
Il Rossellini's and Cafè dell'Arte at Palazzo Sasso
Via San Giovanni del Toro,28
Phone 089/818181
Both the cuisine and the service at the Palazzo's Michelin 2 star restaurant,
Rossellini's and its companion piano bar, the
Cafè dell'Arte have exacting standards. The converted second star, rare in Italy, was recently awarded for the all-around excellence of a courteous, expert food & wine service, the refined ambience of the restaurant, and an imaginative menu that offers the best of local fare - notably the seafood "catch of the day" - often prepared in pristine, traditional Neapolitan style or otherwise elaborated for more sophisticated, cosmopolitan tastes.
The Ristorante Confalone
Via San Giovanni del Toro Ravello Phone 089857244
The 17th century room that houses the restaurant is named “San
Giovanni”, after the
priceless painting of St. John the Baptist by
Guido Reni, one of Caravaggio’s pupils. Again, the “Sala Grande”, the large restaurant room, dominated by a massive
fireplace from the turn of the century and a finely decorated majolica
floor dating back to the 18th century. The rooms and the
terrace overlook the Amalfi Coast.
The Restaurant offers an à la carte menu, as well as a selection of
courses for lunch. In the evening, the atmosphere becomes relaxing and
intimate, and gives the possibility of choosing between the Menu and
the suggestions of the day, based on the pasta prepared by hand, the
catch of the day and fresh seasonal vegetables. Each plate is
rigorously prepared on the spot. The cuisine has local and regional
inspiration with a few adaptations incorporating a national theme.
Villa Maria
Via S.
Chiara, 2 Ravello
Phone 089857255
The Villa Maria Resturant is recommended by the best restaurant guides
and represents a perfect combination between genuineness high quality
of the raw materials The
chef will delight you with
their dishes that reinterpret the Mediterranean cuisine in order to
exalt the tastes and the scents of the typical products of the Amalfi
Coast. The Villa Maria
Hotel has its own
vegetable garden that provides products from organic farming used in
the restaurant’s kitchen: the vegetables are cultivated in the 3000 square meters
of sloping terracing gardens, (that can be visited by the guests of
the hotel/restaurant) and have a special taste, thanks to good
geographic position and the use of natural fertilizer.
Cumpa
Cosimo
Via Roma 44, Ravello Phone 089857156
Lustier-looking than most Ravello spots, Cumpa' Cosimo
is run devotedly by Netta Bottone, whose family has owned this
cantina for 70 of its 300-plus years. She has been cooking under
the arched ceiling for more than 30 of them. You can't miss here with
any of the dishes featuring classic Ravellian cuisine. A favourite
(share it -- it's huge) is a misto of
fettuccine, fusilli, tortellini,
and whatever other homemade pasta inspires her, served with a fresh,
fragrant pesto. Meats are
generally excellent -- after all, they are supplied by the butcher
shop next door, run by Netta's father. Local wines ease it all down
gently, and homemade gelato is a luscious ending. Reservations
Essential. Sometimes closed Mon. in winter.
Figli Di Papa’
Via Della Marra, 7 Ravello Phone 089858302
The young chef-owner of this restaurant attempt to turn Campania classics into something more—and
they usually achieve. Past a fireplace that flickers in season and
watercolors by Irish artist Leo Kennedy, resident in Ravello, you
descend into a white, modernized
13th century setting, The daily
turistica may offer such
dishes as crespolini di pesce
and lombo di agnello al
rosmarino con spinaci all’uvetta. Tasting menus – to suit various
appetites and wallet sizes – are even more creative, with unexpected
combinations. To match the food, the owners provide a wine list
featuring the best of the region, which can also be enjoyed on the
outside terrace.
Da
Vittoria
Via dei Rufolo, 3 Ravello
Phone 089857947
Between the Duomo and the church of San Francesco,
this is a good place for a return to reality and an informal bite. Vittoria's thin-crust
pizza with loads of fresh toppings is the star attraction, and locals
praise it molto. But also try the pasta, maybe
fusilli with tomatoes, zucchini, and mozzarella. Vittoria is pretty, too, with arches and tile
floors.
AE, DC, MC, V. Closed Tues. Nov.-Mar.
Il
Garden
Via Boccaccio, 4 Ravello Phone 089857226
This pleasant restaurant's greatest claim to fame was
in 1962, when Jacqueline
Kennedy dined here with the owner of Fiat. Today some of that old
glamour is still visible on the verdant terrace, which was designed to
cantilever over the cliff below. The Mansi family offers well-prepared
meals that might include one of four kinds of spaghetti, cheese
crepes, an array of soups, a well-presented antipasto table,
brochettes of grilled shrimp, a mixed fish fry, and sole prepared in
several ways.
Al Santa Caterina
SS. Amalfitana, 9
Amalfi Phone 089871012
Located on the Reception level, the Restaurant offers
spectacular views and a large terrace for dining.
The dining room is very elegant and features marble and lapis
lazuli floors. The Cuisine (with its international executive Chef
Domenico Cuomo) is renowned for its delicious, traditional yet
creative dishes. Dress code is
informal but long trousers are required. Reservation is recommended.
Marina Grande
Via della Regione, 4 Amalfi Phone
089871129
It began life as a beach lido in 1935 and quickly
became one of the most genuine restaurants in Amalfi, thanks also to
the warm hospitality of the family who owns the place. Located on the
seafront, it is specialised in seafood cuisine as well as the many
traditional pasta dishes: a really good combination of quality food
and nice service. The waves break just near the covered terrace from
which you will enjoy a stunning view of Amalfi. Taste the seafood
salad, the fresh homemade pasta with prawns and rocket, the selection
of twelve sea food and fish antipasti, the house speciality: grandma
fish fillets style. They also serve a delicious pizza and it boasts a
good choice of regional wines.
La Caravella
Via Matteo Camera, 12 Amalfi
Phone 089871029
Cobalt-blue napery, antiques, tall candles, lace
tablecloths, floral curtains, marble floors, and Andrea Bocelli's
golden voice on the sound system make this the most romantic
restaurant in Amalfi. A tasting menu is available, but don't miss out
on the antipasti -- especially the slices of fish grilled in lemon leaves
-- and the panzerottini neri, ravioli stuffed with ricotta
cheese and squid, or the vellutata di limone lemon sauce with
which the fish are dressed. AE, MC, V. Closed Nov. and Dec. and Tues.
Da Gemma
Via Fra Gerardo Sasso, Amalfi
Phone 089871345
Conoscenti has sung the
praises of this understated landmark since 1872. Tile floors, green
tablecloths, and a terrace set above the main street are soothing
elements. The kitchen glistens, the menu is printed on local handmade
paper, and Italian foodies appreciate dishes such as fish baked with
lemon peel, and tubettoni alla masaniello, tiny pieces of pasta
with capers, mussels and prawns. Traces of Amalfi's Arabic roots can
be found in the sweets made with almonds and citrus fruits.
Reservations essential. AE, DC, MC,
V. Closed Jan. 15-Feb. 15 and Wed.
Sept.-June.
Eolo
Via Pantaleone Comite. 3 Amalfi
Phone
089871241
This is both one of the newest restaurants on the Amalfi
Coast
and one of the most sophisticated. The decor is tranquil, although the
kitchen is anything but: masterminded by a member of the Gargano
family (who also own the Hotel Santa Caterina), it tosses out
gastronomic delights like lobster risotto, sea bass with lemon salt
and fennel leaves, zucchini flan, and a fine dessert of eggplant and
chocolate. Many dishes are fetchingly adorned with blossoms and other
visual allures, but nothing compares to the view of Amalfi's harbour
from one of the tables. Reservations essential. AE, MC, V. Closed
Jan.-Feb. and Wed.
Il Teatro
Via Ercolano Marini, Amalfi Phone 089872473
Once a chidlren’s theatre this informal, high ceiling,
white stucco restaurant in the medieval quarter is 50 steps above the
main draft and most
charming. A house specially is grilled squid and calamari with mint
sauce, reflecting the position of the place.. suspended between sea
and mountains the pizzas are terrific. If the place is too crowded,
continue up the street to the pizzeria “ da meme” a real winner.
Lo
Smeraldino
Piazza del Protontino, 1 Amalfi
Phone 089871070
Open since 1949, this airy, popular fish restaurant on
Amalfi’s almost emerald waterfront disher out reasonably priced
seafood and cucina tipica
Amalfitana, penne with tomatoes, cream, eggplant, peppers, basil and
cheese or excellent simply grilled fish -
grigliata di pesce - You can
see the boast bringing in the day’s catch and at night there’s pizza
on the terrace amid the
twinkling lights of hills, sea and sky.
La Sponda- Le Sirenuse
Via C. Colombo, 30 Positano
Phone: 089875066
Bougainvillaea covers the vaulted ceiling and hundreds
of candles create a magical atmosphere. In the summer months meals are
served al fresco where the splendour of the
Amalfi
Coast will captivate you.
La Sponda, with
its exceptional cuisine, is open March to the end of November for
lunch and dinner Our cuisine is simple, fragrant and light combing the
best of local and Italian flavours with international flair. The Chef
gives great emphasis to the choice of local ingredients which vary
with the seasons. Behind glass windows in the restaurant, chefs can be
seen preparing dishes in a kitchen decorated with handmade tiles and
copper pots.
Il
San Pietro
Via Loreto, 2, Positano
Phone 089875455
At the Michelin star restaurant of
the San Pietro di Positano the classic dishes of the
traditional cuisine harmonize together with an International selection
to satisfy a wide range of requirements in a gentle Mediterranean
seating. The menu is an expression of the Belgian Chef Alois
Vanlangenaeker’s vast
experience and creativeness. Natural light streams trough the great
windows which command outstanding views of the coast. In the evening
the candlelight romantic atmosphere is the ideal choice for the
intimate dining.
O’Capurale
Via Regina Giovanna 12,
Positano Phone 089875374
Even though o' capurale - the corporal - himself
no longer runs the place, his eponymous restaurant is still a great
find in the crowded centre of Positano. There's one large dining room
with simple wooden tables, a marble floor, and a high coved ceiling
with Fauvist-style frescoes. The space remains cool even in the height
of summer when filled with diners digging into fresh pasta with
mussels and pumpkin, or rockfish all'acqua pazza, with a few
tomatoes and garlic. AE, DC,
MC, V. Closed Nov.-mid-Feb.
Da Vincenzo
Viale Pasitea, 172
Positano Phone 089875128
Nice and friendly atmosphere; They propose a good seafood cuisine
related to local products. The particularity of the place are hundred
of bells hanging from the roof and the walls. Try the
Paccheri di Gragnano with
sword fish and green pepper or the classical
Scialatielli. It also offers
a
good
selection of wines.
La Cambusa
Piazza Amerigo Vespucci, 4 Positano Phone 089875432
Two stone lions guard this
"pantry" right off the Marina Grande, a safe haven for tasty local
cuisine for 25-plus years. Linguine with mussels and fresh fish with
new potatoes and tomato sauce are among the favourites. Owners Luigi
and Baldo are well known around town for maintaining high standards
even during the hectic summer season. The outdoor dining terrace holds
pride of place directly above the entrance to the Spiaggia Grande.
AE,
DC, MC, V. Closed Wed. from Nov.
to Mar.
Torre
Normanna
S.S. 163 Maiori
Phone 089877100
Settled in a wonderful
ancient medieval tower used to get sight of Saracen ships coming from
the south.
Nowadays from its terrace overlooking
the bay you can taste
their popular sea-food specialities or their famous giant pizza.
I
Faraglioni
Via Camerelle 75, Capri
Phone 0818370320
With natural shade provided by a 100-year-old wisteria
plant, this is a popular, fairly stylish restaurant, which is both
centrally located and yet almost immersed in Mediterranean greenery.
Meals here usually kick off with uovo alla Monachina, an
egg-shape dish stuffed with mystery ingredients. For a first course,
try the straccetti con gamberi e pomodorini (fresh green pasta
with shrimp and small tomatoes). Reservations are essential for
dinner. AE,
DC, MC, V. Closed Nov.-Mar.
La Canzone del Mare
Via Marina Piccola, 93 Capri Phone
0818370104
This is the legendary
bathing lido of the Marina Piccola, erstwhile haunt of Gracie Fields,
Emilio Pucci, Noël Coward, and any number of 1950s and '60s
glitterati. The VIPs may have departed for the Bagni di Tiberio beach,
but this setting is as magical as ever: enjoy luncheon (no dinner
served) in the thatched-roof pavilion looking out over the sea and I
Faraglioni in the distance -- this is Capri as picture-perfect as it
comes. You need to pay a fee
to actually use this bathing stabilimento (club) but why
not make a day of it?. AE, DC, MC, V. Closed Nov.-Mar.
Not open at
dinner time.
La Capannina
Via delle Botteghe, 12/14 Capri
Phone 0818370732
Isn't that Whitney Houston at the table by the door?
Known as one of Capri's most celebrity-haunted restaurants, La Capannina is only a few
steps from the busy social hub of the Piazzetta. It has a discreet
covered veranda -- opened up in the summer -- for dining by
candlelight in a garden setting, with most of the regulars avoiding
the stuffy indoor rooms. The specialties, aside from an authentic
Capri wine with the house label, are homemade ravioli capresi
and linguine con lo scorfano (flat spaghetti with scorpion
fish). Reservations essential. AE, DC, MC, V. Closed mid-Jan.-mid-Mar.
and Wed. in Mar. and Nov.
La Fontelina
Localita Faraglioni, Capri Phone 0818370845
Lying just below Punta
Tragara at the base of the Capri’s impressive offshore rocks, this is
the place to enjoy a delightfully comatose day on the island, Given
its position right on the water’s edge, seafood is almost de rigueur.
For a slightly different starte, try the
polpette di melanzane, and
then dip into the vegetable buffet, Highly recommendable is the house
sangria, a blissful mix of white wine and fresh fruit. If you are
overwhelmed by large portions of pasta, order half portions ( and pay
half). La Fontalina also acts as a
lido, with steps and ladders affording access to fathoms-deep blue
water. Access is by boat from Marina Piccola or on foot from Punta
Tragara. Only lunch is served.
Don Alfonso 1890
Corso Sant'Agata 13,
Sant'Agata sui due Golfi Phone 0818780026
The most heralded restaurant in
Campania is the domain of Alfonso Iaccarino; haute-hungry
pilgrims come here to feast on culinary rarities, often centuries-old
recipes given a unique spin. The
braciola of lamb with pine nuts and raisins is a recipe that dates
back to the Renaissance, and the
cannoli stuffed with foie
gras pays homage to the Neapolitan Bourbon court. Nearly
everything is home-grown, and the wine cellar is one of the finest in
Europe. Those who want to make a night of it can stay in one of five
apartments above the restaurant. AE, DC, MC, V. Closed Mon. and Jan.
10-Mar.; closed Tues. Oct.-May.
O’
Parrucchiano
Corso Italia, 71 Sorrento Phone 0818781321
A traditional restaurant since 1868, located in the
historical centre of Sorrento, just a few steps from the Cathedral. It
was founded by a seminarian that learnt the art of cooking in the
kitchen of the local archbishop, he was known as “O’ parrucchiano”
that means parish-priest in Neapolitan dialect.
They claim to have invented the popular dish
Cannelloni ( tubes of fresh
pasta filled with meat and baked with tomato sauce and cheese): a
speciality to try together with the prawns in lemon leaves. It is
surrounded by a lush garden with lemon and orange grooves. The warm
and comfortable ambient welcome the guests in a relaxing atmosphere.
Its 100 years of
experience combined with the flavours of
best traditional cuisine make this place “The Restaurant” of
Sorrento.
L’Antico
Frantoio
Via Casarlano, Sorrento
Phone 0818072959 - 8072965
It offers a rustic and airy ambient with a wonderful
terrace which overlooks the Gulf of Naples and Sorrento. It
offers a typical local cuisine: seafood combined with genuine local
products and it will be the right place to taste a good pizza as
well.
Ristorante
O’ Canonico - Pizzeria Aurora
Piazza Tasso, 7 Sorrento – Piazza Tasso, 10/11
Phone 0818783277 – Phone 0818781248
Situated in the central square of Sorrento the “O’
Canonico” restaurant was founded in 1898. In an elegant ambient you can taste the
flavours of the traditional
Mediterranean cuisine. All the products come from local areas.
Do not miss the Bucatini al
cartoccio and the panzarotti,
fried dough stuffed with mozzarella cheese. It also boats
a rich wine list. The family also runs the famous Pizzeria Aurora that
serves wood-oven pizzas with a choice of fifty toppings. Large indoor
area and a beautiful outdoor terrace where guests can see
people going by in the main square.
L’Antica
trattoria
Via Giuliani, 33 Sorrento Phone 0818071082
Beautifully located with elegant and refined décor, it
has a nice terrace covered with a charming pergola filled with lush
plants and flowers. The Neapolitan mandolin played in the evenings
will be the soundtrack of your meal. From the centre of Sorrento a
little street will take you to this peaceful corner passing the
ancient buildings and the typical handicraft and souvenir shops. Here
you will discover traditional flavours. You will breathe the warm and
welcoming atmosphere, the peaceful intimacy and the attention of the
caring staff .
Il Buco
Marina Piccola, 5 – Piazza S. Antonino Phone
0818782354
Lovely setting with a choice of dining inside or
outside on a delightful terrace with few tables. The reception room is
a sort of large cavern, all curved ceilings and ancient stone, once
used as a wine cellar of an ancient convent. The menu offers creative
proposals, the cuisine changes according to the daily market. Highly
recommended is
the good choice of the
tasting menus focused on traditional local dishes.
Caruso
Via Sant Antonino 12, Sorrento Phone
081 8073156
A classic international and operatic theme is
carried out from preludio, appetizers, such as Malossol caviar, to the
rapsodia delicatessen desserts, including crepes suzette. Sorrentine
favourites are tweaked creatively as well, including ravioli with
broccoli sauce and squid
with almonds, The staff is warm and helpful, the singer on the
sound system is the long –departed “ fourth tenor” himself and the
operatic memorabilia with posters and old photos of Caruso is viewed
in a flattering blush –pink light, This elegant restaurant deserves
its long time reputation
and popularity, it is now open right thought the afternoon, from noon
to midnight, to cater for hunger pangs at any time of day
L’Acqua Pazza
Corso Garibladi, 36
Cetara Phone 089 261606
Locals along this part of the coast rave about this tiny restaurant,
On the main street, it has a modes environment-a spare interior with a
few tables- but its raison
d’etre is remarkably fresh seafood. Everyone tries the spaghetti
with colatura di alici, a
modern version of the Roman
garum, This is a three minute stroll from the harbour.
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