Must-see restaurants in Trieste

Trieste’s only Michelin-starred restaurant has an enviable setting on lovely Piazza dell’Unità. The menu is modern, executing classic ideas in innovative…

After meeting Marco and Valentina, the 80-year-old couple who owned this old seafood place finally felt comfortable passing on their life's work. It's…

No fuss, no frills, just a large, vintage dining room with tiled floors and walls huge with theatre posters, and an utterly authentic Giulian menu. Fish…

This colourful and chaotic fast-food joint may be the size of a train carriage, but it has a big Serbian personality. Come early to grab one of the four…

The crush spilling out the door and down the street says it all: San Marco is Trieste’s best gelateria. Gelato and sorbet (many of them dairy and gluten…

This old-timer, with its dark, brooding dining room, does a Triestine seafood degustazione – a crudo (raw fish) and something involving squid ink will…

A simple place that's full of youthful enthusiasm. The menu keeps it simple – fish ragù, fish tartares, risotto with local clams, fritto misto (fried…

As the pretty name suggests (fiori means 'flower'), there's a dedication to the seasons at this discreet little restaurant and an emphasis on freshness…

Opened before WWII, the family-run Siora Rosa is one Trieste's best-loved traditional buffets (bar-restaurants). Sit outside or in the wonderfully retro…

Chiara Soban is from a family of artisan gelato makers originally from the idyllic Val di Zoldo in the Dolomites. Now a Gambero Rosso award-winning…

For the city's best table with harbour views, head to Eataly's upstairs osteria. Clean and serene tones and nice use of wood offset the bustle, and the…

Much more than the 'picolo enotect' that it describes itself as, La Chimerina does an interesting regional menu of both local seafood and meat. Don't miss…

Global neo-burger joint meets Triestini sophistication in this casual Canal Grande–side place. Yes there are exposed bricks and pendant lights and boys in…

While Marise proclaims itself to be but a simple trattoria, there's a moody elegance to the grey-toned walls and marble-topped tables and a sophisticated…

A smart, calm place presided over by Neapolitan chef Pasquale Sorrentino who specialises in local fish and seafood dishes as well as serving top-quality…

Despite its high glamour clubby interior, Angry Diamond is welcoming, serious about the food it serves and great value. Taking Trieste's meaty obsession…

Shared tables, upcycled furniture and a relaxed and welcoming vibe are the hallmarks of this all-day eatery, which serves simple, organic dishes packed…

The counter here is a site of porcine carnage: legs, necks, bellies, tongues and testicles, all awaiting a slap of relish from the huge ceramic mustard…

A historic restaurant and one-time favourite of James Joyce, yes, but also a restaurant with a serious bit of history in its midst. Enjoy its menu of…

Rudy has been concocting traditional boiled meats, cold cuts and beer since, oh, 1897. Come for the pork joints, served up with the house sauerkraut or…