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Best restaurants in Amalfi Coast

Counters, dining rooms and neighbourhood favourites, chosen for the way they actually eat — not for how loudly they market.

Da Adolfo
KEY2 Pick

Seafood • $$$

Da Adolfo

A beach restaurant near Positano reachable only by the free boat shuttle from Spiaggia Grande, serving grilled fish and mozzarella in foil.

Best for: Beach Lunch

Da Adolfo
KEY2 Pick

Beach Club • $$

Da Adolfo

A wooden shack on Laurito beach reached by the boat with the red fish on the mast — mozzarella on lemon leaves.

Best for: Lunch / Groups

La Sponda
KEY2 Pick

Fine Dining • $$$$

La Sponda

Le Sirenuse's Michelin-starred room lit by four hundred candles every night above Positano bay.

Best for: Special Occasion / Date Night

Lo Scoglio
KEY2 Pick

Seafood • $$$$

Lo Scoglio

A Nerano waterfront restaurant run by the De Simone family, famed for its spaghetti with zucchini and a dockside terrace.

Best for: Special Occasion

Lo Scoglio
KEY2 Pick

Seafood • $$$$

Lo Scoglio

The Da Costanzo family pier at Marina del Cantone: zucchini spaghetti, raw seafood, boats tied to the deck.

Best for: Lunch / Groups

Sal De Riso
KEY2 Pick

Pastry • $$

Sal De Riso

Minori's pastry institution: ricotta e pera, delizia al limone, and a lemon granita on the seafront.

Best for: Dessert / Family

Al Convento

Campanian • $$

Al Convento

A cliffside Praiano trattoria in a former convent building, serving anchovy-based Amalfi Coast specialities with a sea view.

Best for: Casual Dinner

Da Vincenzo

Campanian • $$

Da Vincenzo

A small family-run trattoria on Positano's main road serving handmade pasta and simple seafood since the 1950s.

Best for: Casual Dinner

Il Buco

Fine Dining • $$$$

Il Buco

A Michelin-starred dining room in a former monk's cell near Amalfi's cathedral, pairing coastal ingredients with refined technique.

Best for: Special Occasion

Il Ritrovo

Trattoria • $$

Il Ritrovo

Montepertuso's cooking-school trattoria — handmade pasta, garden vegetables, free shuttle from town.

Best for: Family / Groups

La Sponda

Italian Fine Dining • $$$$

La Sponda

The candlelit Michelin-starred restaurant of Le Sirenuse hotel, lit entirely by candles each evening on a Positano terrace.

Best for: Romantic Dinner

La Tagliata

Trattoria • $$

La Tagliata

A family farmhouse in Montepertuso: no menu, endless courses, and Positano lit up far below.

Best for: Groups / Family

Next2

Modern Italian • $$$

Next2

A candlelit Viale Pasitea terrace doing lighter, sharper Campanian cooking than its neighbours.

Best for: Date Night

Ristorante Marina Grande

Seafood • $$$

Ristorante Marina Grande

A beachfront restaurant on Amalfi's main beach serving a raw-fish tasting menu alongside classic Campanian seafood.

Best for: Beach Lunch

Rossellinis

Italian Fine Dining • $$$$

Rossellinis

The Michelin-starred restaurant at Ravello's Palazzo Avino, serving refined coastal Italian cuisine on a terrace above the sea.

Best for: Special Occasion

Rossellinis

Fine Dining • $$$$

Rossellinis

Palazzo Avino's dining terrace in Ravello, a thousand feet above the water with a serious cellar.

Best for: Special Occasion

Sensi Restaurant

Modern Italian • $$$$

Sensi Restaurant

Alessandro Tormolino's starred cooking on a terrace right on the Amalfi waterfront.

Best for: Date Night / Special Occasion

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