Top 50 restaurants in Italy
50 of the best places to eat in Italy, from celebrated dining rooms to much-loved local favourites.
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50 restaurants
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1Fine dining
Osteria Francescana
Massimo Bottura's restaurant, known for playful reinterpretations of Emilian classics.
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2Casual & neighbourhood
L'Antica Pizzeria da Michele
Historic Neapolitan pizzeria since 1870, serving little beyond marinara and margherita.
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3Fine dining
Le Calandre
The Alajmo family's restaurant, known for inventive, precise modern Italian cooking.
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4Fine dining
Piazza Duomo
Enrico Crippa's restaurant in the Langhe, known for dishes built on its own kitchen gardens.
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5Fine dining
Dal Pescatore
Santini family restaurant in the Mantuan countryside, famed for pumpkin tortelli.
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6Fine dining
Enoteca Pinchiorri
Elegant Florentine restaurant in a palazzo, renowned for its vast wine cellar.
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7Fine dining
La Pergola
Heinz Beck's rooftop restaurant with sweeping views over Rome and refined Mediterranean cooking.
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8Fine dining
Uliassi
Seaside restaurant on the Adriatic, known for inventive seafood and game dishes.
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9Fine dining
Reale
Niko Romito's restaurant in a former monastery, known for pared-back Abruzzese flavours.
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10Fine dining
Da Vittorio
Cerea family restaurant near Bergamo, famed for paccheri with tomato sauce and seafood.
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11Traditional & regional
Armando al Pantheon
Family-run trattoria steps from the Pantheon, serving classic Roman pastas since 1961.
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12Traditional & regional
Trattoria Sostanza
Tiny Florentine institution since 1869, famous for butter chicken and artichoke omelette.
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13Traditional & regional
Antica Focacceria San Francesco
Historic Palermo eatery founded in 1834, known for pani ca' meusa and arancine.
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14Casual & neighbourhood
Gino Sorbillo
Long-standing pizzeria on Via dei Tribunali, known for large, blistered Neapolitan pizzas.
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15Pub, tavern & wine bar
Roscioli
Deli, wine bar and restaurant known for carbonara, cured meats and cheeses.
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16Traditional & regional
Antica Corte Pallavicina
Riverside estate on the Po where the Spigaroli family ages culatello in its own cellars.
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17Fine dining
Don Alfonso 1890
Iaccarino family restaurant above the Sorrento coast, cooking with produce from its own farm.
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18Casual & neighbourhood
Da Enzo al 29
Small Trastevere trattoria known for carciofi alla giudia, cacio e pepe and tiramisu.
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19Seafood
Antiche Carampane
Hidden osteria near the Rialto, known for Venetian lagoon fish and seafood.
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20Fine dining
Lido 84
Lakeside restaurant on Lake Garda, known for cacio e pepe cooked in a pig's bladder.
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21Casual & neighbourhood
Pepe in Grani
Franco Pepe's pizzeria in a hill town, known for pizzas using local Campanian produce.
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22Fine dining
Atelier Moessmer Norbert Niederkofler
Alpine restaurant cooking only with ingredients sourced from the surrounding mountains.
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23Fine dining
Del Cambio
Historic Turin restaurant opened in 1757, with a gilded dining room facing Palazzo Carignano.
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24Grill & steakhouse
Antica Macelleria Cecchini
Dario Cecchini's Chianti butcher's shop and dining rooms, known for bistecca and beef.
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25Pub, tavern & wine bar
Osteria del Sole
Bologna's oldest osteria, a wine bar where drinkers bring their own food.
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26Traditional & regional
Trattoria Da Amerigo
Hill-country trattoria known for truffles, mushrooms and handmade Emilian pasta.
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28Fine dining
Villa Crespi
Moorish-style villa on Lake Orta where Antonino Cannavacciuolo cooks southern-inspired dishes.
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29Seafood
Lo Scoglio da Tommaso
Waterside restaurant credited with popularising spaghetti alla Nerano with courgettes.
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30Traditional & regional
Trattoria Mario
Bustling lunchtime trattoria near San Lorenzo market, known for ribollita and bistecca.
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31Traditional & regional
Da Cesare al Casaletto
Neighbourhood trattoria known for Roman pastas, fried starters and offal dishes.
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32Bistro & brasserie
Harry's Bar
Legendary bar and restaurant by the lagoon, birthplace of the Bellini and carpaccio.
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34Traditional & regional
Hosteria Giusti
Tiny dining room behind an historic salumeria, serving Modenese dishes at lunchtime.
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35Traditional & regional
La Subida
Sirk family inn on the Slovenian border, known for Collio cooking and prosciutto.
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36Traditional & regional
Su Gologone
Rural Sardinian restaurant known for spit-roasted suckling pig and Barbagia dishes.
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37Traditional & regional
Osteria del Boccondivino
Osteria linked to the birth of Slow Food, serving Piedmontese dishes such as tajarin.
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38Pub, tavern & wine bar
Cantinone già Schiavi
Family-run bacaro by the Squero di San Trovaso, known for cicchetti and wine by the glass.
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39Bistro & brasserie
Ratanà
Milanese bistro in a former railway building, known for saffron risotto and Lombard dishes.
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40Traditional & regional
Trattoria Masuelli San Marco
Family trattoria since 1921, serving Milanese and Piedmontese classics.
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41Market & street food
All'Antico Vinaio
Sandwich shop famous for huge schiacciata filled with Tuscan cured meats.
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42Market & street food
Pizzarium
Gabriele Bonci's shop near the Vatican, known for inventive pizza al taglio.
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43Casual & neighbourhood
50 Kalò
Ciro Salvo's pizzeria in Mergellina, known for light, highly hydrated Neapolitan dough.
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44Casual & neighbourhood
Pizzeria I Tigli
Simone Padoan's pizzeria, known for slow-fermented dough topped with gourmet ingredients.
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45Traditional & regional
Antichi Sapori
Pietro Zito's country trattoria, cooking Apulian dishes with vegetables from its own garden.
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46Café & bakery
Caffè Sicilia
Historic Noto café and pastry shop known for granita, cassata and almond sweets.
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47Traditional & regional
Checchino dal 1887
Testaccio institution specialising in quinto quarto offal dishes of Roman tradition.
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49Café & bakery
Al Bicerin
Tiny café opened in 1763, known for the bicerin of coffee, chocolate and cream.
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50Traditional & regional
Manuelina
Historic Ligurian restaurant known for focaccia di Recco with melted cheese.
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