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A Caladda
26 Lungomare Bettolo
Recco, Italy

 
 
Acqua Pazza
Piazza Carlo Pisacane
Ponza

”The restaurants above the port are the only part of Ponza that feel generic: they could be on any island...” MORE>>
 
 
Agrifoglio
38D Via Accademia Albertina
Turin

”Local dishes in a cozy setting....” MORE>>
 
 
Agriturismo Su Cuile
12 Via Clori
Dorgali, Sardinia

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Al Bacaro
165 Via R. Browning
Asolo

”At Al Bacaro the next day, I ordered a salume board of prosciutto, speck, lardo, mortadella, porchetta, pancetta, and soppressa...” MORE>>
 
 
Albergo Ristorante Silvio
12 Via Carcano
Bellagio

”Now that we've read 'Tastes of Italy' by Anya von Bremzen [July], my husband and I have to weigh in...” MORE>>
 
 
Al Bersagliere
260 Via Statale Goitese
Goito

”I drove to the nearby hamlet of Goito to dine at Al Bersagliere, which has the sponged-yellow walls and bright...” MORE>>
 
 
Al Bicerin
5 Piazza della Consolata
Turin, Italy

”The signature bicerin (melted chocolate, coffee, and cream) has been served at this Turin landmark since 1763....” MORE>>
 
 
Al Cambio
150 Via Stalingrado
Bologna

 
 
Al Camin
99 Via Alverà
Cortina d'Ampezzo

”This old Cortina favorite is justly famous for local specialties like penne with wild mushrooms, and game, especially alpine hare...” MORE>>
 
 
Al Cenacolo
16 Via Pedretti
Chiavenna

”Pork cutlets and potatoes served in a pan are the specialty at Al Cenacolo, a stylishly renovated restaurant with a...” MORE>>
 
 
Al Covo
Campiello Della Pescaria 3968
Venice

”'Stirring continuously? This will give you mashed potatoes instead of risotto!' exclaimed the city's other risotto maestro, Cesare Benelli of...” MORE>>
 
 
Al Filò
6 Via Dante
Bormio

”Judging by its surroundings, you'd think that Al Filò —in a barrel-vaulted, stone-walled hay cellar—would serve only the most traditional...” MORE>>
 
 
Al Fontego dei Pescatori
Cannaregio 3726, Calle Priuli
Venice

”Fans of Bruno Paolato (from his 15-year tenure at Venice's acclaimed Ai Mercanti) now head to his rustic new restaurant...” MORE>>
 
 
Al Fornello da Ricci
Contrada Montevicoli
Ceglie Messapica

”So many people hammered away at me about this being one of Puglia's best restaurants, I finally gave in—despite my...” MORE>>
 
 
Al Graspo de Ua
San Marco 5094/A
Venice

”The menu includes innovations (grilled Tomino cheese with nuts) and classics (delicate fish stew); the witty, wine-centric quotes on the...” MORE>>
 
 
Alla Cucina delle Langhe
6 Corso Como
Milan

 
 
Alla Vecchia Bettola
32–34R Viale Ariosto
Florence

 
 
Alle Due Corti
1 Corte dei Giugni
Lecce

”The menu is in a dialect most Italians find impenetrable, which tells you everything you need to know about this...” MORE>>
 
award winner
Alle Murate
16 Via del Proconsolo
Duomo
Florence, Italy

”A classic Florentine restaurant, now in a romantic new space in a Renaissance palace with frescoed ceilings. Chef Umberto Montano...” MORE>>
 
 
All’Enoteca
57 Via Roma
Canale
Piedmont

”For his Head to Hoof Cow, Palluda takes the Fassone cow offal that locals adore and serves it as a...” MORE>>
 
 
Alle Testiere
Calle del Mondo Novo
5801 Castello
Venice

”Whether you’re seeking an over-the-top meal with a view of the lagoon, seafood tagliatelle at a low-key trattoria, or Venetian...” MORE>>
 
 
Al Moro
13 Vicolo delle Bollette
Rome

”In Italy last spring, my husband and I visited trattorias and pizzerias, and Al Moro, in Rome, left us completely...” MORE>>
 
 
Al Prosecco
Santa Croce 1503, Campo San Giacomo dall'Orio
Venice

”Like the wine it's named for, this three-year-old enoteca with a small wood bar is fun and increasingly popular. Brothers...” MORE>>
 
 
Altavilla
46 Via Ai Monti
Bianzone

”'Altavilla makes the Valtellina's best sciatt. The restaurant is tiny, but it has four hundred wines and a vast selection...” MORE>>
 
 
Angolo di Tanit
Calle dell'Aseo
Cannaregio 1885
Venice

”Historically parochial Venetians have been slow to discover the proudly Sicilian Angolo di Tanit. When we stop by, Bob Marley...” MORE>>
 
 
Antica Bottega del Vino
3 Vicolo Scudo di Francia
Verona

”Antica Bottega del Vino, also in Verona, is the place for baccalà vicentina, a preparation that—however unlikely it seems on...” MORE>>
 
 
Antica Corona Reale da Renzo
13 Via Fossano
Cervere

”Home cooking—Piedmontese-style—at the Michelin-starred level, including perhaps the finest rendition of tripe anywhere in the world. Wine options are extensive...” MORE>>
 
 
Antica Dolceria Bonajuto
159 Corso Umberto I
Modica, Italy

 
 
Antica Focacceria San Francesco
58 Via Alessandro Paternostro
Palermo

”This three-level restaurant (casual food on the bottom, fine dining at the top) is one of the oldest in Palermo....” MORE>>
 
 
Antica Osteria di Vico Palla
15R Vico Palla
Genoa, Italy

 
 
Antiche Carampane
Rio Tera delle Carampane
San Polo 1911
Venice, Italy

”Whether you’re seeking an over-the-top meal with a view of the lagoon, seafood tagliatelle at a low-key trattoria, or Venetian...” MORE>>
 
 
Antico Caffè Callisano
3 Piazza Risorgimento
Alba

”In the vaulted arcade of Alba's Piazza Duomo, this 18th-century confection of pink marble and gilt is the preferred first...” MORE>>
 
 
Antico Caffé della Pace
3-7 Via della Pace
Rome

 
 
Aria Corte Sapori Antichi
32 Via Roma
Marittima di Diso

”With bridles and yokes supplying the decoration, this village restaurant is an unprepossessing monument to down-home pugliese cooking....” MORE>>
 
 
Arnolfo
50/52 Via XX Settembre
Colle di Val d'Elsa, Italy

”Try chef Gaetano Trovato’s pan-seared scampi with goose liver and prickly pears....” MORE>>
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Augustarello
98 Via Giovanni Branca
Rome

”A spare room; working-class local clientele; a bottle of decent Sangiovese on the table; a fat proprietor who micromanages the...” MORE>>
 
 
Avogaria
Dorsoduro 1629, Calle della Avogaria
Venice

”Chef Antonella Pugliese and her husband Mimmo Piccolomo spent two years renovating the four-century-old restaurant and its fig-treed garden, modernizing...” MORE>>
 
 
Baby
15 Via Ulisse Aldrovandi
Rome

”Baby, as it happens, is an extremely grown-up and formal affair—silver cloches covering piatti di pasta; that prehistoric practice of...” MORE>>
 
 
Bacaro Lounge
Salizzada San Moise
1345 San Marco
Venice

”There's not a Murano chandelier in sight at Bacaro Lounge, where simple Italian dishes such as pasta con pomodoro are...” MORE>>
 
 
Bar Braulio
27 Via Roma

”Make time for a platter of salt-dried beef and a glass of Braulio, a medicinal-tasting herbal liqueur, at the pine-and-stone...” MORE>>
 
 
Barrique
53a Corso Dante
Turin

”There I ate a terrine made of almost raw veal and chopped vegetables with an egg sauce, followed by sautéed...” MORE>>
 
award winner
Beccofino
1R Piazza degli Scarlatti
Florence

”Go to Beccofino for nouvelle Tuscan food and Conran-style furnishings....” MORE>>
 
 
Bir & Fud
23 Via Benedetta
Rome, Italy

”The Trastevere no-frills joint serves more than 100 craft beers and pizzas made with organic flour and offbeat toppings, such...” MORE>>
 
 
Boccadoro
Cannaregio 5405
Campo Widmann
Venice, Italy

”Whether you’re seeking an over-the-top meal with a view of the lagoon, seafood tagliatelle at a low-key trattoria, or Venetian...” MORE>>
 
 
Borgo San Jacopo
Hotel Lungarno
62R Borgo San Jacopo
Florence

 
 
Bosquet
Piazza Tasso
Sorrento

 
 
Bottiglieria DOC
9 Via Beniamino Franklin
Rome

”This recently opened subterranean wonder zeroes in on fresh pastas and seafood. We are served the lightest potato gnochetti, followed...” MORE>>
 
 
Buca dell’Orafo
28 Via de’Girolami
Florence

”A favorite of Ursini’s father’s for Tuscan classic...” MORE>>
 
 
Buca Lapi
1 R Via del Trebbio
Florence, Italy

”The restaurant is part of the Marchesi Antinori winery, which is located in Palazzo Antinori, the Renaissance palace that has...” MORE>>
 
 
Buffet da Pepi
3 Via della Cassa di Risparmio
Trieste, Italy

 
 
Ca dei Frati
1 Isola di San Clemente
Venice

 
 
Ca' d'Oro alla Vedova
Ramo Ca’ d’Oro
Cannaregio 3912
Venice, Italy

 
 
Ca' d'Oro
Ramo Ca' d'Oro
Cannaregio 3912
Venice

”Ca' d'Oro does two kinds of meatballs, both of them delicious; an equally well prepared squid with potatoes; and whole...” MORE>>
 
 
Café Flora
24 Piazza Vittorio Veneto
Turin, Italy

”The 2006 Winter Olympics offers Turin, perhaps the...” MORE>>
 
 
Café Victoria
1 Via Clerici
Milan, Italy

 
 
Caffè Alvino
Piazza San Oronzo, 30
Lecce

”This classic Lecce café and bakery is a must for cream-filled pasticciotto pastries...” MORE>>
 
award winner
Caffè Cibrèo
Via del Verrocchio 5/r
Florence

 
 
Caffè Converso
199 Via Vittorio Emanuele II
Bra

”You, too, might spy Slow Food founder Carlo Petrini downing an espresso at this ornate turn-of-the-19th-century café and bakery....” MORE>>
 
award winner
Caffè Doria
Via della Gatta 1A
Rome

 
 
Caffe Gilli
39R Piazza Della Repubblica
Florence

”Gilli, a Victorian café in the Piazza della Repubblica, has sandwiches with their crusts trimmed just so, wonderful fruit-shaped marzipan...” MORE>>
 
 
Caffè Groppi
Via Mameli, 20
Trecate

”Why do urban food lovers flock to this Michelin one-star place in the obscure village of Trecate 40 minutes by...” MORE>>
 
 
Caffé Meletti
3 Piazza Duca Federico
Urbino, Italy

”The artist Enzo Cucchi, one of Italy's finest, and...” MORE>>
 
 
Caffe Ronchi
Corso di Svevia, 73
Altamura

”We bought a loaf almost the size of a car tire and took it to the weathered marble counter at...” MORE>>
 
 
Caffè San Carlo
156 Piazza San Carlo
Turin, Italy

”Those of you put off by the cost of eating in Europe, fear no more: after spending more days on...” MORE>>
 
 
Caffè Sicilia
125 Corso Vittorio Emanuele
Noto, Italy

 
 
Caffè Torino
204 Piazza San Carlo
Turin, Italy

”The 2006 Winter Olympics offers Turin, perhaps the...” MORE>>
 
 
Cala di Volpe Restaurant
Porto Cervo, Costa Smeralda

”I could have stayed out here on the deck forever...” MORE>>
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Cala Frontone
Via Frontone
Ponza

”Island specialties and homemade wine....” MORE>>
 
 
Canale
30 Via Roma
Portofino

 
 
Cantina
1 Via Po
Turin, Italy

”Those of you put off by the cost of eating in Europe, fear no more: after spending more days on...” MORE>>
 
 
Cantina Siciliana
via Giudecca 36
Trapani

 
 
Cantinetta Antinori
3 Piazza degli Antinori
Duomo/Santa Maria Novella
Florence, Italy

”Its appeal is unquestionable, but with 10 province...” MORE>>
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Carabé
60r Via Ricasoli
San Marco
Florence, Italy

 
award winner
Casa Bleve
48-49 Via del Teatro Valle
Rome

”Three years ago, Anacleto Bleve and his wife, Tina, opened this spin-off of their beloved little wine bar, La Bottega...” MORE>>
 
 
Ca' Sette
4 Via Cunizza da Romano
Bassano del Grappa
Possagno

”The hotel's restaurant overlooks the garden; young chef Mauro Poggio creates nouvelle versions of local vegetarian and seafood platters, such...” MORE>>
 
 
Cavatappi
San Marco 525, Campo della Guerra
Venice

”Young couple Francesca Tegon and Marco Ginapri filled the viticultural void behind Piazza San Marco when they opened Cavatappi (corkscrew)...” MORE>>
 
 
Cavolo Nero
22 Via dell' Ardiglione
Florence

 
 
Checchino dal 1887
30 Via di Monte Testaccio
Rome

”Those seeking a more refined wine list with their Testaccio meal should head to the old stalwart Checchino dal 1887...” MORE>>
 
 
Chiasso dei Portici
1 Chiasso dei Portici
Radda in Chianti

”A restaurant in a town near the estate, run by two women who bake their own bread and make their...” MORE>>
 
award winner
Ciampini
Piazza San Lorenzo in Lucina 29
Rome

”Located on the relatively calm Piazza San Lorenzo in Lucina—between the Pantheon and the Spanish Steps—this small café is a...” MORE>>
 
 
Ciau del Tornavento
7 Piazza Baracco
Treiso

”The 45,000-bottle wine cellar, peerless cheese selection, and adventurous modern Italian food are the draws at this restaurant, where ho-hum...” MORE>>
 
 
Cibreino
8R Via del Verrocchio
Florence

 
 
Ciro a Mergellina
21 Via Mergellina
Naples

 
 
Ciro a Santa Brigida
71-73-74 Via Santa Brigida
Naples

”Pace and I were having dinner at his Naples restaurant, Ciro a Santa Brigida, a bastion of Neapolitan cooking lost...” MORE>>
 
 
CO2 Brasserie
4 Largo del Teatro Valle
Centro Storico
Rome

 
award winner
Coco Lezzone
Via del Parioncino 26/r
Florence

 
 
Combal.Zero
Castello di Rivoli
Piazza Mafalda di Savoia
Rivoli

”Largely unknown in the U.S., Combal’s unstoppably innovative chef, Davide Scabin, is mentioned by European food cognoscenti in the same...” MORE>>
 
 
Cosí Com'era
5 Via Salita Cristo
Ponza

”Dine outside under the bamboo awning....” MORE>>
 
 
Country House Podere Pescia
Località Pescia
Castiglione del Lago

”Last spring, my son and I discovered Country House Podere Pescia , a restored 19th-century farmhouse in northern Umbria, overlooking...” MORE>>
 
 
Cracco-Peck
4 Via Victor Hugo
Milan

 
 
Croce di Malta
8 Borgo Palmia
Parma, Italy

”Say you knew some stylish, young, design-conscious Parmesans. And say they’d just redone an old farmhouse outside the city. Their...” MORE>>
 
 
Crotasc
67 Via Don Primo Lucchinetti
Mese

”You'll find two restaurants in one at Crotasc, under the savvy management of Michela Prevostini, whose grandmother founded the place...” MORE>>
 
award winner
Crudo
Via Degli Specchi
Rome

”The dining room at this hip new restaurant is always packed—and the food justifies the crowds. The menu focuses on...” MORE>>
 
 
Cul de Sac
73 Piazza Pasquino
Rome, Italy

”Descriptions of Rome tend toward hyperbole (see By...” MORE>>
 
 
Da Adolfo
40 Via Laurito
Positano

”The specialty is grilled mozzarella on lemon leaves....” MORE>>
 
 
Da Andreina
14 Via Buffolareccia
Loreto

”Charcoal-grilled game in a brick house on the outskirts of Loreto....” MORE>>
 
 
Da Aurelio Rifugio Piezza
5 Passo Giau
Colle Santa Lucia

”It takes remarkable food to match the view from Da Aurelio, high in a pass in the Dolomites, but chef...” MORE>>
 
 
Da Bucatino
84/86 Via Della Robbia Luca
Rome

”An old-school, wood-paneled place on a raucous street corner that pretty much detonated when the A.S. Roma soccer club took...” MORE>>
 
 
Da Cesari
Eight Via de'Carbonesi
Bologna

”Dining that night at the local favorite, Da Cesari, on Via de'Carbonesi, we recuperated from our 'mentors of Michelangelo' tour...” MORE>>
 
 
Da Ettore
56 Via Santa Lucia
Naples

 
 
Da Fefè
Via Shoah 15
Casevecchie
Bacoli

”he modest setting of Da Fefè restaurant, near a decaying stone wharf, belies its stellar reputation as one of the...” MORE>>
 
 
Da Felice
29 Via Mastro Giorgio
Rome

”The talk of the hood is Da Felice, which once looked like a cafeteria with fluorescent lighting but is now...” MORE>>
 
 
Da Fiore
Calle del Scaleter
2202A San Polo
Venice, Italy

”Whether you’re seeking an over-the-top meal with a view of the lagoon, seafood tagliatelle at a low-key trattoria, or Venetian...” MORE>>
 
 
Da Gemma
9 Via Frà Gerardo Sasso
Amalfi

”Just across the street from the Duomo Sant'Andrea, Mario and Franco Grimaldi make their mother Gemma proud at her namesake...” MORE>>
 
 
Dal Bolognese
1 Piazza del Popolo
Rome

”The menu is full of classic crowd-pleasers: lasagne verde and tagliatelle alla bolognese. And the people-watching at the piazza is...” MORE>>
 
 
Dal Pompiere
38 Via S. Maria dei Calderari
Rome, Italy

 
 
Da Masaniello
Corso Carlo Pisacane
Ponza

”A local favorite....” MORE>>
 
 
Da Michele
1-3-5-7 Via Cesare Sersale
Naples

”To prove his point, Colonnesi took me to three militantly traditional pizzerias. Our first stop, Da Michele, was a neorealist...” MORE>>
 
 
Da Puny
5 Piazza Martiri dell'Olivetta
Portofino, Italy

”Reserve an outdoor table at Ristorante Puny for handmade pappardelle with pesto and prime people-watching in the main square. ...” MORE>>
 
 
Da Tonino
Tavolara Island
Sardinia

 
 
Da Ugo
3A Via Pari
Castagneto Carducci

”At the just-revamped Da Ugo, ordinary mortals often rub shoulders with supermodels (Elle Macpherson) and creative types (maverick photographer Oliviero...” MORE>>
 
 
Da Ventura
30 Via Aggiunti
Sansepolcro

”I meet a friend for a lunch of truffle salad and porcini pasta just down the street at Da Ventura...” MORE>>
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Del Cambio
2 Piazza Carignano
Turin

”Mirrors, frescoes, gilding, and elaborate food. ...” MORE>>
 
 
De Pisis Hotel Bauer
San Marco 1413D
Venice

”On Christmas Day, many family-run places close, so stick with the hotels. De Pisis at the Hotel Bauet riffs on...” MORE>>
 
 
De Pisis
San Marco 1459
Bauer Hotel
Venice

”At the luxe Bauer hotel, on a terrace overlooking the Grand Canal, chef Giovanni Ciresa, (who made his name at...” MORE>>
 
 
Di Matteo
94 Via Tribunali
Naples

”A battered shrine to the pizza pie in the picturesque Spaccanapoli quarter....” MORE>>
 
 
Do Forni
Calle dei Specchieri 468
Venice

”Italians have their big feast on the 24th. At Do Forni, indulge in spider crab tortelloni with lobster sauce or...” MORE>>
 
 
Don Alfonso 1890
11 Corso Sant'Agata, Sant'Agata sui Due Golfi
Sorrento

”Where chef Alfonso Iaccarino—who also has a restaurant at the hotel—'combines Neapolitan cooking with nouvelle cuisine lightness.'...” MORE>>
 
 
Donna Rosa
97-99 Via Montepertuso
Positano

”'At Donna Rosa, Mom's in the kitchen and the daughter waits on the tables. I loved their hospitality, that abbondanza—that...” MORE>>
 
 
Duomo
Via Capitano Bocchieri, 31
Ragusa

”The most famous restaurant in the region, the only one to get two stars from Michelin....” MORE>>
 
 
Enoteca Baldi
25 Piazza Bucciarelli

”Panzano has more than 70 wine producers. Try Enoteca Baldi for a great selection....” MORE>>
 
 
Enoteca Cantinone Già Schiavi
992 Fondamenta San Trovaso, Dorsoduro
Venice

 
 
Enoteca dei Forni
Via Placentino Antonio 4
San Giovanni Rotondo

”A local hangout, this cozy two-room enoteca is lined with shelves and cupboards of bottles; it's the perfect stop for...” MORE>>
 
 
Enoteca della Valpolicella
45 Via Osan
Fumane

”Amid a vineyard in Fumane, Enoteca della Valpolicella serves the truest, most chaste risotto—flavored with red wine or herbs, but...” MORE>>
 
 
Enoteca do Colonne
1814 Cannaregio
Venice

”At a neighborhood wine and beer joint like Enoteca do Colonne, two or three tramezzini—sandwiches in soft dark bread, here...” MORE>>
 
 
Enoteca Fontana
24 Via Farina
Parma, Italy

”Parmesans take the pulse of their own city at this hectic institution, where the cheap nibbles are strangely better than...” MORE>>
 
 
Enoteca Italiana
Fortezza Medicea
Siena, Italy

”The wine store stocks 1,600 selections. At its wine bar, sample some over artisanal mortadella. ...” MORE>>
 
 
Enoteca Mascareta
Calle Lunga Santa Maria Formosa
Castello 5183
Venice

”We share platters of salumi with cheese and a scattering of tiny pickles at a small cramped table while Lorenzon...” MORE>>
 
 
 
 
Enoteca San Marco
San Marco 1610, Frezzeria
Venice

”If Venice had a downtown, this urbane new haunt and its four young owners would be at the heart of...” MORE>>
 
 
Eolo
3 Via Pantaleone Comite
Amalfi

”The bread, the zuppa di pesce, even the pasta is made fresh daily at Eolo, which hovers above the Bay...” MORE>>
 
 
Estrobar
Hotel Abitart
20 Via Matteucci, Ostiense
Rome

 
 
Europeo di Mattozzi
4 Via Marchese Campodisola
Naples

 
award winner
Fafiuché
Via Madonna dei Monti 28
Rome

 
 
Fattoria delle Torri
14 Vico Napolitano
Modica, Italy

”Peppe Barone's sweet-and-sour rabbit was the best version I tasted....” MORE>>
 
 
Felice e Testaccio
29 Via Mastro Giorgio
Rome, Italy

”A cult-favorite trattoria where professors, market vendors, and young hipsters gather over platters of handmade pasta. The ricotta-and-spinach ravioli with...” MORE>>
 
 
Fiaschetteria Beltramme
39 Via della Croce
Spanish Steps
Rome

 
 
Fiaschetteria Toscana
San Giovanni Grisostomo
Cannaregio 5719
Venice

”Sometimes the staff is rude (especially upstairs) and sometimes they kiss our toes. But the food—Venetian, not Tuscan, as you...” MORE>>
 
 
Fracia
Località Fracia
Ponte in Valtellina

”Atop a steep stone pathway is Fracia, which showcases wines from the historic vineyard Nino Negri. In the evenings, maître...” MORE>>
 
 
Franco e Cristina
5 Via del Portico d’Ottavia
Rome, Italy

 
award winner
Fuor d'Acqua
Via Pisana, 37/r
Florence

 
 
Garga
48R Via del Moro
Florence

”Behind the hole-in-the-wall façade, small linked dining rooms hum with fun and glamour. Service is deft and friendly, displaying justified...” MORE>>
 
 
Gelateria Otranto
78 Via Scarlatti
Naples

 
 
Gemelli
2 Via Cala Pisana
Lampedusa

”Niçoise–North African fusion....” MORE>>
 
 
Gennarino a Mare
64 Via Dante
Ponza

”One of the oldest restaurants....” MORE>>
 
 
Gennaro e Aniello
Cala Feola
Ponza

”We stop in the busy bay of Cala Feola, where children play in shallow natural pools, and have lunch at...” MORE>>
 
 
Giacosa Roberto Cavalli
10R Villa della Spada
Florence

”I pop into Giacosa Roberto Cavalli, a wild café where photos of Il Signore Cavalli framed in fake zebra fur...” MORE>>
 
 
Gonfalone
7 Via Gonfalone
Rome, Italy

”Descriptions of Rome tend toward hyperbole (see By...” MORE>>
 
 
Gran Caffè la Caffettiera
65 Piazza di Pietra
Centro Storico
Rome

 
 
Grom
1D Piazza Paleocapa
Turin

”This new-school gelateria meticulously sources all ingredients—from cream and eggs to add-ins like cornmeal cookies and coffee....” MORE>>
 
 
Guido
9 Via Fossano
Pollenzo

”An old-world warmth suffuses the service in this dramatic, modern room; the kitchen turns out contemporary riffs on traditional Piedmontese...” MORE>>
 
 
Guido da Costigliole
Località San Maurizio 39
Relais San Maurizio
San Stefano Belbo

”The elegant new dining room has a massive fireplace, large enough to roast an ox. But the main attraction is...” MORE>>
 
 
GuidoPerEataly-Casa Vicina
224 Via Nizza
Turin

”ts slatted-wood design (more Tokyo than Turin) sets the scene for delicious updated local comfort foods, like bagna cauda reimagined...” MORE>>
 
 
Guido Ristorante Pollenzo
19 Via Fossano
Pollenzo

”Not the warm, traditional trattoria of your Italian fantasy, but a modern culinary temple with deferential service and imaginative food...” MORE>>
 
award winner
'Gusto
7-9 Piazza Augusto Imperatore
Spanish Steps
Rome

”Rome owes much of the momentum in its restaurant scene to ’Gusto, which set a trend by bringing several destinations...” MORE>>
 
 
Hafa Café
23C Via Sant'Agostino
Turin, Italy

”The 2006 Winter Olympics offers Turin, perhaps the...” MORE>>
 
 
Harry's Bar
1323 San Marco
Calle Vallaresso
Venice, Italy

”Visiting Venice without going to Harry’s Bar is almost sacrilege. Granted, the crowds may be overwhelming, but people-watching doesn’t get...” MORE>>
 
 
Harry's Bar
1 Piazza Risorgimento
Cernobbio

 
 
Home Food Italy
Bologna, Italy

”Home-cooked meals in Italy are a holy grail for any food-obsessed traveler...” MORE>>
 
 
Hosteria Ca' Derton
11 Piazza G. d’Annunzio
Asolo

”At Hosteria Ca’ Derton’s annex, I built a late supper of herby rabbit terrine with marinated vegetables...” MORE>>
 
 
Hosteria Giusti
46 Vicolo Squallore
Modena, Italy

”Here's how the Giusti ritual goes. You book well in advance. When the day arrives, you hurry down a side...” MORE>>
 
 
Hosteria Toledo
78/A Vico Giardinetto a Toledo
Naples

 
 
Hotel Combolo
5 Via Roma
Teglio

”At Hotel Combolo, Severina and Beatrice Valli have been hand-rolling buckwheat noodles for decades. Their restaurant has gilt-framed mirrors, molded...” MORE>>
 
 
Hôtel de la Poste
14 Piazza Roma
Cortina d'Ampezzo

”Visit the splendid dining room for chef Gianfranco Faustini's superb veal Milanese....” MORE>>
 
 
I Bologna
4 Via Nicola Sardi
Rocchetta Tanaro

”Owned and operated by an esteemed Bologna wine-making family, this trattoria cooks impeccably fresh, flavorful renditions of esoteric regional classics....” MORE>>
 
award winner
I Fratellini
Via dei Cimatori 38r
Florence

”This tiny hole-in-the-wall (literally) near the Duomo turns out crisp panini with toppings like pecorino and arugula, or goat cheese...” MORE>>
 
 
Il Bicchiere di Mastai
Via Dei Banchi Nuovi 52
Centro Storico
Rome

”This wine bar near Piazza Navona has developed a snacking menu that includes orange and black-olive salad, thin shavings of...” MORE>>
 
 
Il Buco
5 II Rampa Marina Piccola
Sorrento

 
 
Il Castiglione
148 Viale Trento
Pesaro

”Baked branzino in the elegant dining hall of a 1900's villa....” MORE>>
 
 
Il Ceppo
31 Via Madonna del Carmine
Agropoli, Italy

”Don’t let the inauspicious location—on a side street in this large modern resort town—deter you from experiencing some of the...” MORE>>
 
 
Il Forno Campo de' Fiori
22 Campo de' Fiori
Rome

”You can't beat the pizza bianca at Il Forno Campo de' Fiori....” MORE>>
 
 
Il Forno Roscioli
34 Via dei Chiavari
Rome , Italy

”Pierluigi Roscioli bakes the greatest pizza bianca in Rome at his traditional family bakery. Leavened with a 20-year-old yeast starter...” MORE>>
 
 
Il Frantoio
S.S. 16, km 874
Ostuni

”If you like excess, you'll love this storybook masseria, whose 10-course dinner makes it a must-stop for collectors of Eating...” MORE>>
 
 
Il Gastronomo
Via SS.164
Ponteromito

”Il Gastronomo and Ristorante Oasis-Sapori Antichi in Avellino serve the authentic Campanian dishes almost as good as my mother's.'...” MORE>>
 
award winner
Il Gelato di San Crispino
42 Via della Panetteria
Rome, Italy

”Il Gelato di San Crispino has two locations: the original, 15-year-old shop at the Basilica of San Giovanni and a...” MORE>>
 
 
Il Matriciano
55 Via dei Gracchi
Prati
Rome

 
 
Il Mulino da Drin
36 Via S. Niccolò
Punta Chiappa
Camogli, Italy

 
 
Il Mulino
Vallata Santa Domenica
Ragusa Ibla

”Ciccio set up a reservation for us at his favorite trattoria, Il Mulino....” MORE>>
 
 
Il Palagio
99 Borgo Pinti
Florence, Italy

”Take the egg at the new Four Seasons Hotel in Florence...” MORE>>
 
 
Il Refolo
1459 Santa Croce
Campo San Giacomo dall'Orio
Venice, Italy

”Whether you’re seeking an over-the-top meal with a view of the lagoon, seafood tagliatelle at a low-key trattoria, or Venetian...” MORE>>
 
 
Il Ritrovo
77 Via Montepertuso
Montepertuso

”Il Ritrovo is a noted follower of the Slow Food movement. Try the cavatelli with zucchini and scamorza, a stringy...” MORE>>
 
 
Il Saraghino
209 Via Litoranea, Lungomare di Levante
Numana
Marcelli

”On the beach at Numana, mixed fried fish and vegetables and tagliatelle with squid ink....” MORE>>
 
 
Il Super Mago del Gelo
Piazza Garibaldi, 22
Polignano a Mare

”Sublime gelato and granita in Polignano a Mare, south of Bari...” MORE>>
 
 
Il Vicoletto
41-43 Via del Saracino
Positano

”Around the corner there's yet another enticement at the stylish gelateria Il Vicoletto where I get two scoops of creamy...” MORE>>
 
 
Just Cavalli Cafe
Viale Camoens
Milan

”Roberto Cavalli chose Milan's Sempione Park as the site of his ultramodern, glass-walled Italian fusion restaurant, Just Cavalli Café. ...” MORE>>
 
 
La Baia
1 Via Silvi Marina
Rome and Lazio

”When Mussolini brought in engineering experts to drain and reclaim the countryside north of what is now Rome’s Fiumicino airport...” MORE>>
 
 
La Bitta
Calle Lunga San Barnaba
Dorsoduro 2753A
Venice

”Even Venetians who don't need to pinch euros are enamored of La Bitta, a new mom-and-pop act in a small...” MORE>>
 
 
La Bottega del Vicoletto
6 Via Bertero
Alba

”A great place to stock up for a picnic, this shop cooks up dishes to go and offers local cheeses...” MORE>>
 
 
La Brinca
58 Località Campo Di Ne
Ne in Valgraveglia
Genoa

”My search for hand-pounded pesto took me next to La Brinca, a gem of a hilltop trattoria above Lavagna. Its...” MORE>>
 
 
La Caffettiera
30 Piazza dei Martiri
Naples

 
 
La Cambusa
5 Piazza A. Vespucci
Positano

”La Cambusa, enviably set in the town center on a terrace with water views...” MORE>>
 
 
La Caneva
Castello 5490, Calle della Malvasia
Venice

”Wine merchant Mauro Lorenzon set up this wine bar outpost in a cozy back room at Ristorante Canaletto last year...” MORE>>
 
 
La Cantina
Campo San Felice
Cannaregio 3689
Venice

”Our budget-minded Venetian pals often stake out a table in the back room at La Cantina, where Francesco slices cured...” MORE>>
 
award winner
La Cantinetta di Rignana
Loc Rignana, Greve, Chianti
Tuscany

 
 
La Caravella
12 Via Matteo Camera
Amalfi

”Chef Antonio Dipino earns La Caravella a loyal following with local specialties, including cod au gratin over fennel, dried tomatoes...” MORE>>
 
 
La Carbonara dal 1906
214 Via Panisperna
Monti
Rome

 
 
La Casalinga
9r Via de Michelozzi
Oltrarno
Florence, Italy

 
 
La Ciau del Tornavento
7 Piazza Baracco
Treiso

”Perhaps the best restaurant in the area, it can’t be more than a half-mile from Boffa’s summerhouse....” MORE>>
 
 
La Conca del Sogno a Recommone
9 Via San Marciano
Positano

 
 
La Conchiglia
Contrada da Khamma
Conitro

”At La Conchiglia, a cliffside place that plays cheesy Italian wedding music, capers lend their winy, grapy quality like a...” MORE>>
 
 
La Gazza Ladra
5 Via ­Blandini
Modica, Italy

”Try the branzino fillet with saffron and potatoes. ...” MORE>>
 
 
La Giostra
12/R Borgo Pinti
Florence

”Take the egg at the new Four Seasons Hotel in Florence. The resident chef, Vito Mollica, met the man from...” MORE>>
 
 
La Greppia
39/A Strada Garibaldi
Parma, Italy

”If no one had told you this is one of the three or four finest places to eat in Parma...” MORE>>
 
 
La Grotta
Maddalena Island
Sardinia

 
 
La Madia
22 Corso Filippo di Re Capriata
Sicily

”At this tiny place in his hometown, Pino Cuttaia s...” MORE>>
 
 
La Madonnina del Pescatore
11 Lungomare Italia
Marzocca di Senigallia

”We had eight light-handed courses in all, including raw shrimp marinated in orange sections, fried whitebait (bianchettiMORE>>
 
 
La Margherita
Via T. de Revel
Giglio

”A family-run terrace restaurant with freshly caught seafood....” MORE>>
 
 
La Mela
5 Via de' Fusari
Bologna

 
 
La Montecarlo
13 Vicolo Savelli
Centro Storico
Rome

 
 
L'Angolo di Paradiso
12 Via Umberto
Albaretto Torre

”Dining at 'Da Cesare,' as the locals call it, is like being in chef Cesare Giaccone's kitchen. His signature capretto...” MORE>>
 
 
La Nicchia
Contrada Scauri Basso
Scauri

”The only thing that lured us out of the water was a tall pitcher of Negronis at home and the...” MORE>>
 
 
Lanterna Verde
7 Frazione San Barnaba
Villa di Chiavenna

”Brothers Andrea and Antonio Tonola opened Lanterna Verde, close to their father's renowned fish farm, in 1982. Their trout menu—featuring...” MORE>>
 
 
L'Antico Trippaio
16 Piazza dei Cimatori
Duomo
Florence, Italy

 
 
La Pergola
Contrada Suvaki
Pantelleria Town

”The first choice of locals for swordfish involtini and spaghetti with sea urchin....” MORE>>
 
award winner
La Pergola
Rome Cavalieri
Hotel 101 Via A. Cadlolo, Monte Mario
Rome

”In a city where the cuisine tends to be somewhat rustic, Heinz Beck—Rome’s only Michelin three-star chef—stands out. He brings...” MORE>>
 
 
La Pineta
27 Via dei Cavalleggeri Nord
Marina di Bibbona, Italy

”Its appeal is unquestionable, but with 10 province...” MORE>>
 
 
L'Aragosta
Piazza Carlo Pisacane
Ponza

”The refreshing lack of pretension that marks Ponza always triumphs. The owner of the restaurant L'Aragosta, next door to Acqua...” MORE>>
 
 
L'Arcangelo
59 Via Giuseppe Gioacchino Belli
Rome

”On a residential Prati street and still off the radar of most Roman foodies, the place resembles a dozen other...” MORE>>
 
 
La Refolo
San Giacomo dell'Orio
Santa Croce 1459
Venice

”Venice can be unkind to pizza. After a couple of leathery pies, we are ready to give up. But friends...” MORE>>
 
 
La Risacca
65 Via Milano
Pantelleria Town

”At La Risacca, a proto-Pantescan restaurant with wide-angle views of the water, we had systematically ordered the ubiquitous island specialty...” MORE>>
 
 
La Spiaggetta
Via Marina di Pisa
Rome and Lazio

”When Mussolini brought in engineering experts to drain and reclaim the countryside north of what is now Rome's Fiumicino airport...” MORE>>
 
award winner
La Taverna
Castello di Poggio alle Mura
Tuscany

 
 
La Taverna dei Fori Imperiali
Via Madonna dei Monti 16
Rome

”The hokey checked tablecloths at Rome’s La Taverna dei Fori Imperiali might suggest the food is hokey too, but that’s...” MORE>>
 
 
La Terrazza
16 Salita Baratta
Portofino

 
 
La Tradizione
969 Via R. Bosco
Vico Equense, Italy

”A crenellated castle, pink-washed clifftop church, and pebbled beach make Vico Equense perhaps the most dramatic—though surprisingly undiscovered—village on the...” MORE>>
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Latteria di San Marco
24 Via San Marco
Milan

 
 
La Tua Piadina
17A Via Borgonuovo
Bologna

 
 
La Vela
Scauri Scalo
Scauri

”The shrimp in a dish of linguine with zucchini at La Vela, an enchantingly scruffy beach shack, tasted as if...” MORE>>
 
 
La Vena di Vino
30 Via Don Minzoni
Volterra, Italy

”Its appeal is unquestionable, but with 10 province...” MORE>>
 
 
La Zucca
San Giacomo dell'Orio
Santa Croce 1762
Venice

”La Zucca's pocket-sized kitchen has been off and on from one year to the next, but right now it's on...” MORE>>
 
 
Le Chiavi d’Oro
7 Piazza San Francesco
Arezzo, Italy

”Its appeal is unquestionable, but with 10 province...” MORE>>
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L'Enoteca Marcucci
40 Via Garibaldi
Pietrasanta, Italy

”Its appeal is unquestionable, but with 10 province...” MORE>>
 
 
Le Ularie
18 Via S. La Rosa
Noto, Italy

”A dim, cool restaurant in the center of town that specializes in fish....” MORE>>
 
 
Le Vitel étonné
4 Via San Francesco da Paola
Turin, Italy

”Those of you put off by the cost of eating in Europe, fear no more: after spending more days on...” MORE>>
 
 
LInfernotto Enoteca Ristorante
31–33 Via del Pigneto
Rome

”Topping the food chain is L’Infernotto Enoteca Ristorante, an airy trattoria whose wooden tables spill onto the street. ...” MORE>>
 
 
Lipadusa
6 Via Bonfiglio
Lampedusa

”Seafood, straight from the docks....” MORE>>
 
 
Locanda Castelvecchio
21A Corso Castelvecchio
Verona

”an epic trolley of roasted and boiled meats is accompanied by salsa verde, mustard fruits, grated horseradish, and a curious...” MORE>>
 
 
Locanda Mongreno
50 Strada Comunale
Mongreno
Turin

”One has to love a cook who divides his tasting men...” MORE>>
 
 
L'Olivo
2b Via Capodimonte, Anacapri
Positano

 
 
Lombardi a Santa Chiara
59 Via Benedetto Croce
Naples

 
 
 
 
L'Osteria
58 Via Fiorentini
Matera

 
 
Lo Yeti Libreria-Caffe
4 Via Perugia
Rome

”Eclectic bookshop-bars like Il Tiaso Enolibreria (20 Via Perugia; 39-333/284-5283) and Lo Yeti Libreria-Caffe—where filmmakers nurse Negronis—sit next to Bangladeshi...” MORE>>
 
 
L.P. 26
26 Largo delle Poste
Cortina d'Ampezzo

”One of 10 restaurants in the Dall'Ava chain, which specializes in cured meats from Italy's Friuli region, this wine-bar-cum-café features...” MORE>>
 
 
Lucilio
11 Via Lucilio
Naples

 
 
L.U.I.S.E.
Naples

 
 
”The pizzeria bakes traditional Italian pies to order by length, warmed in ovens large enough to accommodate in excess of...” MORE>>
 
 
Macelleria Demola Vincenzo and Arrosteria del Vicoletto
2 (macelleria) and 6 (arrosteria) Via Giulio II
Cisternino

”This town's butchers don't merely sell meat—they roast it and serve it, whether right in their shops or, as at...” MORE>>
 
 
Magia Blanca
7 Piazza Matteotti
Recco, Italy

 
 
Manuelina
296 Via Roma
Recco, Italy

 
 
Martini Bar
15 Corso Venezia
Milan

”Fashion and food go together like...well, traditionally they don't. And yet the most body-conscious of industries seems to have a...” MORE>>
 
 
Masseria degli Ulivi
Contrada Porcari
Noto, Italy

 
 
Met Restaurant
Hotel Metropole
Riva degli Schiavoni, Castello 4149
Venice, Italy

”Whether you’re seeking an over-the-top meal with a view of the lagoon, seafood tagliatelle at a low-key trattoria, or Venetian...” MORE>>
 
 
Migliori
2 Piazza Arringo
Piceno

”A food shop for ascolane (stuffed olives) and creme (dollops of custard), ready to be fried and eaten (together)....” MORE>>
 
 
Mirabelle
Hotel Splendide Royal
14 Via di Porta Pinciana
Rome

”When in Rome, you never want a day of sightseeing to end. Don't worry: Just book an outdoor table on...” MORE>>
 
 
Mirai Creative Sushi
Cannaregio 227, Lista di Spagna
Venice

”On warm nights, the crowds retreat to the tatami-style tables in the overgrown garden and order pristine raw, local fish...” MORE>>
 
 
Moltedo
2–4 Via XX Settembre
Recco, Italy

 
 
Mondo X
Cetona , Italy

 
 
Mood Libri & Caffè
3/e Via Cesare Battisti
Turin, Italy

”Those of you put off by the cost of eating in Europe, fear no more: after spending more days on...” MORE>>
 
 
Muro Vino e Cucina
San Polo
222 Rialto
Venice

”Young locals rave about the bargain lunch at Muro Vino e Cucina—a glass-walled wine bar with a sleek gray-and-black-themed dining...” MORE>>
 
 
Neuv Caval'd Brôns
Piazza San Carlo 151
Turin

”Located in the Piazza San Carlo, the site of the famous statue of Emanuele Filiberto, Duke of Savoy, this upstairs...” MORE>>
 
 
Next 2
242 Viale Pasitea
Positano

 
 
Next2
242 Via Pasitea
Positano

 
 
Obika
28 Via Mercato
Milan

”In 2004, he opened an innovative mozzarella bar in Rome called Obikà—Neopolitan for 'Here it is!' Obikà elevates mozzarella to...” MORE>>
 
award winner
Open Colonna
Via Milano 9A
Rome

 
 
Oréstorante
4 Via Dietro la Chiesa
Ponza

”Oréstorante, tucked into a hillside behind the town's church, has extraordinary views and is a local favorite....” MORE>>
 
 
Osteria Alle Testiere
Calle del Mondo Novo
Castello 5801
Venice, Italy

 
 
Osteria Antica Piazzetta
Via Al Mercato 13
San Giovanni Rotondo

”On a tiny street just a mile from Piano's sprawling sanctuary, Osteria Antica Piazzetta, housed in a 1920s cinema, is...” MORE>>
 
 
Osteria Antiche Sere
9 Via Cenischia
Turin

”Longtime workmen's hangout serving rustic, delicious meals....” MORE>>
 
 
Osteria da Fiore
Calle del Scaleter 2202
Venice

”To Mara and Maurizio Martin of Venice's seafood temple Osteria da Fiore, that perfect grain is a Carnaroli from Riso...” MORE>>
 
 
Osteria da Tonino
47 Via Santa Teresa a Chiaia
Naples, Italy

 
 
Osteria degli Artisti
6 Via G Sommeiller
Rome

”The appetizers alone are enough to jolt me out of my antiseptic North American life and into a world of...” MORE>>
 
 
Osteria de la Rosa Rossa
31 Via San Pietro
Cherasco

”Book early to get a table at this casual, homey osteria serving seriously delicious snails....” MORE>>
 
 
Osteria del Caffè Italiano
11/13R Via dell'Isola delle Stinche
Florence

”Take the egg at the new Four Seasons Hotel in Florence. The resident chef, Vito Mollica, met the man from...” MORE>>
 
 
Osteria Del Gesso
11 Via Ferdinando Maestri
Parma, Italy

”Parmesan gelato melting over a luscious hunk of molten eggplant in a pastry nest...” MORE>>
 
 
Osteria della Chiocciola
1 Via Fossano
Cuneo, Italy

 
 
Osteria dell'Acquasanta
281 Via Acquasanta
Genoa

”'Il mondo va avanti—the world goes forward,' Pierina Bruschi told me. 'We rode horses and pounded pesto in a mortaio...” MORE>>
 
 
Osteria del Pesce
32 Via di Monserrato
Rome

 
 
Osteria del Tempo Perso
Ostuni
Apulia, Italy

”The iconic architecture of Apulia—the “heel” of It...” MORE>>
 
 
Osteria di Salvatore Cucco
Piazza Pellicciari, 4
Gravina

”the Puglian genius for preserving showed in our antipasti of pickled baby tomatoes and peppers, and artichokes marinated in lemony...” MORE>>
 
 
Osteria di San Cesario
60 Via F. Corridoni
San Cesareo, Italy

”This cult osteria, some 20 miles south of the city, presided over by the larger-than-life Anna Dente...” MORE>>
 
 
Osteria Francescana
22 Via Stella
Modena, Italy

”Avant-garde chef Massimo Bottura serves an appetizer of Parmesan in five incarnations: wafer, soufflé, cream, froth, and mist-like vapor. Try...” MORE>>
 
 
Osteria LaLibera
24A Via Elvio Pertinace
Alba

”This sleek corner room attracts an international crowd for its inventive preparations of market-to-table fresh ingredients....” MORE>>
 
 
Osteria Le Logge
33 Via del Porrione
Siena, Italy

”A classic trattoria in a 19th-century former grocer’s shop, the convivial Osteria Le Logge is owned by local celebrity Gianni...” MORE>>
 
 
Osteria Perricci
1 Via Orazio Comes
Monopoli

”Puglia has a more evolved antipasto culture than perhaps any other region in Italy. At proto-rustic Perricci, you can't get...” MORE>>
 
 
Osteria Tornabuoni
Via dei Corsi 5R
Florence

”Ursini’s new restaurant is equally ingredient-centric. “At Osteria, I decided to include only dishes from Tuscany, using only Tuscan ingredients,”...” MORE>>
 
award winner
Palatium
Via Frattina 94
Rome

 
award winner
Pane e Vino
Piazza di Cestello 3/r
Florence

 
 
Panificio Carmelo Giuffrida
21 Via Borgo Italia
Pantelleria Town

”Gambaccini is a regular at Panificio Carmelo Giuffrida, where the pizza con patate, scattered with rosemary needles, starts exiting the...” MORE>>
 
 
Pappagallo
3C Piazza Mercanzia
Bologna

 
 
Parizzi
71 Via Repubblica
Parma, Italy

”No matter how allergic you are to joyless, pompous restaurants, any eating survey of Parma would have to include this...” MORE>>
 
 
Passerini
128 Via Dolzino
Chiavenna

”Feminists take note: service at Passerini is old-fashioned; female guests receive menus without prices. Still, it's worth swallowing your principles...” MORE>>
 
 
Pasticceria Gildo
13 Corso Carlo Pisacane
Ponza

”The best espresso-and-pastry bar in town....” MORE>>
 
 
Pasticceria Lovat
65 Corso Italia
Cortina d'Ampezzo

”This is the place for breakfast—delicious Italian and Austrian pastries, from apple strudel to doughnuts, and Italian- or Viennese-style coffee...” MORE>>
 
 
Pasticceria Marchesi
11A Via Santa Maria alla Porta
Milan

 
 
Pasticceria Torino
61 Strada Garibaldi Giuseppe
Parma, Italy

”You could eat breakfast at this historic, aristocratic landmark every day for three months and never have the same pastry...” MORE>>
 
 
Pensione Silvia
Via Spiaggia S. Maria
Ponza

 
award winner
Perilli
Via Marmorata 39
Rome

 
 
Piazza Duomo
4 Piazza Risorgimento
Alba

”Piazza Duomo celebrates the brilliant cross-cultural cooking of Enrico Crippa, its 37-year-old hipster chef....” MORE>>
 
 
Pierluigi
144 Piazza de’ Ricci
Rome, Italy

”Descriptions of Rome tend toward hyperbole (see By...” MORE>>
 
 
Pizzeria da Baffetto
Via del Governo Vecchio 114
Rome

”So what if the euro is up and the dollar is down? ...” MORE>>
 
 
Pizzeria da Cristina
10 Corso Palermo
Turin, Italy

”Those of you put off by the cost of eating in Europe, fear no more: after spending more days on...” MORE>>
 
 
PORTOfino
25-27R Viale Mazzini
Sant’Ambrogio
Florence, Italy

”Take the egg at the new Four Seasons Hotel in Florence. The resident chef, Vito Mollica, met the man from...” MORE>>
 
 
Pronto Pesce Pronto
Pescheria Rialto
San Polo 319
Venice, Italy

”Whether you’re seeking an over-the-top meal with a view of the lagoon, seafood tagliatelle at a low-key trattoria, or Venetian...” MORE>>
 
 
Punta Rossa
Via Monti dell'Ara
Rome and Lazio

”When Mussolini brought in engineering experts to d...” MORE>>
 
 
Q.B. Quantobasta
Via de Ginori 10/r
Florence

”“This restaurant and wine bar just opened, so I have only been there a few times, but I loved the...” MORE>>
 
 
Quinzi e Gabrieli
5 Via delle Coppelle
Centro Storico
Rome

 
 
ReD
Viale Pietro de Coubertin 30
Rome

”Opened inside the auditorium complex just before the start of 2003, ReD (short for ristorante e design) hints at its...” MORE>>
 
award winner
Retro Zerodue
Viale dei Colli Portuensi 172/178
Rome

 
 
Riseria Ferron
9 Via Saccovener
Verona

”My palate educated by days of eating nothing but risotto, I drove to Riseria Ferron, a 1650 rice mill among...” MORE>>
 
award winner
Risto Nobel
Via Tuscolana 40
Rome

 
 
Ristorante ai Portici
6 Piazza Maria Immacolata
Martina Franca

”The custom of having crudités for dessert never made the crossing to the United States. Neither did gnomarelli bits of...” MORE>>
 
 
Ristorante Alberosole
13 Corso Vittorio Emanuele
Bari

”At Portici, on one of the most romantic piazze in Puglia, the brochettes are part of an arrosto misto that...” MORE>>
 
 
Ristorante Al Passetto
14 Via Zanardelli N
Rome

 
 
Ristorante Bufi
Via Vittorio Emanuele, 15
Molfetta

”We left Rome early on a Friday morning, zooming down the autostrada. Five hours later, we sat down to tiny...” MORE>>
 
 
”Ristorante Caruso has had a makeover too. Padua-born chef Franco Luise, formerly at Lisbon's Lapa Palace, is using regional staples...” MORE>>
 
 
”Tucked beneath the ruins of a medieval castle in a vineyard is Valtellina's most spectacular restaurant, Ristorante Castel Grumello. During...” MORE>>
 
 
Ristorante Castiglione Franco
24 Via Napoli
Pantelleria Town

”Our affair with tumma, a fresh cow's-milk cheese showered with fiery local olive oil, began at Ristorante Castiglione Franco, a...” MORE>>
 
 
Ristorante Cerere
7 Via Guicciardi
Ponte in Valtellina

”Off a twisting cobblestoned street and up a 17th-century staircase, Ristorante Cerere is named for the asteroid Ceres, which was...” MORE>>
 
 
Ristorante Cocchi
16/A Via Gramsci
Parma, Italy

”Parma’s best restaurant is inserted in a hotel so plain and weirdly located (on the far side of the ring...” MORE>>
 
 
Ristorante da Dora
30 Via Ferdinando Palasciano
Naples

 
 
Ristorante da Giorgio
Fan Fruttuoso

 
 
Ristorante Diana
24 Via Indipendenza
Bologna

”One could spend a month shopping in Bologna's arcades and feasting on tortellini—which we did, immediately, at Ristorante Diana on...” MORE>>
 
 
Ristorante Diana
24 Via Indipendenza
Bologna

 
 
Ristorante Di Leva
31 Via Marina Grande
Sorrento

 
 
Ristorante Duomo
Ragusa Ibla

”Ciccio Sultano's carob-wood-smoked snapper with green melon and pistachio cream is what I imagine Thomas Keller would cook if he...” MORE>>
 
 
Ristorante Farfense
41 Corso Matteoti
Santa Vittoria a Matenano

”Potato dumplings in meat sauce, served in a brick-vaulted dining room in a former monastery, with views of the sea...” MORE>>
 
 
Ristorante Gianni Pedrinelli
Località Piccolo Pevero
Porto Cervo

 
 
Ristorante Il Caicco
5 Via San Biagio
Castellabate, Italy

 
 
Ristorante Il Cormorano
13 Via Carlo Pisacane
Porto di Agropoli, Italy

 
 
Ristorante Il Tramonto
Via Campo Inglese
Le Forna

”The most romantic spot in the world. End of discussion....” MORE>>
 
 
Ristorante La Mora
1748 Via Sesto di Moriano
Lucca, Italy

”Its appeal is unquestionable, but with 10 province...” MORE>>
 
 
Ristorante Locanda Pezzolla
21 Via Roma
Accettura

 
 
Ristorante Nino
11 Via Borgognona
Rome

 
 
Ristorante Oasis-Sapori Antichi
10 Via Provinciale
Avellino

”Il Gastronomo and Ristorante Oasis-Sapori Antichi in Avellino serve the authentic Campanian dishes—almost as good as my mother's.'...” MORE>>
 
 
Ristorante Rivelli
27 Via Casalnuovo
Matera

 
 
Ristorante Sotto La Mole
9 Via Montebello
Turin, Italy

”Those of you put off by the cost of eating in Europe, fear no more: after spending more days on...” MORE>>
 
 
Ristorante Stazione
6 Piazzale G. Manzo
Santo Stefano Belbo

”Savor carpaccio with white truffles, gnocchi with butter and sage, and local Barbaresco and Nebbiolo wines at this homey trattoria....” MORE>>
 
 
Ristorante Walter Redaelli
72 via Bandita
Bettolle

”Specialties include pici (handmade pasta ropes that resemble thick spaghetti) and porcini-flecked gnocchi topped with grated black truffles....” MORE>>
 
award winner
Roscioli Antico Forno
Via dei Chiavari 34
Rome

”This bakery off Via dei Giubbonari makes the best pizza bianca in town, along with addictive, salty rolls called spighe....” MORE>>
 
 
Rosellinis
Ravello

”...ask for a window seat or you won’t have a view...” MORE>>
 
 
Rosemary
Via Spargi

 
 
Rosiello
10 Via Santo Strato
Naples

 
 
Ruth's
Via Luigi Carlo Farini
Florence

”Take the egg at the new Four Seasons Hotel in Florence. The resident chef, Vito Mollica, met the man from...” MORE>>
 
 
Safina
At the Pevero Golf Club near the Hotel Cala di Volpe
Porto Cervo

 
 
Dalla Rosa Alda
4 Via Garibaldi
San Giorgio Ingannapoltron

”I ticked two items off my checklist of local dishes: patissada de caval, horsemeat spiced with cinnamon, nutmeg, and cloves...” MORE>>
 
award winner
Sant'Agostino 23
Via Sant'Agostino 23/r
Florence

 
 
Santa Lucia
12 Largo Febo
Rome, Italy

 
 
San Tommaso 10
10 Via San Tommaso
Turin

”El Bulli’s Ferran Adrià designed some of the coffee drinks and desserts—such as the all-foam Èspesso—for this Lavazza-owned café...” MORE>>
 
 
Sassella
2 Via Roma
Grosio

”'The venison steaks at Sassella are cooked in one of our red wines, with thyme, marjoram, and wild sage.'...” MORE>>
 
 
Scacco Matto
63B Via Broccaindosso
Bologna

 
award winner
Settimio all'Arancio
Via dell'Arancio 50
Rome

 
 
Silene
Loc.Pescina
Seggiano

”Rossi's specialty is meat: His scottiglia (a Sunday farmers' stew made with chicken, pork, beef and a hint of tomatoes)...” MORE>>
 
 
Simon Boccanegra
124R Via Ghibellina
Florence

”With its perfectly mottled stone walls, mismatched wooden tables, and adventurous Tuscan menu, it's no wonder this tiny trattoria across...” MORE>>
 
 
Solociccia
5 Via Chiantigiana
Panzano-in-Chianti

”The contemporary backdrop belies the unbridled carnivorism that happens within: translated literally, solo ciccia means 'only fat.'...” MORE>>
 
 
Sondrio's Sale e Pepe
13 Piazza Cavour
Sondrio

”One of the members is Luca Grigis, chef at Sondrio's Sale e Pepe. Besides his hearty platters he serves lighter...” MORE>>
 
 
Sora Margherita
300 Piazza delle Cinque Scole
Rome, Italy

 
 
Sora Rosa
7 Via Galileo Ferraris
Rome

”A typical 'old man bar,' with simple Italian fare...” MORE>>
 
 
Sorbillo Gino
32 Via Tribunali
Naples

”Like those at Matteo and Michele, my pie at Sorbillo wasn't topped according to Pace's rules: the cheese was fior...” MORE>>
 
 
Sorelle Picchi
27 Via Farini
Parma, Italy

”Forget the pastas at this salumeria-trattoria (you have to pass through the shop to reach the dining room) and build...” MORE>>
 
 
Stella d'Oro
8 Via Mazzini
Soragna, Italy

 
 
Su Gologone Restaurant
Località Su Gologone
Oliena

”...the best restaurant in the region...” MORE>>
 
 
Susci Bar Clandestino
Baia di Portonovo
Portonovo

”Young chef Moreno Cedroni, who has developed an Italian version of sushi (he spells it susci), and his wife represent...” MORE>>
 
 
Taverna La Fenice
San Marco 1939, behind La Fenice
Venice

”At the elegant taverna, chef Carlo Lazzaron has an often-changing menu—count on seasonal seafood, like baby scampi with lagoon island...” MORE>>
 
 
Taverna Li Jalantuumene
Piazza de Galganis 5
Monte Sant'Angelo

”Set in the medieval part of the nearby town of Monte Sant'Angelo, just 12 miles from Piano's church, Taverna Li...” MORE>>
 
 
Tenuta Vannulo
10 Via Galilei
Contrada Vannulo
Capaccio Scalo, Italy

 
 
Terrazza
1 Piazza della Repubblica
La Rinascente
Florence

”The café has a view of that big marble pile known as the Duomo, and I give it a thorough...” MORE>>
 
 
Tivoli
34 Via Lacedel
Cortina d'Ampezzo

”Since chef Graziano Prest took over Cortina's only Michelin-rated restaurant in 2002, he has held onto its star with creative...” MORE>>
 
 
Torpedo
Via Nizza 262
Turin

”Chef Daniele Giolitto, a Turin native, has been influenced by Japan, as revealed in dishes like swordfish sashimi with eggplant...” MORE>>
 
 
Torre del Saracino
9 Via Torretta
Localita Marina d'Equa
Vico Equense, Italy

”A crenellated castle, pink-washed clifftop church, and pebbled beach make Vico Equense perhaps the most dramatic—though surprisingly undiscovered—village on the...” MORE>>
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Tossini
15 Via Roma
Recco, Italy

 
 
Trattoria 4 Leoni
1R Via dei Vellutini
Florence

 
 
Trattoria ai Butteri
20 Via Murri
Bologna

 
 
Trattoria Antichi Sapori
318 Strada Montamara
Parma, Italy

”Set in the countryside just outside the city, Sapori is more ambitious, refined, and serious (but not too serious) than...” MORE>>
 
 
Trattoria Armando
140R Via Borgognissanti
Florence

”Family-run, rustic but elegant, this half-century-old establishment serves some of the best Tuscan food in Florence....” MORE>>
 
 
Trattoria Caminetto d'Oro
4 Via de' Falegnami
Bologna

 
 
Trattoria Cibrèo
122R Via de' Macci
Sant’Ambrogio
Florence, Italy

”Take the egg at the new Four Seasons Hotel in Florence. The resident chef, Vito Mollica, met the man from...” MORE>>
 
 
Trattoria Concordia
5 Via del Fondaco
Portofino

 
 
Trattoria Cucina Casareccia
19 Via Colonnello Costadura
Lecce

”Casareccia's version of that most emblematic of pugliese dishes—braised wild chicory with a purée of (boiled) dried fava beans—is epic....” MORE>>
 
 
Trattoria da Maria
14R Vico Testadora
Genoa

”My final lunch was in Genoa, at Trattoria da Maria, a battered canteen with sauce-splotched checkered tablecloths inside and laundry...” MORE>>
 
 
Trattoria Due Cavallini
5 Via Salnitro
Mantua

”In search of that exalted pasta experience, I settled into Mantua, the stronghold of the ducal Gonzagas. The rare visitor...” MORE>>
 
 
Trattoria e Pizzeria da Memé
8 Salita Marino Sebaste
Positano

”Safely in Amalfi, I grab lunch—a pancetta-and-mushroom pizza and a glass of house white wine....” MORE>>
 
 
Trattoria Marsupino
20 Via Roma
Briaglia
Piedmont

”Three generations of the Marsupino family hovered ...” MORE>>
 
 
Trattoria Monti
13 Via di San Vito
Rome

”some very serious food is served within this airy-but-intimate barrel-vaulted space. The cuisine of the Marches region, located in the...” MORE>>
 
award winner
Trattoria
Via del Pozzo delle Cornacchie
Rome

”The Giametta brothers, who trained with Italian star architect Massimiliano Fuksas, have designed an ultraminimalist space near the Pantheon, where...” MORE>>
 
 
Trattoria Rosa
21 Via Brennero
Verona

”Near Amistà, Trattoria Rosa serves an unreconstructed version of yet another regional specialty, tagliolini in brodo, topped with chicken livers....” MORE>>
 
award winner
Trattoria Sostanza/Il Troia
Via del Porcellana 25/r
Florence

 
 
Trattoria Tripoli
49 Piazza Martiri dell'Olivetta
Portofino

”My husband and I discovered the restaurant on our honeymoon and, after 32 years of marriage and many summers spent...” MORE>>
 
 
Tre Galline
37 Via Bellezia
Turin

”Excellent tasting menu in a casual setting....” MORE>>
 
 
Tre Galli
25 Via Sant'Agostino
Turin

”The bucket was stashed inside Roberto Pierro's kitchen at Tre Galli, a casual, sunlit place where the waitresses are beautiful...” MORE>>
 
 
Uliassi
6 Banchina di Levante
Senigallia

”Even in the fall and winter, except perhaps over the Christmas holidays, one can go to a wonderful fish restaurant...” MORE>>
 
 
U' Mazzeno
Via Provinciale
Ogliastro Marina
Castellabate, Italy

 
 
U Trattu
2 Via Gabriele
Rekhale

”At U Trattu a populist trattoria with its own boccie court, the best mulberry cremolata, and waiters as round as...” MORE>>
 
 
Vecchio Ristorante Fiume
1 Contrada di Cima alle Case
Morbegno

”The area's hearty mountain dishes won't win any awards for lean cuisine: buckwheat noodles are served with melted cheese, green...” MORE>>
 
award winner
Vestri
Borgo degli Albizi 11r
Florence

”Some Florentines contend that Vivolo and Carabé make the best gelato in town, but those two don’t rival this old-fashioned...” MORE>>
 
award winner
Vico del Carmine
40/42r Via Pisana
Florence

”Carmine Calascione recently sold Pizzaiuolo, his beloved pizza joint, and opened this restaurant to focus on seafood dishes from Campania—and...” MORE>>
 
 
Villa Amistà
Byblos Art Hotel
78 Via Cedrare
Verona

”Luca Mazzola at Villa Amistà restaurant, in Verona's Byblos Art Hotel, makes his own bread and grows his own vegetables;...” MORE>>
 
 
Villa Bordoni
31–32 via San Cresci
Mezzuola
Greve in Chianti

”The cellar, a former dungeon, houses some amazing Tuscan wines, such as the hard-to-find Querciabella and La Massa....” MORE>>
 
 
Vinicola al Sorij
10C Via Matteo Pescatore
Turin, Italy

”Those of you put off by the cost of eating in Europe, fear no more: after spending more days on...” MORE>>
 
 
Volpetti Deli
47 Via Marmorata
Rome

”Inside Volpetti’s cramped premises, meats, cheeses, olive oils, and other edibles gather from across Italy to tantalize and overwhelm the...” MORE>>