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Interno dorato e specchiato del Caffè Florian, Venezia

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Caffè Florian

Venice, Veneto

Opened in 1720 under the Procuratie Nuove, it is considered Italy's oldest café still in business. Frescoed rooms, live music and a view of St Mark's Basilica.

The Talented Mr. Ripley

Facciata e dehors di Duomocafè sotto i portici di Crema

café €€

Duomocafè

Crema, Lombardia

A café overlooking Crema's scenic Piazza del Duomo, an ideal stop along the tour of Guadagnino's film locations.

Call Me by Your Name

pizzeria €

Founded in 1870 in the Forcella district, it is one of the most historic and famous pizzerias in Naples. An essential menu — marinara and margherita — baked in a wood-fired oven according to tradition. A simple, authentic setting, often with a queue outside.

Eat Pray Love

Veranda blu e bianca di Enzo a Mare sulla spiaggia di Punta Secca

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Ristorante Enzo a Mare

Punta Secca, Sicilia

A seafood restaurant on the seafront of Punta Secca, the village with the famous house of Inspector Montalbano. Sea cuisine of the Ragusa tradition.

Inspector Montalbano

Terrazza sul porto di Castellabate al tramonto

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Ristorante Le Gatte

Castellabate, Campania

A seafood restaurant on the port of Castellabate, in the Cilento. Fresh fish dishes and sea views, among the locations of the blockbuster comedy.

Welcome to the South

trattoria €€€

Trattoria Santa Lucia

Rome, Lazio

A trattoria a stone's throw from Piazza Navona, in Largo Febo. Traditional Roman cuisine: from Jewish-style artichokes to amatriciana and homemade pasta.

Eat Pray Love

Piazza Umberto I a Palazzo Adriano, con la fontana e la chiesa madre

restaurant €€

Albergo Ristorante Pizzeria del Viale

Palazzo Adriano, Sicilia

A restaurant and pizzeria in Palazzo Adriano, the village-set of Tornatore's Oscar winner, a short walk from the scenic Piazza Umberto I. Ideal for a break between history and cinema.

Cinema Paradiso

Gli interni liberty dell'Antico Caffè San Marco a Trieste

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Antico Caffè San Marco

Trieste, Friuli-Venezia Giulia

A literary café founded in 1914, at the heart of the Trieste of Svevo and Saba. Liberty-style interiors with wooden masks and marble tables, today also a bookshop and restaurant. One of Italy's most celebrated historic cafés.

The King (Il Re)

Dehors con ombrelloni rossi in piazza a Castellabate

bar €€

Bar La Piazzetta

Castellabate, Campania

A bar on the main square of Castellabate, a meeting point of the Cilento village made famous by 'Welcome to the South'. Perfect for a coffee with a sea view.

Welcome to the South

Tavolini all'aperto su Piazza Navona a Roma, di sera

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Bar Navona

Rome, Lazio

A café overlooking the scenic Piazza Navona, among Bernini's fountains. One of Rome's finest open-air salons, dear to cinema.

To Rome with Love

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Café de Paris

Rome, Lazio

A historic café on Via Vittorio Veneto, opened in 1948, the real heart of the Roman 'dolce vita' that inspired Fellini's film. A symbol of glamorous 1960s Rome, it closed in 2008.

La Dolce Vita

Il Caffè Nazionale sotto i portici di piazza Chanoux ad Aosta

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Caffè Nazionale

Aosta, Valle d'Aosta

A 19th-century historic café under the arcades of the town hall, on Piazza Chanoux. Closed for years, it reopened in August 2022 with chef Paolo Griffa: today it combines a Michelin-starred restaurant, patisserie, salon de thé and cocktail bar, with the historic decagonal room known as "la Chapelle".

Rocco Schiavone

Il Caffè Tucci affacciato su Piazza Garibaldi a Sulmona

bar €

Caffè Tucci

Sulmona, Abruzzo

A family-run historic bar under the arcades of Piazza Garibaldi, Sulmona's great market square, dominated by the medieval aqueduct. Coffee bar with outdoor tables facing the square.

The American

Sala di un ristorante a tema cinema con manifesti e luci calde

Cinema-themed

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Cinema Bistrot

Milan, Lombardia

A Milanese cinema-themed bistro: vintage posters, soft lighting and a menu that plays with the great Italian films. An example of a 'themed' venue, not a real location.

The Great Beauty

Sala sotterranea di Da Pancrazio tra gli archi del Teatro di Pompeo

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Da Pancrazio

Rome, Lazio

A historic restaurant built above the remains of the ancient Theatre of Pompey: the lower rooms, among arches and Roman columns, are a real experience.

Eat Pray Love

Facciata rustica di Dopolavoro La Foce, nella tenuta di Villa La Foce

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Dopolavoro La Foce

Pienza, Toscana

A restaurant on the historic Villa La Foce estate, in the Val d'Orcia: built in 1939 as a recreational club for the estate's workers, it now serves Tuscan cuisine grown in the villa's own gardens, minutes from Pienza and Montepulciano.

Succession

Vetrina storica della Salumeria Giuseppe Giusti, dal 1605, accanto a Hosteria Giusti a Modena

trattoria €€€

Hosteria Giusti

Modena, Emilia-Romagna

A four-table osteria in the heart of Modena, carved out in 1989 from the former slaughterhouse behind the historic Giusti delicatessen, running since 1598: one of Europe's oldest food shops.

Master of None

Sala affrescata rinascimentale de La Veranda dell'Hotel Columbus

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La Veranda dell'Hotel Columbus

Rome, Lazio

A restaurant with Renaissance frescoes a short walk from the Vatican, inside Hotel Columbus in Borgo Santo Spirito. Elegant atmosphere and refined cuisine.

The Great Beauty

Dehors di Nabucco tra le vie del quartiere Brera a Milano

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Nabucco

Milan, Lombardia

A historic restaurant since 1970 in the heart of Brera, Milan's bohemian-chic district. Signature Italian cuisine in an elegant setting, between art and fashion.

House of Gucci

La sala storica del Ristorante Del Cambio in Piazza Carignano a Torino

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Ristorante Del Cambio

Torino, Piemonte

A historic restaurant on Piazza Carignano, open since 1757 opposite the Teatro Carignano. Nineteenth-century rooms with mirrors, stucco and red velvet, today holding a Michelin star. Contemporary Piedmontese cuisine.

Running to You (Corro da te)

Il Ristorante Savò affacciato sulla piazzetta di Atrani, in Costiera Amalfitana

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Ristorante Savò

Atrani, Campania

A family restaurant on the little square of Atrani, Italy's smallest municipality. Amalfi Coast seafood cooking, run by the Savo family, now in its third generation.

The Equalizer 3

Il caffè storico Rivoire in Piazza della Signoria a Firenze

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Rivoire

Firenze, Toscana

A historic café and chocolate house founded in 1872 by Enrico Rivoire, chocolatier to the House of Savoy. Under the arcades of Piazza della Signoria, with tables facing Palazzo Vecchio and the Fountain of Neptune. Famous for its thick hot chocolate and its pastries.

Hannibal

Il bancone in stile art déco di ScottoJonno, Napoli

café €€

ScottoJonno

Naples, Campania

A café-bistrot inside the elegant Galleria Principe di Napoli, opposite the National Archaeological Museum. Born as a 19th-century café-chantant, reopened in 2023 by entrepreneur Luca Iannuzzi with cooking by chef Marco Ambrosino.

My Brilliant Friend

trattoria €€€

Trattoria Cucinotta

Salina, Sicilia

A historic trattoria in the centre of Santa Marina Salina, the island of Il Postino: pane cunzato, capers, malvasia wine and fresh fish with a view over the Aeolian sea.

Il Postino (The Postman)

Facciata storica di Villa Giusso, ex monastero del XVII secolo a Vico Equense

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Villa Giusso

Vico Equense, Campania

An agriturismo set in a 17th-century former monastery on the hills above Vico Equense, on the Sorrentine Peninsula, overlooking the Gulf of Naples. Traditional Sorrentine cuisine using produce from the estate.

The Hand of God