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Lake Como Area
These are full reviews - also see brief listings below for some more restaurants.
Elsewhere
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Vegetarian Restaurants
Some tips for eating in restaurants in Italy.
Don't want to eat out all the time? It's also possible to eat cheaply in Italy. |
Opinions
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Some More of Our Favorite Restaurants
NB: My data on prices may not be entirely reliable; costs refer to a full meal (antipasto, primo, secondo, dessert) with wine, per person. You can of course save money by eating less!
But you don't always have to go to restaurants; it's also possible to eat cheaply in Italy. |
Milan |
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Lo Scugnizzovia Cassala near the Romolo metro stop
tel 02 5811 1957 |
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Fresh mozzarella from Naples daily, amazing seafood of all kinds. Pizza is also good. ~ €20-30 |
Vecchia Napoli pizzeria
via Chavez 4
tel 02 2619056 |
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Fantastic pizza. Closed Mondays. Pizzas cost €7-12. |
Osteria Grand Hotel
via Ascanio Sforza 75 (naviglio Pavese)
tel 02 89511586 |
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Fabrizio, the owner, is head of one of Milan's Slow Food groups. Excellent food, great wine list. €30-40 |
La Veneta
via G. Giusti 14
tel 02 342881 |
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Antique recipes from the Veneto. Don't miss the pasta e fagioli with radicchio, but everything else is wonderful as well. The owner is idiosyncratic and sometimes perceived as rude, but really he just has strong opinions on what should be eaten (and drunk) with what, and he's probably right. Leave room for amazing desserts. €30-50 |
Ristorante da Bruno
via Gonzaga 6 (Duomo metro stop)
tel 02 804364 |
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An old family favorite. Everything's good. ~ €25-40 |
Viel
various locations in Milan |
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A great place for fresh fruit and frullati (smoothies without the yogurt) |
Gatto'
via Castel Morrone 10
tel 02 70006870
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Mon 17:30-23:30, Tue-Sat 12:00-23:30
A brief but excellent Neapolitan-influenced menu, with an emphasis on top-quality ingredients. Possibly the best tuna steak I've ever eaten, lightly seared with a Japanese-style dipping sauce. Don't miss the desserts. |
near Menaggio |
Locanda San Martino
Santa Maria Rezzonico and then way up the hill
tel 0344 50167 - reservations recommended |
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Excellent regional specialties including boar and polenta uncia (with cheese, garlic, butter, and sage), very cheap. €15-20 |
Lecco |
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Osteria del Viaggiatore
Corso Promessi Sposi
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see my review |
Taverna ai Poggi
via ai Poggi 14
phone: 0341 497126
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Large selection of salumi and wines. Especially try the lake fish carpaccio and of course the local specialty, pizzoccheri (buckwheat pasta cooked with vegetables, cheese, garlic, butter, and sage). €25-35 at night, much cheaper at lunchtime (weekdays). |
l'Azzeccagarbugli
Piazza XX Settembre
tel 0341 288063 |
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A little pricey, but the servings are large by Italian standards. Particularly good meat, and an excellent selection of wines. |
Morbegno |
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Ristorante Vecchio Fiume
Contrada di Cima alle Case
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Nouveau twist on regional specialties. €30-40 |
Chiavenna |
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La Lanterna Verde
Fraz. SAN BARNABA, 7
VILLA DI CHIAVENNA 23029 SO (on the road going to St. Moritz)
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Our absolute favorite, well worth the trip. During the day, eat outside and enjoy the amazing view of forests and waterfalls. €40-50 (cheap at the price!). See my review. |
Crotasc
via D.P. Lucchinetti 67
23020 Mese (SO)
map | my detailed review
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Restaurant associated with the Mamete Prevostini winery.Specializes in salumi and insaccati (dried meats) and wild game. Five-course menus €25 and 30. |
Il Capriolo
Subiale, Tel. 0341 875.017 - Cell. 328 749500
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See my review; closed Thursdays. |
Chianti |
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I Tre Castelli
Loc. Cintoia Bassa
Strada in Chianti
tel 055 8572227 |
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Open for lunch and dinner, except Wednesdays.
Rita and Lino took us here. Excellent and unusual dishes such as a very spicy boar goulash. |
Rome |
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Osteria Le Mani in Pasta
via dei Genovesi 37, Trastevere
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Antica Taverna
via Monte Giordano, 12
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da Alfredo e Ada
via Banchi Nuovi 14
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An old-fashioned Roman osteria. Get there while you can - places like this won't last much longer. €15-20 |
| Also go here |
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Mantova
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Outside Italy
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London
(locations in Brussels, Copenhagen, Paris, Delhi, Dubai, and Beirut
as well)
La Porte des Indes |
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Indian-French cuisine based on recipes from the old French colony of Pondicherry. I have had a lot of Indian food (lived there 5 years), but never anything like this. Amazing. Expensive. |
Virginia/Suburban DC
Busara |
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Some of the best Thai food I've eaten outside of Thailand. |
France
Le Ménestrel, Nimes |
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Barcelona
La Provenza, Barcelona |
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