The best restaurants Sardinia

The first reason to come to Martini Beach is for the incredible panoramic terrace facing west and ideal for enjoying the sunsets. The establishment is spread over several levels, connected by wooden pontoons. Then, we like the lounge atmosphere like Café del Mar fed with good music, a decor "Robinson chic" and a staff always friendly. Finally, this place being at the same time a beach bar and a restaurant, we also come to taste delicious specialities... before making a splash, just below!

The hotel La Favorita has a panoramic restaurant, all dressed in blue and white, with a chic marine decoration. A boat inside to enjoy with friends, a play area for children, a bar to sip your aperitif... Everything has been planned to make the most of your meal. The menu offers a wide choice, including delicious seafood platters, fish, fresh pasta and above all a large choice of wood-fired pizzas. A small aperitif is offered when you place your order. Warm atmosphere and friendly service.

Gianni Giagoni has succumbed to the charm of the small square in the village of San Pantaleo to set down his pots and pans. Intimate and discreet, the restaurant occupies one of these typical houses of stone and canal tiles. Pots of fragrant herbs decorate the white tables. The glasses sparkle with the flame of candles or the sun. The atmosphere is elegant and relaxed. The cuisine is based on the freshness and authenticity of the ingredients. The fresh pasta is prepared by Mamma Natalina who knows all the secrets. You're sure to fall in love with it.

For three generations Dal Corsaro has held high the culinary genius of Sardinia. Chef Stefano Deidda explores with talent the specialities of his terroir, incorporating modernity and technicality for a stunning result. The 7 or 11-course tasting menu offers an overview of the best of Sardinia. The refined and elegant setting, the discreet service, the beauty and balance of the dishes make Dal Corsaro the best restaurant on the island. Attention, the menu is for all the guests at the same table.

Just steps away from one of the most beautiful beaches of Costa Rei, this restaurant offers culinary and sea specialities: grilled meat, fish or crustaceans accompanied by locally produced vegetables. Choice of pizzas and desserts. Relaxing atmosphere in a shady garden.

The Mula brothers have been looking after their stoves since 1980. They have transformed the family home into a hotel-restaurant. We can only thank them for opening their terrace with its spectacular view to gourmets. The Gennargentu mountains, the plain and the Gulf of Orosei are spread out before your eyes. The pleasure continues when the dishes arrive. Ispinigoli is one of the best restaurants in the area and the secret is well known: it is often full. The cuisine sublimates Sardinian specialities, such as the anzolettos, which are a must-taste.

This modest restaurant in the centre of Arzachena has built up a solid reputation. The faithful local clientele mingles with tourists, whether they are well-informed or have stumbled upon it by chance. The cuisine, simple, good, copious and excellent value for money, added to a friendly service, seems to be unanimously appreciated. One comes here especially to devour a dish of pasta, fish or pizza in a good atmosphere. Nice selection of wines. The bar just below, Il Delfino, also offers good paninis to nibble on the go.

Behind the rather discreet door of this restaurant lies one of the best restaurants in the city. A truly authentic address, it offers typical dishes prepared with the best ingredients. The pork comes from a traditional chain that raises its animals in a responsible manner. It is not by chance that the restaurant has been mentioned in the Slow Food network guide for more than 20 years. The dishes are fragrant and hearty. If you like a mix of sweet and savoury, don't hesitate to try the hot pecorino with honey and nuts as a starter.

This semi-gastronomic restaurant defines itself as a "modern trattoria". You sit in an original eclectic decor with walls in shades of orange and yellow, a chequered floor, and here and there, vintage or contemporary touches in the decor. The plates are refined and inventive: the portions are small, the presentation is meticulous and the cuisine is sophisticated. On the menu: octopus carpaccio, tuna tataki, revisited Gallurese soup... Nice choice of Sardinian wines to accompany an excellent meal.

Neither heaven nor hell, Dani and Pier invite you to purgatory to taste a typical Gallura cuisine. The chef's talent is expressed in refined dishes with balanced flavours and very pleasant presentation. The pleasure of the palate begins with that of the eyes. The room is decorated with exposed stonework, but with a modern touch in the furniture to avoid the trap of rusticity. The ravioli with ricotta, sugar and lemon peel, accompanied by tomato sauce, are exquisite, as is the lamb with olives. Purgatory, really?

"Renzo e Rita is a fine example of a reasonably priced pizzeria and restaurant in Sant'Antioco. With an elaborate menu of Sardinian dishes and a wide choice of pizzas, this address is sure to please. Visitors are seated in a long, air-conditioned dining room. It's best to sit at the back of the room or on the terrace, away from the pizza oven. The chef offers some forty varieties of pizza, all of which please the many regular customers. So much so, in fact, that it's best to make a reservation, as it's often fully booked.

This place is for pizza lovers, because here the pizzaiolo prepares them in 75 different ways. Salty, sweet, with wheat flour or gluten-free, there is something for all tastes and sensibilities. A detour to this institution is a must whether you are alone or with friends. The house may be lost in a residential area of Olia Speciosa, but the room and the terrace may be able to accommodate a hundred people, but it is often full. Locals and tourists alike are seduced by the originality of the pizzas and the low prices.

If from the outside the restaurant does not look like much, Da Robertino is nevertheless very famous in the centre of Palau, especially for its fish and seafood dishes that follow the arrivals of the day's fishing. Spaghetti with lobster and octopus salad and potato are among the best dishes on the menu. His linguine went to Robertino became a legend, and his fish antipasto is often finished after the first hour of duty. A beautiful address where the only reproach will be the waiting time sometimes a little too long.

The house specialities are mushrooms (ceps, chanterelles, truffles...) and wild boar, so you might as well come in autumn. Meat and vegetables are beautifully prepared and presented. The carasau bread is homemade, brought warm, bathed in a trickle of olive oil and seasoned with rosemary. The decoration is rustic and warm, the cuisine local and generous. The chef participates in the perpetuation of the Sardinian culinary repertoire with talent. He also proposes a very nice selection of wines from the island. An address to discover!

In this restaurant with a totally Italian atmosphere, you will enjoy delicious seafood specialities. Spaghetti or seafood risotto, marinated mussels, fried fish, octopus salad and even lobster. All the dishes are hearty, appetizing and offered at very reasonable prices. Save a small place for dessert, as the tiramisu deserves to linger there. The friendly and attentive service contributes to the pleasant atmosphere. Remember to make reservations and if possible on the terrace, because there are always lots of people, especially regular customers.

The name of this restaurant is taken from the diminutive applied to Iglesias: "the city of churches". It's true that there are a lot of them. The Villa di Chiesa is located in the shadow of the Cathedral of Santa Chiara d'Assisi, in the pleasant town square. Better than the bourgeois hall, the large terrace on the square is sheltered by large white parasols. The chef offers a traditional menu of Sardinian-inspired dishes and pizzas. The antipasti are good and served copiously, but above all taste the seafood pasta.

This traditional restaurant is a typical culinary stage, the only one so far in Jerzu. A rustic room with wooden tables covered with tablecloths, where well-cooked specialities such as culurgiones and other home-made starters are served. For meat lovers, the menu is rather earthy: mutton stew, pork chops and suckling pig are on the menu! A good stopover 5 km from the Marmuri cave. The place is 100% local, the waiters speak only Italian, but they have a menu translated into French.

This typically Sardinian restaurant in Pula is the perfect place to enjoy regional dishes. Located in the city centre, after Piazza di Popolo on the right, the blue gate opens onto a large and pleasant open-air terrace where piglets are roasted on the spit. On the small checkered tablecloth tables, boards covered with sheep's cheese, cold meats, home-made gnocchi and grilled meats lie on a bed of myrtle leaves. Certainly the best spot in downtown Pula with Da Giancarlo.

"L'Officine du Goût" is one of the best gastronomic establishments in Olbia. In the kitchen, the harmony of flavours is carefully studied. The result is creative recipes, cooked with the best local products. For example, the fish tartar with grilled pecorino is worth a try, as is the steamed tuna with fresh herbs. In the winter, you can warm up in the pretty indoor room, while in the summer you can enjoy the terrace on a small square in the centre of the city.

This restaurant at the foot of the citadel has a beautiful shaded terrace and a quiet atmosphere quite engaging. The warm and discreet setting accompanies a harmoniously presented cuisine d'auteur. The chef Diana Serra finds her inspiration in the local products with a strong orientation towards the sea which spreads out before your eyes. Her speciality is fried tuna with poppy seeds and courgettes, black olives and tomatoes. The service is rather slow, but the cooking is worth it. Alas, the prices are not too high.

Opened in 2020, in the heart of the Marina district, this address is particularly appealing to ichthyophagous, or more simply to lovers of fish and seafood! Because here, from antipasti (raw or cooked) to dishes, everything comes from the sea. You have been warned! Sea bass or sea bream tartar, spaghetti with cockles and bottarga, ravioli with the fish of the day, linguine with lobster for the most chic among you... A real treat. As for the decor, old photos and fishing traps form a nice jumble. Don't forget to book, especially in the evening.

This unpretentious restaurant is always crowded. And for good reason! The menu is ridiculously cheap for the Costa Smeralda and the portions are generous. A plate of pasta or a pizza is enough to satisfy the most acute hunger. And to make matters worse, it's good. Fregola with seafood, grilled giant squid, spaghetti with mussels, Neapolitan pizza, 4 cheeses or capricciosa: the choice is more than wide! You can sit among the locals in a large, unattractive room or on the crowded terrace.

This restaurant is located in a street parallel to the main street of Santa Teresa di Gallura and is considered one of the best in the city. It welcomes you in a warm family atmosphere and in a setting that tries to resemble a boat cabin. With its exposed beams, parquet floor, white walls and some marine elements, you will feel like you are on a ship! The chef prepares a fresh and well prepared cuisine, with Sardinian specialities and some typical Gallura dishes. You will spend a pleasant moment here.

The restaurant of the hotel Pop with its splendid terrace is known in the whole region. The large, shady terrace welcomes you to enjoy shellfish and fish caught on the day. The speciality is sea bream and other fish cooked in a salt crust, but you can also enjoy fresh homemade pasta and the best typical dishes of the region. A superb list of local wines, Sardinian liqueurs and homemade desserts, need we say it? Quality dishes and choice at a reasonable price. Really a good address.

Halfway between Pula and Cagliari, at the mouth of the Capoterra and Cagliari ponds, this restaurant is famous for its traditional fish and seafood dishes. It is also an enoteca, so it has a well-stocked and quality wine cellar. The beautiful terrace overlooking the sea is often overrun by the bourgeoisie of Cagliari. This institution, open since 1967, has made a speciality of seafood platters, with oysters imported from France and Ireland, and lobster. If you don't want to ruin yourself, prefer the fishing of the day or frying.

La Lanterna is one of the best places in Olbia to learn about Sardinian specialities or to try them again. Located a little off the main street, it serves excellent meat and fish specialities, skilfully prepared and presented. But they also prepare pasta and pizzas, which makes it a family restaurant where everyone can enjoy themselves. The chef likes to take risks, especially when he offers sushi. You can go there with your eyes closed for the local specialities..., for the rest... it's up to you.

This fine table at Oristano stands out for its warm, modern setting and inventive Mediterranean cuisine. In other words, it's beautiful and tasteful, from the room to the plate. The dishes are beautifully presented, such as this octopus with potatoes and tomatoes or this fish fillet with artichoke and clams. The flavours are fresh and sliced. The prices are a little higher than elsewhere, but this is a change from the traditional Sardinian tables. Also note, also, a beautiful wine list that allows you to discover the region.

This is a real traditional Neapolitan pizzeria. This means that the restaurant is only open in the evening, because the oven is on a wood fire, and the dough is thicker and softer than for other pizzas. The choice is endless, as it often is, and everything will depend on your desire of the moment: simplicity, vegetables, seafood, deli meats and even pizzas covered... with chips! The terrace on the first floor is quickly taken over and it is better to book. Otherwise, there is also an outdoor patio on the back of the building.

One of the best tables of Golfo Aranci is located on the main beach. You can come there at any time for a refreshment. But it would be a shame to miss the gastronomic table facing the sea, literally and figuratively. Salt-crusted sea bass, mussels in white wine, Catalan-style lobster or the unmistakable spaghetti alle vongole are among the house specialities. Ideal for a romantic dinner under the stars. The establishment manages the private beach just in front. Possibility of a light lunch.

Perched on the heights of Bosa, you have to be prepared to climb several steps to get there. But the effort is worth it, because the Borgo San't Ignazio offers another atmosphere, another setting, nestled in the heart of the medieval district of Bosa. The beautiful vaulted room with stone walls and irregular plastering betrays the age of this house. Here you can taste Sardinian cold meats and cheeses, fish al forno, pasta al dente or seadas al miele. The terrace occupies half of the alleyway, installed under the vine or in the sun.

Yes, it is possible to eat at a reasonable price in Porto Cervo! You won't have to pay more than 20 euros for a meal. At this price, the cuisine is simple, international, and served in small portions. Fish tartar, pasta sprinkled with grated parmesan, hamburgers and summer salads are on the menu. The small, quirky room serves more as a dispatch area for the waiters than as a dining area for the customers. After all, the café is only open in season, and the large terrace sheltered by a pergola is sufficient.

This family-run restaurant in a pleasant and elegant setting attracts guests from the chic hotels of Cala Caterina. It offers a beautiful marine menu with refined products: spaghetti with lobster or crayfish, cockles and clams soup, cuttlefish ink risotto, sea bass with olives, tomatoes and potatoes or malfatti, delicious Lombard dumplings with spinach and ricotta. Between two courses, you will enjoy the incredible view of the bay of Santo Stefano and its azure blue. A must in Villassimius.

A pretty terrace and a room with a Sardinian decor and warm colours make you want to go through the door of this trattoria right away. The restaurant Le 2 Lanterne offers all the best specialities of the region, perfectly cooked. In particular, you will find the snails that the inhabitants of Sassari love, a food tradition that dates back to the Romans, it seems. The à la carte menu is complete and the menus are very interesting. The ravioli alla Gallurese and the fregolas con arselle are the specialities of the house not to be missed.

You wouldn't expect to find such a refined restaurant in the small town of Sant'Antioco, and yet... Da Achille revisits all the best Italian specialities and cooks them in its own way. Meat, fish, pasta, are nicely prepared in beautiful dishes. The restaurant of the Hotel Moderno is a favourite with locals and tourists alike. The restaurant is decorated with natural materials and small touches of original colour. It is a change from the rusticity of many Sardinian restaurants.

This pizzeria is a meeting place for locals who appreciate generous quality and low prices. The restaurant doesn't look like much, but the exposed stone walls and the terrace at the back give it a certain charm. The wood-fired pizzas, with their thick dough, are topped with fresh produce. The restaurant also offers pasta, including fregola with semolina, and plates of Sardinian cold cuts and cheeses. A good little typical canteen.

This "must-see" address is mentioned almost everywhere for its very good local cuisine. All the inhabitants of the region know this table with its high prices, certainly, but with its enchanting setting. An old farmhouse has been completely renovated to accommodate a beautiful restaurant and a few rooms. The hostel is located on the Oristano-Sassari road. It serves a delicious cuisine, facing the sea, but also the essential Sardinian pasta: fregola and lorighitta. Reservation is required at weekends.

Located on a small square in a large stone building with bright yellow window frames, the restaurant is very discreet. No sign to announce the place and the entrance is under the terrace of the building. Il Portico offers a good cuisine of Sardinian specialties, with good cold cuts and mountain cheeses, ravioli and fresh homemade pasta seasoned with al raghu sauce, or tomato sauce with sausage. The setting matches the cuisine: clean and rustic. Typical quality at a modest price.

Opposite the Sulis Tower, just at the entrance to the old town, you can see the sea from the long bay window of this restaurant. This is where the inhabitants of Alghero come when a craving for lobster seizes them. This is the speciality of the establishment and you can see them splashing around in the aquarium at the entrance. The menu, which is entirely sea-facing, offers the great classics: grilled or fried fish, pasta with bottarga, etc. The setting has the look of a chic brasserie with its whitewashed stone walls, vaults and verandah.

This former restaurant-pizzeria, opened in 1987, decided a few years ago to devote itself entirely to gastronomy. Today, there are no more pizzas on the menu, but a creative and successful cuisine with a meticulous presentation, where seafood products generously garnish the plates, under the watchful eye of chef Roberto Raccis, owner of the establishment. The soberly decorated dining room, with its brick walls, has a warm atmosphere, but is rather noisy. Reservations are recommended, as this is a popular address.

This seaside café plays the multi-card offer to satisfy the needs of holidaymakers at different times of the day. Its blue and white cladding gives it a charming look. The tables on the terrace, below the road, enjoy the shade of the hundred-year-old olive trees. Coffee and cakes for breakfast, pizzas and bruschettas for lunch or aperitif time, cocktails in the evening, the view is always breathtaking. You can also taste the Arabic speciality ramhadam, a kind of pizza on a base of potato bread.

This excellent fish restaurant evokes a time when bluefin tuna were common in the waters of the Mediterranean. Luckily, there are many other pelagic resources that end up nicely cooked, such as this pasta with langoustines, this squid stew or these large tagliatelle mixed with fresh tomatoes and mussels. But the speciality to taste absolutely is the cascà, a variety of Tunisian couscous. One sits on one of the two sheltered terraces, with no view, but with comfortable high chairs.

Luigi Pomata has made his gastronomic restaurant the equivalent of a star in France. Coming from a large family of restaurateurs and hoteliers, he has been able to preserve the tradition by honouring tuna in all its cooking. After having travelled through many countries and as many culinary experiences, the recipe of this beautiful place with its large terrace is a delicate cuisine, exceptional products from all over the island and elegant dressings. The chef doesn't stop there and has created the more accessible Pomata Bistrot and the NEXT lounge bar.

The restaurant and fish shop Sandolo is one of the institutions of Carloforte and an address to be discovered absolutely. At the end of the harbour, the white front, the tables covered in blue and the white tiles on the wall remind us that we are in a real fishmonger's shop. From the fishing to the plate, every day fish and seafood are brought here and transformed into a beautiful fresh menu: rosé tuna and cherry tomatoes, sea urchins, beautiful shrimps, squid, catch of the day... for fish lovers, you are at the right place!

A little out of the city centre, but close to the hotel district, this table will seduce gourmets. The pleasant and modern setting, all in white, serves as a showcase for a very inspired cuisine. The self-taught chef Christian Pollu selects the best products, most of which are fished off the coast of Sardinia. He sublimates them with minimalist preparations of Sardinian inspiration. Cucina Machri is considered the best table in Pula. Prefer an indoor table, the outdoor terrace overlooks the sometimes noisy street.

A stone's throw from the San Benedetto market, this snack demonstrates that panino can be elevated to the status of an art. The chef uses only fresh, local produce whenever possible. The crispy bread to the bite, the acidity of the dried tomato contrasts with the salty sweetness of the mortadella, truffle oil, artichoke cream or olive oil add their touch of originality. The room with its neat and rustic setting has only a dozen place settings. While eating there, you can accompany your sandwich with a homemade beer.

You only have to look at the window boxes and the flower pots around the door to know that you have arrived at the right place. Lost in a small alley in the city centre, near the tourist office, this charming address looks like a mountain refuge with its granite facade and its small openings. This is the place to come to taste some of the best specialities of the region. The owners will be happy to guide you in your choice of dish. The restaurant is located on the first floor, under the roof.

It's best to book at the Spinnaker, as it is the best restaurant in Porto Cervo. Its reputation is based as much on its setting as on its dishes, which combine freshness, modernity and traditional cuisine. The chef doesn't do anything crazy with the supplies, but he knows how to prepare his products with talent: lobster, lobster, shrimps, cuttlefish, octopus. There is also a good choice of meat. Ask for the terrace with a view of the sea if there are any places left: these are the best tables, and they are very popular in this fashionable establishment.

This Cagliari institution celebrated its 100th anniversary in 2021. The Mundula family has managed to run this restaurant from generation to generation, always with the same recipe: good local dishes inspired by both land and sea. This former salt store offers a different atmosphere between its restaurant, which focuses on local specialities, and the wine bar, which offers a fine selection of oysters and champagnes. Here you can try Sardinian-style pork, fregola with clams, homemade fish soup or sweetbreads.

Araxi e Mari is one of the best places to try Sardinian cuisine. Giorgia Guidetti makes sure that all the products used in her restaurant are raised or harvested on the island, such as the semolina or flour used to make fresh pasta, the saffron from San Gavino, the bottarga, the suckling pigs or the vernaccia, the wine from Oristano. In a room open to a large garden you can taste pork on the spit, grilled fish, octopus salads or spaghetti. Good value for money.

This pleasant and recent trattoria located in the historic centre welcomes you in a cosy setting dressed in light tones contrasted by stone and wood. Here you can enjoy tasty Sardinian specialities made with fresh and local products, with a special mention for seafood and excellent grilled fish. Tuna and spaghetti alla bottarga are a must to discover. For dessert, the gourmands can enjoy a ricotta cheese cheesecake. A great discovery. Don't forget to book.