Málaga
Cervantes started as a humble tapas bar run by expat Argentine Gabriel Spatz, but has now expanded into four bar-restaurants (each with a slightly…
Must-see restaurants in Mediterranean Europe
Fuerteventura
Run by the ever-helpful and astonishingly polite Demian, this excellent restaurant enjoys a lovely setting with an outside terrace, next to a deserted…
Sultanahmet
Balıkçı Sabahattin is an enduring favourite with discerning Turks from near and far, who enjoy the limited but delicious menu of mezes and seafood. This…
Langhe, Roero & Monferrato
A rambunctious, casual and seemingly chaotic place that turns out some of the town's best food. This is the Piedmontese kitchen at its most essential:…
Sirmione
Sirmione’s best dining experience excels in congenial, well-organised service and traditional food skilfully executed. The three-ingredient cacio e pepe …
Andalucía
The charming originality here starts with the design – three rooms with railway themes (the main dining room being the deluxe carriage). Seasonally…
Costa del Sol
Don't expect the default sardines at this trendsetting fusion favourite across from Playamar beach's western end. Asian flavours abound in offerings like…
Black Sea Coast
This lovingly restored Ottoman house is like a joyously jumbled museum, displaying such an endless selection of ancient copperware, swords, old rugs etc…
Istanbul
It's worth making the trek to this pideci overlooking the Fatih İtfaiye Park near the Aqueduct of Valens. Its reputation for making the best Karadeniz …
Pelion Peninsula
A favourite with foodies – more the kind of place you’d expect to find in Provence than in the Pelion – this outstanding restaurant spreads beneath the…
Nicosia (Lefkosia)
Incredibly popular, and for good reason: this contemporary-style souvlakeri dishes up some of the freshest Greek tastes in town, with charming service to…
Trento
Proud owners (since November 2017) of Trentino's only twinset of Michelin stars, the Lunelli family who make Trento's Ferrari sparkling wines preside over…
Turin
Meet the gang who are intent on breaking down Italy's beloved course structure. It’s small plates here – although there is a sliding scale of small to…
Lake Como
Tucked away in the hamlet of Maggiana, signposted 3km uphill from lakeside Mandello del Lario (home to the legendary Moto Guzzi motorcycle manufacturer),…
Syracuse
This moody, boho-chic restaurant and bar makes vegan food so good even a hardcore carnivore could convert. A cast of mostly organic and biodynamic…
Northwestern Sardinia
This smart, beautifully maintained agriturismo serves fantastic farmhouse food, inspired by the culinary traditions of the mountainous Barbagia region,…
Montepulciano
Chef and cookbook writer Sunshine Manitto presides over the kitchen of this chic enoteca overlooking the Palazzo Vecchio Winery, 13km northeast of…
Lake Garda
Set in a quiet residential quarter, this family-run locanda (inn) feels like dropping by a friend's rustic-chic house: expect worn leather armchairs,…
Catania
Nuns taught a young Nonna Vincenza the art of baking. Today, her fragrant sweets are the stuff of glutinous dreams. Under huge chandeliers, counters gleam…
Trento
While the low-beamed ceiling and deep drapery give a traditional vibe, the staff here deliver a dining experience full of new ideas and local flavours…
Córdoba
Thoughtfully prepared classic Andalucian fare, on a sunny roof terrace or in rooms adorned with traditional and contemporary Cordoban art, keeps Pepe's …
Mallorca
Run by the fabulously hospitable López Pinto Ivars family, this wonderful country restaurante makes great use of a high-vaulted 15th-century cellar,…
Black Sea Coast
Above the co-owned family fishmonger, the 'Ocean Fish House' is quite possibly the best fish restaurant on the Black Sea coast (for flavour not for decor)…
Western Sicily
Pure paradise for meat lovers, this highly recommended Sicilian grill cooks up top-quality cuts from the adjoining butcher's shop. Be it Tuscan Chianina…
Palermo
Countless blessings await at this extraordinary pasticceria, hidden away in a former convent. The culmination of endless hours of research, it uses once…
Dodecanese
Meaning 'taste', this lovely, waterfront place is set to put Nisyros on the culinary map. Run by a passionate young duo, both Masterchef Greece…
Abruzzo
Occupying handsome arched chambers that have been used as an inn or wine shop for centuries, the restaurant of La Locanda di Gino calls on molta…
Bolzano (Bozen)
Refined but unfussy takes on regional favourites fill the menu at this calm and elegant dining room, and excellent produce is allowed to shine. From…
Black Sea Coast
With half a car chassis over the door, this spacious, contemporary bistro overlooks the Hopa waterfront and has a wide-ranging iPad menu of cafe food…
Trieste
Trieste’s only Michelin-starred restaurant has an enviable setting on lovely Piazza dell’Unità. The menu is modern, executing classic ideas in innovative…
Tyrrhenian Coast
Salvatore Ruvutuso, his wife Maria and two children run this Slow Food–acclaimed trattoria with its summertime sidewalk seating and wonderfully cosy…
El Raval
Launched in 2019 by the superstar foodie teams behind Barcelona hits Satan's Coffee and Xemei, this fabulous tucked-away cafe-bar has taken over the palm…
Ibiza
Gazing out over the Mediterranean from cliffs above a hidden cove, 1km southwest of Cala Llonga, Amante is one of Ibiza's most fashionable and romantic…
Ristoro Agricolo Montefabbrello
Elba
A model of slow and sustainable cuisine, this organic restaurant on the Montefabbrello farm grows its own wheat to make pasta, grapes to make wine and…
Cyprus
For something different, head to Imogen’s, located at the entrance to the village and resembling a French bistro, with the sounds of jazz and blues…
Kythira
The family behind this charming restaurant say that if you're searching for modern food then you're in the wrong place, but if you prefer to savour hand…
Chueca
Bazaar’s popularity among the well-heeled Chueca set shows no sign of abating. Its pristine white interior design, with theatre-style lighting and wall…
Lake Maggiore
Aside from relax along the waterfront, the main thing to do in Ranco is call by this fantastic restaurant, with its lake views, beautiful garden and even…
Rimini
Opened in 2014 by the daughter of fabled local restaurateur Tonino Il Lurido (owner of one of Fellini's former haunts), this Argentine-Italian affair…
Nerja
The menu is listed in nine languages, but the only word you need to understand at beachside Ayo is ‘paella’. They cook the rice dish every day in a huge…
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