Restaurants in Amalfi Coast
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Ristorante Palazzo della Marra
Sit down to innovative regional cuisine under the vaulted ceiling of this tastefully restored 12th-century palazzo. The menu strikes a good balance between seafood and meat with dishes ranging from paccheri with sword fish and prawns to smoked duck with fennel cream and beef fillet in thyme. Desserts are also given a creative touch, as in tiramisu with cream of pistachio. The lunchtime menu, comprising a pasta, main course and side dish, is good value.
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Da Vincenzo
If you don't usually eat dessert this is the place to push out the boat and go for it. There are all the usual suspects - babà (mushroom-shaped sponge cake soaked in sugar and rum), tiramisu and crème brûlée - plus originals such as strawberry and pistachio mousse. For the rest, seafood features heavily, service is friendly and the atmosphere is elegant. Dinner reservations are preferred.
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Cumpà Cosimo
If you're looking for some honest down-to-earth Italian grub, you can't do much better than this popular trattoria. An informal family affair - meat comes from the family butcher, vegetables and fruit are homegrown, and the house wine is homebrew - it serves excellent handmade pasta, tasty gnocchi and some fine main courses. House favourites include rabbit with tomatoes and grilled crayfish.
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Osteria da Luisella
Great food, great people-watching and an atmospheric setting make this a winner. Grab a table under the arches and sit back to some fresh-off-the-boat seafood. The menu varies, but if they’re on, the warm seafood salad and the cassuola (octopus stew) are scrumptious. Herbivores might go for the caporalessa, a tasty baked concoction of aubergines, tomatoes and cheese.
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Pizza Margherita
It might look like a bland canteen but this is one of Salerno’s favourite lunch spots. On any given day, the lavish lunchtime buffet might include mozzarella, mussels in various guises, and a range of salads. The daily lunchtime menu (pasta, main course, salad and half a litre of water) is chalked up on a blackboard, and there’s also the regular menu of pizzas, pastas and mains.
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Trattoria da Baracca
Touristy and over the top with its stripy blue awnings and maritime paraphernalia, this cheery trattoria serves excellent seafood. The scialatiella con vongole e zucchini (pasta ribbons with clams and courgettes) is delicious and the fish soup something of a local celebrity. If you don't like fish, play safe with lasagne and gnocchi alla sorrentina.
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Al Convento
Tuna and anchovies are the local specialities, appearing in various guises at Al Convento, a sterling seafood restaurant near the small harbour. For your money, you’ll probably not eat better anywhere else on the coast; the spaghetti con alici e finocchietto selavatrico (spaghetti with anchovies and wild fennel) sings with flavour.
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Lo Guarracino
On the scenic path connecting Positano’s two beaches, this a memorable place to eat even if you’re more likely to remember the views than the straightforward food. The menu is seafood-heavy, with dishes like tagliatelle verdi ai frutti di mare (green pasta with seafood). Pizzas and steaks add variety. It’s popular, so try to book ahead.
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Ristorante Bruno
Don’t let the underwhelming decor fool you – this unassuming restaurant serves superb seafood. Bag a table across the street and enjoy the view of Positano while swooning over house specialities like the antipasto of marinated fish with vegetables, orange and Parmesan; for a main course try the grilled fish with a wedge of local lemon.
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Trattoria Il Mulino
A TV-in-the-corner, kids-running-between-the-tables sort of place, this is about as authentic a trattoria as you’ll find in Amalfi. The menu features the usual pizzas, pasta and seafood, but the food is tasty and the prices honest. The scialatiella alla pescatore (pasta ribbons with prawns, mussels, tomato and parsley) is fabulous.
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Ristorante Santa Lucia
This is one of the best eateries on trendy Via Roma, good for delicious seafood and bubbling wood-fired pizzas. Expect classic dishes such as linguine ai frutti di mare (flat spaghetti with seafood) and chargrilled cuttlefish, both of which are superb. The laid-back atmosphere and friendly service add to the pleasure.
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Da Costantino
It might not seem so, but it’s worth the slog up to this bustling trattoria about 300m north of Hostel Brikette. One of the few authentic places in town, it serves honest, down-to-earth Italian grub, including excellent pizzas and delicious scialatielli (ribboned pasta) served with aubergines, tomato and mozzarella.
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Ristorante La Caravella
One of the few places in Amalfi where you pay for the food rather than the location, this celebrated dining den serves a mix of simple, soulful classics and regional grub with a nouvelle twist – think black ravioli with cuttlefish ink, scampi and ricotta. The 15,000-label wine list is an aficionado’s dream.
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Il Saraceno d’Oro
A busy, bustling place, the Saracen’s blend of cheery service, uncomplicated food and reasonable prices continues to please the punters. The pizzas are good, the pasta’s tasty and the desserts are sticky and sweet. The complimentary end-of-meal glass of limoncello makes for a pleasing epilogue.
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Da Salvatore
Located just before the Garden Hotel, this average-looking nosh spot has an exceptional view, not to mention creative dishes like tender squid on a bed of puréed chickpeas with spicy peperoncino. In the evening, head in for some of the best wood-fired pizza this side of Naples.
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Ristorante Max
Peruse the artwork while choosing your dish at this perennial favourite of ‘ladies who lunch’. Options include set menus and daily specials like ravioli with clams and asparagus, and zucchini flowers stuffed with ricotta and salmon. Cooking courses are offered in the summer months.
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Pinocchio
Join the locals for heaping plates of no-nonsense regional grub. Seafood is the speciality, but there’s also a selection of decent meats, including sausages and scaloppine (breaded veal) in a creamy mushroom sauce. In summer, tables are set outside.
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Trattoria San Giuseppe
Whether for huge helpings of pasta or wood-fired pizza, this back-alley trattoria is an atmospheric spot. The occasional whiff of antique drains might be a bit too atmospheric for those dining outside, but you can always try the fan-cooled interior.
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Dolcería dell’Antíco Portico
Run by celebrated pastry chef, Tiziano Mita, head here for modern twists on trad sweets – think sfogliatelle in the form of a trullo (conical roofed building unique to Puglia).
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Ristorante Pizzeria Vittoria
Exceptional pizzas aside, this elegantly subdued restaurant serves a wonderful sliced octopus on green salad with olive oil and lemon, and an innovative chickpea and cod antipasto.
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Rossellinis
Palazzo Sasso has a 20m swimming pool which commands great views and its Michelin-starred restaurant, Rossellinis, is one of the best in town.
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Take Away da Nino
Fast food Ravello-style – come here for takeaway pizza and crunchy fried nibbles.
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Pizzeria Donna Stella
A laid-back pizzeria hidden in the quiet back alleys, this tiny place is a a world apart from the bigger, slicker joints on Amalfi's main thoroughfares. Alongside the very good pizzas, dishes of the day are chalked up on a blackboard. Typically, these might include sausage and broccoli, grilled steak or salad.
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