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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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41. Da Nerbone

Lampredotto and market food counter$San Lorenzo

A counter inside the Mercato Centrale since 1872, famous for lampredotto and boiled beef sandwiches with salsa verde, plus simple pasta and roast meats.

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43. Spontini

Pizza by the slice$Buenos Aires

The Milan pizzeria that has served thick, soft slices of pizza al trancio with a crisp base and plenty of mozzarella since 1953.

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45. Veritas

Contemporary Italian$$$$Chiaia

Michelin-starred restaurant on Corso Vittorio Emanuele, where chef Marco Caputi builds free-form tasting menus around flavour and local ingredients.

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47. All’Arco

Cicchetti bacaro$San Polo

A tiny family-run bacaro by the Rialto Market, run by the Pinto family, serving classic and inventive cicchetti and wine by the glass from morning to early afternoon.

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48. La Bersagliera

Seafood and Neapolitan classics$$$Borgo Marinari

Family-run restaurant in the little harbour beneath Castel dell'Ovo since 1919, serving homemade pasta, fresh fish and Neapolitan classics by the water.

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50. Pierluigi

Seafood restaurant$$$$Via Giulia / Campo de' Fiori

On a quiet piazza near Via Giulia since 1938, Pierluigi is an elegant seafood restaurant with a large terrace and a cellar of over 1,500 labels.

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