Best Italian Restaurants in the Best Cities

Spiga

$$$$ 3/F, LHT Tower, 31 Queens Road, Central, , Hong Kong

Italian Fine dining

An unmatched Italian culinary, al fresco dining experience awaits you in the heart of Central – at SPIGA – the first restaurant outside Italy for its 9 Michelin-starred Chef Enrico Bartolini. A true treasure trove of tantalising tastes, SPIGA brings you the exquisite creations of renowned chef Chef Bartolini, who, since becoming a Michelin-starred chef at age 29, has accumulated a staggering tally of 9 stars across five restaurants. Reigning from Tuscany, Italy, Bartolini is legendary for his signature techniques and amazing home-style recipes so lovingly crafted with only the most authentic and fresh Italian ingredients. Situated in Central, Hong Kong, SPIGA is a testament to Chef Bartolini’s ambition of bringing a modern Italian restaurant and the fabulous al fresco culture with a spacious terrace to Hong Kong, one of the world’s densest and busiest financial districts.

Wild Tavern

$$$$ 2 Elystan St, SW3 3NS, Chelsea, London

Italian International Casual Dining Family Style

The carefully written, seasonal menu offers the culinary simplicity of Mediterranean cuisine, capturing rich flavours from the waters off the Mediterranean coast and from the gardens of our trusted suppliers. Wild Tavern is an Italian-inspired neighbourhood restaurant that serves dishes based on wild seafood, guaranteeing absolute quality, thanks to the guarantees of decades-old suppliers, with a daily catch that satisfies the most refined palates.

Amore & Limoncello

$$$ 311, 313 New Kings Rd, SW6 4RF, Fulham, London

Italian European Casual Dining Family Style Pizzeria

Meridionale, "from the south", is a new vision created to showcase the Italian food culture. The team invites diners to relax in a warm, rustic setting and celebrate Italian. With its basic interior and casual atmosphere, customers return to the Meridionale again. Surrounding much of southern Italy's culinary culture, what you see here is the real deal. Fresh, high-quality ingredients are blended to create genuine Italian cuisine to take diners on a culinary journey via the southern regions – think fresh homemade pasta and Neapolitan pizzas alongside fresh fish and seafood platters.

PerBacco!

$$$$ 636 Fulham Rd, SW6 5RT, Fulham, London

Italian Mediterranean Premium Casual

Located in the heart of London's iconic Fulham Road and just 5 minutes' walk from Parson Green underground, PerBacco is more than just a restaurant. It's a stunning foray into Northern Italian fare. As an original Italian knows, it all starts with pasta. That's why Chef Arrigoni hand-makes his pasta fresh each day. PerBacco is pleased to offer a range of fine meats, cheeses, antipasti, mains and desserts to complete the array of pasta dishes, sure to delight the most refined palettes.

Aqua

$$$$ 17/F, H Zentre, 15 Middle Rd, , Tsim Sha Tsui, Hong Kong

Italian Japanese Fine dining Cocktail Bar

Restaurant, DJ, Cocktails with dazzling views of Hong Kong’s harbour and skyline, ultra-stylish interiors and an innovative menu offering the best contemporary Italian and Japanese cuisines, aqua tops the list of the city’s sophisticated dining destinations. The glamorous penthouse lounge and bar, with sounds from the Aquamusic DJ team, cocktails and a glamorous crowd, complete the experience.

ORO, Manhattan-Italian Restaurant

$$$$ 30/F., 28 Stanley Street, , Central, Hong Kong

Italian American Fine dining

ORO – “Gold”, in Italian – is precious, beautiful, and of the utmost superior quality. But beyond the color, there lies an element with a deeper meaning, symbolizing hope, courage and determination. A story that dates back generations to the waves of their ancestors who emigrated for a better future whilst upholding their Italian traditions, which they proudly continue to commemorate and celebrate. We are Manhattan-Italian restaurant where tradition meets elegance, whilst people and hospitality are at the core value. Conveniently located in Central, 28 Stanley Street, with Victoria Harbor as the backdrop, ORO embodies a convivial environment with a strong belief in the “Art of Hosting”. The food encompasses classic ingredients reminiscent of Abruzzo heritage, with each dish illustrating a unique and personal story. The restaurant endeavours to combine the team’s international experiences to create an environment that salutes their cultural roots and new opportunities - from Italy to America to the far east in Hong Kong.

Radical Chic

$$$$ International Commerce Centre (ICC), Shop B1, Level 101, 1 Austin Rd W, , Tsim Sha Tsui, Hong Kong

Italian European Fine dining

RADICALCHIC draws upon the evolution of Italian fine dining over the past ten years to present a new culinary experience fusing innovation, artistic finesse, and awe-inspiring gastronomy. Located sky-high on the 101st floor of the International Commerce Center of West Kowloon, RadicalChic boasts sweeping city and harbour views to enjoy alongside a creative Italian degustation menu by our chef, Andrea Zamboni. As a native Italian chef, he uses the might of his homeland’s finest meats, seafood and seasonal produce to craft a cuisine and upscale dining experience quite unlike any other – bringing a refined and radical new take on Italian fare to Hong Kong.

Ristorante Cesare

$$$$ Via Crescenzio, 13, 00193, Prati, Rome

Italian Mediterranean Casual Dining

The Hostaria da Cesare is an institution in the heart of Rome. Ancient tavern, renamed and known throughout the capital. The most classic of Roman cuisines brought to the table by a prepared, smiling and helpful team. The Roman tradition is between cacio e Pepe and carbonara, oxtail and chicken with peppers. All these delicacies, prepared with simple, genuine and native ingredients, can only be found at Cesare's.

Bistrot64

$$$$ Via Guglielmo Calderini, 64, 00196, Flaminio, Rome

Italian Mediterranean Fine dining

Opened in 2014 after the return of chef Noda Kotaro from his experiences in Northern Europe, it obtained the Michelin star in 2017. The cuisine of the Chef, a pupil of a young Enrico Crippa in Kobe, has always stood out for his techniques and his simplicity that is not taken for granted, the result of a great deal of research and synthesis. Territory and roots, Italy (with a specific focus on Rome) and Japan. A long journey of discovery and return home. Different cultures coexist at Bistrot64, and it's not a shame to think that even the birth of the word derives from this meeting, comparison and (tasty) coexistence of cultural identities.

Ristorante Sughero

$$$$ Via Eleonora Duse, 1E, 00197, Parioli, Rome

Italian European Mediterranean Premium Casual

Giving the guests of the Sughero restaurant a unique experience is the primary purpose; for this reason, much attention is paid to the dishes that are served as well as to the service that is offered. The raw materials are carefully chosen and of superior quality, with an eye to zero km products. All the proposals on the menu are homemade, starting from the bread to the desserts. Attention is paid to the choice of wines, researched according to particular criteria, to support small producers who embrace the policy of biodynamic wines. An elegant but at the same time friendly and warm environment will be the frame of your evening. This is Cork Restaurant, a place to feel pampered and rediscover the pleasure of going to the restaurant.

Molto

$$$$ Viale Dei Parioli, 122, 00197, Parioli, Rome

Italian European Mediterranean Premium Casual Elegant & Chic

Molto Ristorante is a new structure with a refined design and attention to detail. Tradition and veiled international influences make Molto an exclusive place to drink, eat and talk. Excellent as a wine bar and cocktail bar, the outdoor terrace is splendid. The chefs revisit traditional Lazio cuisine in a modern key. The products are selected in compliance with seasonality and freshness, preferred if organic and at Km 0, such as those from the Bassetti estate. Vegetables accompany the dishes from the garden of Molto, homemade bread and sauces prepared by the kitchen with fresh ingredients. Pasta, at the base of the Italian tradition, is a fundamental ingredient of Molto's cuisine. Every day it is worked by hand to create the best first courses.

Aqualunea Bistrot

$$$$ Piazza Dei Quiriti, 19/20, 00192, Prati, Rome

Italian Elegant & Chic

Aqualunae is the place of flavour where taste and quality are combined through a creative cuisine that never tires. Chef Emanuele's cuisine is based on the 'food remix': quality raw materials sourced from all corners of Italy and the world remixed together to give life to an ever-new 'symphony', as good as ever. Each product proposed has this research and passion behind it. The refined and welcoming atmosphere in which you are immersed allows you to escape, even if only for a short time, from everyday life and frenetic rhythms to enter an elegant and familiar environment, a living room in which to feel at ease.

Felice A Testaccio

$$$$ Via Mastro Giorgio, 29, 00153, Testaccio, Rome

Italian Casual Dining Family Style

Felice began to juggle the stove in the 30s, ready to create a culinary revolution in full Roman style. Today, after almost a century of history and cuisine, Felice a Testaccio is a fundamental point of reference for Rome and the Romans. Today his son Franco has taken over the reins of the restaurant. Local ingredients, carefully selected, are the basis of the success of the typical Roman dishes offered to you. The fidelity of the recipes remains intact; nothing is distorted. Felice respects the Roman culinary tradition; password: Magna, drink and laugh.

Conciabocca

$$$ Via Rubattino, 22, 00153, Trastevere, Rome

Italian Mediterranean Casual Dining Family Style

Conciabocca was born from Rita and the two Giulios to find a meeting point where history and tradition embrace the new food and wine trends, the only prerogative of the city of Rome. After various searches, the choice fell on Rubattino 22, in the Testaccio district, which immediately welcomed everyone with open arms. The strengths are the hospitality, the alternation of menus and the wine list. The restaurant has tried to recreate a warm and intimate environment to make you feel like you are eating at home. The menu proposal follows the seasons, taking up Roman cuisine's classics reworked in a modern key. The choice of wines has been treated in detail by one of the oldest families of "Vinai", with particular attention to the Lazio region and the small wineries.

La Fraschetta Di Mastro Giorgio

$$$ Via Alessandro Volta, 36, 00153, Testaccio, Rome

Italian Mediterranean Casual Dining

This place represents the soul of a land that originates in the folds of time. The love for beauty and good marks are all the choices here at Mastro Giorgio's Fraschetta. La Fraschetta is in Rome – in the historic and enveloping Testaccio district – and draws inspiration from the ancient Fraschette of the Castelli Romani. Outside, the environment is suggestive, characterized in the warmer seasons by the green pergola and bunches of grapes: the ideal setting to taste the recipes in harmony. Inside, the décor is friendly and informal, with soft lights and colours, wooden furnishings and wine barrels to create an incredibly welcoming atmosphere. There is a careful and passionate search for products and raw materials: the cuisine is typical of the Roman tradition combined with the evocative regional excellence of the Belpaese.

Casa Novecento

$$$ Piazza Guglielmo Marconi, 32, 00144, Eur, Rome

Italian Casual Dining Pizzeria

Casa Novecento wants to be where the atmosphere, warmth and setting will make you feel at home. In the heart of Eur, a few steps away from the obelisk, the new city of Rome's productive activities. Casa Novecento is a marriage between tradition and modernity, with warm colours. Every day, guests can find the menu written on the traditional blackboard, welcomed by the kind and professional staff to testify that the ancient tradition remains unchanged. The cuisine draws on the Italian tradition of savouring actual home cooking, thanks also to the particular attention to the choice of always fresh and selected products.

Ristorante Crispi 19

$$$$ Via Francesco Crispi, 19, 00187, Centro Storico, Rome

Italian European Mediterranean Premium Casual Elegant & Chic

Crispi 19 is a romantic and welcoming restaurant with fish specialities in the historic centre of Rome, between the Spanish Steps and the Trevi Fountain, via Francesco Crispi at number 19. Fresh fish characterise a restaurant in the centre of Rome with Mediterranean and innovative cuisine with daily arrivals and a large variety of seasonal first fruits. Bread, pasta, sauces, decorations and desserts are all homemade with the newest products and are elaborated by chef Fabio Mancuso with ancient recipes, traditional ingredients and imaginative innovations. The best wine labels and a rich spirits list await you in the cellar. The restaurant is considered by many of its customers as the best fish restaurant in Rome.

Zero Bistró Il Fungo

$$$ Piazza Pakistan, 1A, 00144, Eur, Rome

Italian Mediterranean Casual Dining Pizzeria

The Zero Bistrò was born from the desire to create a quality proposal that symbolises "eating well" in an informal environment to be experienced daily. At lunch, when the menu is quick and light, and at dinner, when the atmosphere is more relaxed with background music and soft lights, you will be accompanied by the staff ready to listen to your requests. The restaurant offers the "Roman round pizza" designed with a highly digestible 200 g dough leavened for 48 hours and rolled out with a rolling pin. Very light and all made with Italian products starting from a selection of flours, with tomato and DOP mozzarella. And then tartare, carpaccio, ribs, steaks and strictly homemade hamburgers, coming from the finest cuts of beef carefully chosen always to have an excellent supply chain product. A selection of artisanal fried foods and renowned gastronomy of selected hams and cheeses completes the list of our first fruits.

Il Pagliaccio

$$$$ Via Dei Banchi Vecchi, 129, 00186, Centro Storico, Rome

Italian European Mediterranean Fine dining Elegant & Chic

A cuisine that embraces the world in the fusion of different flavours and aromas deriving from the creativity and travels of Anthony Genovese, a chef with two Michelin stars. Il Pagliaccio is an oasis of peace and tranquillity located in the heart of Rome. The rooms are cosy, furnished with care and elegant, without exceeding extravagant luxury. The brightness of the Roman days makes it perfect for business lunches, while the soft light of the interiors makes it the ideal place for pleasant intimate and romantic dinners. A modern menu, revisited, takes care of the details in a maniacal way. Simple but unique dishes, complex but poor at the same time, thanks to a few simple ingredients, make everything memorable.

Idylio By Apreda

$$$$ Via Di Santa Chiara, 4/A, 00186, Centro Storico, Rome

Italian Fine dining

In a setting like this one, gastronomy plays a leading role: immersing yourself in extraordinary flavours allows you to fully discover a place, to understand its history and culture. Our Idylio by Apreda restaurant, recently awarded with one Michelin star, is a real gourmet enclave that offers a wonderfully intimate atmosphere. Here, Mediterranean flavours blend perfectly with the international spirit you would expect to find in a big city that has always been at the centre of the world. That’s why we have teamed up with an incredibly high-level chef whose cuisine can satisfy even the most demanding of palates. We are referring to Francesco Apreda, one of the most brilliant talents on Italy’s culinary scene. Flair, technique, balance, Italian roots and elegant oriental influences: are the hallmarks of this chef’s characteristic style.

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