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  1. A

    Ristorante Per Bacco

    The set menus – including antipasto, primo, secondo, contorno, local wine, water and dessert for under €20 – are a great deal at this restaurant just above Via Atenea.

    reviewed

  2. Baita Checco

    Here staff in red-and-white gingham serve Alpine specialities such as Gorgonzola-drizzled canederli (bread dumplings) in the split-level stone interior or on a wind-protected sun terrace.

    reviewed

  3. Trattoria la Sirena del Lago

    Here the local game and trout are excellent and the local wine refreshing. Nemi is also famous for its wild strawberries – sprinkled over almost everything (especially ice cream) in season.

    reviewed

  4. B

    Forno Giusti

    Join the crowd queuing in front of this excellent bakery to purchase fresh-from-the-oven pizza and focaccia with a var­iety of fillings and toppings. It’s the perfect place to buy picnic provisions.

    reviewed

  5. Pizzeria San Francisco

    If you’re not eating in your hotel, this laid-back pizzeria is a good bet. A modest place with wooden tables and a bustling atmosphere, it serves delicious pizzas prepared in a traditional wood oven.

    reviewed

  6. C

    Trattoria Le Sette Teste

    Vast plates of pasta (€9) are presented here like a dare, and meaty mains and chocolaty desserts pose serious threats to after-lunch sightseeing plans at the Palazzo della Ragione around the corner.

    reviewed

  7. D

    Aragon

    A big bustling restaurant-cum-pizzeria just up from the seafront. It gets fairly hectic and the service isn’t exactly endearing but the wood-fired pizzas are superb and the pasta dishes are tasty and fresh.

    reviewed

  8. Ristorante Pizzeria Al Castello

    At the top of Carloforte, this is where locals come to get their pizza. A friendly, laid-back place with a spacious dining room and comprehensive menu, it’s well worth the short but steep climb to get here.

    reviewed

  9. Osteria della Tonnara

    Run by Isola San Pietro’s tuna cooperative, this is the place to try tonno alla carlofortina (tuna roasted and served with a tomato sauce). Booking is recommended and credit cards are not accepted.

    reviewed

  10. Osteria Enoteca da Liò

    Go through the pretty ivy-clad exterior to enter this historic osteria, on the go since 1890. Don’t expect fusion frills, just hearty bowls of steaming pasta and fish grilled straight off the boat.

    reviewed

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  12. E

    Angedras Restaurant

    Dining on Alghero’s honey-­coloured stone ramparts is a memorable experience. This is one of the better restaurants on the walls, serving a largely traditional menu, including traditional roast suckling pig.

    reviewed

  13. Osteria La Botte Gaia

    Osteria La Botte Gaia is Slow Food–featured and deservedly so. Homemade pasta supplements the ever-changing daily menu that runneth over with just-caught fish options and a few veggie plates.

    reviewed

  14. Caffè Excelsior

    A fashionable eatery overlooking the port, Caffè Excelsior is a good perch with romantic outdoor booths – where Greta Garbo used to hide behind dark glasses – serving up octopuses and prawns.

    reviewed

  15. F

    La Borsa

    In the grand central courtyard of a historic palazzo, this wine bar offers snacks and simpler meals of the same superb quality as its adjacent sister restaurant Don Giovanni, but at much lower prices.

    reviewed

  16. La Sacrestia

    One of the better restaurants in the lively area between Corso Nazionale and Via Fratelli Brigida. Sit streetside or in the brick vaulted interior and chow down on knockout pizza or fresh-off-the-boat seafood.

    reviewed

  17. G

    Acanto Blu

    New-town elegance together with inventive cooking make L’Acanto one of the most fashionable restaurants among the designer-chic crowd. In the summer tables are set out back on the patio and fill up around 10pm.

    reviewed

  18. H

    Cafe Lorenz

    Head upstairs for a convivial drink (drinks and wine €2 to €5) or a light dinner. But the main reason to come here again and again: Lorenz sells takeaway olive all’ascolana (olives from Ascoli) for €3.

    reviewed

  19. Osteria dei Sapori Perduti

    On Modica’s main drag, this attractive restaurant mixes rustic decor, elegantly dressed waiters, and very reasonable prices on Sicilian specialities like cunigghju à stimpirata (sweet and sour rabbit).

    reviewed

  20. Luna Rossa

    In Terranova di Pollino, Luna Rossa is very highly regarded, with outstanding and creative local specialities cooked simply and with real flair, served in a rustic wood-panelled setting with breathtaking views.

    reviewed

  21. I

    Gelateria Sottozero

    Dawdle over a coffee or prosecco while checking out the chic-elite in town but don't leave without indulging in the best ice cream in Vieste. For a rich, fat, chocolate fix drown in the amarena.

    reviewed

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  23. J

    Do Schogghiu

    A very basic, family-run spaghetteria that serves up pasta a million different ways, with plenty of agreeable father-son banter in the background. Ask for the free aperitivo offered on the menu.

    reviewed

  24. K

    Enoteca Vesta

    Housed in a cool, vaulted cave, you can savour a magnificent selection of Puglian wines here to accompany innovative dishes like fried stuffed anchovies with cheese and eggs and baked grey mullet with wild fennel.

    reviewed

  25. La Cantina di Biffi

    Just off Corso Ovidio, this is a charming and atmospheric bistro–wine bar. Exposed stone walls and the arched, vaulted ceiling set the stage for excellent home-made food and local wine, served by the glass from €4.

    reviewed

  26. L

    Ristorante Don Matteo

    A discreet, venerable restaurant in vaulted stone rooms, presided over by the charming Don Matteo himself. The service is impeccable and the poetic menu is full of delicious and refined takes on traditional dishes.

    reviewed

  27. M

    Il Fantasma

    This boisterous pizzeria does the best pizza in Cagliari. Friendly waiters adroitly navigate the crowded barrel-vaulted interior to deliver bubbling pizzas straight from the wood-fired oven. Book or expect to queue.

    reviewed