If you are in Milan and looking for a good pizzeria, this post could help you find out which restaurants serve the best pizza near the area where you live or work. One of the best pizzerias in Milan is Il Pomodorino in Via Crema just behind Porta Romana; the place not only serves an exquisite Napolitan pizza but also offers delicious starters such as bread stuffed with aubergine . Two other good pizzerias can be found in corso Lodi, one called Romano specialising in Egyptian pizza and the other Monterosso selling Italian pizza by the slice (it has a thick, soft crust! Really delicious). Prices vary from 7,50 to 12, 50 euros.

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Looking for a posh restaurant in Milan? If so you don’t need to go any further in your research! The restaurant Acanto in Piazza della Repubblica 17 is one of the most fashionable dining spots in Milan; in the old days it was quite easy to bump into Gianni Agnelli and his wife sitting at David Rockefeller’s dinner table or overhear a conversation between Princess Grace of Monaco and Rudolph Nureyev. In short the place was - but still is - the haunt of the rich and famous! Being part of the Principe di Savoia hotel, the restaurant has always attracted the attention of a wealthy clientele. Today the Acanto offers exquisite modern cuisine in stylish surroundings, with a menu which includes delicious dishes such as crudité with shrimps, pane carasau and carpaccio with figs. It goes without saying that to eat there will cost you a small fortune!

Acanto restaurant
piazza della Repubblica 17
phone number: 0262301

Acanto: il ristorante del Principe di Savoia

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If you have a passion for Italian cheese, then you could have the time of your life at the Locanda del Buon Formaggio or Good Cheese Inn in Tito, near Potenza. The owners also run a dairy farm, so you will be able to gorge on delicious Italian cheeses like gorgonzola, caciocavallo, burrata and fior di latte. The place has 11 lovely rooms (single and double rooms) and the price is quite affordable; a night there will cost you only 60/70 euros per night (breakfast included).

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To have dinner at the restaurant C’era una volta in Turin is like stepping into a world where time has stood still; its atmosphere and superb cuisine hasn’t changed a bit since the famous restaurant opened years ago. Situated on the first floor of an old building, the place reminds one of those old country houses where before the Great war broke out the well to do used to spend their long weekends hunting or giving parties. So if you are in Turin give it a try, you won’t be disappointed; the menu is simply superb and includes traditional dishes from Piedmont such as bagna cauda, tofeja (a divine soup with beans), bagnet ross and the famous gianduia mousse!

Restaurant C’era una volta
Corso Vittorio Emanuele II, 41
10125 – Torino
phone number 011/655498
www.ristoranteceraunavolta.it
closed on Sundays

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I have just fallen in love with Torre del Colle, a picturesque hamlet in the heart of Umbria. The place id idyllically situated, surrounded by rolling green hills and thousands of old olive trees which produce an amazing extra virgin olive oil! Last week as I was walking down one of its narrow streets, I came across a lovely restaurant called Alla via di mezzo. On a whim I decided to have lunch there and for only 22 Euros I ate like a pig! The menu featured such classic entrees as pasta with gorgonzola and lasagne and the house specialities included grilled vegetable and delicious frittatas ( the restaurant also has a welcoming interior with an amiable, laid-back atmosphere) ! So if you are in Umbria, give it a try, you won’t be disappointed!

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Rome is full of strange little restaurants where one can relax and enjoy good food! From the old tramcar which has been turned into a lovely restaurant to the famous Ristoaereo at Fiumicino where people can have dinner (announced by a pilot) under the wing of an airplane. Another restaurant which deserves your attention is the famous Bam Bam Ristosauro. To go there is like stepping into an episode of the Flintostones! For one night you will be turned into a caveman, eating at a table made out of stone. But if the stone age period is not you cup of tea, don’t worry, you can always opt for something more romantic like Il Bosco degli Elfi (The Wood of the Elves) or the Pizza Cowboy where you can act like John Wayne in Red River!

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Frontoni is one of Rome’s most famous “take away pizzerias”; so much so that a group of its fans have now opened a face book account entirely dedicated to this historic pizzeria which opened in Rome in 1921. People can choose from a wide range of pizzas and, if they wish, add their favourite flavours and toppings. One of the specialities served at Frontoni is the pizza Bianca which can be topped with salami, cheese, salmon, grilled vegetables or exquisite sauces. Prices vary from 1,30 to 1, 60 per hg. By the way, to meet the growing demand for its pizzas, Frontoni has just opened a new pizzeria at Monteverde. I went there and had a pizza called Londinese! Delicious!

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English and Italian borrow words from each other, with Italian words in English generally of the culinary variety. After I was roundly criticised by one commenter for making fun of Italians and their use of the word ‘trendy’, we thought we’d take a closer look at how the two languages interact and indulge in a little Italian lesson.

Having a laugh in the office one day about the Italian words that English people use, the expression “al fresco” came up. We generally use this to mean dining or eating outside; be it on a terrace, in a garden or on a footpath, the important thing is that you’re in the open air.

Discovering this bizarre English expression borrowed from Italian created much hilarity among my colleagues. For the English out there, using this expression in your own country is fine - you can paint it all over the windows of your restaurant, if you like. Just don’t use it in Italy as it doesn’t really mean anything. Dining “all’aperto” is a much better expression, or if you know that the restaurant has this kind of facility, specify that you would like a table on the terrace, or in the garden.

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The world is changing and changing fast - so even here in Rome to find an old trattoria where one can relax and eat hearty meals in a warm and cosy atmosphere is becoming harder and harder. Anyway the old inn Ivo is doing its best to keep the old traditions going, so if you love true Roman dishes this is the place to be. Their menu includes pizza, but if I were you I would rather focus on such delicious dishes as aubergine balls, potato crocchette, cod fillets and fritto misto! The only drawback is that the place is so popular that sometimes you have to wait in line for a table!

Ivo
Via di San Francesco a Ripa, 158
Tel. 065817082
Closed on Tuesdays

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Cheap eats in Rome can be found, you’ve just got to know where to look. Rome nightlife is full of fantastic restaurants and bars if you’re furnished with a little local knowledge, and we’ve just discovered an all-you-can-eat beer bar right in the middle of the Trastevere district.

For a fixed price you can eat at the Trilussa birreria in via Benedetta - 15 euros will get you the non stop menu. Make sure you bring hungry friends because the first courses are fantastic and this is all about eating what’s in front of you. If you can’t manage, pass it to someone else in the group.

If you’re looking for something more traditionally Italian, other Rome restaurants have pizza with a set price and all the beer you want. In San Lorenzo you’ll find Mamarò where ten euros will get you all the pizza and beer you want, and the same goes for Giubileo in via Palermo, Monti area with pizza at ten euros and pasta at 15 euros.

Other options for eating lots and spending little in Rome are at Olio, sale e pepe in via D. Da Empoli 15, and Pizzamia in viale Tirreno 67. If you’re a bit out of town, at Castel di leva there’s Merlo parlante in via F.Cassitto 45 which also has fixed price dinner deals.

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