Travel Recommendations
We get a lot of travel recommendations from friends, customers and community members looking for great places to stay, eat, and tour around Italy.
We have compiled our lists to lead you to some of our favorite places we’ve visited.
Northern italy
Venice
restaurants
Da Gigio (zona Cannareggio)
Antiche Carampane (zona San Polo) - must make reservations
AE Oche pizzeria
Verona
Al pompiere - Good traditional food, get the ravioli.
Imbottito delle 4 ciacole - Nice wine bar with hearty small plates
genoa
restaurants
ai Troeggi (natural wine and beer bar)
Z bar (college vibe)
Ostaia a Ribotta (great food)
Carmine (east side, fancy)
Cicale Bistro (east side, fancy)
Acciughetta (by the port, the best)
Really what a person should do is wander in the area by the port that's all tiny winding streets packed with African restaurants, street life, loomed over by five-story houses that block out the sun.
Piedmont
restaurants
La Rampolina (Lago Maggiora)
Impero (Sizzano)
Osteria del Caccetta (Briona) - serves a fantastic bollito misto
Cucine Nervi - fancier meals
Scannabue (Torino)
Consorzio (Torino)
Vintage 1997 (Torino)
Ristorante di Pallone (Asti/Monferrato) - very traditional, delicious food.
Cheese
La Casera - amazing meat and cheese
Want an adventure? Go find La Masca, or Stutt-Pfister, the best makers of Robiola di Roccaverano
central italy
florence / tuscany
restaurants
All’antico Vinaio - sandwich spot
I Fratellini - sandwich spot
Del Fagioli - I had the best meatball of my life here.
cash only, 7:30-10:30pm
Trattoria CocoLezzone - order the panna cotta.
Le Panzanelle (Lucarelli)
La Trattoria del Pesce (Bargino) amazing wine list, great fish
wine shops / coffee / meats
Ditta artiginale - gin & tonic and coffee spot
Le Volpi e l’Uva - wine bar
Bar Ucci (Volpaia)
Dario Cecchini butcher shop (Panzano)
ROMe
restaurants
Da Armando al Pantheon - make a reservation ahead of time
4112 Quarantuno Dodici Ristorante (Fiumicino)
La Baia di Fregene - my favorite
Da Enzo - long lines, but worth it
Madre
restaurants continued
Mediterraneo +39 06 87916 650
Pizzarium Madeleine +39 06 37285 37
Ricobene
Gelato
Avidi di Gelato – (Frascati)
La Gourmandise – (Trastevere)
Otaleg! – (Trastevere)
Torcè – (several locations)
Di Matteo – Torchiara
Neve di Latte - near Vatican
Wine shops
to visit
to stay
Aida Home (Parioli)
QC Terme (Fiumincino)
Il Miraggio (Fiumicino)
southern italy
Campania/Naples
restaurants
Pepe in Grani (Caizzo) - Italy's best pizza
Ammaccàmm (in Pozzuoli)
di Matteo (order portafoglio)
Il Casolare (to eat fresh mozzarella)
basilicata
restaurants
Il Boschetto (in Barile) - a typical good working class restaurant
La Villa (in Melfi) - more gourmet, good wine list
Forentum good typical food
Bramea (Palazzo San Gervasio) - elaborate
to visit
Fontana Cavellino (in Palazzo San Gervasio)
Lakes of Monticchio (near Atella)
Ripacandida church - 16th century frescos, student of Giotto
Venosa - Prettiest of Vulture's towns, birthplace of Horace, 14th century Aragonese castle
Parco Urbano delle cantine Basilico
Centro Storico di Melfi