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Italy Dining

Restaurant reviews, resort dining, and round-ups from Italy.

Restaurant Reviews

Where to Eat in Italy

Four Seasons Hotel Firenze, Il Palagio

Tuscan Fine Dining · Four Seasons Hotel Firenze

Il Palagio

The hotel's Michelin-starred restaurant, reinterpreting Tuscan classics with produce from the Gherardesca Garden and the Tyrrhenian sea.

Four Seasons Hotel Firenze, Onde

Seafood · Four Seasons Hotel Firenze

Onde

A seafood restaurant facing the hotel's private garden, the largest in the city.

Belmond Villa San Michele, La Loggia

Tuscan Fine Dining · Belmond Villa San Michele

La Loggia

A frescoed terrace restaurant with the single best view of Florence's skyline from any hotel table, serving refined Tuscan cuisine.

Belmond Villa San Michele, Bar San Michele

Bar & Aperitivo · Belmond Villa San Michele

Bar San Michele

An elegant cloister-side bar for aperitivo hour, with views over the gardens toward the Duomo.

Hotel de Russie, Le Jardin de Russie

Italian · Hotel de Russie

Le Jardin de Russie

The hotel's garden restaurant, set among terraced lawns between the Spanish Steps and Piazza del Popolo, a quintessential Roman lunch.

Hotel de Russie, Stravinskij Bar

Bar & Aperitivo · Hotel de Russie

Stravinskij Bar

Rome's most famous hotel bar, with garden and courtyard seating, the city's defining aperitivo spot since it opened.

Hotel Savoy, Irene

Tuscan Fine Dining · Hotel Savoy

Irene

A grand, frescoed dining room overlooking Piazza della Repubblica, serving chef-driven Tuscan cuisine with a contemporary edge.

Hotel Savoy, Caffè dell'Oro

Café & Bar · Hotel Savoy

Caffè dell'Oro

A bustling, gold-accented café and bar at street level, a Florence institution for coffee, cocktails, and people-watching.

The St. Regis Rome, Vivendo

Italian, Mediterranean · The St. Regis Rome

Vivendo

A restaurant serving traditional dishes and Mediterranean flavors in one of the hotel's grand, Belle Époque rooms.

Villa d'Este, Veranda Restaurant

Italian Fine Dining · Villa d'Este

Veranda Restaurant

The hotel's grand lakeside dining room, serving refined Italian cuisine with views across Lake Como.

Hotel Eden, Rome, La Terrazza

Italian Fine Dining · Hotel Eden, Rome

La Terrazza

A Michelin-starred rooftop restaurant with an unobstructed panorama of Rome's domes, gardens, and skyline, one of the city's defining dinner views.

Hotel de la Ville, Cielo Rooftop Restaurant & Bar

Italian · Hotel de la Ville

Cielo Rooftop Restaurant & Bar

A rooftop restaurant and bar at the top of the Spanish Steps, with views over the Roman roofscape, one of the most coveted outdoor terraces in the city.

Airelles Palladio Hotel & Spa, Palladio Ristorante & Bar

Venetian Fine Dining · Airelles Palladio Hotel & Spa

Palladio Ristorante & Bar

A garden restaurant on the Giudecca island, serving refined Venetian cuisine steps from Palladio's 16th-century Church of the Redentore.

Aman Venice, Arva

Venetian · Aman Venice

Arva

Aman Venice's intimate canal-side restaurant, serving Venetian and Venetian-influenced dishes in the frescoed lower rooms of Palazzo Papadopoli.

Aman Rosa Alpina, St. Hubertus

Alpine Fine Dining · Aman Rosa Alpina

St. Hubertus

Chef Norbert Niederkofler's three-Michelin-starred restaurant at Aman Rosa Alpina, a landmark of alpine gastronomy built around the Dolomites' landscape and seasons.

Aman Rosa Alpina, The Grill

Alpine · Aman Rosa Alpina

The Grill

A restaurant showcasing expertly grilled meats, handmade pastas, and authentic antipasti, with artisanal pizzas for lunch and dinner.

Belmond Hotel Cipriani, Oro Restaurant

Venetian Fine Dining · Belmond Hotel Cipriani

Oro Restaurant

Belmond Hotel Cipriani's grand dining room, Venetian cuisine at its most refined, with views across the lagoon toward the Doge's Palace.

Belmond Hotel Cipriani, Cip's Club

Italian · Belmond Hotel Cipriani

Cip's Club

An informal waterside restaurant and bar at Belmond Hotel Cipriani, the place to be for long lunches, Bellinis at the dock, and watching Venice float past.

Hotel Principe di Savoia, Acanto Restaurant

Italian Fine Dining · Hotel Principe di Savoia

Acanto Restaurant

The Principe di Savoia's refined Italian restaurant celebrating Milanese culinary tradition, with a distinguished wine cellar and a garden terrace that is one of the city's finest summer tables.

Hotel Principe di Savoia, Principe Bar

Cocktail Bar · Hotel Principe di Savoia

Principe Bar

Milan's most historically significant hotel bar, a century of fashion weeks, film premieres, and business deals conducted over the Principe's legendary aperitivo and an exceptional Negroni.

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