Best Italian Restaurants in Italy

Bistrot64

$$$$ Via Guglielmo Calderini, 64, 00196, Flaminio, Rome

Italian Mediterranean Fine dining

Opened in 2014 after the return of chef Noda Kotaro from his experiences in Northern Europe, it obtained the Michelin star in 2017. The cuisine of the Chef, a pupil of a young Enrico Crippa in Kobe, has always stood out for his techniques and his simplicity that is not taken for granted, the result of a great deal of research and synthesis. Territory and roots, Italy (with a specific focus on Rome) and Japan. A long journey of discovery and return home. Different cultures coexist at Bistrot64, and it's not a shame to think that even the birth of the word derives from this meeting, comparison and (tasty) coexistence of cultural identities.

Ristorante Sughero

$$$$ Via Eleonora Duse, 1E, 00197, Parioli, Rome

Italian European Mediterranean Premium Casual

Giving the guests of the Sughero restaurant a unique experience is the primary purpose; for this reason, much attention is paid to the dishes that are served as well as to the service that is offered. The raw materials are carefully chosen and of superior quality, with an eye to zero km products. All the proposals on the menu are homemade, starting from the bread to the desserts. Attention is paid to the choice of wines, researched according to particular criteria, to support small producers who embrace the policy of biodynamic wines. An elegant but at the same time friendly and warm environment will be the frame of your evening. This is Cork Restaurant, a place to feel pampered and rediscover the pleasure of going to the restaurant.

Molto

$$$$ Viale Dei Parioli, 122, 00197, Parioli, Rome

Italian European Mediterranean Premium Casual Elegant & Chic

Molto Ristorante is a new structure with a refined design and attention to detail. Tradition and veiled international influences make Molto an exclusive place to drink, eat and talk. Excellent as a wine bar and cocktail bar, the outdoor terrace is splendid. The chefs revisit traditional Lazio cuisine in a modern key. The products are selected in compliance with seasonality and freshness, preferred if organic and at Km 0, such as those from the Bassetti estate. Vegetables accompany the dishes from the garden of Molto, homemade bread and sauces prepared by the kitchen with fresh ingredients. Pasta, at the base of the Italian tradition, is a fundamental ingredient of Molto's cuisine. Every day it is worked by hand to create the best first courses.

Aqualunea Bistrot

$$$$ Piazza Dei Quiriti, 19/20, 00192, Prati, Rome

Italian Elegant & Chic

Aqualunae is the place of flavour where taste and quality are combined through a creative cuisine that never tires. Chef Emanuele's cuisine is based on the 'food remix': quality raw materials sourced from all corners of Italy and the world remixed together to give life to an ever-new 'symphony', as good as ever. Each product proposed has this research and passion behind it. The refined and welcoming atmosphere in which you are immersed allows you to escape, even if only for a short time, from everyday life and frenetic rhythms to enter an elegant and familiar environment, a living room in which to feel at ease.

Felice A Testaccio

$$$$ Via Mastro Giorgio, 29, 00153, Testaccio, Rome

Italian Casual Dining Family Style

Felice began to juggle the stove in the 30s, ready to create a culinary revolution in full Roman style. Today, after almost a century of history and cuisine, Felice a Testaccio is a fundamental point of reference for Rome and the Romans. Today his son Franco has taken over the reins of the restaurant. Local ingredients, carefully selected, are the basis of the success of the typical Roman dishes offered to you. The fidelity of the recipes remains intact; nothing is distorted. Felice respects the Roman culinary tradition; password: Magna, drink and laugh.

Conciabocca

$$$ Via Rubattino, 22, 00153, Trastevere, Rome

Italian Mediterranean Casual Dining Family Style

Conciabocca was born from Rita and the two Giulios to find a meeting point where history and tradition embrace the new food and wine trends, the only prerogative of the city of Rome. After various searches, the choice fell on Rubattino 22, in the Testaccio district, which immediately welcomed everyone with open arms. The strengths are the hospitality, the alternation of menus and the wine list. The restaurant has tried to recreate a warm and intimate environment to make you feel like you are eating at home. The menu proposal follows the seasons, taking up Roman cuisine's classics reworked in a modern key. The choice of wines has been treated in detail by one of the oldest families of "Vinai", with particular attention to the Lazio region and the small wineries.

La Fraschetta Di Mastro Giorgio

$$$ Via Alessandro Volta, 36, 00153, Testaccio, Rome

Italian Mediterranean Casual Dining

This place represents the soul of a land that originates in the folds of time. The love for beauty and good marks are all the choices here at Mastro Giorgio's Fraschetta. La Fraschetta is in Rome – in the historic and enveloping Testaccio district – and draws inspiration from the ancient Fraschette of the Castelli Romani. Outside, the environment is suggestive, characterized in the warmer seasons by the green pergola and bunches of grapes: the ideal setting to taste the recipes in harmony. Inside, the décor is friendly and informal, with soft lights and colours, wooden furnishings and wine barrels to create an incredibly welcoming atmosphere. There is a careful and passionate search for products and raw materials: the cuisine is typical of the Roman tradition combined with the evocative regional excellence of the Belpaese.

Casa Novecento

$$$ Piazza Guglielmo Marconi, 32, 00144, Eur, Rome

Italian Casual Dining Pizzeria

Casa Novecento wants to be where the atmosphere, warmth and setting will make you feel at home. In the heart of Eur, a few steps away from the obelisk, the new city of Rome's productive activities. Casa Novecento is a marriage between tradition and modernity, with warm colours. Every day, guests can find the menu written on the traditional blackboard, welcomed by the kind and professional staff to testify that the ancient tradition remains unchanged. The cuisine draws on the Italian tradition of savouring actual home cooking, thanks also to the particular attention to the choice of always fresh and selected products.

Ristorante Crispi 19

$$$$ Via Francesco Crispi, 19, 00187, Centro Storico, Rome

Italian European Mediterranean Premium Casual Elegant & Chic

Crispi 19 is a romantic and welcoming restaurant with fish specialities in the historic centre of Rome, between the Spanish Steps and the Trevi Fountain, via Francesco Crispi at number 19. Fresh fish characterise a restaurant in the centre of Rome with Mediterranean and innovative cuisine with daily arrivals and a large variety of seasonal first fruits. Bread, pasta, sauces, decorations and desserts are all homemade with the newest products and are elaborated by chef Fabio Mancuso with ancient recipes, traditional ingredients and imaginative innovations. The best wine labels and a rich spirits list await you in the cellar. The restaurant is considered by many of its customers as the best fish restaurant in Rome.

Zero Bistró Il Fungo

$$$ Piazza Pakistan, 1A, 00144, Eur, Rome

Italian Mediterranean Casual Dining Pizzeria

The Zero Bistrò was born from the desire to create a quality proposal that symbolises "eating well" in an informal environment to be experienced daily. At lunch, when the menu is quick and light, and at dinner, when the atmosphere is more relaxed with background music and soft lights, you will be accompanied by the staff ready to listen to your requests. The restaurant offers the "Roman round pizza" designed with a highly digestible 200 g dough leavened for 48 hours and rolled out with a rolling pin. Very light and all made with Italian products starting from a selection of flours, with tomato and DOP mozzarella. And then tartare, carpaccio, ribs, steaks and strictly homemade hamburgers, coming from the finest cuts of beef carefully chosen always to have an excellent supply chain product. A selection of artisanal fried foods and renowned gastronomy of selected hams and cheeses completes the list of our first fruits.

Il Pagliaccio

$$$$ Via Dei Banchi Vecchi, 129, 00186, Centro Storico, Rome

Italian European Mediterranean Fine dining Elegant & Chic

A cuisine that embraces the world in the fusion of different flavours and aromas deriving from the creativity and travels of Anthony Genovese, a chef with two Michelin stars. Il Pagliaccio is an oasis of peace and tranquillity located in the heart of Rome. The rooms are cosy, furnished with care and elegant, without exceeding extravagant luxury. The brightness of the Roman days makes it perfect for business lunches, while the soft light of the interiors makes it the ideal place for pleasant intimate and romantic dinners. A modern menu, revisited, takes care of the details in a maniacal way. Simple but unique dishes, complex but poor at the same time, thanks to a few simple ingredients, make everything memorable.

Idylio By Apreda

$$$$ Via Di Santa Chiara, 4/A, 00186, Centro Storico, Rome

Italian Fine dining

In a setting like this one, gastronomy plays a leading role: immersing yourself in extraordinary flavours allows you to fully discover a place, to understand its history and culture. Our Idylio by Apreda restaurant, recently awarded with one Michelin star, is a real gourmet enclave that offers a wonderfully intimate atmosphere. Here, Mediterranean flavours blend perfectly with the international spirit you would expect to find in a big city that has always been at the centre of the world. That’s why we have teamed up with an incredibly high-level chef whose cuisine can satisfy even the most demanding of palates. We are referring to Francesco Apreda, one of the most brilliant talents on Italy’s culinary scene. Flair, technique, balance, Italian roots and elegant oriental influences: are the hallmarks of this chef’s characteristic style.

Per Me Giulio Terrinoni

$$$$ Vicolo Del Malpasso, 9, 00186, Centro Storico, Rome

Italian European Mediterranean Fine dining Elegant & Chic

“Per Me” is the summary of professional and personal experiences by Chef Giulio Terrinoni, dedicated to a new concept entirely created for the guest. In the heart of Rome, between Via Giulia and Via Dei Banchi Vecchi, comes to life a cuisine that reflects the philosophy of Chef Terrinoni: focused on finding excellent raw materials, on the enhancement of catch of a daily and expressed culinary attitude. A new format, “material” from the location, was studied and designed to look sober but elegant without losing the home comfort. “Per Me” gives a dynamic offer as a great European Capital: Fish and Meat dishes at Lunch and for Dinner. A full-of-energy Restaurant aimed at the guest's tastes, preserving informal but evident professionalism. “Per Me” is the cuisine of Giulio Terrinoni modulated only “Per Voi”.

Marco Martini Restaurant Cocktail Bar

$$$$ Viale Aventino, 121, 00153, Garbatella, Rome

Italian Mediterranean Elegant & Chic

A splendid winter garden in the middle of the Roman San Saba district, situated just a few minutes from the Colosseum and the Orange Trees Garden. In the centre of Rome but with an International atmosphere, like the one you might feel when in Paris or New York. Natural light filtering through the glass roof and the green climbing plants decorating the hall create a warm and informal setting. The key ingredients connecting the chef's specialities are respected for seasonality and attention to the territory. Intuitions make his cuisine contemporary and unpredictable. Our wine cellar boasts an accurate selection of the finest wines; all products come from distinguished winemakers.

Imàgo

$$$$ Piazza Della Trinita' Dei Monti, 6, 00187, Centro Storico, Rome

Italian Mediterranean Fine dining Elegant & Chic

Entering Imàgo, Hassler’s 6th-floor panoramic Michelin-starred restaurant in Rome, with its unique view over the city, is to be greeted by a beautiful life-size painting that fills each window of this spectacular location loved by the Roman locals and international guests alike. Imàgo is a whole experience of fine dining in Rome. Dishes are each carefully prepared and presented; his menus vary according to the season. The variety of what he presents is thought for each type of palate, an explosion of flavours that include the most refined combinations and traditional Italian cuisine, characterized by the ingredients and fragrances embedded within Italy’s rich history and culture.

Ristorante Aroma

$$$$ Via Labicana, 125, 00184, Centro Storico, Rome

Italian Fine dining

A magical scene and a perfect setting to enjoy the cuisine of the highest level and service tailored to the most discerning guests. Situated on the top floor of Palazzo Manfredi overlooking the spectacle of the Colosseum, the Aroma terrace is the perfect spot to embark on a journey of discovery through the signature dishes of Chef Giuseppe Di Iorio, accompanied by wines recommended by our sommelier Alessandro Crognale and sinfully sweet desserts created by our pastry chef. Chef Di Iorio’s culinary offerings are intimately linked to the local terroir and ingredients sourced in the surrounding region. The menu offers the chef’s unique take on the tastes and traditions of classic Italian cuisine, while the cellar selections by our sommelier Alessandro Crognale have a very international flair, with a particular focus on champagne, and over 600 different labels. On request, you can reserve Aroma for exclusive use and private events.

Ristorante All'Oro

$$$$ Via Giuseppe Pisanelli, 25, 00196, Prati, Rome

Italian European Mediterranean Fine dining Elegant & Chic

The All'Oro Restaurant has always stood out for its philosophy of traditional-contemporary cuisine, therefore a creative cuisine rooted in the flavours of the tradition, where Chef Riccardo Di Giacinto interprets the great classics of Italian cuisine in a contemporary key. So much, so that Chef's motto par excellence is "To move forward, I always take a step back", therefore a step back in tradition. Everything is rigorously homemade, from the bread to the breadsticks, to the many kinds of pasta and puff pastry, to the desserts, playing with modern techniques but respecting the "true" flavours of the Italian tradition. Flavour and taste are the fulcra of All'Oro's cuisine.

Calaluna

$$$$ Viale Piave, 38, 20129, Porta Venezia, Milan

Italian Mediterranean Casual Dining

A stone's throw from Porta Venezia, we find the Calaluna restaurant. A small cosy local restaurant in the heart of Milan. A kitchen specializing in fresh fish brings the delicacies of the Mediterranean Sea to the table. A menu full of courses, from pasta-based first courses, with seafood side dishes, to abundant second courses based on land and sea. A highly sought-after quality of the first order guarantees the absolute freshness of the raw materials.

Glauco

$$$$ Via Achille Maiocchi, 29, 20129, Porta Venezia, Milan

Italian Mediterranean Fine dining Elegant & Chic

A Milanese corner of peace and relaxation in the Porta Venezia area, designed for those who want to dine in the name of authentic taste and quality time to share, immersed in an intimate and convivial atmosphere. Always innovative seasonal menus are created starting from an open and sincere dialogue between the Chef and his Brigade, interpreting tastes and cultural paths to enhance every seasonal delicacy. Love for Nature and Respect for the seasons are a constant source of inspiration and mark the rhythm of time. The raw materials are the absolute protagonists of a kitchen that works on a pleasant discovery of balance and surprising contrasts.

Tà Bonu! Culurgiones Bar E Gourmet Sardo

$$ Via Fabio Filzi, 15, 20124, Milan

Italian Mediterranean Premium Casual

Tà Bonu is the first Culurgiones Bar in Italy and the world! An innovative, comfortable place with fast service, a Sardinian Gourmet with a selection of dishes created to offer you a journey through the taste and flavours of Sardinia. It is no coincidence that Sardinia is one of the places with the highest concentration of centenarians in the world: Eating well makes you feel good, and the Mediterranean diet is one of the main factors that contribute to health and longevity. And also in a good mood when you taste these flavours. The best typical Sardinian products are selected on the spot and regularly imported from local suppliers, like all the ingredients on the menu.

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