Sant’Agata sui Due Golfi
Don Alsonso is as much an experience as a meal – and a world-class one at that. Not only is the food exquisite, creative and true to its Sorrentino roots;…
Must-see restaurants in Sorrento Peninsula
Sorrento
Founded in 1947 and still run by the same family, this is a friendly, fast-moving joint overlooking the fishing boats in Marina Grande. There’s a large…
Massa Lubrense
Not quite in Massa, but almost, La Torre has its berth in Annuziata, an attractive little borgo on a hill overlooking the Gulf of Naples. Occupying a…
Sorrento
The best fish you eat in Sorrento might be one you caught, a viable proposition at this congenial joint on the harbour at Marina Grande run by a…
Sorrento
Warm, buzzing and elegantly rustic, multilevel Zi'Ntonio draws everyone from local families and couples to clued-up out-of-towners. While earthy standouts…
Sorrento
Festooned with garlic and with cured hams hanging from the ceiling, this down-to-earth favourite proves that top-notch produce and simplicity are the keys…
Sorrento
With just six gingham-clothed tables in what resembles a homely front room with the kitchen beyond, this restaurant looks as though it belongs in a small…
Sorrento
Housed in a former monks’ wine cellar, this sophisticated restaurant offers far-from-monastic cuisine. The emphasis is on innovative regional cooking, so…
Sorrento
With its striped blue-and-white walls and red-glass sconces, the Marzialino does a good impersonation of a Parisian bistro in the années folles. It calls…
Sorrento
This so-called 'water and salt' restaurant with a dazzling blue-and-white interior is right next to the ferry terminal. Seafood here is worth getting…
Sorrento
Casual Da Franco's long wooden tables are rarely short of customers, many of them here for the superlative pizza. Served in tin trays, it's made the…
Sorrento
Head to the upstairs terrace with its traditional tiles and trailing grape vines and you seem miles away from the alleyways outside. With a deserved…
Sorrento
Like an Italian ‘caff’ without the greasy spoons, AZZ! delights in its simplicity. Pungent garlic bread, intense lasagna and an appetite-quenching…
Vico Equense
While we find Gabriele's delizia al limone (a lemon-flavoured, sponge-based local dessert) somewhat average, there's nothing mediocre about its gelato…
Sant’Agata sui Due Golfi
Stuzzichino means 'appetiser', but you get far more than just starters at this Slow Food movement–affiliated restaurant with gregarious host and owner…
Sorrento
Soul & Fish has a hipper vibe than Marina Grande’s no-nonsense seafood restaurants. Your bread comes in a bag, your dessert might come in a Kilner jar and…
Sorrento Peninsula
Ask any local buongustaio (foodie) where to get the best cornetto (croissant) and chances are you'll get directed to this modern, piazza-side cafe. In…
Sorrento Peninsula
Sunday lunches in Sorrento homes often conclude with a tray of treats from Romano, considered one of the area's top pasticcerie (pastry shops). Scan the…
Sorrento
Now for something completely different. At first glance the menu here looks more Californian than Campanian, with imaginative salads such as spicy…
Sorrento Peninsula
The only marina restaurant directly accessible from the sea, Lo Scoglio is a favourite of visiting celebs and has been around since the 1950s, when the…
Ristorante & Pizzeria da Gigino
Vico Equense
Run by the five sons of pizza king Gigino Dell’Amura, who introduced pizza by the metre to the world, this giant cafeteria-like pizzeria – the self…
Sorrento
The Slow Food movement might have originated in Italy, but there isn't always time to wait 45 minutes for your hand-pinched ravioli. In which case, decamp…
Massa Lubrense
FF is a jack of all trades overlooking Marina della Lobra’s dinky harbor where the parked cars are usually Fiat 500s and the moored boats are equally…
Sorrento Peninsula
Tucked away in the tiny mountain town of Pimonte, this family-run pastry shop and cafe is famous for torta palummo, a scrumptious concoction of pan di…
Sorrento
Owner Franco Coppola (no relation to the movie man) exudes a genuine passion for showcasing local produce in his rustic-chic mozzarella bar and restaurant…
Sorrento
The postmodern decor – imaginative lighting, exposed steel pipes and jujube-coloured seating – is a far cry from that of Sorrento’s traditional trattorias…
Sant’Agata sui Due Golfi
This is where half of Sant’Agata’s population seems to come after Sunday Mass – priests, teenagers, farmers and nonagenarian nonnas – to down a potpourri…
Sorrento
Despite its name, 'Green Sea' doesn't offer any water views. What it does deliver, however, are simple, tasty, surf-centric dishes, served in a spacious,…
Sorrento
With flower-topped tables and a film-like setting on an intimate side street, Da Gigino sets a charming scene for competent, homestyle feasting. Although…
Sorrento
Looking more like a science laboratory than an ice-cream parlour, Raki displays a long list of esoteric gelati, all of the flavours are homemade and…
Sorrento
It’s too large and bright for a romantic dinner for two, but locals continue to recommend this place for its down-to-earth, well-prepared dishes,…
