The Best Restaurants for Wine Lovers in Italy

Acquolina

Rome, Italy

2 Michelin stars · Wine Spectator Best of Award of Excellence

Inside The First Roma Arte hotel near Piazza del Popolo, Acquolina holds two Michelin stars and an 85-point La Liste score for 2026, placing it among Rome's most recognised creative tables. Chef Daniele Lippi runs two tasting menus built around seafood and selective meat courses, backed by a wine list that runs to roughly a thousand labels. This is where serious Roman fine dining meets genuine generosity of portion and spirit.

Also recognized by Falstaff, La Liste, Opinionated About Dining

All'Enoteca

Canale, Italy

1 Michelin star

A Michelin-starred anchor of Roero's dining scene, All'Enoteca has held its position among Italy's most consistently ranked regional tables for over a decade. Chef Davide Palluda works from faithfully interpreted Piedmontese recipes, with plin al sugo d'arrosto among the more cited preparations. The setting, a 19th-century building in Canale's historic centre, operates across two tiers: a formal upstairs restaurant and a ground-floor osteria for lighter, more accessible fare.

Also recognized by La Liste, Opinionated About Dining, Star Wine List

Andrea Aprea

Milan, Italy

2 Michelin stars

A two-Michelin-star address on Corso Venezia, Andrea Aprea sits on the top floor of the Luigi Rovati Foundation and offers three tasting menus ranging from a four-course creative format to an eight-course signature experience. Scored 90 points by La Liste in 2026 and recognised by Les Grandes Tables du Monde, it holds a place among Milan's most decorated contemporary Italian kitchens. Dinner runs Tuesday through Saturday; Saturday lunch is also available.

Also recognized by Falstaff, La Liste, Les Grandes Tables du Monde, Opinionated About Dining

Antica Corona Reale

Cervere, Italy

2 Michelin stars

Founded in 1815 and held by the Vivalda family across five generations, Antica Corona Reale in Cervere carries two Michelin stars and a 94-point La Liste score into 2026. Chef Gian Piero Vivalda draws on two centuries of Piedmontese tradition while threading contemporary technique through the menu. The result is one of northern Italy's most credentialed rural dining rooms.

Also recognized by Falstaff, La Liste, Les Grandes Tables du Monde, Opinionated About Dining

Antica Osteria Cera

Lughetto, Italy

2 Michelin stars

A two-Michelin-star address in the Venetian hinterland, Antica Osteria Cera has built its reputation on the seafood traditions of the northern Adriatic and Venetian lagoon, placing it among Italy's most serious fish restaurants. The room is modern and spare, the menu spans raw preparations, charcoal-grilled fish, and regional specialities like cassopipa and broetto, and the wine list leans heavily on Italian whites.

Also recognized by Falstaff, La Liste, Opinionated About Dining

Arnolfo

Colle di Val d'Elsa, Italy

2 Michelin stars

The 2022 move to a purpose-built space with iron, glass, and a yellow Siena marble kitchen wall brought architecture in line with a cuisine long defined by vegetable-forward precision and produce from the surrounding Val d'Elsa. Three tasting menus — including a vegetarian option — can also be ordered à la carte.

Also recognized by Falstaff, La Liste, Les Grandes Tables du Monde, Opinionated About Dining

Caino

Montemerano, Italy

2 Michelin stars

A two-Michelin-star address in the medieval village of Montemerano, Caino has anchored Maremma's fine dining reputation for decades under chef Valeria Piccini. The kitchen draws directly from the surrounding territory, producing olive oil and some wines on-site, while the cellar, managed by son Andrea Piccini, covers the region and beyond. La Liste scored it 90 points in both 2025 and 2026.

Also recognized by Falstaff, La Liste, Opinionated About Dining

Campo del Drago

Montalcino, Italy

2 Michelin stars

A two-Michelin-star restaurant within the Rosewood Castiglion del Bosco estate in Montalcino, Campo del Drago reaches the table via a dirt track through Val d'Orcia and a medieval hilltop village. Chef Matteo Temperini builds his contemporary menus around produce from the estate's own kitchen garden, backed by a wine list of over 700 labels weighted toward Brunello di Montalcino.

Also recognized by La Liste

Casa Perbellini 12 Apostoli

Verona, Italy

3 Michelin stars

Three-Michelin-starred Casa Perbellini 12 Apostoli represents Giancarlo Perbellini's triumphant return to his Verona origins, where historic frescoed rooms and an intimate twelve-seat Chef's Table showcase Italy's most personal fine dining experience through three distinctive tasting menus.

Also recognized by Falstaff, La Liste, Les Grandes Tables du Monde, Opinionated About Dining

Casa Vissani

Baschi, Italy

La Liste ranked it 92 points in 2025. The format divides between two tasting menus and a structured à la carte, complemented by the adjacent TerritOri concept for regional Italian cooking at a more accessible register.

Also recognized by La Liste, Opinionated About Dining

Castel fine dining

Tirol, Italy

2 Michelin stars

Two-Michelin-starred Castel fine dining showcases chef Gerhard Wieser's Alpine-Mediterranean mastery from an exclusive five-table sanctuary above Merano, where panoramic Val Venosta views frame seasonal tasting menus celebrating South Tyrolean terroir with technical precision and innovative flair.

Also recognized by Falstaff, La Liste, Star Wine List

Cracco in Galleria

Milan, Italy

1 Michelin star · Wine Spectator Grand Award

Inside the Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II, one of Milan's most recognisable 19th-century arcades, Cracco in Galleria holds a Michelin star and an OAD Top 100 Europe ranking. Chef Luca Sacchi leads a tasting menu and à la carte that reference contemporary Italian technique while keeping classic Milanese touchstones — notably vitello alla Milanese — in frame. The wine programme, spanning 2,500 selections and 18,000 bottles, is among the more comprehensive French-leaning lists in Italy.

Also recognized by Opinionated About Dining, World's 50 Best, World's Best Wine Lists Awards

D'O

Cornaredo, Italy

2 Michelin stars

Chef Davide Oldani's revolutionary "pop cuisine" defines D'O Cornaredo, where two Michelin stars and a Green Star celebrate innovative Italian gastronomy in an intimate 30-seat village setting. This acclaimed restaurant transforms fine dining through accessible elegance and sustainable practices.

Also recognized by Falstaff, La Liste, Les Grandes Tables du Monde, Opinionated About Dining

Da Vittorio

Brusaporto, Italy

3 Michelin stars

Three-Michelin-starred Da Vittorio Brusaporto represents Italy's leading family-run culinary dynasty, where the Cerea family has pioneered innovative Lombard cuisine since 1966. Set within a 25-acre Relais & Châteaux estate, this well-known restaurant offers four distinct tasting menus showcasing signature dishes like tableside Paccheri alla Vittorio.

Also recognized by Falstaff, La Liste, Les Grandes Tables du Monde, Opinionated About Dining

Dalla Gioconda

Gabicce Monte, Italy

1 Michelin star · Wine Spectator Best of Award of Excellence

At the highest point of Gabicce Monte, Dalla Gioconda occupies the shell of a storied local dance hall and has rebuilt itself as one of the Adriatic coast's most carefully considered progressive Italian restaurants. Chef Davide Di Fabio, formed at Osteria Francescana under Massimo Bottura, anchors the menu in Marche territory produce and the restaurant's own garden, backed by a cellar of 9,000 bottles and consistent recognition from La Liste and Opinionated About Dining.

Also recognized by La Liste, Opinionated About Dining, Star Wine List, The Best Chef

daní maison

Ischia, Italy

2 Michelin stars

Tucked into the residential hills above Ischia, daní maison occupies chef Nino Di Costanzo's own home, where just a handful of tables sit beneath vaulted ceilings in a setting that reads more private estate than restaurant. Two Michelin stars and a 94-point La Liste score (2026) confirm its position among Italy's most technically serious kitchens. Expect concept-driven, elaborately constructed dishes from one of Campania's most decorated chefs.

Also recognized by Falstaff, La Liste, Les Grandes Tables du Monde, Opinionated About Dining

Del Cambio

Turin, Italy

1 Michelin star · Wine Spectator Best of Award of Excellence

Operating from Piazza Carignano since the 18th century, Del Cambio holds a singular position in Turin's fine dining circuit: a room where Cavour once dined, now earning a Michelin star and 91 points from La Liste 2026 under chef Matteo Baronetto's progressive Piedmontese kitchen. The wine list runs to 3,200 selections and 15,000 bottles in inventory, with particular depth in regional Italian and German Riesling verticals.

Also recognized by La Liste, Opinionated About Dining, Star Wine List

Don Alfonso 1890

S. Agata Sui Due Golfi, Italy

1 Michelin star

On the ridge above the Sorrento Peninsula, Don Alfonso 1890 sits at the point where Neapolitan culinary tradition meets a family-run organic philosophy. Holding a Michelin Star, a Michelin Green Star, and a place on La Liste's top restaurant rankings, it draws serious diners for menus built around produce from its own kitchen garden at Punta Campanella. Relais & Châteaux guestrooms make it a natural overnight stop on the Amalfi coast circuit.

Also recognized by La Liste, Les Grandes Tables du Monde, Relais Chateaux, We're Smart World

Duomo

Ragusa, Italy

2 Michelin stars · Wine Spectator Best of Award of Excellence

Two-Michelin-starred Duomo Ragusa showcases Chef Ciccio Sultano's deeply personal interpretation of Sicilian cuisine within an intimate baroque palace setting. Located steps from the historic Duomo di San Giorgio, this celebrated restaurant transforms island traditions into contemporary haute cuisine through signature dishes like sea urchin pasta and an extraordinary Sicilian wine program.

Also recognized by Falstaff, La Liste, Les Grandes Tables du Monde, Opinionated About Dining

Enoteca La Torre

Rome, Italy

2 Michelin stars

Two-Michelin-starred Enoteca La Torre occupies the magnificent Villa Laetitia in Rome, where Chef Domenico Stile's innovative Italian cuisine unfolds within Renaissance-era dining rooms adorned with frescoes and Art Nouveau details, creating the city's most architecturally dramatic fine dining experience.

Also recognized by Falstaff, La Liste, Opinionated About Dining

Enoteca Pinchiorri

Florence, Italy

3 Michelin stars · Wine Spectator Grand Award

One of Italy's eleven three-Michelin-star restaurants, Enoteca Pinchiorri has occupied its 17th-century palazzo on Via Ghibellina since 1972, building one of Europe's most celebrated wine cellars alongside a kitchen that draws from both Italian and French traditions. Rated 94 points on La Liste 2026 and ranked in the Opinionated About Dining Classical Europe list, it operates dinner service Tuesday through Saturday at the upper tier of Florentine fine dining.

Also recognized by Falstaff, La Liste, Les Grandes Tables du Monde, Opinionated About Dining

Enrico Bartolini

Milan, Italy

3 Michelin stars

Enrico Bartolini al Mudec occupies the third floor of Milan's Museum of Cultures in Tortona, holding three Michelin stars and a 96.5-point La Liste score. The kitchen, run alongside resident chef Davide Boglioli, offers two tasting formats plus à la carte selection, with cooking that prizes flavor intensity over intellectual abstraction. Ranked 85th on the World's 50 Best list in 2023, it sits at the summit of Milan's fine-dining tier.

Also recognized by Falstaff, La Liste, Les Grandes Tables du Monde, Opinionated About Dining

Glam Restaurant by Enrico Bartolini

Venice, Italy

2 Michelin stars

Inside Palazzo Venart on the Grand Canal, Glam holds two Michelin stars under resident chef Donato Ascani, working within a framework established by multi-starred Enrico Bartolini. Two tasting menus divide between Venetian-rooted dishes and Bartolini's signature canon. La Liste awarded 90 points in both 2025 and 2026. Arrival by private water taxi is possible, which fits the setting precisely.

Also recognized by Falstaff, La Liste, Opinionated About Dining, The Best Chef

Idylio by Apreda

Rome, Italy

1 Michelin star

Michelin-starred Idylio by Apreda elevates Rome fine dining through Chef Francesco Apreda's sophisticated fusion of Neapolitan tradition and global influences. Located steps from the Pantheon, this intimate 25-seat restaurant showcases three innovative tasting menus within an elegant dining room of black marble and crystal chandeliers.

Also recognized by Falstaff, La Liste, Opinionated About Dining, The Best Chef

Il Convivio Troiani

Rome, Italy

1 Michelin star · Wine Spectator Best of Award of Excellence

A Michelin-starred address a short walk from Piazza Navona, Il Convivio Troiani has anchored Rome's fine-dining scene since the early 1990s. The Troiani brothers — Angelo in the kitchen, Giuseppe and Massimo in the dining room — built their reputation on personalised contemporary Italian cooking that honours regional tradition without being bound by it. A wine cellar of 3,600 labels, including vertical collections accessible by the glass via Coravin, makes it a serious destination for wine-focused diners.

Also recognized by Falstaff, Star Wine List

Il Pagliaccio

Rome, Italy

2 Michelin stars · Wine Spectator Best of Award of Excellence

On Via dei Banchi Vecchi, Il Pagliaccio holds two Michelin stars and a place in the La Liste global top tier, where Anthony Genovese's tasting menus move fluidly between Italian regional technique and Japanese reference points. The wine list runs to approximately 1,750 selections with a cellar of around 10,000 bottles. Dinner runs Tuesday through Friday, with Saturday lunch and dinner service available.

Also recognized by Falstaff, La Liste, Les Grandes Tables du Monde, Opinionated About Dining

Il Palagio

Florence, Italy

1 Michelin star · Wine Spectator Best of Award of Excellence

Il Palagio Florence brings Michelin-starred sophistication to Palazzo della Gherardesca, where Chef Paolo Lavezzini's Italian-Brazilian menu progression creates unexpected magic within neo-Classical elegance. Surrounded by historic gardens, this evening sanctuary reinterprets Tuscan traditions through the chef's distinctive South American perspective.

Also recognized by Falstaff, Opinionated About Dining, Star Wine List

Il Piccolo Principe

Viareggio, Italy

2 Michelin stars

Il Piccolo Principe holds two Michelin stars inside the Grand Hotel Principe di Piemonte, where chef Giuseppe Mancino draws Campanian technique into a Tuscan coastal context. Three tasting menus anchor the format, with La Liste scoring the kitchen at 91 points in 2026. Dinner is served Tuesday through Sunday from 7:30 pm, with seasonal seafood and a bread program that earns specific critical praise.

Also recognized by Falstaff, La Liste, Opinionated About Dining

Imàgo

Rome, Italy

1 Michelin star · Wine Spectator Best of Award of Excellence

Perched atop the Spanish Steps inside the Hassler Hotel, Imàgo holds a Michelin star, a World's Best Wine Lists 3-Star Accreditation, and a La Liste score of 86.5 points. Chef Andrea Antonini runs two tasting menus across a dining room where floor-to-ceiling windows frame Rome's skyline from Trinità dei Monti to the Capitol. The wine list spans 1,450 selections across 22,000 bottles, with particular depth in Piedmont, Tuscany, and Burgundy.

Also recognized by Falstaff, La Liste, Opinionated About Dining, Star Wine List

L'Argine a Vencò

Dolegna del Collio, Italy

1 Michelin star

In the hills above Dolegna del Collio, where Friuli meets Slovenia, L'Argine a Vencò operates from a restored mill surrounded by its own kitchen garden. Chef Antonia Klugmann holds a Michelin star and ranks #113 in Opinionated About Dining's Europe list for 2025. The cooking draws directly from the borderland terroir, with aromatic herbs from the garden appearing across a menu that sits at the intersection of precision and place.

Also recognized by Falstaff, La Liste, Opinionated About Dining, We're Smart World

L'Olivo

Anacapri, Italy

2 Michelin stars

Chef Domenico Stile's menu holds a La Liste score of 92 points for 2026 and Les Grandes Tables du Monde recognition, positioning this dining room among southern Italy's most credentialled tables.

Also recognized by La Liste, Les Grandes Tables du Monde

La Ciau del Tornavento

Treiso, Italy

1 Michelin star · Wine Spectator Grand Award

Perched above the Barbaresco hills near Alba, La Ciau del Tornavento holds a Michelin star and an Opinionated About Dining Classical Europe ranking (163rd in 2025) that together locate it inside Piedmont's serious dining tier. Chef Marco Lombardo's menu moves across Piemontese tradition and contemporary Italian cooking, backed by a wine cellar of 60,000 bottles and 5,800 selections spanning Piedmont, Burgundy, and Bordeaux.

Also recognized by Opinionated About Dining, Star Wine List

La Peca

Lonigo, Italy

2 Michelin stars

A two-Michelin-star address in the Vicenza hills, La Peca has held serious critical standing for years, earning 93 points in La Liste 2026 and a top-200 ranking in Opinionated About Dining's Europe Classical list. Chef Nicola Portinari works with Veneto ingredients — lagoon seafood, guinea fowl, bigoli — in a format that balances tasting menus with à la carte choice at €€€€ pricing.

Also recognized by Falstaff, La Liste, Opinionated About Dining

La Pergola

Rome, Italy

3 Michelin stars · Wine Spectator Grand Award

Rome's only three-Michelin-star restaurant, La Pergola sits atop the Roma Cavalieri hotel on Monte Mario hill, where chef Heinz Beck has held the kitchen since 1994 and sommelier Marco Reitano commands one of Italy's most decorated wine programs. Recognised by La Liste (96.5 points in 2025) and Les Grandes Tables du Monde, it occupies a tier of its own in the Italian capital's fine dining hierarchy.

Also recognized by Falstaff, La Liste, Les Grandes Tables du Monde, Opinionated About Dining

La Rei Natura by Michelangelo Mammoliti

Serralunga d'Alba, Italy

3 Michelin stars

A two-Michelin-star address set within Il Boscareto Resort outside Alba, La Rei Natura by Michelangelo Mammoliti holds a 92-point score from La Liste (2026) and a ranking of 348 in Opinionated About Dining's European classical list. Three tasting menus anchor the kitchen's vegetable-forward, biodynamically sourced program, with à la carte access available on two of them. Open Thursday through Sunday evenings, with Saturday and Sunday lunch service.

Also recognized by Falstaff, La Liste, Opinionated About Dining, The Best Chef

La Trota

Rivodutri, Italy

1 Michelin star

In the Sabine hills north of Rome, La Trota has spent six decades redefining what freshwater fish can mean on a plate. Holding a Michelin star and ranked in La Liste's top restaurants, the Serva brothers have built a regional canon around trout, tench, crayfish, and pike drawn from the Santa Susanna canal directly outside. At €€€€ pricing, this is serious destination dining in an unlikely postcode.

Also recognized by La Liste, Opinionated About Dining

Le Calandre

Rubano, Italy

3 Michelin stars

Three Michelin stars since 2002, a 99-point La Liste ranking in 2026, and a permanent position in the World's 50 Best since 2006: Le Calandre in Rubano operates at the upper tier of Italian fine dining. Chef Massimiliano Alajmo runs three tasting menus from a minimalist dining room where tables are carved from a single 300-year-old ash tree, forty minutes from Venice.

Also recognized by La Liste, Les Grandes Tables du Monde, Opinionated About Dining, Relais Chateaux

Locanda Sant'Uffizio Enrico Bartolini

Cioccaro, Italy

2 Michelin stars

Set in a converted monastery amid the Monferrato hills, Locanda Sant'Uffizio Enrico Bartolini holds two Michelin stars and a 2026 La Liste score of 86 points. Chef Gabriele Boffa leads the kitchen with a program rooted in Piedmontese tradition — from technically precise agnolotti del plin to more creative regional interpretations. The setting, the cooking, and the wine context place this firmly among Italy's serious destination restaurants.

Also recognized by Falstaff, La Liste, Opinionated About Dining

Lux Lucis

Forte dei Marmi, Italy

1 Michelin star

Lux Lucis holds a Michelin star and sits atop the Principe Forte dei Marmi hotel, where a rooftop terrace frames views of the Versilian coast before dinner moves into a dining room fronted by an open kitchen. Chef Valentino Cassanelli weaves Emilian influences into a creative Italian menu, and a wine list organised by grape variety rather than region gives the pairing dimension unusual depth for a coastal resort table.

Also recognized by La Liste, Opinionated About Dining, The Best Chef

Miramonti l'Altro

Concesio, Italy

1 Michelin star

Chef Philippe Léveillé's Franco-Italian kitchen sits inside a classic villa setting, with garden-facing tables and a cheese cart that draws as much discussion as the menu itself. Rated 90 points by La Liste in both 2025 and 2026, this is one of northern Italy's most consistently decorated tables.

Also recognized by Falstaff, La Liste, Opinionated About Dining

Osteria Francescana

Modena, Italy

3 Michelin stars

Osteria Francescana is Modena’s high-concept reading of Emilia-Romagna, where Parmigiano Reggiano, balsamic vinegar, pasta memory, and contemporary Italian technique are treated as cultural material rather than comfort-food nostalgia. Massimo Bottura’s dining room carries rare external validation, including La Liste 97 points in 2026, Les Grandes Tables du Monde membership, and sustained international ranking history.

Also recognized by Chef's Table, Falstaff, La Liste, Les Grandes Tables du Monde

Piazza Duomo

Alba, Italy

3 Michelin stars · Wine Spectator Best of Award of Excellence

Piazza Duomo places Alba’s truffle-and-Barolo identity inside a progressive Italian frame, with Enrico Crippa’s plant-led menus pulling the Langhe into a far more technical register. The draw is not only Michelin three-star status, La Liste 96 points for 2026, or its long World’s 50 Best Restaurants run, but the way regional produce becomes the grammar of the meal rather than a decorative accent.

Also recognized by Falstaff, La Liste, Les Grandes Tables du Monde, Opinionated About Dining

Piazzetta Milù

Castellammare di Stabia, Italy

2 Michelin stars

A two-Michelin-star address on the Neapolitan coast where the Izzo family runs both kitchen and floor with uncommon cohesion. Chef Maicol Izzo, winner of Michelin's Young Chef Award in 2024, builds a single long tasting menu that moves from a wine-cellar opening act to a dining room finale. La Liste placed it at 85.5 points in 2025, anchoring it firmly among southern Italy's most serious creative tables.

Also recognized by Falstaff, La Liste, Opinionated About Dining

Pipero Roma

Rome, Italy

1 Michelin star

Ranked #197 among Classical European restaurants by Opinionated About Dining in 2025 and holding a Michelin star, Pipero Roma operates at the sharper end of Rome's creative fine dining tier. Chef Ciro Scamardella's seasonal menu draws on Campanian roots and Mediterranean technique, while front-of-house precision under Achille Sardiello places it among the city's most composed dining rooms on Corso Vittorio Emanuele II.

Also recognized by Falstaff, Opinionated About Dining, Star Wine List, The Best Chef

Quattro Passi

Marina del Cantone, Italy

3 Michelin stars

Three Michelin stars in a village that requires genuine commitment to reach: Quattro Passi in Marina del Cantone has grown from a beachside pizzeria into one of Campania's most decorated restaurants over four decades. Chef Fabrizio Mellino works Mediterranean ingredients — Amalfi lemons, San Marzano tomatoes, Sorrento coastline seafood — through a technique-driven lens that earned a La Liste score of 97 points in 2026 and an Opinionated About Dining Classical Europe ranking of 52nd in 2025.

Also recognized by Falstaff, La Liste, Les Grandes Tables du Monde, Opinionated About Dining

Reale

Castel di Sangro, Italy

3 Michelin stars

5 points. Chef Niko Romito's tasting menus pursue radical minimalism, extracting maximum intensity from single ingredients, with a 14-course plant-based format that has drawn international attention to an otherwise overlooked corner of Abruzzo.

Also recognized by Falstaff, La Liste, Les Grandes Tables du Monde, Opinionated About Dining

Ristorante Quadri

Venice, Italy

1 Michelin star

On Piazza San Marco, Ristorante Quadri occupies one of Venice's most scrutinised dining addresses, where chef Sergio Preziosa applies contemporary technique to lagoon-sourced ingredients — fish from the shallow waters, vegetables from Sant'Erasmo island, seasonal shellfish and game.

Also recognized by Falstaff, La Liste, Les Grandes Tables du Monde, Opinionated About Dining

Romano

Viareggio, Italy

1 Michelin star

Celebrating its 60th anniversary in 2026, Romano has been a fixture of serious seafood dining on the Versilian coast since 1966. Ranked among Europe's classical restaurants by Opinionated About Dining and scoring 84.5 points on La Liste, it holds a position few Italian coastal restaurants sustain across six decades. Chef Nicola Gronchi maintains the kitchen's tradition-forward approach while applying measured contemporary technique to fish sourced at the highest quality tier.

Also recognized by La Liste, Opinionated About Dining

San Domenico

Imola, Italy

2 Michelin stars

San Domenico has held two Michelin stars in Imola for decades, making it among the more enduring fine-dining addresses in Emilia-Romagna. Chef Valentino Marcattilii works within a classical Italian framework that has earned 86 points in the 2026 La Liste rankings. The restaurant operates Tuesday through Sunday with both lunch and dinner service, and sits at the summit price tier for the region.

Also recognized by Falstaff, La Liste

SanBrite

Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy

1 Michelin star

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.

Also recognized by Falstaff, Opinionated About Dining, The Best Chef

Santa Elisabetta

Florence, Italy

2 Michelin stars

Santa Elisabetta occupies the upper tier of Florence's fine dining scene, housed inside the Byzantine Torre della Pagliazza — the city's oldest circular tower — with just six tables on the first floor of the Brunelleschi Hotel. Chef Rocco De Santis holds two Michelin stars and a La Liste score of 80 points (2026), building an elaborately constructed Mediterranean menu around fish and seafood with clear Campanian roots.

Also recognized by Falstaff, La Liste, Opinionated About Dining

Seta

Milan, Italy

2 Michelin stars · Wine Spectator Best of Award of Excellence

Seta occupies a refined position within Milan's two-Michelin-star tier, operating inside the Mandarin Oriental on Via Monte di Pietà. Chef Antonio Guida structures the kitchen around three distinct tasting menus, with seasonal ingredients and citrus as recurring reference points. Ranked 29th in Opinionated About Dining's Classical Europe list for 2025, it draws both business travellers and dedicated diners seeking modern Italian cooking with compositional precision.

Also recognized by Falstaff, La Liste, Les Grandes Tables du Monde, Opinionated About Dining

St. George by Heinz Beck

Taormina, Italy

2 Michelin stars · Wine Spectator Best of Award of Excellence

Set within The Ashbee Hotel's early-20th-century villa on the edge of Taormina's historic centre, St. George operates under a dual-chef model: Heinz Beck's two Michelin stars and La Liste recognition (84pts in 2026) sit alongside resident chef Salvatore Iuliano's Calabrian-rooted Mediterranean sensibility. The terrace, framing the Straits of Messina through palms, is among the more considered dining settings in southern Italy.

Also recognized by Falstaff, La Liste

Taverna Estia

Brusciano, Italy

2 Michelin stars

A two-Michelin-star address in Brusciano, roughly 18 kilometres from Naples, Taverna Estia translates Campanian flavour traditions into contemporary tasting menus without losing their regional grounding. Brothers Mario and Francesco Sposito run the dining room and kitchen respectively, maintaining a family-run operation that now draws well beyond the Campania region. La Liste scores the restaurant at 90 points in both 2025 and 2026, and Opinionated About Dining ranks it 168th in Europe for 2025.

Also recognized by Falstaff, La Liste, Opinionated About Dining, Relais Chateaux

Terra The Magic Place

Sarentino, Italy

2 Michelin stars

At 1,622 metres in the South Tyrolean Alps above Sarentino, Terra The Magic Place holds two Michelin Stars and a Green Star under chef Heinrich Schneider, operating from a mountain site the Schneider family has held since 1940. A single tasting menu draws on alpine ingredients and local beef, served within a Relais & Châteaux resort that makes an overnight stay one practical approach to the altitude involved.

Also recognized by Falstaff, La Liste, Opinionated About Dining, Relais Chateaux

Torre del Saracino

Vico Equense, Italy

2 Michelin stars

Occupying a medieval watchtower a few metres from the Tyrrhenian at Marina di Equa, Torre del Saracino holds two Michelin stars under chef Gennaro Esposito, one of Campania's most recognised figures in modern Italian cooking. The aperitivo ritual in the tower itself, paired with an inventive antipasti selection, sets the tone before guests move to dining rooms framing Vesuvius and the Bay of Naples. Rated 92 points by La Liste in both 2025 and 2026 and ranked #146 in Opinionated About Dining's European list for 2025.

Also recognized by Falstaff, La Liste, Les Grandes Tables du Monde, Opinionated About Dining

Villa Crespi

Orta San Giulio, Italy

3 Michelin stars

Three Michelin stars and a 98-point La Liste score make Villa Crespi one decorated address on Lake Orta. Chef Antonino Cannavacciuolo works from a late nineteenth-century Moorish villa, translating the intensity of Campanian flavour into a northern Italian setting. Two tasting menus and an à la carte format run Wednesday through Sunday, with the property operating as a Relais & Châteaux boutique hotel.

Also recognized by Falstaff, La Liste, Les Grandes Tables du Monde, Opinionated About Dining

Villa Elena

Bergamo, Italy

2 Michelin stars

A two-Michelin-star address on the hills above Bergamo's Città Alta, Villa Elena operates from a 16th-century villa with a medieval tower, frescoed interiors, and a panoramic terrace. Chef Marco Galtarossa, working alongside Enrico Bartolini, constructs technically precise menus where aromatic herbs and multi-part course sequences define the kitchen's approach. Scored 88 points by La Liste in 2026.

Also recognized by Falstaff, La Liste, Opinionated About Dining

Villa Feltrinelli

Gargnano, Italy

2 Michelin stars

Set inside a nineteenth-century Liberty villa on Lake Garda's western shore, Villa Feltrinelli holds two Michelin stars and a 2025 Les Grandes Tables du Monde listing. Chef Stefano Baiocco serves a single surprise tasting menu where vegetables and aromatic herbs, many grown in the estate garden, anchor dishes of considered restraint. Booking well in advance is advisable for one of the lake region's most formally celebrated dining rooms.

Also recognized by La Liste, Les Grandes Tables du Monde, Opinionated About Dining, The Best Chef

Zia

Rome, Italy

1 Michelin star

On a quiet street behind Trastevere's tourist corridor, Zia holds a Michelin star and a place in Opinionated About Dining's top 100 European restaurants for 2025. Chef Antonio Ziantoni's cooking is creative but measured, grounded in classical technique and built around full, rounded flavours. At a €€€ price point, it sits a tier below Rome's grand dining rooms while matching them in precision.

Also recognized by Falstaff, Opinionated About Dining, The Best Chef