The best Italian pizzerias and restaurants Cagliari

Here you are in one of the oldest restaurants in the Sardinian capital, opened in 1852. At that time it was an inn equipped with stables where the Sardinians came down from the mountains on horseback. The current owners have gentrified the setting with tablecloths, red taffeta chairs and solid parquet flooring. The menu reveals a selection of classic, well-toned dishes (chateaubriand, Milanese escalope), some Sardinian specialities, including malloreddus, or exceptional products such as sea urchins, white truffle or lobster.

From outside you can see the large and beautiful terrace which is quickly taken over in the evening. Inside, the atmosphere of this neighbourhood canteen is provided by a regular clientele. The tempting smell of its semi-open kitchen and the small, simple, long and unadorned room make this trattoria one of the institutions of the lower town. If the weather is nice, take advantage of the terrace and you will be a little more quiet. Good Sardinian specialities based on whole fish or meat, homemade lasagne, pasta and seafood.

A pizzeria where you can also taste very good horse steaks. With musical animation in the room or in the garden.

One of the many pizzerias of. Beach. Very lively in the summer.

Nothing exceptional, but offers good value for money. A marine decor.

Pizzeria retransmits the games of La Azzurra and Cagliari. The palmiers can be found under the palm trees of the beautiful interior garden. Service smiling but not necessarily fast.

La Locanda dei Buoni e Cattivi is located on the ground floor of a beautiful villa. Its formulas allow you to discover the traditional Sardinian flavours. The creative cuisine is based above all on the quality of raw materials and local organic products. The tasty, delicate and refined result has been rewarded many times by the greatest gastronomic guides in Italy. We also love the relaxed and intimate setting and the enthusiastic team.

Halfway between the wine bar, the restaurant and the gourmet shop, Osteria Paradiso has become the HQ for gourmets. Specialties come from all over Italy, including succulent piadine, a fine selection of focaccias, pasta, stews, cold cuts and cheeses to accompany typical breads. Cocktails, wines and homemade beers are to be sipped in a warm wooded decor or on the terrace. For those who want to keep their figure, soups - mostly gluten-free - and beautiful salads are to be discovered.

A family pizzeria with a wide choice of pizzas. Its specialities? Pizza della casa (Sardinian sausage, pancetta, tomato, mozzarella, lonza di maiale) and betta pizza (eggplant, tomato, pecorino, parmesan, mozzarella). This small pizza pizzeria is known as the place where you can taste the best pizza in Cagliari. The consideration for this success: the wait may be long.

At the southern end of the Poetto beach, a stone's throw from the Piccola Marina, the Otium stands out both for its tasty and generous cuisine and for its excellent value for money. A large wooded terrace decorated with white furniture allows you to enjoy a beautiful view of the sea. It extends towards the interior room closed by bay windows. In the kitchen, Sardinian specialities and seafood are the lion's share. Special mention for the traditional Sardinian fregola cooked in a hearty seafood stew. A delicacy!

Offers Sardinian specialities as spaghetti in urchins, mussels soup and frying. The oil is made home, light and fruity.

Sa Piola is the whole of Sardinia summed up in one restaurant. Giuseppe, the chef, offers a menu that draws cheerfully from the traditional repertoire, of course, but he is especially careful to work with ultra-fresh, seasonal products, offered by his friends who are producers or fishermen. Thus, the bluefin tuna comes in carpaccio, the prawns are served raw, the lorighittas come from Morgongiori. Gabriele accompanies this pleasant cuisine with carefully selected bottles that flirt with the natural trend.

Designed as a typical inn, the Ammentos restaurant takes you to the mountains of Barbagia for a meal. Copper pots and wicker baskets transform the room into a Sardinian farmhouse scullery. The dishes are served on large wooden boards placed on the table, ready to be shared. They are garnished with grilled vegetables, the best cured meats and delicious cheeses, fregola and ravioli, roast suckling pig and grilled sausages. To finish the meal, a glass of muscatel wine is brought along with small biscuits.