CosenzaRestaurants

Restaurants in Cosenza

  1. A

    Gran Caffè Renzelli

    This venerable cafe behind the duomo has been run by the same family since 1801 when the founder arrived from Naples and began baking gooey cakes and desserts (cakes start at around €1.20). Sink your teeth into torroncino torrefacto – a confection of sugar, spices and hazelnuts – in elegant 19th-century surroundings.

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  2. B

    L’Arco Vecchio

    This family concern is deep in the old town in a 16th-century house. It has attractive low-ceilinged rooms, white tablecloths, pretty paintings and a glossy baby grand, and serves tasty, traditional dishes like lagane e ceci (pasta with chickpeas, garlic and oil).

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  3. Odisseas Ghirol

    There’s not much elbow room at this pint-sized Greek restaurant with just a few scrubbed pine tables. But this is the place to come if you yearn for something different from traditional Calabrian cuisine, with authentic Greek dishes on the menu like moussaka and souvlaki.

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  4. C

    Ristorante Calabria Bella

    This is one of the best choices in the old town, located beside the cathedral. Join the local businessmen and ladies-who-lunch tucking into Calabrian cuisine, such as grigliata mista di carne (mixed grilled meats), in a series of wood-beamed rooms.

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  5. D

    Per… Bacco!!

    This smart yet informal restaurant has windows onto the square. Inside are exposed stone walls, vines and heavy beams. The reassuringly brief menu includes a generous antipasto (€8) and various baccalà (cod) dishes.

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  6. E

    A Giulia

    A tiny local restaurant with exposed stone walls, on a street just across the bridge, this is friendly and has daily pasta dishes and an antipasti buffet, and carafes of local wine.

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