30 restaurants worth the trip across Italy, editor-ranked by TableJourney. All Italy guides.
All'Osteria Bottega ★ 4.7 · Bologna
saragozza · Via Santa Caterina 51, 40123 Bologna BO
All'Osteria Bottega in Bologna's Saragozza is the Daniele Minarelli and Valeria Tonelli room, a tiny dining hall running the canonical Emilian carte with precision.
Tip: Book three weeks ahead by phone; the room seats 28 and the lunch service has the easiest tables.
Trattoria di Via Serra ★ 4.7 · Bologna
bolognina · Via Luigi Serra 9/B, 40129 Bologna BO
Trattoria di Via Serra in Bologna's Bolognina is the Flavio Fabbri and Tommaso Trifoni room, a 28-seat osteria with the city's most-cited tagliatelle al ragu.
Tip: Book three weeks ahead online; the lunch service is the easier seating and the kitchen runs the same carte at both meals.
Ahime ★ 4.7 · Bologna
santo-stefano · Via San Gervasio 6/E, 40121 Bologna BO
Ahime in Bologna near Via San Vitale is the Lorenzo Vecchia and Filippo Pennestri room, a 30-seat natural-wine bistro rooted in fermentation and Emilian produce.
Tip: Book three weeks ahead online; the natural-wine cellar is the city's most-cited and the carte rewrites weekly.
Santa Elisabetta ★ 4.7 · Florence
centro-storico · Piazza Santa Elisabetta 3, 50122 Firenze
Santa Elisabetta in Florence's Hotel Brunelleschi holds two Michelin stars under Rocco De Santis, a 24-seat dining room inside a 6th-century Byzantine tower above the centro storico rooftops.
Tip: Book six weeks ahead. The 10-course tasting is €260; €170 for the shorter 7-course set.
Trippa ★ 4.7 · Milan
porta-romana · Via Giorgio Vasari 1, 20135 Milano
Trippa in Milan's Porta Romana is Diego Rossi's offal-led trattoria, opened 2015 with cucina povera reimagined. The vitello tonnato and trippa-Florentine still ancho
Tip: Bookings open 60 days ahead on the website; sells out within hours. Walk-up bar seats open at 19:30 for early birds.
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. The Eat Pray Love queue still wraps the block at 13:00.
Tip: Take a numbered ticket from the door and wait outside. The classic margherita is 5 euros 50; cash preferred.
50 Kalo di Ciro Salvo ★ 4.7 · Naples
chiaia · Piazza Sannazaro 201/B, 80122 Napoli
Ciro Salvo's 50 Kalo in Naples' Mergellina edge of Chiaia ranks among the world's top three pizzerias on the 50 Top Pizza list, with a 72-hour fermentation dough at the counter.
Tip: Book on the website a fortnight ahead for dinner. Lunch is the calmer service; the long dough proof is the signature.
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 room, with tasting menus of six small pizzas and a wine pairing in the historic 1951 family room.
Tip: Book on the website three weeks ahead. The tasting menu runs 45 euros; the historic counter still serves the classic pizzas.
Palazzo Petrucci ★ 4.7 · Naples
chiaia · Via Posillipo 16/C, 80123 Napoli
Lino Scarallo's Palazzo Petrucci on Posillipo Hill in Naples holds one Michelin star and the seafront cliff terrace over the Bay, the city's most-told modern Campanian tasting room.
Tip: Book three weeks ahead via the website; the 145-euro tasting menu is the entry point. Terrace tables go first.
Salumeria Roscioli ★ 4.7 · Rome
centro-storico · Via dei Giubbonari 21, 00186 Roma
Roscioli in Rome's Centro Storico runs deli, restaurant and wine cellar as one room. The carbonara and the buffalo mozzarella with Cantabrian anchovies still set the city benchmark in 2026.
Tip: Book three weeks ahead for dinner. Lunch is the easier seating and the same kitchen runs both services.
Trattoria Corte Sconta ★ 4.7 · Venice
castello · Calle del Pestrin 3886, 30122 Venezia VE
Trattoria Corte Sconta in Venice's Castello is the courtyard seafood room that locals and chefs in town quietly book first, the canonical hidden-courtyard fish trattoria.
Tip: Book three weeks ahead. The pergola courtyard is the seat to ask for in summer. Closed Sundays and Mondays.
Osteria alle Testiere ★ 4.7 · Venice
castello · Calle del Mondo Novo 5801, 30122 Venezia VE
Osteria alle Testiere in Venice's Castello is the 22-seat room with two seatings, run by Bruno Gavagnin and Luca di Vita on Calle del Mondo Novo since 1993.
Tip: Two seatings only: 12:30 + 13:30 for lunch, 19:15 + 21:30 for dinner. Book at least a fortnight ahead through their online form.
Local ★ 4.7 · Venice
castello · Salizzada dei Greci 3303, Castello, 30122 Venezia VE
Local in Venice's Castello is the 1-Michelin-star room run by Salvatore Sodano and Benedetta Fullin near the Greek quarter, serving 7 and 9-course tasting menus.
Tip: Closed Tuesday and Wednesday lunch. Book a fortnight ahead online. The wine pairing is the move; their cellar leans heavily on Friulian whites.
Trattoria Anna Maria ★ 4.6 · Bologna
universita · Via delle Belle Arti 17/A, 40126 Bologna BO
Trattoria Anna Maria in Bologna near Via Zamboni is the city's most-photographed sfoglia trattoria, run by Anna Maria Monari since 1985 with hand-rolled tortellini.
Tip: Book a week ahead for dinner. Lunch is calmer and the sfogline still hand-roll pasta in the window between services.
Cibreo Trattoria ★ 4.6 · Florence
sant-ambrogio · Via dei Macci 122r, 50122 Firenze
Cibreo Trattoria in Florence's Sant'Ambrogio quarter is Fabio Picchi's no-pasta trattoria, the casual side of the Cibreo group. The polpettine and the pappa al pomodoro run the menu since 1989.
Tip: No reservations and no pasta on the menu. Queue from 19:45 for the 20:00 first seating; lunch is the calmer service.
Ristorante Cibreo ★ 4.6 · Florence
sant-ambrogio · Via Andrea del Verrocchio 8r, 50122 Firenze
Ristorante Cibreo in Florence is the formal flagship of Fabio Picchi's empire, with the yellow-pepper passato, cresta di gallo cockscomb and the eponymous cibreo offal stew since 1979.
Tip: Closed Sunday and Monday; lunch is one fixed tasting. The trattoria around the corner is the easier-priced entry.
Gucci Osteria da Massimo Bottura ★ 4.6 · Florence
centro-storico · Piazza della Signoria 10, 50122 Firenze
Gucci Osteria da Massimo Bottura in Florence's Piazza della Signoria is Karime Lopez's Michelin-starred kitchen above the Gucci Garden, with Bottura's Emilia Burger and modern-Italian tasting carte.
Tip: Book six weeks ahead. The €150 lunch tasting is the entry; the €220 dinner the full set.
Ratana ★ 4.6 · Milan
isola · Via Gaetano de Castillia 28, 20124 Milano
Ratana in Milan's Isola district is Cesare Battisti's modern Lombard kitchen, housed in a 19th-century railway building since 2009. The risotto giallo and cotoletta
Tip: Bookings open three weeks ahead. Lunch sittings 12:30 and 14:00; dinner from 19:30. The garden is the spot in summer.
Langosteria ★ 4.6 · Milan
tortona · Via Savona 10, 20144 Milano
Langosteria in Milan's Tortona district is Enrico Buonocore's seafood dining room, opened 2007 and now expanded to Paris and Saint-Tropez. The raw-fish bench and kin
Tip: Bookings open three weeks ahead. The new Cafe Langosteria at Galleria Vittorio Emanuele runs a more accessible aperitivo menu.
Iyo ★ 4.6 · Milan
isola · Via Piero della Francesca 74, 20154 Milano
Iyo in Milan's Sempione district was the first Japanese restaurant in Italy to hold a Michelin star (2015). Haruo Ichikawa's modern kaiseki kitchen still defines the
Tip: Bookings open one month ahead. The Iyo Aalto sister room in Porta Nuova holds the second star; book that for sushi.
Wicky's Innovative Japanese ★ 4.6 · Milan
centro-storico · Corso Italia 6, 20122 Milano
Wicky's in Milan's Centro Storico is chef Wicky Priyan's 12-seat omakase counter, opened 2009, the Sri Lankan-trained sushi master who put Italian fish on the Japane
Tip: Bookings open 30 days ahead and sell out within hours. Lunch omakase at 12:30 is cheaper than dinner; vegetarian option available with notice.
Contraste ★ 4.6 · Milan
navigli · Via Giuseppe Meda 2, 20136 Milano
Contraste in Milan's Naviglio Pavese district is Matias Perdomo's Uruguayan-Italian modern kitchen, holding one Michelin star since 2017. The seafood-led tasting men
Tip: Bookings open three weeks ahead. The chef's counter at the open kitchen is the spot to ask for; vegetarian menu available.
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 counters since 1935.
Tip: No bookings; arrive 12:30 or 19:00 for the shortest queue. The pizza fritta at Lievito Madre two doors down handles overflow.
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 choice on screen) the unmissable order alongside the canonical margherita.
Tip: Closed Monday lunch; otherwise open daily 12:00 to 24:00. No bookings; arrive 12:30 or 19:30 for the shortest queue.
Veritas Restaurant ★ 4.6 · Naples
chiaia · Corso Vittorio Emanuele 141, 80121 Napoli
Gianluca D'Agostino's Veritas in Naples' Chiaia is the one-Michelin-star room reopened after a 2023 refit, with a 95-euro modern Campanian tasting menu and a 16-table dining room.
Tip: Closed Sunday and Monday. Book a fortnight ahead. The lunch tasting at 65 euros is the value entry.
George Restaurant ★ 4.6 · 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 and Vesuvius view from the room.
Tip: Closed Sunday and Monday. Book three weeks ahead via the hotel. The 145-euro tasting is the entry point.
Armando al Pantheon ★ 4.6 · Rome
centro-storico · Salita dei Crescenzi 31, 00186 Roma
Armando al Pantheon in Rome has cooked the four Roman pastas and the quinto quarto canon since 1961, a few steps from the Pantheon. The Gargioli family still runs the dining room.
Tip: Bookings open exactly two months ahead on the website. Walk-up tables exist but only for lone diners and only at 12:30.
Santo Palato ★ 4.6 · Rome
esquilino · Via Gallia 28, 00183 Roma
Sarah Cicolini's Santo Palato in Rome reads the quinto quarto offal grammar as modern technique. Trippa alla romana and the cacio e pepe make every Roma food list since 2018.
Tip: Book three weeks ahead; the room has 35 covers. Lunch is the calmer service.
Marco Martini Restaurant ★ 4.6 · Rome
ostiense · Viale Aventino 121, 00153 Roma
Marco Martini's Aventino-edge room holds a Michelin star for the chef's modern reading of Roman pastas, with a tasting menu that runs both omnivore and vegetarian tracks at the same length.
Tip: Lunch tasting is €95 vs €150 dinner. The vegetarian carte runs the same number of courses.
Antiche Carampane ★ 4.6 · Venice
san-polo · Rio Terà de le Carampane 1911, 30125 Venezia VE
Antiche Carampane in Venice's San Polo is the 1983 family-run seafood trattoria the Rialto fishmongers send friends to, the room with the no-tourist-menu sign on the door.
Tip: Book a fortnight ahead. Closed Sundays and Mondays. The dining room has 10 tables, so flexibility on date is more useful than time.