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Best Restaurants in Italy (2026)

Places to eat at every budget, from street food and casual local spots to established restaurants and fine dining.

52 places · Updated November 12, 2026

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21. Al Covo

Venetian seafood restaurant$$$Castello

A family-run Castello restaurant founded in 1987 in an early 20th-century osteria, serving traditional Venetian seafood with vegetables from its own Sant'Erasmo garden.

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24. Langosteria

Seafood restaurant$$$$Tortona

The original Langosteria, opened in 2007 in the Tortona district, a fashionable seafood restaurant known for its raw fish and lively dining room.

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28. Pizzeria Brandi

Neapolitan pizza and trattoria$$San Ferdinando

Historic pizzeria near Via Chiaia, linked to Raffaele Esposito and the story of the pizza Margherita created for Queen Margherita in 1889.

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30. Trattoria Sabatino

Traditional neighbourhood trattoria$San Frediano (Oltrarno)

A family-run neighbourhood trattoria just outside Porta San Frediano since 1956, serving old Florentine home cooking from a daily menu at modest prices.

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31. IYO

Contemporary Japanese cuisine$$$$Sempione

A contemporary Japanese restaurant opened in 2007, holding a Michelin star since 2015 for its creative sushi and Japanese-Italian cooking.

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33. Piperno

Roman-Jewish cuisine$$$Jewish Ghetto

Dating back to 1860 by its own account, Piperno is a classic of the Ghetto known for carciofi alla giudia and fried salt cod.

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34. Tandem Ragù

Neapolitan ragù$Centro Storico

Small restaurant group devoted to Neapolitan ragù, the slow-cooked Sunday meat sauce, opened in 2013 on a lane in the historic centre.

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37. Luini

Panzerotti shop$Duomo

A Milan institution a minute from the Duomo, selling hot panzerotti, small filled and fried or baked turnovers, to a constant queue.

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38. Osteria La Zucca

Seasonal Venetian and vegetable-led cooking$$Santa Croce

A small Santa Croce osteria with a menu that changes daily, mixing Venetian tradition and fusion ideas, and known for vegetable dishes such as its pumpkin flan.

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40. Trattoria Mario

Lunchtime family trattoria$San Lorenzo

A family-run lunchtime trattoria beside the Mercato Centrale since 1953, serving a daily menu of Florentine dishes to market workers, students and visitors.

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