5 mediterranean rooms worth the trip across Italy, editor-ranked. All cuisines in Italy.
George Restaurant ★ 4.5 · Naples
chiaia · Parco Margherita 60, 80121 Napoli
George Restaurant at the Grand Hotel Parker's in Naples holds one Michelin star for Domenico Candela's modern Mediterranean tasting menu, with the Posillipo.
Tip: Closed Sunday and Monday. Book three weeks ahead via the hotel. The 145-euro tasting is the entry point.
George Restaurant ★ 4.5 · Naples
chiaia · Parco Margherita 60, 80121 Napoli
Domenico Candela's George Restaurant at the Grand Hotel Parker's in Naples holds one Michelin star for a modern Mediterranean tasting menu over the Posillipo.
Tip: Closed Sunday and Monday. Book three weeks ahead via the hotel. The 145-euro tasting is the entry point.
Enoteca La Torre ★ 4.3 · Rome
prati · Lungotevere delle Armi 22, 00195 Roma
Domenico Stile's Enoteca La Torre in Rome's Villa Laetitia holds one Michelin star for a Mediterranean tasting menu rooted in Campanian seafood and Lazio.
Tip: The Lungotevere terrace seats book a fortnight ahead in summer. The €125 lunch tasting is the entry.
Winter Garden by Caino ★ 4.2 · Florence
Piazza degli Ognissanti 1, 50123 Firenze
Winter Garden by Caino in Florence's St. Regis hotel holds one Michelin star, with Valeria Piccini's consulting kitchen serving a Tuscan-Mediterranean.
Acquolina ★ 4.1 · Rome
centro-storico · Via del Vantaggio 14, 00186 Roma
Daniele Lippi's Acquolina in Rome's Centro Storico holds one Michelin star for the seafood-only tasting carte, with the Mediterranean catch driving.
Tip: The €85 lunch tasting at five courses is the easier entry; dinner runs seven courses at €140.