Restaurants, hotels, bars and wineries in Cortina d'Ampezzo from the En Primeur Club guide.
Accolades in Cortina d'Ampezzo
These include the Michelin-starred rooms in our guide, plus a Plate-recognised table with a tasting menu and a serious wine program.
SanBrite in Alverà has one Michelin star, an exceptional wine program, and an extensive, sommelier-led list. The restaurant serves modern Alpine Italian cooking through tasting menu and à la carte formats, with home-produced ingredients from a sustainable farm and a rustic farmhouse setting framed by the Dolomites.
Tivoli in Cortina d'Ampezzo has one Michelin star and an exceptional wine program built around an extensive, sommelier-led list. Its tasting menu and à la carte formats sit beside modern Italian Dolomite fine dining, while the cellar leans toward historic and French labels.
Alajmo Cortina in Localita Ronco holds Michelin Plate recognition and an exceptional wine program. The restaurant serves modern Italian mountain cuisine through tasting menu and à la carte formats, with regional cooking spread across two floors and a wine list with extensive selection.
These are the rooms in our guide with exceptional wine programs, from mountain huts to lodge dining and Alpine tables.
Baita Fraina in Fraina holds Michelin Plate recognition and an exceptional wine program with over 600 selections. The mountain hut-style restaurant serves regional Italian mountain cuisine in Stube-style rooms, with a summer terrace and views toward the Tofane and 5 Torri.
Baita Piè Tofana in Località Rumerlo has Michelin Plate recognition and an exceptional, sommelier-led wine program with an extensive list. It serves contemporary Italian Alpine cuisine through à la carte, set menu, and tasting menu formats, with a convivial Larin fireplace table at the base of the Tofana ski lifts.
Al Camin in Località Alverà keeps an extensive wine list and about 200 labels. The restaurant serves modern Italian Alpine cuisine in a cosy chalet-style setting, and chef-sommelier Fabio Pompanin oversees both the kitchen and the cellar.
There are 2 Michelin-starred restaurants in our Cortina d'Ampezzo guide. They are SanBrite in Alverà and Tivoli in Cortina d'Ampezzo, and both offer tasting menu and à la carte formats with exceptional, sommelier-led wine programs.
The strongest neighbourhoods for serious wine lists are Alverà, Cortina d'Ampezzo, Fraina, Località Rumerlo, and Localita Ronco. In our guide, the best cellar-led rooms are spread across those areas, so the scene is compact but not concentrated in one part of town.
Tasting menus appear at SanBrite in Alverà, Tivoli in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Baita Piè Tofana in Località Rumerlo, and Alajmo Cortina in Localita Ronco. SanBrite and Tivoli are the starred rooms, and the other two pair tasting formats with extensive wine programs.
There are 5 venues with exceptional wine programs in our Cortina d'Ampezzo guide. They are SanBrite, Tivoli, Alajmo Cortina, Baita Fraina, and Baita Piè Tofana, and they cover modern Alpine cooking, Dolomite fine dining, and lodge dining across several neighbourhoods.
By Emmett Haley · Updated October 8, 2026 · Editorial standards
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Selected entries from the current guide for Cortina d'Ampezzo.
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A one-Michelin-star dining room in Cortina d'Ampezzo where home-produced and regional Dolomite ingredients define the menu. SanBrite, the name translates as 'healthy pasture', takes a small-tables format with recycled-wood interiors and a dining-room window framing the Ampezzo peaks. Ranked 233rd among Opinionated About Dining's top European restaurants in 2025, it represents the more considered end of alpine fine dining.
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A Michelin-starred table on the road to Falzarego pass, Tivoli sits at the intersection of Alpine tradition and refined modern cuisine. Chef-owner Graziano Prest draws on Dolomite mountain produce alongside fish sourced daily from Venetian markets, while a cellar weighted toward historic and French labels reflects the same dual allegiance. Ranked #379 in Opinionated About Dining's Classical Europe list for 2025, this is Cortina's most decorated year-round dining address.
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Occupying the restored premises of the historic El Toulà restaurant in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Alajmo Cortina delivers contemporary cuisine with a strong regional focus across two floors of warm, wood-panelled dining. Price range sits at the summit tier (€€€€) for the Dolomites dining scene.
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Set in a small larch wood outside Cortina d'Ampezzo, El Brite de Larieto is an agriturismo that has been producing its own meat, charcuterie, cheeses, butter, and ice cream for two decades. Chef Riccardo Gaspari holds a Michelin Plate alongside a Michelin Green Star at the affiliated SanBrite, and El Brite sits at the €€€ price point where Alpine tradition and farm provenance meet serious culinary intent.
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On the road to Lago di Misurina, Al Camin occupies a distinct position in Cortina d'Ampezzo's dining scene: a mid-priced address where Dolomite regional tradition meets modern technique, without the formality or price point of the town's starred restaurants. Chef-sommelier Fabio Pompanin oversees both kitchen and a wine list of approximately 200 labels, making it one of the more complete mid-range tables in the valley.
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A Michelin Plate-recognised mountain hut sitting in isolation above Cortina d'Ampezzo, Baita Fraina trades the resort's social theatre for regional Dolomite cooking served at the unhurried pace of alpine tradition. Warm Stube-style rooms, a summer terrace, and country dishes rooted in the Veneto highlands make it the counterpoint to Cortina's more polished dining tier.
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It occupies a specific position in the resort's dining hierarchy: modern cuisine at the €€€€ tier, where the mountain setting does as much work as the kitchen.
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A Michelin Plate-recognised address on the edge of Cortina d'Ampezzo's central Corso Italia, Ristorante de LEN pairs larch-clad Alpine interiors with a regional menu that puts vegetables and dairy at the centre rather than the margins. The kitchen interprets Dolomite tradition with a contemporary hand, and the €€ price point makes it one of the more accessible entry points into serious mountain cooking in town.
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Chalet Tofane sits at Località Lacedel in Cortina d'Ampezzo, where the Dolomites frame mountain dining at its most considered. The chalet format places locally sourced Alpine ingredients at the centre of the table, connecting the plate directly to the surrounding terrain. For visitors exploring the Veneto highlands, it belongs on any serious itinerary alongside Cortina's broader restaurant scene.
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Pontejel sits at the heart of Cortina d'Ampezzo's dining scene, where the Dolomites shape not just the backdrop but the pantry. Set on Largo delle Poste, the address places it within walking distance of the town's alpine social core. For visitors mapping Cortina's range of tables, from rustic malga cooking to contemporary mountain cuisine, Pontejel belongs on the shortlist worth investigating before arrival.
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Book Restaurant Pizzeria Al Passetto for an easy Cortina dinner when the group wants pizza, regional Ampezzo dishes, mountain views, and gluten-free confidence in one place. At $$, it is strongest for families, groups, and relaxed celebrations rather than formal fine dining.
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Ristorante Amadeus sits on the edge of Cortina d'Ampezzo at Località Verocai, placing it within the quieter residential arc of the Dolomites resort town rather than the central corso. The setting frames it as a counterpoint to the high-traffic dining options on the main strip, with alpine surroundings that shape the dining context before a dish arrives. Confirm details directly with the venue before visiting.
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Selected entries from the current guide for Cortina d'Ampezzo.
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Reopened in June 2025 after a multi-year restoration, Ancora Cortina occupies a building with roots going back to 1826 on Corso Italia, at the centre of Cortina d'Ampezzo's social life. The 38-room property, a Leading Hotels of the World member, layers alpine wood and velvet against curated art and contemporary detail, with dining that runs from an open-kitchen restaurant through all-day terrace service to an underground bar called The Brave Club.
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A 34-room alpine retreat in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Rosapetra SPA Resort sits just minutes from the town centre with direct views across the Ampezzo Dolomites. Fir wood, stone, and refined fabrics define the interiors, while a full spa facility with pool, saunas, Turkish bath, and massage zone anchors the wellness offer. For travellers who prioritise landscape access and considered comfort over resort scale, it occupies a distinct position in the Cortina market.
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Casa Guargnè sits in Cortina d'Ampezzo's quieter residential edge, selected by the Michelin Hotels guide for 2025. The property belongs to a tier of small Dolomite retreats where the guest experience turns on attentive, personalised service rather than scale. For travellers who find the larger Cortina hotels too impersonal, it offers a more considered alternative.
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A Michelin Selected property on Via Cesare Battisti, De LEN positions itself within Cortina d'Ampezzo's smaller, character-led accommodation tier rather than the grand alpine palace category. The address places guests within walking distance of the town centre and the Dolomites' most celebrated ski terrain, making it a practical base for serious mountain itineraries.
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Selected by the Michelin Guide for 2025, Faloria Mountain Spa Resort occupies the quieter upper slopes above Cortina d'Ampezzo at Località Zuel di Sopra, positioning it at a remove from the town's busier hotel corridor. The property sits within the smaller, design-conscious tier of Dolomite mountain resorts, where spa programming and mountain proximity carry as much weight as room count.
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Grand Hotel Savoia & Spa occupies a prominent position on Via Roma in the centre of Cortina d'Ampezzo, carrying Michelin Selected status for 2025. The property sits within the Dolomites' most established resort town, where grand alpine architecture and proximity to the Faloria and Tofana ski areas define the address. It belongs to a tier of Cortina hotels where the physical fabric of the building is as much the draw as the service programme.
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Selected entries from the current guide for Cortina d'Ampezzo.
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Bar & Living places Cortina d'Ampezzo’s aperitivo culture inside a hotel-lobby setting on Corso Italia, the resort town’s central promenade. With, it is better read as a location-led drinking address: useful for a polished pause before dinner, after shopping, or between mountain plans.
Cortina d'Ampezzo
Selected entries from the current guide for Cortina d'Ampezzo.
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