For the gourmand or casual dinner, Italy offers some of the finest restaurants in the world.
Osteria Francescana
Voted the world's 13th-best restaurant in S.Pellegrino's The World's 50 Best Restaurants, Osteria Francescana offers the "most cutting edge food in Italy," according to the guide.
Ristorante Cracco
Earning three Michelin stars before any other Italian chef, Carlo Cracco opened Ristorante Cracco in 2007. Milan chic at its finest, at No. 22, offers innovative simple and light food that combines Milanese tradition with current culinary trends.
Falling six places, tireless and peerless Tuscan food can be found in this Livorno restaurant, overseen by self-taught head chef Gambero Rosso.
Combal.Zero
Creating charming simplicity and incisive elegance, chef David Scabin uses "a brand of hyper-creative and experimental cooking," according to the guide. It's good enough for 42nd place.
Dal Pescatore
Helmed by Nadia Santini, one of Italy's most celebrated female chefs, No. 48 Dal Pescatore comes complete with its own heliport for guests who have to make a quick getaway.
La Calandre
Keeping things harmonious is La Calandre's aim. It's a place where the senses are constantly stimulated under the watchful eye of Massimiliano Alajmo, the youngest Italian chef to earn three . At 49, La Calandre just edges in.
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