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



Fine Dining • $$$$
Il Refettorio at Monastero Santa Rosa
A starred kitchen in a former 17th-century convent refectory on the Conca dei Marini cliffside.
Best for: Special Occasion


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

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

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

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

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


Trattoria • $$
Il Ritrovo
Montepertuso's cooking-school trattoria — handmade pasta, garden vegetables, free shuttle from town.
Best for: Family / Groups


Trattoria • $$
La Tagliata
A family farmhouse in Montepertuso: no menu, endless courses, and Positano lit up far below.
Best for: Groups / Family


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

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

Fine Dining • $$$$
Rossellinis
Palazzo Avino's dining terrace in Ravello, a thousand feet above the water with a serious cellar.
Best for: Special Occasion

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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