10 mediterranean restaurants 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.
Villa Mosca ★ 4.4 · Alghero
Centro Storico · Via Antonio Gramsci 17, 07041 Alghero
Villa Mosca opens its garden restaurant in Alghero from June to September, cooking Sardinian and Italian plates with vegan and gluten-free versions.
Villa Mosca ★ 4.4 · Alghero
Centro Storico · Via Antonio Gramsci 17, 07041 Alghero
The Villa Mosca dining room on Via Gramsci in Alghero serves a la carte and set menus for four months of the year, with a cocktail terrace alongside.
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.
Borgo Antico ★ 4.0 · Alghero
Centro Storico · Via della Misericordia 10, 07041 Alghero
Borgo Antico sits on the small square off Via della Misericordia in Alghero and cooks monkfish alla catalana and Sardinian gnocchetti with seafood.
Borgo Antico ★ 4.0 · Alghero
Centro Storico · Via della Misericordia 10, 07041 Alghero
An 80-seat seafood room in the Alghero old town, Borgo Antico works lunch and dinner at about €40 a head and shuts on Mondays through the winter.
Borgo Antico ★ 4.0 · Alghero
Centro Storico · Via della Misericordia 10, 07041 Alghero
An 80-seat seafood room in the Alghero old town, Borgo Antico works lunch and dinner at about €40 a head and shuts on Mondays through the winter.