Best Nouvelle cuisine Restaurants in Italy

Entering Imàgo, Hassler’s 6th-floor panoramic Michelin-starred restaurant in Rome, with its unique view over the city, is to be greeted by a beautiful life-size painting that fills each window of this spectacular location loved by the Roman locals and international guests alike. Imàgo is a whole experience of fine dining in Rome. Dishes are each carefully prepared and presented; his menus vary according to the season. The variety of what he presents is thought for each type of palate, an explosion of flavours that include the most refined combinations and traditional Italian cuisine, characterized by the ingredients and fragrances embedded within Italy’s rich history and culture.

Tucked away in the serene town of Orta San Giulio, overlooking the mystical waters of Lake Orta, Ristorante Villa Crespi is not just a dining establishment; it is a destination, an experience, a journey into the heart of Italian haute cuisine. Housed within the enchanting Villa Crespi, a Moorish-style architectural gem built in the 19th century, the restaurant beckons gourmands worldwide. Stepping inside, guests are immediately transported to luxury and elegance. Glistening chandeliers, intricately carved woodwork, and plush furnishings pay homage to the villa's storied past, while the attentive staff offers a modern touch of impeccable service. At the helm of this culinary temple is Chef Antonino Cannavacciulo. Chef Antonino, a celebrated figure in the world of gastronomy, has masterfully crafted a menu that marries his southern Italian roots with Piemonte's rich flavours and traditions. Each dish is a symphony of textures, colours, and tastes—showcasing his deep respect for ingredients and innovative culinary techniques. Seasonal, locally sourced ingredients are the stars of his creations. Think delicate agnolotti filled with a burst of Piemontese cheese, drizzled with a fragrant truffle sauce, or a perfectly seared seabass, its crispy skin juxtaposed against a bed of saffron-infused risotto. And, of course, his signature desserts, which are as much a visual delight as they are a treat for the palate.

The Eduardo Restaurant, located on the ground floor of the romantic Hotel Parco delle Fontane in Syracuse, offers fresh fish dishes of the day, land, and vegetarian dishes. Only local products are used, of which Chef Aicha Karim knows the origin, history and social and cultural value; meats, vegetables, fruit, cured meats and cheeses from small and fine artisanal productions.

Sit around the Qafiz kitchen to share the bond with the territory, the love for the landscape and the desire to be protagonists of evolving traditions. A research cuisine that maintains solid relationships with the surrounding area through the dialogue between man and nature. The full interaction between the customer and the chef is the symbol of the breaking down of distances, whether conceptual, linguistic or cultural. Just sit at the counter to decipher the flavours from a wild setting like Aspromonte with its wild herbs, traditions, and colours.

On the Costa degli Dei, this small liaison with the sea is born, which tends to renew itself every time between its landscape and dishes. Respect, creativity and enhancement of the raw material. At the San Domenico restaurant, you breathe tradition, innovation, quality and spontaneity. The culture of food, its history, and everything behind the preparation, thanks to Chef Bruno Tassone, comes to the surface. Each dish tells a different story, which he passes on thanks to his wisdom and diligent hands. The freshest products on the market, the best, to guarantee the best experience for its diners.

The Hyle concept combines two paths, the personal one of Antonio Biafora and the territorial one, represented by the rediscovery of the "via della pece". Pitch Bruzia is a precious raw material with a thousand uses: medicine, naval engineering, handicrafts, and conservation. The woodcutters extracted it from the trunk of the larch pine by carving herringbone channels. Thus, rediscovering an ancient and noble custom, we came across a path of our own, more singular than ever, the path of the pitch. Biafora intends to retrace this path, which starts from the hills overlooking the sea and reaches the top of the mountains, a short route which, however, includes a fertile territory rich in different and exciting raw materials, from which we start to build a kitchen that , enriched by the chef's experience and past, draws a map of territorial excellence, identifying farmers, breeders and small producers and activates a chain of economic and social sustainability.

The Abbruzzino restaurant, Michelin star 2023, changes its face in 2016. Access through a small garden, dominated by the green lawn, leads to a room where six tables find space in a modern, minimal environment characterized by grey-clay tones and almond-white. The chef gives you the opportunity to enter his world, visit his kitchen and leave your mark. A refined, elegant place that makes you understand the weight of its name and the star that it proudly wears on every chef's apron. A modern, theatrical cuisine that enchants anyone who sits at the table to try this out-of-the-ordinary experience.

The restaurant was born from a return home, from the desire of Anna Maria and Giuseppe Sculli to look to the future by starting again from that sea they had left years before as emigrants. The new chapter written by Riccardo and Francesco, sons who grew up in the warmth of a passion whose roots still sink into the land and sea of Calabria, expresses deep respect for the gastronomic tradition and local products, but also the indispensable synergy with local producers and suppliers. Gambero Rosso's dishes are a sensory narration of this land ruffled by the wind and scented by the sea, green with woods and rigorous, humble and capable of surprising. To rediscover the pure, authentic taste of the land and the sea. The gastronomic vision of the modern Gambero Rosso led by Riccardo and Francesco explores the fields of lightness and balance, extrapolating cultural dictates from traditional cuisine and reworking them on always innovative tasting occasions.

A magical place in a historic building embellished with iconic black and white prints, which bring back to life the creations of one of the greatest geniuses of Italian cinema. A journey that stimulates all the senses, just like Fellini's cinema. Start with the look and continue at the table. An environment in which to dream, discuss, and meet again. An Oscar-worthy restaurant, pizzeria, and lounge bar. The restaurant is characterized by service with attention to the smallest details and an attentive and scrupulous cuisine supported by the passion for this work, making it a reason for living. The fields of lightness and balance are explored, extrapolating cultural dictates from traditional cuisine, reworking them on always innovative tasting occasions, with a research cuisine that maintains solid relationships with the surrounding area through the dialogue between man and nature.

The All'Oro Restaurant has always stood out for its philosophy of traditional-contemporary cuisine, therefore a creative cuisine rooted in the flavours of the tradition, where Chef Riccardo Di Giacinto interprets the great classics of Italian cuisine in a contemporary key. So much, so that Chef's motto par excellence is "To move forward, I always take a step back", therefore a step back in tradition. Everything is rigorously homemade, from the bread to the breadsticks, to the many kinds of pasta and puff pastry, to the desserts, playing with modern techniques but respecting the "true" flavours of the Italian tradition. Flavour and taste are the fulcra of All'Oro's cuisine.

In the heart of Palermo, the Ottava Nota Ristorante is a stone's throw from the Cala, the city's ancient port. The cuisine is strongly linked to the territory and therefore also to fish, while the elaborations are extravagant and modern.

“Per Me” is the summary of professional and personal experiences by Chef Giulio Terrinoni, dedicated to a new concept entirely created for the guest. In the heart of Rome, between Via Giulia and Via Dei Banchi Vecchi, comes to life a cuisine that reflects the philosophy of Chef Terrinoni: focused on finding excellent raw materials, on the enhancement of catch of a daily and expressed culinary attitude. A new format, “material” from the location, was studied and designed to look sober but elegant without losing the home comfort. “Per Me” gives a dynamic offer as a great European Capital: Fish and Meat dishes at Lunch and for Dinner. A full-of-energy Restaurant aimed at the guest's tastes, preserving informal but evident professionalism. “Per Me” is the cuisine of Giulio Terrinoni modulated only “Per Voi”.

Angelo Sabatelli's restaurant was born in the small town of Putignano, in the upper Bari area. A Michelin restaurant that excels in the Apulian province, recognized by the best food and wine guides. Angelo Sabatelli Ristorante makes excellence its strong point, offering its customers a unique culinary experience that leaves its diners delighted. A modern, revisited gourmet cuisine that leaves room for imagination.

Il Fè, an elegant gourmet restaurant, is set within a charming complex of finely restored Trulli, nestled in a corner of a small and characteristic Apulian town: Noci. The structure is made up of different environments, accommodates no more than 20 guests, and the rooms with attention to every detail, give an incomparable charm and are not comparable with other contexts. The sober and refined style refers to an intimate and refined atmosphere made of crystal glasses and soft light.

La Bottega del Carmine is a integration between novel cuisine and traditional tastes.

Housed in a centrally located palazzo, this restaurant decorated in warm, elegant tones boasts a vaulted ceiling made from Favignana tufa limestone. Local, traditional cuisine with a contemporary flavour.

This smart restaurant is run by a young couple who really look after their guests – she provides a courteous, elegant welcome front of house, while he’s in the kitchen preparing modern dishes (a feast for the eyes as well as the palate) using fresh ingredients from this magnificent island.

The Osteria dei Vespri is located in the historic center of Palermo. One of the dining rooms in this restaurant in a pedestrianised part of town was immortalised in an old film. The menu, on the other hand, moves with the times, featuring modern dishes made from local ingredients.

Gourmet and traditional restaurant in the historic center of Palermo, a few steps from the cathedral, in the secret Beati Paoli area.

Gagini Restaurant: innovative Sicilian dishes at km 0 in a modern and elegant frame.