8 editor picks across Italy.
8 modern european restaurants worth the trip across Italy, editor-ranked. All cuisines in Italy.
Duanima in Cagliari is chef Luca Floris's small contemporary room on Via Satta, a short menu rewritten every week around Sardinian produce and market fish.
OrderThe weekly menu, whichever way it runs.
TipOnly Saturday and Sunday have a lunch sitting; the rest of the week it is dinner from 20:00 and the room fills fast.
Duanima in Cagliari is chef Luca Floris's small contemporary room on Via Satta, a short menu rewritten every week around Sardinian produce and market fish.
OrderThe weekly menu, whichever way it runs.
TipOnly Saturday and Sunday have a lunch sitting; the rest of the week it is dinner from 20:00 and the room fills fast.
Terra sits on the ground floor of Palazzo Tirso in Cagliari, a central design kitchen turning Sardinian seasonal produce into a gourmet carte.
OrderThe seasonal Sardinian tasting menu.
TipThe same hotel runs the Cielo terrace upstairs, so book Terra for dinner and move up for a drink over the Golfo degli Angeli.
Old Friend in Cagliari is Dario Torabi's Villanova bistrot, where offal, spice and BBQ oysters are plated for people who came out to be surprised.
OrderBBQ oysters, then the herb-cured mullet.
TipTorabi opened the place in 2016 and moved it to Via Abba; dinner only, and the menu changes with what the boats and gardens bring.
Terra sits on the ground floor of Palazzo Tirso in Cagliari, a central design kitchen turning Sardinian seasonal produce into a gourmet carte.
OrderThe seasonal Sardinian tasting menu.
TipThe same hotel runs the Cielo terrace upstairs, so book Terra for dinner and move up for a drink over the Golfo degli Angeli.
Old Friend in Cagliari is Dario Torabi's Villanova bistrot, where offal, spice and BBQ oysters are plated for people who came out to be surprised.
OrderBBQ oysters, then the herb-cured mullet.
TipTorabi opened the place in 2016 and moved it to Via Abba; dinner only, and the menu changes with what the boats and gardens bring.
Saporium in Florence is Ariel Hagen's Michelin-starred farm-to-table room sourced from the Borgo Santo Pietro estate, a tasting carte built off the kitchen.
Un Posto a Milano is the kitchen, bar and guesthouse inside Cascina Cuccagna, a restored farmstead with a farmers' market and a carpentry workshop.
OrderThe free-range cockerel, slow-cooked then finished over live flame, with roast potatoes.
TipOpen from breakfast to past midnight every day; the courtyard tables are the reason to come, so book them for a long lunch.
Guided tour · 3 hours
Embark on a Cagliari guided food tour and savor local charcuterie, pizza, handmade pastas and Sardinian sweets, while discovering the city’s rich culinary traditions.
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Learn to make pasta and tiramisù, the most iconic and traditional Italian recipes. Enjoy an authentic family experience, then savor your dishes tasted with a local wine
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