Best Italian Restaurants in Italy

Mater Terrae

$$$$ Largo Febo, 2, 00186, Centro Storico, Rome

Italian Fine dining

In the very heart of Rome, just nearby the vibrant Piazza Navona, there is a worldwide 5 stars deluxe celebrated Hotel, New Entry 2010 of the prestigious "family" of the Relais & Chateaux. From its astonishing ivied façade, this magnificent "Maison" will immerse you in a world of charm a few steps away from the Pantheon, Spanish Steps, and St. Peter's Church: an ideal base to experience the elegance of Rome. Overlooking the roofs, the terrace Mater Terrae is waiting for you to enjoy organic gastronomic, vegetarian, and vegan cuisine while contemplating the magnificent view of the eternal city. Welcome to the Mater Terrae restaurant, where organic, biodynamic, vegetarian, and many vegan food choices reigns. An ever new culinary proposal, updated with seasonal products, makes it obligatory to propose a very varied and creative menu where our Chef has been able to coordinate with care and taste the best ingredients selected from top-quality suppliers and with recognized quality certifications.

Ristorante Il Convivio

$$$$ Vicolo Dei Soldati, 31, 00186, Centro Storico, Rome

Italian Mediterranean Fine dining

Situated in the maze of alleyways not far from Piazza Navona, Il Convivio welcomes its guests in elegant, themed dining rooms – the Chiostro (cloister room), Loggia (the old entrance), Rimessa (carriage room) and the Galleria (art room). The menu features skilful reinterpretations of classic dishes from Lazio and Italy with the occasional imaginative twist, while the wine list offers a tempting selection of over 3 600 wines, many available by the glass.

Ad Hoc

$$$$ Via Di Ripetta, 43, 00186, Prati, Rome

Italian Fine dining

AD HOC is a restaurant in Rome, in Via di Ripetta, in the Campo Marzio area. It is located behind the Ara Pacis and a stone's throw from Piazza del Popolo. The restaurant is renowned for the excellent ratings it obtains, offering a welcoming and private environment, suitable for romantic or business dinners. The typically Italian cuisine is known for meat, fish, first courses, second courses, bottled wines. All fresh and high-quality products.

Due Ladroni

$$$$ Piazza Nicosia, 24, 00186, Centro Storico, Rome

Italian Fast Casual Premium Casual

The Due Ladroni restaurant is nestled in the heart of Rome, in Piazza Nicosia, a few steps from Piazza Navona and the Tiber Promenade. A perfect blend of elegance and tradition, Due Ladroni is the ideal place to fully enjoy the experience of the warm Roman tradition, a fully-qualified staff and a wide choice of delicacies and fine wine labels. The Due Ladroni restaurant offers traditional Italian style cuisine, with Mediterranean food specialties from land and sea: our menu in fact varies from dishes of fish , fresh every day, to dishes of meat, of which we boast the finest cuts. Finally, you cannot miss Italian delicacies such as porcini mushrooms, ovoli mushrooms and truffles, either black or white according to the season.

Rosati

$$ Piazza Del Popolo, 4-5-5A, 00186, Prati, Rome

Italian Fast Casual Family Style

The Rosati Restaurant was born in the splendid setting of Piazza del Popolo, in the heart of the capital, immediately becoming part of the tradition of the oldest and most prestigious cafes in Rome. The punctual and impeccable service enriches the dishes of the pleasant local culinary tradition, in which each dish preserves the passion for catering. From appetizers to first courses, to meat or fish specialties, everything is of the highest standard. A cuisine, that of Rosati, tasty but highly digestible at the same time, perfect in every detail, from the appetizer to the dessert. In addition, to complete the excellence of each meal, the selected labels of Rosé wines that represent the best of the Italian wine territory, marrying the dishes of the Mediterranean culinary tradition, enhancing and enhancing the flavors.

Acquolina Ristorante

$$$$ Via Del Vantaggio, 14, 00186, Prati, Rome

Italian Fine dining

Acquolina is a gourmet restaurant, with a Michelin star since 2009 and is located inside the Hotel The First Roma ARTE, in the heart of Rome, not far from Piazza del Popolo and a few steps from the Ara Pacis Museum. Acquolina offers fish-based recipes inspired by the Mediterranean gastronomic culture. An elegant environment where you can breathe modern and contemporary art, suitable for intimate or group dinners, by reservation. The restaurant has an indoor and an outdoor room, the terrace, from which you can enjoy the view of the city.

Enoteca La Torre

$$$$ Lungotevere Delle Armi, 22, 00195, Prati, Rome

Italian Fine dining

Awarded with a Michelin Star in 2010 and 2 forks from the prestigious Gambero Rosso, Enoteca la Torre offers one of the most exclusive experiences in the Capital: sophisticated cuisine and great care and consideration for the client in an enchanting, nearly poetic setting. The dining room is helmed by Rudy Travagli, Restaurant Manager and Sommelier, who embraces his role with great dedication, after prestigious experiences in fine-dining and Michelin starred restaurants in England and Italy. Villa Laetitia is a unique, elegant, and welcoming place, on the Lungotevere delle Armi, a few steps from Piazza Mazzini. After a stretch in Viterbo, where Ristorante Enoteca la Torre received numerous recognitions, including the prestigious Michelin Star in 2010, the restaurant moved in June 2013 to Rome to the refined Villa Laetitia. The Villa is the residence of Anna Fendi Venturini and is curated by Giulio Cesare Delettrez Fendi. The restaurant’s first floor possesses a large hall characterized by a stunning vast glass window, by now the symbol of Villa Laetitia. Additional rooms include the Sala Castellani, tea room, and bar, where guests are invited to savor an aperitif before taking their seats in the dining room. The restaurant’s dining room offers an infinite array of possibilities: tables for two, three, or large groups are easily accommodated. The cuisine offers typical dishes of the Italian tradition, with Campania and Roman specialties, with top-quality ingredients.

Life Ristorante

$$$$ Via Della Vite, 28, 00187, Centro Storico, Rome

Italian Premium Casual

Life Ristorante is located in the historic center of Rome, not far from the Trevi Fountain and the Piazza di Spagna. An elegant restaurant with refined Mediterranean cuisine specializing in meat, lobster, and truffle dishes. Ideal for events such as business dinners, dinners for groups, holidays such as New Year's Eve, or private dinners for couples. It offers indoor room and outdoor seating, ideal for smokers.

Verve Restaurant

$$$$ Via Giulia, 131, 00186, Centro Storico, Rome

Italian Premium Casual

Verve, in the alleys of the historic Rione Regola, in the well-known Via Giulia, a restaurant with a London atmosphere, precious red velvets, soft lights, and a timeless elegance welcomes its customers to make the experience a journey of emotions among the flavors of the kitchen Italian. Verve Restaurant, inside the Hotel DOM, has a beautiful and elegant room on the ground floor enhanced by the historic building that houses it, and a bright terrace (real Roman summer terrace, without verandas) that makes the river life as a reality in motion and that makes you touch the roofs and domes of a Renaissance Rome unknown to many. The cooking philosophy that the two chefs express is linked to the enhancement of local products while maintaining the great integrity of flavors.

Settimo Roman Cuisine & Terrace

$$$$ Via Lombardia, 47, 00186, Centro Storico, Rome

Italian Casual Dining

In the heart of Rome, just outside the beautiful park Villa Borghese, you find this awesome rooftop bar called SETTIMO Roman Cuisine & Terrace. Located at the newly re-decorated and newly re-opened hotel Sofitel Rome Villa Borghese, the hotel and rooftop are more stylish than ever. Home of both one of the best rooftop restaurants in Rome and a panoramic bar, along with stunning views across Rome, its skyline, and the St. Peter's Basilica as a mighty backdrop. We avoid banality, yet every dish is authentically roman. The proposed dishes are always based on seasonal ingredients, which come from the right place, from where those ingredients are actually supposed to come.

La Scala

$$$ Via Di Sant’isidoro, 5, 00187, Centro Storico, Rome

Italian Mediterranean Family Style

The "La Scala" restaurant was founded in 1995 in Via di Sant’Isidoro, right above the Via Veneto of Federico Fellini and the "Dolce Vita". In 2021 it is reborn with a whole new format offering an innovative fish cuisine. The management, managed by Angelo Greco, presents an elegant environment without sacrificing tradition with characteristic culinary proposals, homemade pasta, fresh fish, and tasty Roman cuisine. The menu, revisited Mediterranean, is mainly based on first choice meat and fresh fish. Always attentive to the first fruits of the season, here you can taste every uniquely Italian delicacy.

Moma

$$$$ Via Di San Basilio, 42, 00187, Centro Storico, Rome

Italian Premium Casual Elegant & Chic

Moma gourmet restaurant is located in central Rome a few steps from Via Veneto and Villa Borghese: in the heart of the dolce vita where you can find the most traditional dish of Roman cuisine and the most innovative dish imaginable. The kitchen of the Moma presents refined dishes of the Italian culinary tradition. For over 10 years, MOMA, a wine bar & restaurant, has been equally successful, a meeting place suitable for living every moment of the day, from breakfast to lunch, from coffee to aperitifs, from relaxation time to business dinner and not only in a nice, elegant and peaceful atmosphere.

Osteria Quarantaquattro

$$$$ Via Aureliana, 42/44, 00187, Centro Storico, Rome

Italian Family Style

The encounter between traditional Mediterranean and gourmet cuisine gives life to our Osteria Quarantaquattro. The menu is a riot of flavors that indulge the palate with traditional cooking and a modern note for an unforgettable taste experience: from the catch of the day grilled or stewed with seasonal vegetables to trofie with Genoese pesto with buffalo and toasted pine nuts, every taste is fully satisfied. Here, you will always be welcome to spend moments of pleasure, relaxation, and lots of flavors. We are waiting for you in the historic center of Rome, not far from Villa Borghese and the Trevi Fountain.

Viva

$$$$ Via Sicilia, 47, 00187, Centro Storico, Rome

Italian Elegant & Chic

Viva represents a place of sharing and escape, in the spirit of flavours and aromas which can touch our souls. The Viva Restaurant has born from this concept, inspiring six-lifetime friends to jump into this adventure. Located in the heart of Rome, a stone’s throw from the sparkling and elegant Via Veneto, the restaurant wants to be a real experience, personifying the concepts of beauty and goodness in every detail. From raw fish to more traditional dishes, our menu enriches with flavours and aromas.

Ristorante Il Piccolo Mondo

$$$$ Via Aurora, 39, 00187, Centro Storico, Rome

Italian Family Style

Il Piccolo Mondo restaurant is strong in traditional Roman cuisine, adapted to new requests, and attentive to culinary innovations. It consists of three splendid rooms, internal and external, where birthdays, ceremonies, lunches, and dinners are organized for every occasion. Our Chef Kristjan Kocjan, with his experience and professionalism, will be able to guide you along a culinary journey in which the taste of tradition is combined with the flavor of innovation. The restaurant also offers a gluten-free menu for celiacs and vegan and vegetarian options. It is located in Rome, a few steps from Villa Borghese and not far from Piazza del Popolo.

Il Boncompagni

$$ Via Boncompagni, 83/85, 00187, Centro Storico, Rome

Italian Elegant & Chic

The Boncompagni is a certainty in the Pinciana area of Rome, a few steps from Via Veneto, in the center of the city of Federico Fellini and "La dolce vita". A warm and welcoming atmosphere that also flows into the outdoor area, ideal for a romantic dinner or with friends on summer evenings. The kitchen offers typical dishes of the Roman culinary culture and the Italian and Mediterranean tradition made with gourmet techniques by the expert chef Mario Schiano. Quality raw materials and carefully selected regional products make up the proposals of land and sea in the rich menu.

Ristorante Girarrosto Fiorentino

$$$ Via Sicilia, 46, 00187, Centro Storico, Rome

Italian Family Style

Ristorante Girarrosto Fiorentino is located in Rome, a stone's throw from Villa Borghese and the Trevi Fountain. A "classic" restaurant of Tuscan inspiration. For meat lovers, it is a paradise of Florentine steaks, châteaubriand, entrecôte, rigorously cooked over charcoal. It has 75 seats, it is possible to reserve one or more areas for different types of events: business lunches or dinners, small private ceremonies, romantic dinners for two. The restaurant also has a private room, located on the lower floor in the cellar area, which can be reserved exclusively, used as a "cigars room" and for the tasting of distilled liquors.

Ristorante Arlù

$$$$ Borgo Pio, 135, 00193, Vatican City, Rome

Italian Elegant & Chic

A restaurant in the center of Rome, a stone's throw from San Pietro, in the heart of the Borgo Pio district. The environment is elegant, warm, and refined, with soft lighting and floral compositions. The restaurant is divided into 3 areas: the main room with an open kitchen; an intimate and reserved private room; an outdoor area adjacent to the restaurant. The restaurant offers a rich, tasty and varied selection of traditional dishes that embrace the flavors of the territory in all their diversity. Always fresh ingredients and quality of raw materials, with products coming mainly from Lazio and km0. The bread is handmade, the dough is cut and shaped with traditional wooden accessories and the desserts are the result of a skillful mix of ingredients and skills.

Osteria Nuvolari

$$$ Via Degli Ombrellari, 10, 00193, Vatican City, Rome

Italian Family Style

Osteria Nuvolari is a family-run restaurant in the heart of Rome, right next to the Vatican. We offer classic Roman cuisine that combines tradition and innovation, giving each of our guests a unique and delicious experience. Our menu is rich in meat and fish specialties, as well as many refined appetizers that make the restaurant in Via Degli Ombrellari the ideal place for dinner with friends. Our dishes include high-quality products, certified DOC, PDO, and PGI, as well as an excellent variety of vegetables that alternate according to seasonality. We are able to accommodate 80 people and are based in an ideal location for organizing private events and ceremonies.

Passpartout

$$$ Borgo Pio, 50, 00193, Vatican City, Rome

Italian Mediterranean Fast Casual Family Style

Passpartout, however, is different, its concept has nothing to do with the previous restaurant formats created by Marchesani. In fact, Passpartout is a great little gem, set in the heart of Borgo Pio, where residents, offices, students, and tourists come and go every day. Its soul is simple, but its beauty is complex. Entering the place, in fact, it will be difficult to immediately understand how many realities it is composed of: a counter for cafeteria and cocktail bar services, then a small labyrinth will lead you to the first “main” room from which you can already see the pearl of the place through a window, the garden. Turning the corner, you will arrive right there: a lush green space, bordered by the famous “passetto” that still connects Castel Sant’Angelo and San Pietro. Passpartout’s kitchen is a site of continuous experimentation and research into perfect balance. But it is, at the same time, a warm and welcoming cuisine, Mediterranean and with scents that smell of home.

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