The gastronomical offerings of Sorrento and Amalfi Coast are wide, varied, rich in choices and suitable to all pockets.
Sorrento cuisine is strongly linked to the produce that grows in this fertile land. The wonderful climate is perfect for the cultivation of citrus fruits, oranges and lemons, olives and vines, which together paint a characteristic landscape. Even the sea, which washes the coast of the peninsula, is particularly generous.
There are many restaurants and pizzeria in Sorrento where food lovers can eat well without spending a small fortune.
For a quick bite, go to a bar. In bars you can find panino sandwiches on various kinds of rolls and tramezzini.
The restaurants, which have made the cuisine in Sorrento world-famous, offer more than just local specialties and dishes typical of the Neapolitan Coast – they have a wide selection from which to choose on their menu’s, and there are restaurants which serve nouvelle cuisine and others which focus on typical dishes of this area. However, if you order typical dishes, offers you the best chance for a memorable meal. Even better, forego the menu entirely and put yourself in the capable hands of your waiter.
A memorable meal has to begin with a good starter (antipasto). Fresh-caught octopus salad, chowder and sautéed seafood are just a few of the traditional dishes served in Sorrento’s Restaurants. Among the typical recipes are fish ravioli in lobster sauce, fresh scialatelli, and gnocchi with mozzarella and fresh tomato. The best-loved main course dishes include the exquisite bluefish parmigiana and the mixed fried fish.
If you want to taste typical cakes you have too much to choose from caprese chocolate cake and the mouthwatering ricotta cheese and pear dessert, babà and lemon cake (delizia al limone). An absolute must is “Limoncello” a delicious digestive liqueur made from the infusion of Sorrento lemon peel in pure alcohol.
Classified: Restaurant
Best dish’s chef: Zeppola di Astice in agrodolce
Address : Corso Sant'Agata, 11/13 | 80064 Sant'Agata Sui Due Golfi, Naples - Italy
Contact: 081/878.00.26 – info@donalfonso.com
Day off: Monday and Tuesday
Open: from April to November
Classified: Restaurant
Best dish’s chef: Mezza Manica al Coccio e Scorfano
Address : Via A. Vespucci, 13/N - 80061 Massalubrense, Naples - Italy
Contact: 081/808.28.00 – info@ristorantequattropassi.com
Day off: Tuesday night and Wednesday, only on winter
Open: from April to November
Home cooked dishes are all prepared by the family with loving care using genuine ingredients from fresh fish caught daily to our own home grown fruit and vegetables. Here you will find a relaxed and cordial reception in the cozy dining room and the cool open-air garden as aromas of the Mediterranean waft through the summer evenings.
Classified: Restaurant and pizzeria
Best dish’s chef: Pasta e patate con provolone del monaco
Address : Via Deserto 1A – 80064 S. Agata sui due Golfi
Contact: 081 533.00.10 – mimmo@ristorantelostuzzichino.it
Day off: Wednesday
Classified: Restaurant
Best dish’s chef: Pacchero con la Ricciola – Riavioletti della casa alla caprese
Address : Piazza Annunziata – Massalubrense
Contact: 081 808.95.66
Day off: Tuesday (Close on January)
Classified: Restaurant
Best dish’s chef: Linguine alle vongole con intingolo di prezzemolo – Spaghetti alle zucchine
Address : Cantone beach, Nerano – Massalubrense
Contact: 081 808.10.26 – ristoranteloscoglio@hotmail.it
Classified: Restaurant and pizzeria
Best dish’s chef: Spaghetti with zucchini – Scialatielli ai frutti di mare – Fresh fish
Address : Via Pennino – Massalubrense
Contact: 081 878.93.00– info@ristorantecantuccio.com
Open: from 30 April to 30 October
Classified: Restaurant
Best dish’s chef: Spaghetti with zucchini – Scialatielli ai frutti di mare – Fresh fish
Address : Marina del Cantone, Nerano – Massalubrense
Contact: 081 808.12.88 – info@ristorantecantuccio.com
Open: from 30 April to 30 October
Halfway between Sorrento and massalubrense, in the serene landscape of the Sorrentine hillside, with warm and bright surroundings, it is possible to enjoy the old taste of genuine food. The only true inheritance of the Francischiello's cookery.
Classified: Restaurant
Best dish’s chef: Cannelloni alla Francischiello, Antipasti alla Francischiello and delizia al limone (Lemon cake)
Address : Via Partenope, 27 - Massalubrense
Contact: 081 533.97.80 – info@francischiello.com
Day off: Wednesday (in winter time, from november to march)
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