Restaurants cuisine du monde Calabria

An address in the historic centre well known for its good traditional cuisine, with a special emphasis on seafood. The swordfish dishes are particularly tasty, and the seafood, raw or cooked, is very fresh. Warm and romantic atmosphere for refined dishes and an attractive wine list. The room is not very large and even the terrace fills up very quickly, so remember to book your table with a view, especially in high season. Very nice view of the sea from the terrace.

Ideally situated on the heights of the historic heart of beautiful Tropea, a stone's throw from the superb duomo, and with a panorama to savour: the port and the mountains in the background. The service and cuisine are impeccable, with excellent value for money for a host of Mediterranean dishes. Good fried anchovies and seafood, to be accompanied by a fresh white wine. Grilled fish with cuttlefish ink pasta, tuna with Tropea red onions and pizzas, you will be delighted. An idyllic setting with a shady terrace.

Along the SS177 between Camigliatello Silano and Lake Cecita, the restaurant of the Hotel San Lorenzo welcomes gourmets in a modern, cleanly furnished room, offering a contemporary interpretation of traditional cuisine. Quality local raw materials are highlighted in sophisticated and refined dishes. The specialities are dishes based on mushrooms (funghi) and game (selvaggina). The tortelli with mushroom broth and truffle are a delight! There is a well-stocked wine cellar with good regional wines.

Hotel Victoria's restaurant has a very pleasant covered terrace on the beach side. An idyllic setting for tasting seafood and Mediterranean dishes, made with fresh fish and ingredients from Calabria. The menu changes according to the seasons to guarantee freshness and quality of the raw materials. Particularly noteworthy are the sea antipasti and home-made desserts. The house also offers personalized menus for vegans and vegetarians, diabetics and children.

In the main street of the city, there is a refined Michelin-starred restaurant, where the cuisine offers all the generosity of the raw materials of the Calabrian territory. The traditional recipes of the region are masterfully revisited by Chef Riccardo, as if ennobled by his culinary know-how. The traditional recipes of the region are masterfully revisited by the chef Riccardo, as if ennobled by his culinary know-how. Noteworthy are raw fish and seafood, fresh homemade pasta, fruit, liquorice and bergamot pastries. Wine cellar of choice. In short, an obligatory gastronomic stopover for those passing through the Ionian coast.

Facing the harbour and the picturesque promenade of Vibo Marina, a renowned address, a high level cuisine that is both classic and inventive, where fish is of course the order of the day on the "coast of the gods". The products of the territory are valued: shrimps from Capo Vaticano, black truffle from the Pollino, podolica veal, caciocavallo silano cheese... An elegant setting and a beautiful and wide selection of wines and champagnes make this restaurant an essential stop on any self-respecting Calabrian gastronomic itinerary.

In the heart of this small and quiet town, 12 km from Vibo Valentia, there is a typical trattoria that also serves as a bar, with two well-kept and nicely decorated rooms. The cuisine is authentically local, respecting traditional recipes and old-fashioned cooking methods, using the pignata, an earthenware pan, and the wood-burning oven. Magnificent assortments ofantipasti made of vegetables, cheeses and Calabrian cold cuts, homemade pasta with fragrant sauces, but also grilled meats, pizzas and homemade desserts.

A small authentic place that looks like a mountain refuge, with a very warm atmosphere. The quality of its cuisine is celebrated by framed press clippings on the walls. It is confirmed that it is one of the best tables in town with homemade pasta and desserts, vegetables and wild herbs, local cheeses... Taste the speciality, the linguine allo stoccafisso (cod linguine). Ideal for a stopover because you can also sleep in this family farm at the foot of the Pollino National Park.

The emblem of the restaurant appears everywhere, on the walls of the room covered with colourful ceramic suns, and on the wine jugs. This family business has been operating since 1970 and welcomes you in a warm atmosphere to enjoy Calabrian cuisine based on seafood (although the menu also offers some proposals of land). Good assortment of hot and cold antipasti. The pasta dishes are very tasty (excellent spaghetti with baccalà, cherry tomatoes and breadcrumbs) and the swordfish with mint is worth trying!

Situated on a promontory overlooking the sea, it is an elegant restaurant-hotel with garden and swimming pool. In the summer, the terrace, situated below, is an enchanting place, with its small tables as if they were on the water. Great personalities have been seduced by the place: Claudia Cardinale, Lucio Dalla or, more recently, Bob Sinclar! The cuisine, based on marine specialties, offers good fish antipasti, but at high prices. Try the grilled swordfish, a specialty of Crotone, almost better here than elsewhere.

Not far from the archaeological area, a locanda with a long tradition that offers a quality local cuisine, very well cared for. Antonio and Rocco Simone, two brothers, work to defend the Calabrian culinary heritage, concocting an authentic cuisine based on products from miles around. Flavours, generosity and sunshine on the plate! Suggestions evolve according to the fresh products of the day. Among the main dishes: homemade pasta with goat stew, meatballs and stocco in sauce(codfish). Good value for money.

One of the good restaurants of Castrovillari, located in the historic centre opposite the Aragonese castle. The setting is pleasant and friendly, with a rustic, well-kept room and a terrace facing one of the massive towers of the fortress. The osteria serves simple and very tasty local cuisine, based on meat and fresh products from the mountains. You will have to decipher the menu, which uses dialectal terms, so get advice from the waiter according to your desires! An address much appreciated by the locals.

Restaurant nestled in a small 1920's villa, with a very pleasant terrace in the summer, and a slightly kitschy interior room. Typical trattoria atmosphere, family and relaxed, for a classic and simple cuisine that stands out for its seafood specialities such as mussels with tomato, pasta with vongole, tuna with sesame, mixed fish frying and grilled meats. To follow, homemade desserts, ice creams and cakes. Attentive staff and good advice, especially in the choice of wine.

A country restaurant in the middle of the mountains, frequented by locals, especially on Sundays. Sitting on the terrace, with the river below, you will enjoy a traditional, authentic and generous cuisine. On the menu, assortments of antipasti composed of capocollo and soppressata accompanied by vegetables in oil, pasta with goat stew, mushrooms (in season), trout and good grilled meat. A gourmet and invigorating stopover, perfect on the way back from the walk to the Marmarico waterfalls.

This restaurant, which is certainly a tourist attraction, is appreciated for its pleasant location in front of the Pizzo marina and for its good fish-based cuisine, a classic and unpretentious cuisine, but well executed and with fresh products. The house specialities are mixed grilled fish, fried fish and pasta dishes such as paccheri with fresh tuna and cherry tomatoes. Also worth trying: swordfish parmigiana and tuna with red onions from Tropea. In the evening, the restaurant also serves pizzeria.

One of the best tables in Cosenza, ideal for discovering local Calabrian products. Both rustic and elegant, the large room upstairs, with its beautiful exposed beams, welcomes a rather wealthy local clientele. Taste the Calabria Bella antipasto, based on regional cheeses and cold cuts, grilled vegetables and olives, accompanied by a glass of local wine, the Donnici. Charming staff and generous and sincere cuisine, enough to reconcile with the old town of Cosenza which, at first glance, may seem unappealing.

Away from the main square of Pizzo, Le Petit Jardin welcomes its guests on a pleasant shaded terrace facing the castle. The address, run by a charming couple, is a perfect stop for lunch. The menu favors seafood and offers antipasti (excellent mussel pepata ), pasta dishes and grilled fish. Very generous portions! The restaurant also offers gourmet burgers with swordfish, fried calamari, pulled pork or chopped steak with stracciatella.

Located at the exit of the village, the agriturismo Al Borgo is one of those places on which time seems to have no hold. The welcome, the cooking and even the prices, very cheap, contribute to this feeling of suspended time. Here, all the cold cuts are homemade, like the 'nduja which is served in small traditional terracotta warmers. The gargantuanantipasto misto offers a complete overview of this tasty Calabrian mountain cuisine, and the fresh pasta with lamb, goat or eggplant is a real treat.

A family-run restaurant that honors the Greek culture and its Italian and Greek origins. You can enjoy souvlakia (meat skewers), dolmades (stuffed vine leaves) and lestopitta bread dipped in fresh and creamy tzatziki. But the establishment also offers excellent pizzas with traditional Botte toppings, to be enjoyed on the spot or to take away. For a happy marriage of the two culinary traditions, opt for the pizza with feta cheese, original and very good.

Just a few steps from the waterfront, in a rather impersonal residential area, this is an address that is popular with locals for the quality of its Neapolitan pizzas cooked over a wood fire, with a soft and elastic edge, to be enjoyed on the spot or to take away. The establishment also offers a very good sea food concocted with the products of the day's catch. If you can't decide, you can always fall back on the Bella Napoli pizza, topped with octopus, prawns and seafood!