The Taste Edit’s Guide to Italy: Get insider tips and local recommendations for the best restaurants, things to do, and hotels in Italy including Capri, Barolo, Amalfi Coast, Milan, Sicily, Puglia, Florence, among others.
Gucci Osteria da Massimo Bottura is a must for fashionable fine dining in Florence. Adjacent to the Gucci Gardens and the Gucci Boutique, the Osteria features a beautiful dining…
If you find yourself in Florence craving pizza, you can’t go wrong at Il Pizzaiuolo. A friend told us about this place years ago on our first trip to…
The sky-high after-market prices paid by collectors are questionable, but what is beyond dispute is that Giacomo Conterno is among the most renowned labels in all of Piemonte. Founded…
Skip Barolo’s touristy spots and head to this wine bar. La Vite Turchese is our go-to wine bar and wine shop in Barolo. Unfortunately, most of the restaurants and…
Hotel Principe Forte dei Marmi became one of our favorite hotels in Italy on a summer road trip through Emilia Romana and the Tuscan coast. This small, sleek luxury…
Grand Hotel Tremezzo’s chic wine bar is set in a renovated wine cellar, with a beautiful veranda that wraps along the front of the hotel and overlooks Lake Como.…
Perched high on a cliff on a secluded corner of Ischia, San Montano Resort & Spa offers a bird’s-eye view of the entire Island of Ischia and the Bay…
Classic cocktail and Negroni lovers should add the iconic Bar Basso in Milan to their list of must-do bars. This Milanese institution opened in 1947 as local neighborhood bar just west…
One of the best things we ate in Milan was a pasta dish at Rovello 18. Their Chitarra con Guanciale, Puntarelle, e Pecorino is a super simple pasta…
Trattoria Da Teo is a rustic restaurant hidden in Trastevere. Located next to the more well-known Da Enzo, Trattoria Da Teo focuses more on seafood — not just the…
How do we choose our seat at a restaurant in Rome (if there’s a choice)? For the best seat at a restaurant in RomeI, we recommend sitting outside if the…
Rome is one of the few cities in the world that is constantly packed with tourists — year round, rain or shine. There are always huge crowds at monuments,…