Category: Restaurants in Italy

North, Northern Italy, Restaurants, Restaurants in Italy, Wineries, Wineries in Italy

La Crota Restaurant’s Piedmontese Culinary Identity with Le Strette and Cascina Gilli Wines

Authentic flavors of Piedmontese tradition make up the kitchen of La Crota Restaurant. Recognized for recreating the experience of tasting the most authentic and genuine Langhe cuisine, Chef Danilo Lorusso perseveres in highlighting the richness of the flavors of his region by reviving old dishes and bringing his personal touch to the kitchen. Meaning wine cellar in the local dialect, La Crota is now reaching … Continue reading La Crota Restaurant’s Piedmontese Culinary Identity with Le Strette and Cascina Gilli Wines

Rowena Dumlao
Central Italy, Restaurants, Restaurants in Italy, Restaurants in Rome

Recommended Takeaways in the Outskirts of Rome: Seafood, Sushi, Pizza, Pastries & Gelato

When the sudden national lockdown was enforced last March in Italy, the restaurants had no choice but to halt business activities and close their doors. Everyone had to adjust to the stringent rules imposed making it imperative for everyone to stay indoors and close doors to the world outside. Food shopping, once pleasurable, became a chore fraught with anxiety and extreme caution: masks and gloves … Continue reading Recommended Takeaways in the Outskirts of Rome: Seafood, Sushi, Pizza, Pastries & Gelato

Rowena Dumlao
Central Italy, Restaurants, Restaurants in Italy, Restaurants in Rome

Eating at a Restaurant Again After 75 Days of Lockdown in Italy: La Scialuppa da Salvatore

After being sheltered inside the four corners of my home with my family for 75 days because of the covid-19 pandemic, it felt very strange to step out on the streets again trying to regain the freedom we once had. In Italy, the phase two regulations of the coronavirus emergency were implemented on the 18th of May after the complete national lockdown last 9 March … Continue reading Eating at a Restaurant Again After 75 Days of Lockdown in Italy: La Scialuppa da Salvatore

Rowena Dumlao
Restaurants, Restaurants in Italy

Osteria Senz’Oste in Valdobbiadene, Italy: A Tavern That Relies on Honesty

Osteria Senz’Oste is an augmenting phenomenon among the locals and international visitors coming from all over the globe for the past 15 years. It is a simple rustic tavern or osteria in Italian, housed in a three-storey 19th-century stone and brick farmhouse located on the upper hillside of one of Italy’s most important and panoramic wine growing areas. Murmurs of various languages can be heard … Continue reading Osteria Senz’Oste in Valdobbiadene, Italy: A Tavern That Relies on Honesty

Rowena Dumlao
Restaurants, Restaurants in Italy, Southern Italy

A Mix of Modern and Traditional Sardinian Cuisine at Niu Restaurant in Cagliari

Centrally located in Cagliari’s pedestrian zone along Corso Vittorio Emanuele II, Niu Restaurant is housed in a part of the enthralling ex-monastery of San Francesco of Stampace that was built by the Franciscans around 1250. A mixture of medieval architectural elements of barrel-vaulted brick and frescoed ceilings accentuated by colorful modern components. The bar lounge is on the ground floor upon entry while the restaurant … Continue reading A Mix of Modern and Traditional Sardinian Cuisine at Niu Restaurant in Cagliari

Rowena Dumlao
Central Italy, Restaurants, Restaurants in Italy

Traditional Seafood Cuisine at Ristorante Porto Innocenziano in Anzio, Italy

Located at the beginning of Via Porto Innocenziano along the waterfront, this restaurant, carrying the same name as the road, offers appetizing seafood dishes of optimum quality. Being one of the most reputable fishing ports along the Tyrrhenian Coast, Anzio is one of the best sources of premium seafood that serves the surrounding area especially Rome. Ristorante Porto Innocenziano emanates a fresh and casual ambience … Continue reading Traditional Seafood Cuisine at Ristorante Porto Innocenziano in Anzio, Italy

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Restaurants, Restaurants in Italy, Southern Italy

Highlighting Basilicata’s Finest Products at Taverna Re Manfredi in Matera, Italy

Matera, Italy’s city of ancient cave stone dwellings from the Paleolithic Age turned into one of the country’s most extraordinary and unique travel destinations has a myriad of proposals for every person who walks on this breathtaking location. You can amaze yourself in walking through alleys, caves, and rupestrian churches and you can also take in the tradition of the land through its kitchen. One … Continue reading Highlighting Basilicata’s Finest Products at Taverna Re Manfredi in Matera, Italy

Rowena Dumlao
Central Italy, Restaurants, Restaurants in Italy

Baccanti Ristorante: Dining in the Ancient Cave Dwellings of Matera, Italy

One of the most beautiful and fascinating cities in the world is Matera. It is a labyrinth of ancient cave dwellings carved in tuff in the river canyons by the Gravina River. It is also one of the oldest cities that has been continuously inhabited and its history of occupancy all the way from the Bourbons, Aragonese, Angevins, Swabians, Saracens, Byzantines, Longobards, Romans and Greeks. … Continue reading Baccanti Ristorante: Dining in the Ancient Cave Dwellings of Matera, Italy

Rowena Dumlao
Central Italy, Restaurants, Restaurants in Italy

Umbrian Flavors on My Plate at Ristorante Apollinare in Spoleto, Italy

In almost three decades of its presence in the magnificent ancient city of Spoleto in Umbria, Ristorante Apollinare has been an established benchmark for excellent local cuisine among locals and visitors. Its location alone is a set in an old Franciscan convent and church of the Franciscan order from the 12th century, the oldest place inhabited by the friars in the city. The entrance of … Continue reading Umbrian Flavors on My Plate at Ristorante Apollinare in Spoleto, Italy

Rowena Dumlao
Central Italy, Restaurants, Restaurants in Italy

Tasting the Umbrian Kitchen of La Trattoria di Oscar in Bevagna, Italy

An enchanting small medieval town in the heart of Umbria needs an equally charming country-style restaurant where you can envelope yourself in a full Umbrian experience. La Trattoria di Oscar is located in a quiet courtyard in Bevagna where the ambience is pleasantly homey. A small room with wooden tables and chairs on stone floor as old cooking gadgets and bottles of wine fill up … Continue reading Tasting the Umbrian Kitchen of La Trattoria di Oscar in Bevagna, Italy

Rowena Dumlao
Central Italy, Restaurants, Restaurants in Italy

The Distinction of Tuscan Cuisine With Carpineto Wine at Ristorante Le Logge del Vignola in Montepulciano

Situated in front of the loggia attributed to renowned 16th-century Mannerism architect Giacomo Barozzi da Vignola in the old center of Montepulciano, Massimo Sella named his restaurant Le Logge del Vignola when he opened it in 2001. Now entering its second decade, it has always been the referral point of both locals and tourists for an excellent Tuscan meal, earning the place a number of … Continue reading The Distinction of Tuscan Cuisine With Carpineto Wine at Ristorante Le Logge del Vignola in Montepulciano

Rowena Dumlao
Central Italy, Michelin-Starred Restaurants, Restaurants, Restaurants in Italy, Restaurants in Rome

The Simple and Quality Cuisine of Moma Restaurant in Rome, Italy

Embracing two styles of culinary offerings throughout the day, Moma Restaurant is a unique kind of restaurant with two chefs directing two kitchens. It is set in a two-storey building wherein the ground floor functions as a bistrot with a large bar, open for breakfast and lunch with simple and fast gastronomic offers while the second floor is employed as Moma’s Michelin-starred restaurant, the gourmand … Continue reading The Simple and Quality Cuisine of Moma Restaurant in Rome, Italy

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Events, Hotels, Hotels in Italy, Italy, Restaurants, Restaurants in Italy, Wineries, Wineries in Italy

Forbes Italy and So Wine So Food Present The 2020 Guide of 100 Italian Excellences

The first edition of the 2020 Guide of 100 Italian Excellences (100 Eccellenze Italiane 2020) by So Wine So Food, an international enogastronomic magazine in Italy, in collaboration with Forbes Italy, was presented at Mediterraneo Restaurant in MAXXI – National Museum of 21st Century Art in Rome last 27 January 2020. The project aims to give recognition to the enogastronomic activities that maintain a high … Continue reading Forbes Italy and So Wine So Food Present The 2020 Guide of 100 Italian Excellences

Rowena Dumlao
Central Italy, Restaurants, Restaurants in Italy, Restaurants in Rome

The Art of Cooking at Culinaria Restaurant in Rome, Italy

In a busy tourist hub like the area of restaurant-dotted Roma Termini, it can be quite a task in finding a restaurant where you hope to find good Italian food that’s within a reasonable price range. Just at the back of the Baths of Diocletian at Via Gaeta, a quiet side road, a dependably good restaurant awaits its patrons with its inspiring cuisine. Culinaria is … Continue reading The Art of Cooking at Culinaria Restaurant in Rome, Italy

Rowena Dumlao
Central Italy, Restaurants, Restaurants in Italy

Dining with a Spectacular Lake View at Croma_Lago in Ronciglione

The picturesque view of the shimmering Lake Vico surrounded by the Cimini Mountains captivates you upon entry to the glass enclosed Croma_Lago Restaurant. The splendidness of the landscape with its play of colors is the quintessence of calm and beauty, best enjoyed with a cuisine that identifies the environs laid out in front of you. Chef Andrea Fanti and his team have brought about a … Continue reading Dining with a Spectacular Lake View at Croma_Lago in Ronciglione

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