Michelin-starred price tag. Chef Eros Patrizi takes an experimental…

  • Osteria Il Vinaio

    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…

  • Al Mangiar Bene

    Perugia

    Tucked down a side alley off Corso Vannucci, this attractive stone-vaulted restaurant sources nearly all its ingredients from local organic suppliers,…

  • Pompi

    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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