30 casual dining worth the trip across Italy, editor-ranked by TableJourney. All Italy guides.
Bu:r di Eugenio Boer ★ 4.8 · Milan
porta-romana · Via Mercalli 22, 20122 Milano
Bu:r in Milan's Porta Romana is Eugenio Boer's modern-Italian fine bistro, the Dutch-Italian chef's flagship since 2018, holding one Michelin star.
Tip: Bookings open three weeks ahead. The lunch carte at 65 euros is the cheaper way in; vegetarian tasting available with notice.
Buatta Cucina Popolana ★ 4.8 · Palermo
loggia · Via Vittorio Emanuele 176, 90133 Palermo
Buatta on Via Vittorio Emanuele in Palermo is the city's flagship cucina povera room, a Michelin Bib Gourmand for seasonal Sicilian plates inside.
Tip: Book ahead. The mixed antipasti for two is the efficient lunch order.
Consorzio ★ 4.8 · Turin
quadrilatero-romano · Via Monte di Pieta 23, 10122 Torino
Consorzio in Turin's Quadrilatero Romano is a slow-food trattoria with a fine-dining wine list. Tumin ravioli, finanziera, agnolotti del plin.
Trattoria Al Bersagliere ★ 4.8 · Verona
Citta Antica · Via Dietro Pallone 1, 37121 Verona
Trattoria Al Bersagliere in Verona is the family-run 1928 trattoria in Borgo dei Filippini.
Tip: The bigoli con l'arna and pastissada are reference Veronese plates; lunch with primo, secondo and a glass runs about €32.
Osteria del Bugiardo ★ 4.8 · Verona
Citta Antica · Corso Porta Borsari 17/A, 37121 Verona
Osteria del Bugiardo in Verona is the Buglioni winery's tavern on Corso Porta Borsari, a cicchetti operation with Valpolicella. A 2026 editor pick.
Tip: Arrive by 18:30 for aperitivo seats; the cicchetti board with a glass of Buglioni Ripasso runs about €12.
28 Posti ★ 4.7 · Milan
navigli · Via Corsico 1, 20144 Milano
28 Posti in Milan's Navigli runs a 28-seat counter, the lunch trattoria where Marco Ambrosino cooked Mediterranean modern Italian from 2010.
Tip: Bookings open one week ahead. Lunch sittings 12:30 and 14:00; the chef's counter overlooks the open kitchen.
Morelli ★ 4.7 · Milan
centro-storico · Via Aristotile Fioravanti 4, 20154 Milano
Morelli in Milan's Sempione is chef Giancarlo Morelli's flagship dining room, opened 2010, with one Michelin star. Located in Centro Storico.
Tip: Bookings open three weeks ahead. The chef's counter at the open kitchen is the seat to ask for; vegetarian tasting available.
L'Antica Pizzeria da Michele ★ 4.7 · Naples
forcella · Via Cesare Sersale 1, 80139 Napoli
Da Michele in Naples' Forcella has baked margherita and marinara since 1870, the city's defining pizza counter. Kitchen leans neapolitan pizza.
Tip: Take a numbered ticket from the door and wait outside. Margherita is 5 euros 50; cash preferred.
Concettina ai Tre Santi ★ 4.7 · Naples
sanita · Via Arena della Sanità 7, 80137 Napoli
Ciro Oliva's Concettina ai Tre Santi in Naples' Sanita is the modern pizza fine-dining counter, with tasting menus of six small pizzas and a wine pairing.
Tip: Book on the website three weeks ahead. Tasting runs 45 euros; the historic counter still serves the classic pizzas.
Le Angeliche ★ 4.7 · Palermo
capo · Vicolo Abbadia 10, 90134 Palermo
Le Angeliche in Palermo's Capo market is a four-women-owned bistro with a hidden garden courtyard, market-sourced Sicilian plates from breakfast.
Tip: Closed Sunday evening and Monday. Book the secret courtyard table by phone.
Trattoria Piccolo Napoli ★ 4.7 · Palermo
borgo-vecchio · Piazzetta Mulino a Vento 4, 90139 Palermo
Piccolo Napoli on Piazzetta Mulino a Vento in Palermo's Borgo Vecchio is a 70-year family seafood trattoria; daily carte dictated by the morning market.
Tip: Lunch only most days. Book one day ahead; the catch board is dictated verbally.
Scannabue Caffe Restaurant ★ 4.7 · Turin
san-salvario · Largo Saluzzo 25 H, 10125 Torino
Scannabue on Largo Saluzzo in Turin's San Salvario is the Bib Gourmand bistrot for vitello tonnato, fresh tajarin and a fair Piedmont wine carte.
Trattoria Tre Marchetti ★ 4.7 · Verona
Citta Antica · Vicolo Tre Marchetti 19/B, 37121 Verona
Trattoria Tre Marchetti in Verona has run a Veneto kitchen since 1960 on the alley behind the Arena. A 2026 TableJourney editor pick with hours and dishes.
Tip: The pearà bollito misto (October to March) needs 24-hour notice; ask for opera-night seating after 22:30 if you hold Arena tickets.
Osteria da Ugo ★ 4.7 · Verona
Citta Antica · Vicolo Dietro Sant'Andrea 1/B, 37121 Verona
Osteria da Ugo in Verona sits 200 metres from Juliet's House on a quiet side alley.
Tip: The pearà sauce with bollito misto on Sundays October to March is the dish; book 48 hours out for that window.
Du de Cope ★ 4.7 · Verona
Citta Antica · Galleria Pellicciai 10, 37121 Verona
Du de Cope in Verona runs an inventive wood-fired-pizza kitchen in Galleria Pellicciai off Piazza delle Erbe. A 2026 TableJourney editor pick.
Tip: The lunch service is the city's best central-Verona quick meal; the pizza with stracciatella is the must-order.
Remulass ★ 4.6 · Milan
porta-romana · Via Bergamo 7, 20135 Milano
Remulass in Milan's Porta Romana runs a vegetable-led modern Italian carte from chef Diego Bottani since 2022. Kitchen leans modern italian, vegetable-led.
Tip: Bookings open one week ahead. Lunch is a calmer service; the 21:00 dinner sitting is the busy one.
Altatto Bistrot ★ 4.6 · Milan
porta-venezia · Via Sangiorgio 16, 20145 Milano
Altatto Bistrot in Milan's Porta Venezia is Alessandra Cozzolino and Sara Nicolosi's vegetable-led bistrot, the lighter neighbourhood sister to Altatto.
Tip: Bookings open ten days ahead. The chef's table for four overlooks the open kitchen; vegan option on request.
Pizzeria Starita a Materdei ★ 4.6 · Naples
materdei · Via Materdei 27/28, 80136 Napoli
Starita in Naples' Materdei has run the wood ovens since 1901, with the montanara fried pizza (Sophia Loren's screen choice) the unmissable order alongside.
Tip: Closed Monday lunch; otherwise daily 12:00-24:00. No bookings; arrive 12:30 or 19:30 for the shortest queue.
Gino e Toto Sorbillo ★ 4.6 · Naples
centro-storico · Via dei Tribunali 32, 80138 Napoli
Gino Sorbillo's headquarters on Via dei Tribunali in Naples is the third-generation family pizzeria, with 21 siblings carrying the dough across four city.
Tip: No bookings; arrive 12:30 or 19:00 for the shortest queue. Lievito Madre two doors down handles overflow.
Trattoria Ai Cascinari ★ 4.6 · Palermo
capo · Via D'Ossuna 43/45, 90138 Palermo
Ai Cascinari on Via D'Ossuna in Palermo is a 1949-founded Slow Food trattoria behind the Capo market; Sunday lunch carte runs the full cucina povera.
Tip: Book ahead for Sunday lunch. The room turns three times; gluten-free pasta with notice.
Bisso Bistrot ★ 4.6 · Palermo
loggia · Via Maqueda 172A, 90134 Palermo
Bisso Bistrot at the Quattro Canti in Palermo is a former bookshop turned communal-table bistro for Sicilian classics, no reservations, queues most nights.
Tip: No reservations; arrive early. The communal table fills first.
Pastificio Defilippis ★ 4.6 · Turin
centro-storico · Via Lagrange 39, 10123 Torino
Pastificio Defilippis on Via Lagrange in Turin has rolled handmade pasta since 1872, opened by a Savoy chef. Agnolotti are the order, open seven days.
Trattoria al Gatto Nero ★ 4.6 · Venice
lagoon-islands · Fondamenta della Giudecca 88, 30142 Burano, Venezia VE
Trattoria al Gatto Nero on Burano is the 1965 Bovo family room now run by Massimiliano Bovo, the canonical lagoon-fish lunch on the colourful fishing island.
Tip: Book two weeks ahead. Ferry 12 from Fondamente Nove takes 45 minutes. Closed Mondays.
Pizzeria Da Salvatore ★ 4.6 · Verona
Borgo Trento · Lungadige Cangrande 4, 37126 Verona
Pizzeria da Salvatore in Verona is the city's oldest pizzeria, opened in 1961 by the Rasulo family from Napoli. A 2026 TableJourney editor pick.
Tip: Walk-ins after 21:30 wait; book at 19:30 for the first turnover. The burrata pizza is the move and the marinara the benchmark.
Osteria Caffe Monte Baldo ★ 4.6 · Verona
Citta Antica · Via Rosa 12, 37121 Verona
Osteria Caffe Monte Baldo in Verona is the standing-counter cicchetti operation on Via Rosa.
Tip: Open from 10:00 to midnight daily; standing-counter cicchetti costs €2 to 4 each, the luccio sit-down primo runs €14.
Trattoria Arco dei Gavi ★ 4.6 · Verona
Borgo San Zeno · Corso Cavour 36, 37121 Verona
Trattoria Arco dei Gavi in Verona runs a 20-seat family kitchen south of the pedestrian zone in San Zeno. Editor pick for 2026 with what to order and book.
Tip: Book 4 days ahead because the 20 seats fill from regulars; the bigoli con l'arna is the order and the wine list runs only Valpolicella Classico.
Salumeria Simoni ★ 4.5 · Bologna
quadrilatero · Via Drapperie 5/2, 40124 Bologna BO
Salumeria Simoni on Via Drapperie in Bologna's Quadrilatero is the 1960s-founded family salumeria with a dine-in tasting room behind the counter.
Tip: The dine-in tasting room behind the counter takes walk-ins for the tagliere; the salumi counter is busiest at 11:00.
Zeb ★ 4.5 · Florence
san-niccolo · Via San Miniato 2r, 50125 Firenze
Zeb in Florence's San Niccolo quarter runs the mother-and-son counter-seating format, a 16-seat L-shaped bar where Alberto Navari plates his mother.
Tip: Closed Wednesday and Sunday dinner. Counter-only; first-come, no bookings.
Trattoria Sostanza ★ 4.5 · Florence
santa-maria-novella · Via del Porcellana, 25/r, 50123 Firenze
Trattoria Sostanza in Florence's Santa Maria Novella quarter has cooked the same bistecca and butter chicken on a coal grill since 1869. Priced at €€.
Tip: Cash only; book three weeks ahead by phone. Two seatings at 19:30 and 21:30.
Casa Camperio ★ 4.5 · Milan
centro-storico · Via Manfredo Camperio 9, 20123 Milano
Casa Camperio in Milan's Centro Storico is a neo-bistro a few steps from the Duomo, opened 2022 with a focused modern-Italian carte. Priced at €€€.
Tip: Bookings open ten days ahead. The bar counter is the walk-up seat for early diners; service starts at 19:30.