Mediterranean
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12 mediterranean restaurants worth the trip across Italy, editor-ranked. All cuisines in Italy.

George Restaurant ★ 4.5

€€€€MediterraneanChiaiaNaples

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.

OrderThe seven-course tasting menu with the seafood and the modern lamb course.

TipClosed Sunday and Monday. Book three weeks ahead via the hotel. The 145-euro tasting is the entry point.

George Restaurant ★ 4.5

€€€€MediterraneanChiaiaNaples

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.

TipClosed Sunday and Monday. Book three weeks ahead via the hotel. The 145-euro tasting is the entry point.

Villa Mosca ★ 4.4

€€€€MediterraneanCentro StoricoAlghero

Villa Mosca opens its garden restaurant in Alghero from June to September, cooking Sardinian and Italian plates with vegan and gluten-free versions.

OrderThe set menu in the garden, with vegan and gluten-free versions on request.

Villa Mosca ★ 4.4

€€€€MediterraneanCentro StoricoAlghero

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.

OrderThe set menu in the garden, with vegan and gluten-free versions on request.

La Masseria ★ 4.4

€€MediterraneanFrazioniModena

La Masseria in Modena's Marzaglia frazione runs an Apulian kitchen from an 18th century mill, a Michelin Guide address for stuffed peppers and grills.

OrderThe stuffed peppers and the wood grilled meat selection.

TipThe frazione of Marzaglia sits about halfway between Modena and Reggio Emilia; closed Mondays and from 4 to 31 August.

La Masseria ★ 4.4

€€MediterraneanFrazioniModena

La Masseria in Modena's Marzaglia frazione runs an Apulian kitchen from an 18th century mill, a Michelin Guide address for stuffed peppers and grilled meats.

OrderThe stuffed peppers and the wood grilled meat selection cooked over live embers.

TipThe frazione of Marzaglia sits about halfway between Modena and Reggio Emilia; closed Mondays and from 4 to 31 August.

Enoteca La Torre ★ 4.3

€€€€MediterraneanPratiRome

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.

TipThe Lungotevere terrace seats book a fortnight ahead in summer. The €125 lunch tasting is the entry.

Winter Garden by Caino ★ 4.2

€€€€MediterraneanFlorence

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

€€€€MediterraneanCentro StoricoRome

Daniele Lippi's Acquolina in Rome's Centro Storico holds one Michelin star for the seafood-only tasting carte, with the Mediterranean catch driving.

TipThe €85 lunch tasting at five courses is the easier entry; dinner runs seven courses at €140.

Borgo Antico ★ 4.0

€€€MediterraneanCentro StoricoAlghero

Borgo Antico sits on the small square off Via della Misericordia in Alghero and cooks monkfish alla catalana and Sardinian gnocchetti with seafood.

OrderMonkfish alla catalana, tomato and sweet onion over white fish.

Borgo Antico ★ 4.0

€€€MediterraneanCentro StoricoAlghero

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.

OrderMonkfish alla catalana, tomato and sweet onion over white fish.

Borgo Antico ★ 4.0

€€€MediterraneanCentro StoricoAlghero

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.

OrderMonkfish alla catalana, tomato and sweet onion over white fish.

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