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Restaurants, hotels, bars and wineries in Positano from the En Primeur Club guide.

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Positano, Italy
Positano has two Michelin-starred restaurants in our guide, Zass Restaurant and Li Galli, and nine exceptional wine programs. Both starred kitchens cook modern Mediterranean fine dining and offer a tasting menu beside a la carte, with an extensive, sommelier-led wine list. Hotel dining rooms hold several of those programs, and La Sponda, Al Palazzo, La Serra and Next2 hold Michelin Plates for 2026. Nineteen venues in our guide fall in the neighborhood named Positano, the largest neighborhood share here, and both starred restaurants sit in that neighborhood. Spiaggia Grande is the next grouping, with beachfront seafood and pizza. Laurito holds Carlino, a beachside restaurant with a Relais Chateaux award. Modern Mediterranean fine dining is the cuisine that appears most often in our guide, with three restaurants under that heading.

Restaurants with exceptional wine programs

Our guide counts nine exceptional wine programs citywide. Zass Restaurant, Li Galli and La Serra, all in the Positano neighborhood, are among them, and each pairs that program with a tasting menu.

  • Zass Restaurant

    Zass Restaurant in Positano holds a Michelin star for 2026 and an exceptional, sommelier-led wine list. It serves modern Mediterranean fine dining from Il San Pietro di Positano. Opinionated About Dining ranked the restaurant 303rd for Classical in Europe in 2025.

  • Li Galli

    Li Galli in Positano holds a Michelin star for 2026 and an exceptional, sommelier-led wine list of around 1,000 labels. Chef Savio Perna's contemporary menu draws on Campanian produce in a seven-table dining room at Villa Franca, with floor-to-ceiling windows toward the Li Galli islands. Formats are a tasting menu and a la carte, and the desserts include Monopoly and Picnic.

  • La Serra

    La Serra in Positano holds a Michelin Plate for 2026 and an exceptional wine program. Chef Annarumma cooks Campanian ingredients with contemporary technique at Le Agavi Hotel. Formats are a tasting menu and a prix fixe, with floor-to-ceiling windows on the Tyrrhenian Sea.

Tasting menus with Michelin Plate recognition

La Sponda and Al Palazzo, both in Positano City Centre, and Next2, in Positano, each serve a tasting menu and hold a Michelin Plate for 2026.

  • La Sponda

    La Sponda in Positano City Centre holds a Michelin Plate for 2026 and an extensive, sommelier-led wine list. Chef Gennaro Russo cooks Campanian Mediterranean food in a candlelit room at Le Sirenuse, with live music and dishes such as lemon risotto with capers. Formats are a la carte and a tasting menu. Opinionated About Dining ranked it 278th for Classical in Europe in 2025.

  • Al Palazzo

    Al Palazzo in Positano City Centre holds a Michelin Plate for 2026, and it also held a Michelin Plate in 2024 and 2025. It has an exceptional, sommelier-led wine list. Inventive regional Italian cooking is served in the botanical garden of Palazzo Murat. The menu runs across meat and fish. Formats are a tasting menu and a la carte.

  • Next2

    Next2 in Positano holds a Michelin Plate for 2026 and an exceptional, sommelier-led wine program, with an extensive list and craft cocktails. The courtyard garden kitchen uses modern technique on Amalfi Coast ingredients. Dishes include spinach ravioli with braised beef and raw and cooked tuna with burrata. Formats are a la carte and a tasting menu.

Planning FAQ

How many Michelin-starred restaurants are in Positano?

Positano has two Michelin-starred restaurants in our guide, and two Michelin stars in total. Zass Restaurant is at Il San Pietro di Positano, and Li Galli is at Villa Franca. Each holds a Michelin star for 2026. Both sit in the Positano neighborhood.

Which neighborhood has the most venues in your guide?

Positano is the neighborhood with the most venues in our guide, with 19. The next neighborhood in our guide is the neighborhood named Spiaggia Grande, which has 5 venues in our guide.

Where are the tasting menus?

Tasting menus in our guide are at Zass Restaurant, Li Galli, La Serra, Il San Pietro di Positano, Next2 and La Taverna del Leone in the Positano neighborhood, and at La Sponda and Al Palazzo in Positano City Centre. La Serra lists a tasting menu and a prix fixe. Il San Pietro di Positano lists a tasting menu, a la carte and a prix fixe.

How many exceptional wine programs does the guide list?

Our guide lists nine exceptional wine programs citywide. Restaurants with that program include Zass Restaurant, Li Galli, La Serra, Il San Pietro di Positano and Next2 in the Positano neighborhood, and Al Palazzo in Positano City Centre. Those lists are extensive and sommelier-led.

By Emmett Haley · Updated October 8, 2026 · Editorial standards

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Where to eat in Positano

Selected entries from the current guide for Positano.

La Sponda restaurant in Positano

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La Sponda

La Sponda sits within Le Sirenuse, one of the Amalfi Coast's most prestigious hotels, and brings Campanian Mediterranean cooking to a candlelit dining room overlooking Positano's cliff-stacked houses. Chef Gennaro Russo draws on southern Italian seafood traditions, with dishes such as lemon risotto with capers anchoring a menu shaped by coastal Campania. Michelin Plate recognition and a 2025 Opinionated About Dining ranking of #278 in Classical Europe confirm its position among the coast's serious dining addresses.

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La Taverna del Leone restaurant in Positano

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La Taverna del Leone

Three kilometres east of Positano's main drag, La Taverna del Leone has operated for nearly six decades as a family-run address where classic Campanian cooking, local fish, regional meat, high-quality ingredients with a measured personal touch, earns consistent Michelin Plate recognition. At €€ pricing, it sits well below the Amalfi Coast's starred tier while delivering honest, experience-backed cooking in a room lined with local blue-and-white ceramics.

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Villa TreVille restaurant in Positano

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Villa TreVille

Villa TreVille occupies one of the Amalfi Coast's most architecturally distinct addresses, a cliff-side compound in Positano at Via Arienzo 30 where the boundary between private residence and hotel has always been deliberately thin. The property sits in a tier of Positano accommodation defined by seclusion over scale, drawing guests who want proximity to the coast's social energy without being absorbed by it. Advance planning is advisable; the Amalfi Coast's peak season runs from June through late August.

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Where to stay in Positano

Selected entries from the current guide for Positano.

Hotel Marincanto hotel in Positano

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Hotel Marincanto

Among Positano's cliff-face hotels, Hotel Marincanto earns its place in the La Liste Top Hotels ranking (2026, 91.5 points) through a position on Via Cristoforo Colombo that delivers the full visual drama of the Amalfi Coast without requiring guests to work for it. The address places the Tyrrhenian Sea in direct view, with the village's stacked architecture rising on either side, a configuration that fewer properties along this stretch can claim at this tier.

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Which wineries to visit in Positano

Selected entries from the current guide for Positano.

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