Pizzeria€Villanova
Francis Drake on Via Oristano is where Cagliari eats at three in the morning, a kitchen running to 05:00 with pizza, pasta and grilled plates.
Try: Late-night pizza
Order: A pizza at an hour nothing else is open.
Tip: The kitchen runs to 05:00, which no other room in central Cagliari matches; expect a queue after 02:00.
Seafood€€MarinaDaily 12:30-15:30, 19:00-23:59
Sa Schironada on Via Baylle runs long hours for the Marina in Cagliari, Sardinian fish and roast plates and a crisp fritto misto from the Gulf.
Try: Sardinian fish and roast plates
Order: Zuppa di cozze with pane carasau, then seadas.
Tip: Open every day and late, which makes it the fallback when the smaller trattorias in the Marina have shut their kitchens.
Seafood€€MarinaMon-Tue 12:00-15:00, 19:45-22:45; Thu-Sun 12:00-15:00, 19:45-22:45
Trattoria da Serafino works a corner of Via Lepanto in Cagliari, an air-conditioned room of local fish plates and a back room for long lunches.
Try: Local fish trattoria plates
Order: Whatever local fish is on the board that day.
Tip: Closed Wednesday; the private back room takes the business lunches, so the front fills with regulars.
Food hall€StampaceMon-Fri 07:00-14:00; Sat 07:00-15:00
Mercato di Santa Chiara is the oldest civic market in Cagliari, 300 square metres above Piazza Yenne on the site of a convent bombed during the war.
Try: Market food court plates
Tip: Renovation turned part of the hall into a food court, so the stalls now run from breakfast into the evening above Piazza Yenne.
Italian€€MarinaDaily 11:00-15:00, 19:00-23:59
Su Cumbidu on Via Napoli feeds the Marina fixed-price Sardinian menus under brick arches, culurgiones and seadas at prices Cagliari students accept.
Try: Fixed-price Sardinian menus
Order: Culurgiones, potato and mint, in tomato sauce.
Tip: The set menus are the value play at around €20 to 30; go early, because groups book out the arched back room.
Pizzeria€€MarinaDaily 12:00-16:00, 18:00-23:59
Impasto works Piazzetta Savoia in Cagliari's Marina as pasta laboratory, pizzeria and bakery at once, rolling fresh pasta and baking bread daily.
Try: Fresh pasta and pizza
Order: Fresh pasta from the counter, then a slice of the day's bread.
Tip: Named a Pizzeria Eccellente by 50 Top Pizza in 2026; the tables on the piazzetta are first come, first served in summer.