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Facing the Catanzaro Lido marina, Kesa's is proud of its attachment to the sea with a menu that honors it entirely. On the menu, fish tartars, mussels and oysters, pasta with lobster, swordfish or vongole, grilled meats and fried meats from the sea, all of them impeccably fresh. Also worth trying: morzello di baccalà, a dish inspired by a traditional Catanzaro recipe, but in which the tripe and giblets have been replaced by cod, slowly simmered with tomato and chili. Delicious!

In the heart of the city, in a pedestrian street, this establishment is located just across from the refined Grindi Suite run by the same owners. We love the chic contemporary decor and the service worthy of a gastro. Francesco, the maitre d', is as classy as he is professional and will know how to best advise you for a delicious meal. The atmosphere is hushed, the dishes are finely presented and the wine list is very appreciable. The menu juggles between land and sea, the dishes are as beautiful and colorful as they are good.

This is the chic address in Santa Teresa, nestled a stone's throw from Capo Testa and offering a sublime view. S'andira, which means "to go forward", proposes a beautiful journey through the true Sardinian flavors. The use of local, fresh and highly selected products leads to the execution of dishes where creativity is the real protagonist. Bread, pasta and desserts are all homemade. The prices are higher but the freshness and the know-how have a cost. The atmosphere is serene, relaxing and soft... A place for lovers.

A family-run restaurant born from the close collaboration between two brothers: one runs the butcher's shop almost opposite, the other offers local meats in his restaurant. On the menu, therefore, are sausage, lamb chops, capocollo, bombette, fegatini (liver-based), mixed grills, all accompanied by baked potatoes and a pitcher of table wine. Rustic and very local atmosphere, with the television on in the background. Perfect for satisfying a carnivorous craving at low prices.

An osteria that takes its name from the traditional fishing boat of the lagoon, the bragosso. The restaurant's typically marine décor contributes to creating a simple and friendly atmosphere, in a spacious setting that extends over two rooms and an outdoor terrace, all along the very commercial Strada Nuova. Al Vecio imagines a tasty and surprising cuisine, between secular recipes and contemporary notes, in which seafood products are obviously the first guests, resources from the market of Chioggia.

Signed by its blue-gray shutters in a corner of the main square of the old town, this discreet address offers a simple and honest traditional cuisine, which favors seafood products but also proposes large platters of cold cuts and local cheeses. Perfumed pasta dishes, with orecchiette with squid ink, shrimp, tomatoes, lemon and burrata cream on the menu! Ask about the fish of the day. Frozen ingredients are listed. Nicely appointed room in marine tones, under a beautiful stone vault.

Located on the waterfront, in front of the tourist harbor, this restaurant has an excellent reputation among locals and tourists alike, and even among the neighborhood cats who come here at lunchtime hoping to grab a few fish crumbs! Fried seafood and grilled fish are generously served, as are antipasti of raw and cooked seafood. Everything is fresh daily. A few good wines to accompany the meal, as well as a pleasant white wine of the house, fresh and light.

A fine location for this restaurant, just behind the Piazza del Campo. Recently restructured, the owner has managed to highlight the characteristics of this medieval building, which is articulated over several levels. Once inside, the delicate decor and choice of furnishings contribute to the charm and conviviality of the place. One of the highlights is the cellar, with over 150 labels, dug into the rock. The fine, flavorful fish-based cuisine pays tribute to the refinement of this table. A raw material worked with excellence.

In the beautiful hotel Castello del Nero (COMO group), in Barberino Tavarnelle, about fifteen kilometres east of Certaldo, here is a starred restaurant that deserves a stop. So certainly, you have to take out the tickets, but the experience promises to be unforgettable. On the site of a 12th century castle, this table, supervised by the chef Giovanni Luca di Pirro, focuses on the tasty specialities of the Tuscan countryside. Vegetable garden, beehives, vineyard and olive grove supply the restaurant. Decoration with the charm of the old and superb terrace on sunny days.

Opening a restaurant specialising in fish in Siena was a difficult but successful challenge. Philosophy: a simple cuisine with little elaboration to enhance the raw material and its freshness, combining it with seasonal vegetables and fruits, such as mushrooms or truffles. It is a real pleasure to see the dishes come out, well presented, with a touch of personal creativity. Nicoletta, the chef, manages to express herself as best she can through her recipes. Compliments, a real delight! An address to try.

A sparkling address in the historic centre of the city, where the talent of the young chef Cristiano Andreini is brilliantly expressed. By highlighting local products, the recipes dare combinations of flavours that are as amusing as they are successful. Among the chef's signature dishes are tagliolini in a pecorino crust with sage and boutargue and puff pastry with olive oil gelato. There are also local specialities such as culurgiones with tomato sauce. The tables occupy a modern interior room or the vaulted passage of the alley.

In a picturesque and quiet corner of Bosa, at the foot of the fortress, you can enjoy a cuisine where good local products are prepared with audacity and originality. The colourful cuisine dares originality with a fish carbonara (the marriage between mussels and grilled bacon is a success), a carpaccio of donkey meat, lamb in olive crust and potatoes infused with peppers and the unmistakable tiramisardo with honey and ricotta. All to be enjoyed in the pretty indoor room or on the terrace.

This restaurant is located in Porto Ercole, on the croisette du port. A perfect position to enjoy the atmosphere of the place. Its terrace overlooks small boats and sailing boats... A romantic atmosphere in a simple, slightly retro context, with character and charm. The speciality is obviously fish, cooked in accordance with local tradition. A cuisine that favours raw materials and their freshness rather than elaborate recipes. The quality and abundance are there, as are the delicious desserts!

Once at the table of this Paduan restaurant, the waiter suggests a selection of regional specialties, including grilled meats seasoned with local herbs, baccalà alla Vicentina, but also bigoli and other delicious homemade pasta dishes. La Vecchia Padova, with its old-fashioned décor of wooden tables, two-tone brown and white tablecloths and copper pots on the ceiling, has also become known for its generous, crisp pizzas baked in its wood-fired oven. Some dishes are also available for self-service.

This rather contemporary café has taken up residence under the arcades of Corso Palladio, on the right-hand sidewalk that leads a few hundred meters further to the Olympic Theater. The place is ideal for a break between two visits to the old town. It offers a wide range of coffees roasted on the spot, as well as a wide range of pastries and artisanal ice creams. You can also take a break at lunchtime on the terrace, where you will be tempted by salads, cheese platters, cold meats or by typical snacking products.

Who knows, maybe it's the international pop playlist that will get you in. This new establishment has two rooms decorated with a mix of traditional and modern. Many pictures of drivers and racing cars line the walls, as well as an amazing bright red hood from an old Ferrari berlinetta... The reception is rather nice and the service very efficient. The cuisine is homemade and the dishes are prepared with refinement, like the specialities of pasta, ravioli and lasagna served in large designer-looking pôelons.

In 2011, in Turin, three friends decided to cook Jacket Potato with an Italian twist. Basically, anything you can put on a pizza, you put here in a baked potato. The result is delicious, because the products chosen are of the highest quality, and the potato, more than respectable in size, is slowly cooked in a special oven that leaves the flesh melting and the skin crispy, with a slight burnt taste... The success is enormous: other addresses have opened in Turin and Milan.

The Antica Mola is a specifically Venetian restaurant with a menu centered around fish. It is located along the wonderful Fondamenta degli Ormesini, one of the most picturesque quays in Venice. The address is divided between a cozy interior and an outdoor terrace, with the added bonus of a lovely internal courtyard. Daily offerings include squid ink risotto and Venetian-style liver, not to mention sarde in saor and spider crab. Finish the meal with tasty and fragrant homemade desserts

A family-run inn offering light but generous Tyrolean cuisine on a tasting menu. All the produce used comes from the inn's own organic garden. It's also possible to choose a dish from the menu independently, perfect for small appetites and small budgets. A self-service salad bar is also available. The wine list is particularly well-stocked, with a vast choice of wines by the glass or bottle. In addition, there's a wine cellar in the basement for tasting or buying bottles.

The most beautiful terrace in the Ogliastra, with a view of the lagoon and its pine forest on one side, and the infinite blue and towering cliffs of the Gulf of Orosei on the other! Places like the Oyster Bar Chiosco di Ponente are often dreamt of, and you're really lucky when you find them. This "kiosk" on the beach, with its nautical decor and simple azure-blue wooden tables, offers, depending on the course of the sun, an aperitif, a light seafood lunch, an evening meal with octopus, fish and bottarga, or a last glass of vernaccia before rejoining Morpheus.

You have to go and find it, this restaurant, located alongside an old shipyard where two gondolas have served their purpose... Access is via an industrial staircase. Once up there, you won't regret the trip. Not least because the terrace enjoys a unique panorama over the lagoon, far from the Venetian hubbub. The à la carte menu is no disappointment either: simple, high-quality recipes based exclusively on fish and seafood, such as tagliolini with prawns or gnocchi with langoustines and tomatoes.

In the Hotel Poseidonia building, Battista and his family welcome you to a place of beautiful, vast volumes in marine tones. You can choose between two spacious dining rooms and a terrace. The cuisine is Mediterranean and typical of the island. The emphasis is on shellfish and fish, for which the restaurant is renowned. Pasta lovers will also be delighted: fregola con vongole, ravioli di cierna... As in many of the island's restaurants, the quality of the produce is paramount: it's all fresh and local.

In Foiano della Chiana, this friendly, elegant tavern in the heart of the Tuscan countryside stands out for its creative home cooking. All products are prepared and made on site (pasta, jams, sauces...), and come from the kitchen garden. A different menu every day. On occasion, it's possible to try a fish dish, as the Sardinian owner has found it hard to renounce his origins! An address not to be missed for discovering and savoring the flavors of new cuisine in a corner of traditional Tuscany.

Da Attilio offers seafood specialties prepared the old-fashioned way. Products are mainly local (pasta, rice, fish and vegetables) and cooked in the traditional way. Starters include octopus salad, Catalan-style red mullet, burrida, mussels, crabs and more. Grilled fish is a must, as are fregola and risotto. This restaurant, which doesn't look like much from the outside, is a favorite with travelers, and the reason is simple: the cuisine reflects the atmosphere of the place: authentic!

Ship's bow, old iron tuna cans, a skeleton dressed as a pirate and a shark hanging from the ceiling... you'd think you were in a pirate lair! It's a tavern that Hemingway wouldn't have denied, and with good reason: here, the owner cooks, and you can enjoy his "variations on tuna". Not forgetting the tuna couscous, as Pietro reminds us! Heartfelt, generous cuisine, just like the staff. The terrace, overlooking the harbour, is another driftwood setting. Last but not least, this is where you'll find the best pizzas on the island. We love it!

"It was a small bar when it was born in 1957," says Stefano, who has been running the place since 2003, half a century later... Altamarea is S'Archittu's must-visit restaurant. Three modestly sized dining rooms, one of which has its feet in the water. The atmosphere is family-friendly, simple and straightforward, much like Stefano's own image. The food is delicious and fine, and the prices are very reasonable for the location. The pizzas are also an excellent choice, as are the local wines. We love to sit under the straw hut, facing the Grande Bleue... Contemplative!

On the border between the Brera and Porta Nuova districts, a "risto-shop" that showcases the regional gastronomic specialities of Emilia-Romagna and especially the king of Italian cheeses, his majesty Parmesan. In the shop, where everything is on sale, it's like a cheese dairy where tastings are the order of the day. On the plate, tempting recipes such as meat tortellini sprinkled with the famous cheese, cannelloni au gratin and a cheesecake obviously made with parmesan. Also available as an aperitif.

Antonio, the son of a farmer and proud of his origins, created Sa Corte in 2005 to share with customers the products from his father's farm (cheese, charcuterie, fruit, vegetables and honey). Almost 20 years later, it's arguably the best restaurant in Santa Lucia. From appetizer to dessert, there are so many surprises! Our favorite is the radicchio semi freddo. The locals will tell you that they come here for the fish. We love the intimate interior with its exposed stonework, fireplace and reeded ceiling.

In a beautiful stone house, you'll find a restaurant that's part of a larger structure: a biodynamic agritourism. Everything you eat here is healthy... and delicious! Menus are designed around what the owners find in the garden and the animals they raise. All additional ingredients are sourced locally and are strictly organic, as is the flour for the bread and pasta. The restaurant hall is magnificent: its wide stone vaults have an extraordinary charm.

A nice beer bar that offers a selection of craft beers brewed locally in Val Gardena by Monpiër de Gherdëina. Draft and bottled beers. And if you're feeling peckish, this is also the place to be! A large choice of burgers, each more appetizing than the other. The vegetarian burger is at the top, the traditional vegetable patty is replaced by real fresh vegetables, carrot, salad, mushrooms, eggplant, etc. Sweet potato fries. Super modern workshop style decoration. Nice atmosphere that changes from the traditional Tyrolean!

"Dalle nostre barche alla tavola, un lavoro di famiglia": everything is said with these words that remind us that fishing arrives directly to your table. A family history for generations and a fishermen's cooperative that runs a restaurant. Installed on the terrace facing the small port, you will taste fish of a rare quality, kilometer zero as we say in Sardinia, ultra fresh and local. The service is attentive and the owners are very friendly. We like the atmosphere of the sea front of Sant'Antioco, like a little air of Ile de Ré...

At Mari Mannu, the sea is no joke. We only serve fish and shellfish, so forget the meat! You choose your own fish on the advice of our friendly staff. Prepare your taste buds! You'll only taste fish from the Cabras and Marceddi fisheries on the west coast. One of the restaurant's specialties is fried whole octopus, and Le Futé recommends the antipasti mix as a starter. The interior decor features objects brought in from the sea or washed up on the beach. A fine address.

Chef Andrea Rosso knows all the secrets of tuna, but respecting the work of men and the rhythms of nature, he avoids offering this fish in periods when the raw material is not available. In season, we find the tuna fillet in salt served on a bed of juicy tomatoes and seasoned with a dash of olive oil, the homemade tuna lasagne covered with drops of pesto or the roasted tuna with tomato juice and bay leaf.

Fish restaurants are similar and sometimes equal. We are rarely disappointed in Cagliari but Il Malandrino seduced us by the happiness that emanates from the atmosphere and the welcome. The staff is really professional, very attentive and the owner is a darling. In the plate, it is generous, well presented and delicious. We like the terrace in the pedestrian street and the atmosphere at the end of the day. Our favorite is the octopus which, in this restaurant, is cooked in a thousand ways according to the chef's mood. Everything is extra fresh and we love it.

If we had to choose only one on the long stretch of sand of Torre Grande, it would be Riva Nord. We were simply charmed by the place: the restaurant is located on the beach, just a few steps from the water. The service is impeccable, the staff very smiling and attentive. The tables are quite far from each other, creating a little intimacy under the large veranda. A local cuisine but revisited, and of course one comes to Riva Nord to taste sea products: the octopus is delicious and the pasta recipes are surprising.

You can find the locals at the table and that's a good sign. Theosteria is located at the bottom of the village, certainly we left the meanders of the paved streets, but forget the direct environment because you are at the best table of the village. You will discover an authentic Sardinian cuisine, traditional and very tasty. From theantipasto to the dolce, the dishes are delicious and rather hearty. If you have to choose, go for the pasta and the cold cuts. We had a very pleasant time during the height of summer. The service, as often in Sardinia, is impeccable.

For many Cagliaritans it is the best pizzeria in town. Always crowded, the atmosphere is noisy and cheerful. But the fun stops at the kitchen doors. The pizzaiolo takes great care in selecting the products. The pizza dough here is rigorously prepared with mother leaven, as for the dough flour, it is chosen for its digestive qualities. Taste the "transhumance" pizza made with soft mozzarella, smoked mullet, cherry tomatoes and Sardinian pecorino cheese, not found elsewhere!

Sottoprua is an enchanted interlude: the terrace on the edge of the lagoon facing the Roman bridge, the care taken in the service, the execution and presentation of the dishes, in short the refinement of the place, everything contributes to transform your meal into a gastronomic and romantic experience because the setting really lends itself to it - especially at sunset! The chef sublimates the products of the sea as much as those of the earth. Expect to be surprised by what you taste because the rule at Sottoprua is to think outside the box!

The Chameleon offers the best view of the blue and green shades of the Asinara Strait, Cape Falcone and the Spanish Tower. The best tables are as hard to come by as a deserted strip of sand on La Pelosa beach after 9am. Elegant, a little blinged out, the terrace has large garden armchairs and white-topped tables. Coffee, cold drinks, rosé, cocktails: there is a drink for every moment of the day and champagne at all hours. The menu favours fine fish and shellfish.

The Trattoria Il Mare is located in one of the small streets in the center of Follonica. This quiet location gives it the possibility to extend its terrace outside in order to make the most of the place. Lobster, prawns, scampi, mussels and all kinds of fish are offered in this excellent restaurant. Try the house specialty: the Pirata, a dish of tagliatelle in tomato sauce with a mixture of seafood.

Nestled on a small cape that juts out into the clear waters, S'Abba Drucche's large covered terrace enjoys a perfect location. The eyes, when not distracted by the superb culinary compositions, are turned towards the sea and its magnificent coves just a stone's throw from the restaurant - yes, just a stone's throw, that's not an image. We loved the welcome and the quality of the fresh products. Fish specialties, local or revisited dishes... Our favorite is the cuttlefish tagliatelle! A magical and romantic place!

A nod to French cuisine for this restaurant specializing mainly in oysters and seafood, in the historic center just a stone's throw from the arena. A few tables in a warm, refined atmosphere to discover the various specialties of the house: seafood and oyster platters, oyster and champagne risotto, tagliatella di campofilone con granchio. A culinary savoir-faire that lives up to expectations, a perfectly successful marriage of French and Italian cuisine. A wine list to match.

An original and well-conceived idea for this charming little place, just a stone's throw from the Santa Cecilia monastery. Small, intimate and warm, it offers guests a few tables in a neat Provencal-style setting. You'll feel right at home thanks to the friendly welcome from owners Monica and Marco. Particular attention has been paid to comfort, so you can spend a relaxing moment in good company. An ideal place to enjoy a good bottle of wine accompanied by succulent dishes prepared with masterly skill.

The discovery of Porto Azzurro also passes through the restaurant Da Floriano, an institution on the island of Elba. This year it celebrates 50 years of activity and experience, 1973-2023, a reference point to discover the delights of local cuisine. A culinary know-how handed down over the years, with the necessary transformations to adapt to new recipes that highlight the richness of the land. Located in a charming alley of the small historical center, a very pleasant position to enjoy the liveliness of the neighborhood and its charm.

An unconventional restaurant, offering a diverse range of dishes from sushi to buffalo burgers, with a focus on meats, most of them locally sourced. A varied selection of sauces, such as cola, which may raise questions, but is well worth trying, as you won't find it anywhere else but at Philiaz. What makes this place unique is its regularity in welcoming chefs from all over the world, which explains the uniqueness of the culinary proposition.