Italy Restaurants

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  • 1. 'ino

    $ | Piazza della Signoria

    This is the perfect place to grab a bite and/or a glass of wine after a visit to the nearby Uffizi. Only the very best ingredients go into owner Alessandro Frassica's delectable panini.

    Via dei Georgofili 3/r–7/r, Florence, Tuscany, 50122, Italy
    055-214154

    Known For

    • Delicious bread
    • Interesting panini combinations
    • Top-notch ingredients

    Restaurant Details

    Rate Includes: Closed Mon.
  • 2. 'ino

    $ | Piazza della Signoria

    Serving arguably the best panini in town, proprietor Alessandro Frassica sources only the very best ingredients. Located right behind the Uffizi, 'ino is a perfect place to grab a tasty sandwich and glass of wine before forging on to the next museum.

    Via dei Georgofili 3/r–7/r, Florence, Tuscany, 50122, Italy
    055-214154

    Known For

    • Bread
    • Interesting ingredient combinations
    • Sourcing the best ingredients

    Restaurant Details

    Rate Includes: Closed Mon.
  • 3. A Cucchiara

    $$

    A light nautical theme permeates this stone-walled restaurant, where the open kitchen provides theater and owner Peppe Giamboi takes the stage as a gustatory storyteller, roaming from table to table. The menu is constantly changing, but you'll find excellent work with vegetables (a rarity in Sicily) and really lovely preparations of local cod. In addition to a sublime rendition of stocco in ghiotto (cod in a Messinese sauce of tomatoes, olives, capers, and celery), it also might show up prepared under tender sheets of lardo in a light orange-lemon sauce with fried leeks. 

    Strada San Giacomo 19, Messina, Sicily, 98122, Italy
    090-711023

    Known For

    • Elegant food in a relaxed, welcoming atmosphere
    • Locally, sustainably sourced seafood
    • Robust wine program

    Restaurant Details

    Rate Includes: Closed Sun.
  • 4. A'Marenna

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    Run with enthusiasm and love by two young Sorrentine women, this small rustic-styled bakery and bistro makes generously filled panini using fresh ingredients on ciabatta and panuozzo pizza-dough bread. It's also a fab spot to linger with some local wine and a cheese platter.

    Via Tasso 23, Sorrento, Campania, 80067, Italy
    081-18495183

    Known For

    • Friendly service
    • Local wines
    • Vegan and veggie options
  • 5. Accursio Ristorante

    $$$$

    This intimate Michelin-starred restaurant is a fantastic option if you are staying in Modica overnight. Forget the usual starchy tablecloths and formal service, this place is all about the food, with the chef cooking his own personal takes on classic Sicilian dishes, including options like trucioli pasta with cheese fondue, lemon, capers, and coffee; grilled lettuce with pork cheek, caviar, and walnuts; and cannoli with ricotta cheese and cotton candy for dessert. The €120 tasting menu comes very highly recommended, but for something more affordable, stop in for lunch to have a similar experience for €50, or consider Accursio Radici (which means Accursio Roots, the cheaper sister restaurant) a few doors down.

    Via Grimaldi 41, Modica, Sicily, 97015, Italy
    0932-941689

    Known For

    • Michelin-starred food at reasonable prices
    • Equally extensive and more affordable lunch menu
    • Relaxed atmosphere

    Restaurant Details

    Rate Includes: Closed Mon. No dinner Sun.
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  • 6. Al Bicerin

    $ | Centro

    A chocolate lover's pilgrimage to Turin inevitably leads to this café where Nietzsche, Puccini, Dumas, and the political reformer Cavour have all sipped. If you order the house specialty, bicerin (a hot drink with layers of chocolate, coffee, and cream), or a flavored zabaioni (warm eggnog), and browse the collection of chocolate goodies including chocolate-flavored pasta, you'll understand why.

    Piazza della Consolata 5, Turin, Piedmont, 10122, Italy
    011-4369325

    Known For

    • Elegant presentation
    • Traditional Gianduiotto chocolates
    • Wide assortment of creative sweet drinks

    Restaurant Details

    Rate Includes: Closed Wed. and Aug.
  • 7. Al Donizetti

    $$

    Find a table in the back of this central, cheerful restaurant before choosing local cured meats and cheeses to accompany your wine. A few versions of polenta, daily pastas, and other heartier dishes are also available; just save room for the desserts, which go well with the sweet wines.

    Via Gombito 17/a, Bergamo, Lombardy, 24129, Italy
    035-242661

    Known For

    • Beef tartare
    • 900-bottle wine selection with many by the glass
    • Chocolate desserts

    Restaurant Details

    Rate Includes: Closed Tues.
  • 8. Al Dragone

    $$$

    Dine on exquisite Gargano fare at this atmospheric eatery set in a natural grotto just next to the cathedral in the heart of the old center. The menu is dominated by locally caught fish, and although dishes draw on traditional recipes, you can expect the occasional innovation. The wine cellar, visible through a glass window in the restaurant floor, contains an exhaustive selection of great Pugliese producers. There's a smaller, more intimate room downstairs that serves as restaurant and piano bar. Dimora del Dragone offers five modern rooms and a lovely suite, all with fab views.

    Via Duomo 8, Vieste, Apulia, 71019, Italy
    0884-701212

    Known For

    • Beautifully crafted seafood dishes
    • Gorgeous setting
    • Impressive wine cellar and cigar selection

    Restaurant Details

    Rate Includes: Closed Tues. and mid-Oct.–Mar.
  • 9. Al Fogher

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    This culinary beacon in Sicily's interior features ambitious—and successful—dishes with the creative flair of chef Angelo Treno, whose unforgettable pastas topped with truffles or caviar, for example, offer a decidedly different expression of traditional regional ingredients. The unassuming and elegant dining room is inside an old railway house and is the perfect place to enjoy a bottle from the 500-label wine list; in cold weather, you can cozy up to a fireplace, but the terrace is the place to be in summer.

    Contrada Bellia, Piazza Armerina, Sicily, 94015, Italy
    0935-684123

    Known For

    • Sophisticated preparations
    • Local ingredients
    • Well-thought-out wine list

    Restaurant Details

    Rate Includes: No dinner Sun. No lunch Mon.
  • 10. Al Garamond

    $$$ | Centro

    The well-spaced tables and the ancient brick vaulting in this small, bright space set the stage for game, meat, fish, and seafood dishes served with creative flair. The level of service is very high, even by demanding Turin standards.

    Via G. Pomba 14, Turin, Piedmont, 10123, Italy
    011-8122781

    Known For

    • Chef's table experience
    • Mix of traditional and inventive dishes
    • Merging Sicilian and Piedmontese cuisine

    Restaurant Details

    Rate Includes: Closed Sun., Aug., and Jan. 7–14. No lunch Mon., Tues., and Sat.
  • 11. Alois Lageder Paradeis

    $$

    Just off of the Strada del Vino (Wine Road), this charming eatery and wine bar lets you indulge in seasonal dishes while sampling some of the biodynamic wines produced by one of the Trentino area’s most well-known vintners. When the weather’s nice, dining in the pretty courtyard among lemon trees, with mountaintops visible just behind, really lives up to the “paradise” name.

    Via Casòn Hirschprunn 1, Margrè, Trentino-Alto Adige, 39040, Italy
    0471-809580

    Known For

    • Gorgeous garden-like setting
    • Organic ingredients, including produce from their veggie garden
    • Chance to sample older vintages for a great price

    Restaurant Details

    Rate Includes: Closed Sun. No dinner
  • 12. Antica Osteria al Duomo

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    This side-street eatery, lined with old wood paneling and decked out with musical instruments, serves traditional Veronese classics, like bigoli (thick whole wheat spaghetti) with donkey ragù and pastissada con polenta (horse-meat stew with polenta). Don't be deterred by the unconventional meats—they're tender and delicious, and this is probably the best place in town to sample them. This first-rate home cooking is reasonably priced and served by helpful, efficient staff. It's popular, so arrive early. Reservations are not always taken.

    Via Duomo 7/A, Verona, Veneto, 37121, Italy
    045-8004505

    Known For

    • Blackboard menu, bar, and wooden interiors
    • Occasional live music
    • Rustic courtyard

    Restaurant Details

    Rate Includes: Closed Sun. except in Dec. and during wine fair
  • 13. Antico Arco

    $$$ | Trastevere

    Founded by three friends with a passion for wine and fine food, Antico Arco attracts diners from Rome and beyond with its refined culinary inventiveness. The location on top of the Janiculum Hill makes for a charming setting, and inside, the dining rooms are plush, modern spaces, with whitewashed brick walls, dark floors, and black velvet chairs. Its wine cellar houses over 1,200 labels, all nestled in the cantina carved into the ruins of the catacombs of San Pancrazio.

    Piazzale Aurelio 7, Rome, Latium, 00152, Italy
    06-5815274

    Known For

    • Changing seasonal menu
    • Molten chocolate soufflé cake
    • Extensive wine celler

    Restaurant Details

    Rate Includes: Closed Tues., Reservations essential
  • 14. Antico Francischiello da Peppino

    $$$

    Overlooking rows of olive trees that seem to run into the sea, this superb eatery is away from the throng, halfway between Sant'Agata and Massa Lubrense. Two huge, beamed dining rooms with brick archways, old chandeliers, antique mirrored sideboards, hundreds of mounted plates, and tangerine tablecloths make for an atmospheric place to dine.

    Via Partenope 27, Sorrento, Campania, 80061, Italy
    081-5339780

    Known For

    • Spectacular views from terrace
    • Pork and lamb options
    • Abundant seafood, including baccalà (cod)

    Restaurant Details

    Rate Includes: Closed Wed. Nov.–Mar.
  • 15. Antico Ristorante Sibilla

    $$

    Founded as a hotel and restaurant in 1720 and set beside the striking Roman Temple of Vesta and the Sanctuary of the Sybil, this establishment has an idyllic, wisteria-draped terrace overlooking the deep gorge of the Aniene River, with a thundering waterfall in the background. Standards are high, and the trip to Tivoli is worth it even if you do nothing more than order a lunch of upscale versions of local dishes and take in the spectacular view.

    Via della Sibilla 50, Tivoli, Latium, 00019, Italy
    0774-335281

    Known For

    • Beautiful terrace with a superb view
    • Salt-baked fish
    • Homemade pasta with seasonal ingredients

    Restaurant Details

    Rate Includes: Closed Mon., Reservations essential
  • 16. Bacicio

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    This enoteca and antipasto bar is popular with locals and tourists looking for typical regional dishes, fresh fish, and a lengthy wine list. The owner designed the entire place, right down to the tables and chairs made from anchors and old boats. They also offer terrific sandwiches to go.

    Via Cappellini 17, Portovenere, Liguria, 19025, Italy
    0187-793031

    Known For

    • Anchovies cooked many ways
    • Fresh fish crostini
    • Generous portions at reasonable prices

    Restaurant Details

    Rate Includes: Closed Thurs. in summer, evenings in winter, Reservations not accepted
  • 17. Baghino

    $$

    In the heart of the historic center, Prato's best restaurant has been serving since 1870, capably run by five generations of the Pacetti family (daughters Guja and Silvia are presently in charge). The food lives up to the building's colorful history—part of the structure dates from the 15th century, when it was a convent; it was later the seat of the Freemasons.

    Via dell'Accademia 9, Prato, Tuscany, 59100, Italy
    0574-27920

    Known For

    • Sedano ripieno (a Pratese specialty)
    • Filetto al pepe verde (beef fillet in a creamy peppercorn sauce)
    • Superb wine list

    Restaurant Details

    Rate Includes: Closed Sun. and Aug. No lunch Mon.
  • 18. Bargilli

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    Cialde, a local specialty, are circular wafers made with flour, sugar, eggs, and almonds from Puglia. The Bargilli family has been serving them with their equally delicious ice cream since 1936. Try them at Bargilli, the family's shop and probably the best gelateria in town.

    Viale Grocco 2, Montecatini Terme, Tuscany, 51016, Italy
    0572-79459

    Known For

    • Nice wait staff
    • Arguably the best gelateria in town
    • Terrific brigidini (they go well with gelato)
  • 19. Baroni

    $ | San Lorenzo

    The cheese collection at Baroni may be the most comprehensive in Florence. They also have high-quality truffle products, vinegars, and other delicacies.

    Mercato Central, enter at Via Signa, Florence, Tuscany, 50123, Italy
    055-289576

    Known For

    • Expansive cheese selection
    • Top-notch foodstuffs
    • Products packed for shipping
  • 20. Buca di Sant'Antonio

    $$

    The staying power of Buca di Sant'Antonio—it's been around since 1782—is the result of superlative Tuscan food brought to the table by waitstaff who don't miss a beat. The menu includes the simple but blissful tortelli lucchesi al sugo (meat-stuffed pasta with a tomato-and-meat sauce), as well as more daring dishes such as roast capretto (kid goat) with herbs. A white-wall interior hung with copper pots and brass musical instruments creates a classy but comfortable dining space.

    Via della Cervia 3, Lucca, Tuscany, 55100, Italy
    0583-55881

    Known For

    • Superlative pastas
    • Excellent sommelier
    • Classy, family-run ambience

    Restaurant Details

    Rate Includes: Closed Mon., 1 wk in Jan., and 1 wk in July. No dinner Sun.

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