TRATTORIA LA CARABACCIA
Read moreAuthentic Tuscan cuisine, some of whose recipes are taken from medieval cuisine, such as the famous carabaccia (onion soup). There is no lack of specialties. Not to be missed: the delicious potatoes alla carabaccia. Don't miss the homemade pasta, especially alla chiantigiana (with a meat sauce spiced with local flavors), all washed down with chianti, the tagliata (prime rib) and other types of meat cooked over charcoal. Homemade desserts and a very good list of regional wines. Nice terrace.
HÔTEL IL NUOVO GABBIANO - RISTORANTE
Read moreSardinian and Italian cuisine in this restaurant with an air-conditioned room and a terrace with sea views. The menu offers all but the specialities are the fish, seafood spaghetti fregolla or in the antipasti, including octopus salad, marinated salmon or half-cooked tuna… the service is fast.
IL PICCOLO LORD
Read moreBarely outside the centre, but just a few steps from the Mole Antonelliana, here is a charming, friendly, welcoming and somewhat romantic restaurant. The exposed brick ceilings give a country feel, but the kitchen is far from rustic. To whet the appetite, small salty appetizers start by putting you in a good mood. Agnolotti, codfish with polenta and all the classics of Piedmontese cuisine cooked with care follow each other naturally throughout your meal. The menu changes every season, one more reason to come back!
RE LAZZARONE
Read moreJust a few steps from the Archaeological Museum, here is a small and welcoming place where you can get some energy before or after your cultural dive to discover the ancient treasures. If the atmosphere is relaxed and even nonchalant, this does not detract from the quality of the food served. The kitchen operates a rigorous selection of raw materials, following the rhythm of the seasons. The plates, nicely laid out, are colorful and greedy. Try the vegetable tempura, the zucchini flowers stuffed with ricotta cheese and the seafood pasta.
DAU CILA
Read moreRestaurant and wine bar on the little port of Riomaggiore. After a successful experience in London, the two chefs returned home to offer a cuisine steeped in local flavors, but delicately revisited with an international touch. It's hard to resist the mixed antipasto and the fish and vegetable frittomisto di paranza. All the more so as the restaurant's location, overlooking the harbour and the fishermen's boats, is one of the most pleasant in the world.
LO STUZZICHINO
Read moreFamily restaurant offering a tasty local cuisine prepared with passion. You will be warmly welcomed by Mimmo, who will advise you on the specialities, such as pasta e fagioli or scialatielli ai frutti di mare. The dishes are prepared with fresh and quality products: the owners are keen to promote the small producers, breeders and fishermen of the area, with whom they collaborate in symbiosis. There is also a good choice of wines and a pleasant terrace at dinner time
OSTERIA PEPÒ
Read moreIf the place is pleasant and neat, in a bistro spirit, the dishes offered at Pepò, such as ribollita (a typical Tuscan vegetable soup) orbaccalà (cod in tomato sauce, served only on Fridays), are typical and exquisite. Vegetarian dishes also. Not to spoil anything, the service is all smiles, the prices are wise considering the quality of the food and the location, just a stone's throw from the Mercato Centrale. A glass is brought spontaneously if you wait on the sidewalk to have your table because yes, the address is running!
IL TABISCA
Read moreIdeally located in Piazza Vittorio Veneto, Il Tabisca offers excellent pizzas served on a wooden board with unrefined flour, which is easier to digest, as well as many Piedmontese and Sicilian gastronomic proposals. On the Piedmont side, a selection of mountain cheeses, typical cold cuts, traditional pasta(agnolotti, gnocchi...) and on the Sicilian side fresh fish: Beccafico sardines, moure alla messinese, pasta, tempura... A wide range of artisanal beers to accompany it all!
RISTORANTE AGLI ALBORETTI
Read moreA haven for young artists and patrons of the arts in the 1950s and 1960s, this neighborhood restaurant began a new life a few years ago thanks to the meeting of a talented sommelier and an inventive chef. They cultivate the reputation of this table by suggesting careful menus. Risotti, spaghetti, fish, tartar and burrata make up the menu, accompanied by a selection of Italian wines. For dessert, try the exquisite lemon pie.
LA BUSSOLA
Read moreOpened in 1960, this restaurant-wine bar has a terrace on a small quiet square, as well as a very beautiful counter, where you can enjoy an excellent pizza cooked over a wood fire or a succulent pasta dish: tagliatelle with mushrooms and mint, fagottini with pecorino and pears... For dessert, tiramisu is highly recommended. As for wines, the cellar has no less than 150 labels, enough to satisfy the most demanding customers. The atmosphere is most pleasant, with a subdued light and a decor that is both modern and patina.
PIERLUIGI
Read moreIts location is ideal, on a small square in front of a Renaissance palace, a little removed from the hustle and bustle of Campo dei Fiori. On sunny days, the outdoor tables, draped in white, are crowded with the most chic Romans and tourists who love fine cuisine. Seafood dishes are very popular, and if you haven't tried spaghetti alle vongole (with clams) yet, now might be the time. The atmosphere is as romantic as you could wish and the waiters are very attentive. In short, everything is based on a perfect balance.
LUZZI
Read moreBeware, this is not the place where you will find peace and quiet! The Luzzi family, from generation to generation, has run this trattoria since 1945. The current owner, assisted by his daughter, is animated and has fun with the numerous customers in this area located next to the Colosseum. The dishes are good and you can find the traditional Roman specialties (like the classic trippa alla romana or the no less famous coda alla vaccinara). To devour also, pizzas cooked scrupulously on wood fire. A good address in the neighborhood.
TRATTORIA NAPOLEONE
In Piazza del Carmine, in the heart of Oltrarno, a restaurant with a nice ...Read more
ETTO
Read moreAn innovative and curious concept: a restaurant where one pays with the weight! You thus pay only what you consume. With provision, a hot buffet and varied enough cold, traditional dishes and some options vegetarians. The single dish is an innovation for the Italians, who however seem to appreciate this concept. The place is often filled, but the tail advance quickly. Our very favorite: the apple pie with cinnamon, a sheer delight.
OSTERIA MACCHIAVELLO
Read moreAmong all the restaurants that have a terrace on the ramparts facing the setting sun, we had a crush on Il Macchiavello. The reception is irreproachable, it is the great Italian class, the interior room is superb, and as for the terrace, one cannot make more romantic when the light goes down and the last rays of sun illuminate the ramparts. Alghero is a Catalan land, so we recommend you to taste the paella. Lovers of pasta, you will not be disappointed either. In short, we enjoyed ourselves!
SA PISCHEDDA
Read moreThe hotel's restaurant of the same name can serve up to 400 covers in August, and guests flock to its trellis of flowers to enjoy delicious cuisine at very affordable prices. Black and white tagliatelle with seafood, Sardinian ravioli with tomato and basil or scorpion fish served in a basil sauce are a delight for gourmets. Out of season, the large design room dressed all in white and with soft lighting is also very pleasant for a dinner with friends or lovers.
GINO SORBILLO
Read moreHistoric Pizzeria of Naples, located at no. 32 of the street since 1935. Come a little before 1 p.m. or before 8 p.m. to avoid the queue because, despite the competition, its success is not waning. As you read the menu, you will learn more about the Sorbillo family, whose black and white photos illustrate the beginnings of the pizzeria. The pizzas are named after the many children in the family: 21 pizzas to choose from! Our favourite, the Carmela: made of friarielli, a kind of broccoli only found in Naples, and small pieces of sausage... divine!
TRATTORIA ANTICO FATTORE
Read moreConsidered the oldest trattoria in the city, this restaurant, founded in 1875, belongs to the Florentine tradition. Appreciated by Montale and Quasimodo, it hosts the annual scientific prize for olive oil and wine; a good sign for the cuisine of this institution, an integral part of a visit to Florence. Tuscan specialities are served: rigaglie alla salvia and its involtini of meat and artichoke, trippa, bistecca alla fiorentina, not to mention traditional meats such as wild boar, roe deer, all served with quality wines.
OSTERIA PASTELLA
Read morePasta lovers will appreciate this address, located near Santa Maria Novella piazza, and ideal for a good meal. In addition to the smiling welcome, and the retro 1930s style decoration, the fresh pasta is prepared daily before your eyes and admirably cooked. Ravioli, tagliatelle, spaghetti, pappardelle, tortelloni, pici or gnocchi... It's hard to make a choice! A few vegetarian dishes (hot or cold) complete the range of this good-natured table. And besides, it's open every day.
VISINI
Read moreA surprising shop-brewery-restaurant where the objective is only one: to honour Italian gastronomy in all its states. Since 1999, Visini has been combining a catering area with a pastry shop, a well-stocked wine cellar, a chic but sporty brasserie and a gourmet restaurant. The quality of the service is irreproachable and small originalities, such as theme evenings around an ingredient, make it an address to be missed under no circumstances. The plus: the restaurant offers cooking classes, don't hesitate to contact them for more information.
IL POMODORO
Read moreDelicious pizzas and very affordable prices for the place! The map also offers some fish and meat specialities. One of the oldest addresses at Porto Rotondo!
A TOA DE ZENA
Read moreIf you're in the mood for a traditional Genoese meal, among all those modern bistros on Via Ravecca, step into this tiny, yellow-painted restaurant. FYI: Zena is the Genoese dialect name for Genoa. Farinata, ravioli, fish, and the classic trofie with green pesto, everything is prepared in the simplest of ways. A very friendly family atmosphere, where French is spoken. Prices are very reasonable and the food is delicious. Places are scarce, but it's well worth the wait!
IL RISTORANTINO DELL'AVVOCATO
Read moreAn address with a thousand flavors, a moving culinary experience, a discovery of the aromas and flavors of a land rich in recipes and traditions, revisited by chef Raffaele Cardillo. A lawyer by profession, he decided one day to pass on his passion and know-how through the preparation and creation of dishes: mission accomplished, this is great cuisine, but affordable to all. The chef extends a warm welcome to his customers.
VINANDO A TOR MARGANA
Read moreWine bar and restaurant in a quiet, shady square, a stone's throw from ancient Rome. The references on the menu promise interesting tastings for wine lovers. To accompany your glass, a vast choice of antipasti on land and sea: Parma ham, fried zucchini flowers and octopus salad. On the seaside, there's good fish pasta (spaghetti with clams and bottarga). On the land side, there's boletus and truffle risotto. A moment of pleasure for the taste buds, slightly removed from the tourist madness.
OSTERIA LA CANONICA
Read moreThe interior is superb, with vines everywhere and many bottles of wine exposed. Breakfast is served on a very flowery table, with well-troussés dishes from local cuisine. A classic card, and an impressive choice of Roman and Italian wines. In summer, the Osteria serves fresh drinks and fresh fruit.
OSTERIA DEL GUSTO
Near Piazza del Campo, the Osteria del Gusto offers traditional Tuscan ...Read more
IL PAIOLO
Read moreRestaurant located in the historic heart of Florence, between Piazza della Signoria and the Cathedral. This is a very busy address, so it's advisable to make a reservation as places are limited. For a candlelit dinner in a warm atmosphere, served by very attentive staff, romance is guaranteed! Apart from this special care for the customer, the strong point of this address remains its cuisine based on traditional Tuscan recipes: the quality is top-notch and the meat excellent, like the bistecca alla fiorentina, a real delight not to be missed! Dishes that stand out for their quality and effortless presentation. A pleasant discovery.
PESCI FRITTI
Read moreHere is a popular trattoria for seafood specialties. Its sidewalk terrace could be a tavern by the sea, with its tables and chairs to the degraded blue. The service is professional and the appetizing plate.
AL FERRO DI CAVALLO
Read moreNice osteria where good Sicilian dishes are served around fish, but also panelle, arancini, local antipasti. Lots of fried fish à la carte, don't miss the frittura mista di pesce : a mix of fried prawns, squid and other fried octopus, a delight! The pasta with squid ink, sardines or pesto and shrimps is also worth the fork. Recipes of authentic accuracy, with a strong taste. The terrace is appreciable but the service is a little long. Come early because the restaurant is very busy.
RISTORANTE RIBOT
Read moreA nice address at very good prices, easily reached on foot from the piazzale Roma. It takes its name from a famous thoroughbred, winner of many races at French racecourses. We appreciated the well-kept setting and the flowered garden where we can settle down when the weather is nice. The Venetian cuisine offers beautiful plates of fish cooked with talent (spaghetti with cuttlefish ink, scallops). The products are fresh, and the dishes, including bread and pasta, are homemade.
TRATTORIA « DA PAOLO »
Read moreFamous family cooking, the Trattoria "da Paolo" is a sure value in the Trastevere district. Daily specials are offered and guarantee a change of scenery in season, trust the good advice of the waiter or the landlady! The classic of the house, the saltimbocca alla romana, is recommended. You will also find, of course, the classic specialties of Roman cuisine such as pasta alla carbonara, cacio e pepe or the unmissable alla gricia . Here, everything is homemade, with fresh products.
GLI ARCHI
Read moreFinding a good restaurant in Sperlonga is sometimes complicated: the city is very busy in summer, the price-quality ratio suffers. However, it is in the old town and its maze of alleys that you will find this typical restaurant. In the cool under arches, far from the excitement of the beach, you will enjoy here a simple but delicious seasonal cuisine. There are mainly seafood and fish dishes, due to the proximity of the sea. Everything is fresh and the wine list is very varied, allowing for beautiful combinations.
LA CAPANNINA
Read moreOpen since 1931, it is one of the oldest restaurants on the island. One of the most famous too: Versace, Armani, Marcello Mastroianni, Julia Roberts and Dustin Hoffmann have all sat here. Antonio and his wife Aurelia welcome you with an innate kindness in the three rooms of the restaurant and on the terrace with its multitude of plants and green tiles. At lunchtime, the restaurant is quite quiet, in the evening, reservations are required. More than 500 wines on the menu. Please note at the time of the bill: the service is charged (about 10%).
ALGIUBAGIO RISTORANTE
Read moreAlong the Fondamenta Nuove, facing the magnificent lagoon landscape that overlooks the northern islands, here is a restaurant that sets the bar high both for the setting and the content of the plate. Inside, the atmosphere is modern and cozy, and outside, a terrace that floats on the water for even more relaxed meals. Behind the stove, ingredients are assembled with a permanent quest for culinary refinement. Those in a hurry will simply stop by the bar for an espresso with brioche, or for the evening spritz and cicchetti.
SIMBIOSI ORGANIC PIZZA
Read moreNot far from the Renaissance Medici-Riccardi palace, halfway between Piazza San Lorenzo and Piazza San Marco, this very pretty pizzeria will not leave you indifferent. Already by its friendly atmosphere and its intimate decoration. Then, on the pizza side, the original flavours and local organic products are a hit. There are few tables, so it is better to come early or book. Simbiosi is also a pretty café, with glass floors and stone walls, as well as an organic pasta restaurant for lovers of delicious homemade pasta.
LA CICALA
Read moreIn the heart of the old city on the heights, the Cigala is not so easy to find! You can sit down on the terrace with a nice sea view as a bonus. The welcome is very friendly, the plates served and decorated with taste and the cuisine tasty. Here, the owner is at the stove and his wife Cristina in the dining room. The dishes are available on the slate: pasta, raw fish in tartar, grilled or fried like this excellent fritto misto, well-cooked squid. In short, a gourmet stopover that is best reserved in high season.
SOHO
Read moreThis ultra-trendy restaurant chain promises elegance and refinement in the heart of the plate! Just a stone's throw from the port of Genoa, a chic address in the centro storico, with a rather refined black and white design decor. On the menu, sea products worked like gems: scallops, fettuccine with langoustines, fresh fish of the day and, for dessert, a delicious frozen pear to fall in love with! Indeed, the fruit is covered with spicy chocolate... Pleasant terrace, quickly crowded in summer.
PEPPO
Read moreClose to the station, in a modern room with a careful and design decoration, the Peppo offers at any time of the day traditional dishes (cavatelli with wild boar and cardoncelli mushrooms) and more innovative suggestions (tuna in taralli crust), plates that are both generous and aesthetically pleasing. Young and dynamic team; behind the bay window you can see the staff busy in the kitchen. Good selection of wines of the day. In the morning, you can have breakfast there. A pleasant address with good value for money.
ALBERGO ELVEZIA
Read moreA large restaurant offering excellent local specialities. In the beautiful surroundings of the large room or terrace, or in the little alley (with a little cheaper food). You can book for weddings.
OSTERIA DEI MILLE
Read moreIdeally located between piazza dei Miracoli and piazza dei Cavalieri, a stone's throw from the Tower, this small family-run restaurant has a simple, unpretentious front, but as soon as the plates arrive, it's easy to be charmed by the flavors of Tuscan gastronomy. On the menu, stocked with quality ingredients: pici (hand-rolled pasta resembling large spaghetti), beef tagliata, ricotta and spinach ravioli, mushrooms and truffles in season... Served in a lovely vaulted setting by a friendly team.
ENOTECA I TERZI
Read moreHere's a wine shop that doesn't neglect its cuisine in favor of its wines! Prices may seem a little high, but the quality is top-notch, and there's no cover charge (a rarity in the area!). The restaurant also boasts a terrace.
OSTERIA DEI VESPRI
Read moreA gastronomic institution of the brothers Andrea and Alberto Rizzo, where the dishes are particularly refined. A true delight for gourmets, to whom we can only recommend the vanilla fried lobster on a pine nut sauce with candied ginger and red pepper mousse . For the record, scenes of the Cheetah were filmed next to the restaurant. A very top-of-the-range table, where the addition is salty. There is also a dizzying wine list, with many Sicilian wines. The setting is intimate, under stone vaults.
DA GIOVANNINO
Read moreThis V.I.P. address has a very refined rustic atmosphere. Old tiled floors, old enamelled stove, waxed wooden tables, all the codes of the old bourgeois dining room have been taken up. For once, the dining room is more pleasant than the terrace, which is very much covered to guarantee maximum privacy for the guests. The menu proposes the best and most beautiful noble products: risotto with wild asparagus and scampi, fregola soup with tomatoes, spaghetti with bottarga... Very good wine list with the best vintages.
LA GROTTA
Read moreThe restaurant offers fish and shellfish cuisine in an alleyway in the historic centre, right next to the port of Cala Gavetta. Straw chairs, white tablecloths and beautiful presentations... all the details are there to enjoy a pleasant meal, but it is certainly the fish cooler that catches the eye. The fish antipasto with several small seafood starters, the spaghetti with clams and the homemade myrtle liqueur win the first prize among the dishes offered. The only regret is that the prices are decidedly high.
ANTICA SACRESTIA
Read moreThe restaurant is located in an old sacristy that until ten years ago housed the art gallery of a famous master glassmaker. In the kitchen, apart from the traditional pizzas, which are counted by the dozens, the owner Giuseppe Calliandro reappropriates almost all the treasures of local cuisine, such as Venetian liver served with polenta, cannelloni with Doge or scampi alla busera. Whatever you order, your plate will be deliberately generous. The wine list is also qualitative. Good reception in addition.
PIZZERIA AL FARO
Read moreIn the ghetto, you can eat delicious pizza in the large room or, in summer, outdoors, on the small square, distorted by the roots of a very old tree. It is calm, pleasant, but invaded by mosquitoes. A shadow of the table… Good kitchen and warm welcome.
BARCHETTA
Read moreIn a beautiful stone building from the 19th century, here is a good address to taste the specialities of the lake, among which is the eel risotto. A flowered terrace allows you to eat outside on nice days. Some nice and comfortable rooms are available. The food is good, the dishes are plentiful and of good quality; as for the service, it is fast and pleasant. A nice address. Not to be confused with the restaurant located on the first floor of the building, which also offers good food and pizzas.
ANTICA TRATTORIA CERVETTA
Read moreLocated 50 m from the Duomo, this trattoria is one of the references of the local cuisine. It is a good place to eat in an informal atmosphere. The menu changes very regularly, almost every month, but keeps the basics like tortellini, fresh pasta and homemade desserts. Chocolate mousse is a staple of the house. Various meat dishes are offered such as pork chops, lamb, rabbit and tender beef.
CICCIO IN PENTOLA
Read moreA classy table, with elegant white tablecloths and dishes with a refined aesthetic, without being stilted in the heart of the Kalsa. The plates are spectacular. Typical Sicilian cuisine revisited, to discover the Palermo flavours in particular, raw or cooked. Fish fillet in sweet and sour honey sauce with red onions, raisins and dried apricots, or a carpaccio of scottona, a meat from a heifer of the best Italian breed, renowned for its tenderness, marinated in lemon-lime with mushrooms and plums.
TRATTORIA ANTICA TORRE
Read moreAn address that began in 1582! A trattoria as you love them, where you can eat at a small price and also enjoy it. All products used for the preparation of dishes are fresh. No specialties per se, meat dishes, fish and good pizzas for less than 10 €. A selection of national wines, with a majority of wines from the region. In the beautiful days you can enjoy the pleasant terrace. Warm welcome from Massimo and his team.