The best fine dining restaurants in Italy

    Tables with a view, celebrated chefs and historic addresses: the restaurants our editors would book for a special evening. Reservations are made directly on each restaurant's official website.

    How we select

    Ortigia

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    Don Camillo

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    Stone-vaulted rooms in the heart of Ortigia, where the day's catch meets the great Syracusan tradition.

    "A historic island address, loved for its deep cellar and refined seafood cooking."

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    Regina Lucia

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    Tables overlooking Piazza Duomo, among the most beautiful Baroque façades in Syracuse.

    "Dinner on one of Italy's most theatrical squares, with contemporary Sicilian cooking."

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    Noto

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    Ristorante Crocifisso

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    In the upper town of Noto, cooking that precisely reinterprets the flavours of the Val di Noto.

    "One of the most celebrated tables in south-eastern Sicily, with a wine list of rare depth."

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    Manna Noto

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    A bright, contemporary space steps from the Corso, serving light Sicilian cooking.

    "Refined design and a panoramic terrace: Noto's modern address for a relaxed dinner."

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    Taormina

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    St. George by Heinz Beck

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    Haute cuisine signed by Heinz Beck on a terrace overlooking the bay of Taormina.

    "The vision of one of Europe's great chefs, with views of Etna and the sea."

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    La Capinera

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    On the Spisone seafront, chef Pietro D'Agostino's seafood cooking almost at the water's edge.

    "Precise, creative Sicilian seafood in an intimate spot away from the crowds."

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    Capri

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    L'Olivo

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    The gastronomic restaurant of Capri Palace in Anacapri: Mediterranean elegance and flawless service.

    "One of the most refined dining experiences on the Bay of Naples."

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    Da Paolino Lemon Trees

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    Dinner beneath a canopy of lemon trees at Marina Grande, an icon of Capri conviviality.

    "A setting like nowhere else and a celebrated spread of Campanian starters and desserts."

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    Lake Como

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    Berton al Lago

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    At Il Sereno in Torno, Andrea Berton's cooking with the lake as the only horizon.

    "Contemporary design, Lombard ingredients and one of the lake's most beautiful waterside terraces."

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    Mistral

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    The gastronomic restaurant of Grand Hotel Villa Serbelloni in Bellagio, overlooking the lake.

    "Classic elegance and creativity in the heart of the pearl of Lake Como."

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    Portofino

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    La Terrazza

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    The terrace of Belmond Hotel Splendido, suspended above Portofino harbour.

    "Refined Ligurian cooking with one of the Riviera's most celebrated views."

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    Splendido Mare

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    On Portofino's piazzetta, an elegant table for harbour-view lunches and dinners.

    "The heart of Portofino life, with Ligurian seafood and Belmond service."

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    Forte dei Marmi

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    Lux Lucis

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    On the top floor of Hotel Principe, signature cuisine with views of the Apuan Alps and the sea.

    "One of the benchmark gastronomic tables of Versilia."

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    Bistrot

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    On the Forte dei Marmi seafront: the finest Versilia seafood and an extraordinary cellar.

    "An institution of the Tuscan coast, frequented by those who truly know Versilia."

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    Venice

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    Ristorante Quadri

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    At Quadri in Venice, Italian and Venetian classics are reinterpreted in historic rooms restored by Philippe Starck and Venetian craftsmen.

    "Quadri brings together historic Venetian rooms, a restoration by Philippe Starck and local craftsmen, and a refined reinterpretation of Italian and Venetian cuisine."

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    Glam Enrico Bartolini

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    At Palazzo Venart in Venice, Glam pairs Donato Ascani’s modern Venetian cuisine with an intimate setting and a garden facing the Grand Canal.

    "Glam brings together market-led Venetian cuisine, an intimate palazzo setting and attentive, personalised hospitality."

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    Harry's Bar

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    The legendary bar opened by Giuseppe Cipriani in 1931 near St Mark's, birthplace of the Bellini and of beef carpaccio.

    "A true Venetian institution: ordering a Bellini where it was invented is a moment in itself."

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    Local

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    Fine dining in Venice’s Castello district, where Venetian traditions, organic produce and natural wines meet a relaxed, informal setting.

    "Local brings together carefully selected organic produce, relationships with small local producers and a natural wine selection informed by personal vineyard visits."

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    Venissa

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    On Mazzorbo in Venice, Venissa brings together wine, dining and a wine resort, with experiences shaped around the lagoon.

    "Venissa’s distinctive appeal lies in the meeting of wine, dining and a stay on Mazzorbo, with the Venetian lagoon as its setting."

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