Pani e Casu is an italian restaurant in Castello, Cagliari.
Editorially verified August 1, 2026 by Lewis Vaughan, TableJourney editor. Source.
Must order: Pane carasau with pecorino and a glass of Cannonau.
Tip: Service windows are tight, one hour at lunch and ninety minutes at dinner, so book; Monday the door stays shut.
Address: Via Santa Croce 51, 09124 Cagliari
Framento is Pierluigi Fais's Cagliari pizzeria on Corso Vittorio Emanuele II, sourdough and long fermentation, 51st in 50 Top Pizza Italia 2026.
Order: La Rimuginata, smoked mullet, cherry tomato, fiordilatte and mint.
Tip: It runs lunch as well as dinner every day, which is rare for a Cagliari pizzeria; book, because the room turns over slowly.
Impasto works Piazzetta Savoia in Cagliari's Marina as pasta laboratory, pizzeria and bakery at once, rolling fresh pasta and baking bread daily.
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.
Sa Scolla brought its Marmilla countryside cooking to Cagliari on Via Galvani back in 2019, thin crisp pizza built on Marmilla produce and a seasonal list.
Order: Zucchine e bottarga, the pizza the guides single out.
Tip: Ranked 64th in 50 Top Pizza Italia 2026; dinner only and closed Monday, and the kitchen also sends out fresh pasta.
Maiori bakes Neapolitan pizza inside the Palazzo Doglio courtyard in Cagliari, a room off Vico Logudoro pairing contemporary cocktails with the oven.
Order: A margherita off the Neapolitan list.
Tip: One of three Cagliari rooms flagged Pizzeria Eccellente by 50 Top Pizza in 2026, and the cocktail list runs alongside the oven.
Locanda Sa Matracca bakes light-dough pizza on Via Ospedale in the Stampace quarter of Cagliari, with Sardinian toppings and a short island wine list.
Order: A pizza built on Sardinian cured meat and pecorino.
Tip: Dinner only from 20:00, seven days a week, and 50 Top Pizza has put it on the Pizzerie Eccellenti list twice, in 2024 and again in 2026.
Panefratteria builds its Cagliari menu on pane carasau, the sheet bread softened into pane frattau and zuppa gallurese in a modern room on Via Azuni.
Order: Pane frattau, tomato, pecorino and a poached egg.
Tip: Closed Tuesday; there is a garden at the back and the grappa and Sardinian wine list is longer than the food menu.
