30 restaurants worth the trip across Italy, editor-ranked by TableJourney. All Italy guides.
Trippa ★ 4.8 · 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. Kitchen leans modern italian, offal.
Tip: Bookings open 60 days ahead on the website; sells out within hours. Walk-up bar seats open at 19:30 for early birds.
Ratana ★ 4.8 · 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. Priced at €€€.
Tip: Bookings open three weeks ahead. Lunch sittings 12:30 and 14:00; dinner from 19:30. The garden is the spot in summer.
L'Antica Pizzeria da Michele ★ 4.8 · 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. Kitchen leans neapolitan pizza.
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 ★ 4.8 · 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.
Tip: Book on the website a fortnight ahead for dinner. Lunch is the calmer service; the long dough proof is the signature.
Osteria Mercede ★ 4.8 · Palermo
liberta · Via Sammartino 1, 90141 Palermo
Osteria Mercede on Via Sammartino in Palermo's Politeama quarter is a 25-cover seafood-only room with nautical decor, carte runs raw plates.
Tip: Book a week ahead at weekends. The 8-course tasting tracks the day's market.
Bye Bye Blues ★ 4.8 · Palermo
mondello · Via del Garofalo 23, 90151 Mondello
Bye Bye Blues on Via del Garofalo in Mondello, the room where Patrizia Di Benedetto became Sicily's first female Michelin-starred chef in 2010.
Tip: Closed Tuesday lunch. The 6-course tasting is the entry point; book the patio in summer.
Salumeria Roscioli ★ 4.8 · Rome
centro-storico · Via dei Giubbonari 21, 00186 Roma
Roscioli in Rome's Centro Storico runs deli, restaurant and wine cellar as one room. Kitchen leans roman, salumeria. At Via dei Giubbonari 21.
Tip: Book three weeks ahead for dinner. Lunch is the easier seating and the same kitchen runs both services.
Armando al Pantheon ★ 4.8 · 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. Located in Centro Storico.
Tip: Bookings open exactly two months ahead on the website. Walk-up tables exist but only for lone diners and only at 12:30.
Del Cambio ★ 4.8 · Turin
centro-storico · Piazza Carignano 2, 10123 Torino
Del Cambio on Piazza Carignano in Turin has fed royal Piedmont since 1757. Chef Diego Giglio cooks one Michelin star at the Cavour-era table.
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.
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.
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.
Tip: Book six weeks ahead. The 10-course tasting is €260; €170 for the shorter 7-course set.
Langosteria ★ 4.7 · 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. Priced at €€€€.
Tip: Bookings open three weeks ahead. The new Cafe Langosteria at Galleria Vittorio Emanuele runs a more accessible aperitivo menu.
Iyo ★ 4.7 · 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). Located in Isola. Priced at €€€€.
Tip: Bookings open one month ahead. The Iyo Aalto sister room in Porta Nuova holds the second star; book that for sushi.
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.
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.
Tip: Book three weeks ahead via the website; the 145-euro tasting menu is the entry point. Terrace tables go first.
Buatta Cucina Popolana ★ 4.7 · Palermo
loggia · Via Vittorio Emanuele 176, 90133 Palermo
Buatta Cucina Popolana on Via Vittorio Emanuele in Palermo is the city's flagship cucina povera room, a Michelin Bib Gourmand for seasonal Sicilian plates.
Tip: Book ahead, this is the busiest mid-range room in the city. The shared platter starter for two is the efficient lunch order.
Trattoria Piccolo Napoli ★ 4.7 · Palermo
borgo-vecchio · Piazzetta Mulino a Vento 4, 90139 Palermo
Piccolo Napoli on Piazzetta Mulino a Vento in Palermo's Borgo Vecchio quarter is a 70-year family seafood trattoria; the carte changes daily with what.
Tip: Lunch only most days. Book one day ahead; the daily catch board is dictated verbally.
Le Angeliche ★ 4.7 · Palermo
capo · Vicolo Abbadia 10, 90134 Palermo
Le Angeliche in Palermo's Capo market is a four-women-owned bistro with a hidden garden courtyard, serving market-sourced Sicilian plates from breakfast.
Tip: Book the secret courtyard table by phone. Closed Sunday evening and Monday.
Santo Palato ★ 4.7 · Rome
esquilino · Via Gallia 28, 00183 Roma
Sarah Cicolini's Santo Palato in Rome reads the quinto quarto offal grammar as modern technique. Located in Esquilino. Kitchen leans modern roman.
Tip: Book three weeks ahead; the room has 35 covers. Lunch is the calmer service.
Marco Martini Restaurant ★ 4.7 · 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.
Tip: Lunch tasting is €95 vs €150 dinner. The vegetarian carte runs the same number of courses.
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.
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.
Tip: Closed Tuesday and Wednesday lunch. Book a fortnight ahead online. The wine pairing is the move; their cellar leans heavily on Friulian whites.
Antica Bottega del Vino ★ 4.7 · Verona
Citta Antica · Vicolo Scudo di Francia 3, 37121 Verona
Antica Bottega del Vino has poured Amarone in Verona since 1890 on a side alley off Via Mazzini, 4,500 labels on the back bar. A 2026 TableJourney pick.
Tip: Standing-counter ombra at the marble bar runs €3 to 8 per glass; book the back dining room for the pearà bollito on Sundays October to March.
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.
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. Located in Sant Ambrogio.
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.
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.
Tip: Book six weeks ahead. The €150 lunch tasting is the entry; the €220 dinner the full set.