Restaurants in Italy
If there’s one thing Italy’s known for, it’s food. Italian cuisine is loved and enjoyed all over the world, and a...
Naples
Ristorante Pizzeria Mattozzi
Piazza Carità, 2, 80134 Napoli NA, Italy
Run by the charming Alfonso Mattozzi, who greets all his customers like old friends at the door, Ristorante Mattozzi is a proper institution. The...
Trattoria da Nennella
Piazza Carità, 22, 80134 Napoli NA, Italy
Trattoria da Nennella is Naples’s best-known trattoria, not so much for its food as for its loud and chaotic atmosphere where purposely rude waiters...
Cibi Cotti
Via Ferdinando Galiani, 30, 80122 Napoli NA, Italy
Neapolitans take meal times extremely seriously, meaning there are a plethora of tiny trattorias that cater to workers unable to get home for a warm...
La Cantina di via Sapienza
Via Sapienza, 40, 80138 Napoli NA, Italy
Easily mistakable as one of the bassi – ground-floor apartments – that punctuate the narrow alleyways of the Old Town, the storied Cantina della...
Taverna dell'Arte
Rampe S. Giovanni Maggiore, 1, 80134 Napoli NA, Italy
At the top of several steep steps, a single lantern marks the vine-covered entrance to this tiny restaurant. Knock at the door, and you’ll be welcomed...
Il Garum Ristorante Pizzeria
Via Miseno, 19, 80070 Bacoli NA, Italy
‘Garum’, an anchovy concentrate used by the Romans, now gives its name to one of the best fish restaurants in the historic centre. Tucked inside the...
“Add'ù Fratemo” Trattoria/Pizzeria
Gradini S. Liborio, 21, 80100 Napoli NA, Italy
Add’u Fratemo is a true favourite among locals, who pass the time smoking out in the street or watching the football on a TV propped up in the corner....
Trattoria Malinconico
Via Giovanni Paisiello, 1, 80128 Napoli NA, Italy
Behind the fruit and veg market in upmarket Vomero is Trattoria Malincolico, marked by a simple faded sign above the door reading ‘Vino e Olio’,...
Bologna
Casamerlò
Via de' Gombruti, 2d, 40123 Bologna BO, Italy
Owners Dario Picchiotti and Francesco Tonelli liven up Bologna’s usual repertoire by juxtaposing gourmet wild cards with beloved iconic dishes...
Trattoria Bertozzi
Via Andrea Costa, 84/2/D, 40134 Bologna BO, Italy
Located in a more residential part of Bologna but reasonable enough to reach from the centre via a long walk or taxi is one of Bologna’s perfect...
All'Osteria Bottega
Via Santa Caterina, 51, 40123 Bologna BO, Italy
No secret to eaters locally and around the world, Osteria Bottega maintains a consistent reputation for quality-driven traditional Bolognese dining,...
Ristorante Al Cambio
Via Stalingrado, 150, 40128 Bologna BO, Italy
While simple in the atmosphere, the food certainly feels extravagant in flavour. Al Cambio is considered one of the few which still guarantees a...
Trattoria di Via Serra
Via Luigi Serra, 9b, 40129 Bologna BO, Italy
Conveniently located near the train station, Via Serra is known for highlighting disappearing traditional Italian ingredients in its seasonal menu in...
Grassilli
Via dal Luzzo, 3/d, 40125 Bologna BO, Italy
Tucked away in a small street near Piazza Santo Stefano lies a time capsule white tablecloth institution loved by Bolognesi. Newcomers, in all...
Ahimè
Via S. Gervasio, 6e, 40121 Bologna BO, Italy
For produce-forward contemporary dining alongside a curated natural wine list, get inside Ahimè’s punk approach intended to push the buttons of...
Trattoria da Me
Via S. Felice, 50a, 40122 Bologna BO, Italy
An address for diners who have visited Bologna before and are looking to experience what the new generation of restaurateurs aim to procure and...
Rome
Checchino Dal 1887
Via di Monte Testaccio, 30, 00153 Roma RM, Italy
Let's be clear: The menu at Checchino dal 1887 is offal-tastic. So if eating animal innards isn't your thing, either head somewhere else or go for the...
Ristorante La Tavernaccia Da Bruno
Via Giovanni da Castel Bolognese, 63, 00153 Roma RM, Italy
La Tavernaccia is old-school Roman all the way. Start with the misto affettati, a plate of cured meats and cheeses. Next, go for rigatoni...
Altrove Ristorante
Via Girolamo Benzoni, 34, 00154 Roma RM, Italy
Dishes at Altrove, a bright new addition to the largely residential Ostiense district, are inventive, but not overcomplicated. Lunch is a casual,...
Seu Pizza Illuminati
Via Angelo Bargoni, 10 - 18, 00153 Roma RM, Italy
Cool and minimalist with Saarinen-style furniture and contemporary art, Seu Pizza Illuminati isn't your typical old-school pizzeria. The pies...
Osteria Chiana
Via Agri, 25, 00198 Roma RM, Italy
More smart-bistro and less old-school osteria, Osteria Chiana offers an energizing menu of Roman classics, including an excellent tonnarelli pasta...
Trattoria Da Cesare al Casaletto
Via del Casaletto, 45, 00151 Roma RM, Italy
Cesare is a trattoria specializing in Roman cuisine, and it nails the classics; the starters, pastas, and mains get so much attention, in fact, that...
SantoPalato
Piazza Tarquinia, 4 a/b, 00183 Roma RM, Italy
Santo Palato is exactly what a Roman trattoria should be: unassuming outside, bright and welcoming within. The tiny kitchen opens onto the dining room...
Agustarello A Testaccio
Via Giovanni Branca, 98, 00153 Roma RM, Italy
Agustarello is something of an institution in Testaccio, a former slaughterhouse district that's now one of Rome's edgiest neighborhoods. You'll...
Milan
Langosteria Bistrot
Via Privata Bobbio, 2, 20144 Milano MI, Italy
Langosteria offers perhaps the city’s best fish and crustaceans in an upscale dining environment. But don’t expect stuffy formality here: the charming...
Spore
Via Passo Buole, 4, 20135 Milano MI, Italy
Featuring a fixed five-course menu that changes weekly – with a few recurring staples – Spore is a new laidback restaurant in Porta Romana that’s been...
Trattoria Trippa
Via Giorgio Vasari, 1, 20135 Milano MI, Italy
One of the most popular chefs in town, Diego Rossi has set out to honour offal, creating unfussy renditions of tripe, kidneys, liver, heart, lung and...
Erba Brusca
Alzaia Naviglio Pavese, 286, 20142 Milano MI, Italy
Erba Brusca is a rural-chic retreat alongside the Naviglio Pavese canal whose short and sweet menu features ingredients from the adjoining vegetable...
Gastronomia Yamamoto
Via Amedei, 5, 20123 Milano MI, Italy
Who would have thought that the best place to indulge in authentic Japanese home cooking would be in the centre of Milan? From the lunchtime takeaway...
28 Posti
Via Corsico, 1, 20144 Milano MI, Italy
Leading the pack with an inventive, contemporary approach to Italian cuisine, 28 Posti – named so for the 28 seats in this Navigli-side restaurant –...
Ratanà
Via Gaetano de Castillia, 28, 20124 Milano MI, Italy
The best contemporary takes on traditional Milanese cuisine can be found at Ratanà, a restaurant in Isola owned by the imaginative chef Cesare...
Propaganda Alimentare Agriturismo Urbano
Via Accademia, 56, 20131 Milano MI, Italy
A sleek-yet-friendly neighbourhood joint in Lambrate, Propaganda Alimentare markets itself as an ‘urban agriturismo’ – a place where the focus is on...