
The Amalfi Coast boasts a rich cuisine of seafood, pasture-raised meats and local produce. The crystalline waters and towering mountains that characterise the landscape are also the sources of the ingredients in the local cuisine, where meat and fish, cheeses, cured meats and vegetables come together in delicious recipes.
What are the must-try dishes whilst holidaying in the area, and where can you find authentic traditional flavours? Here’s a guide to discovering the best places for authentic cuisine on the Amalfi Coast.
Fish and tradition on the seashore
适合: 餐饮
Ristorante Da Teresa is a staple for authentic cuisine on the Amalfi Coast. Located on the Santa Croce beach in Amalfi, serves the classics like frittura di paranza (fried small fish) and calamarata vongole e gamberi (pasta with clams and prawns).
The menu is full of recipes containing locally caught fish. Pezzogna (red seabream) is cooked all’acqua pazza (with tomatoes and seasoning) and cuoccio, a dialect term for tub gurnard fish, is used in a sauce and served with paccheri pasta It’s a down-to-earth restaurant, perched between the coast and cliff face, and has been a hub for bathers and holidaymakers since the 1950s.
地址: Spiaggia di Santa Croce, 1, 84011 Amalfi, Italy
开放时间 Daily from noon to midnight
电话: +39 089 831 237

Ristorante Da Teresa
The place to try <em>pasticciotto di Atrani</em>
适合: 餐饮
Le Arcate offers authentic cuisine like homemade pasta and dishes cooked with the catch of the day. Located in Atrani, visit Le Arcate and choose from specialities like paccheri con pesce spada (large tube pasta with swordfish), scialatielli con gamberi e zucchine (short, thick pasta with prawns and courgette), grigliata di pesce (grilled fish) and frittura mista (mixed fried seafood).
To finish with a local dessert delicacy, order pasticciotto atranese, a pastry filled with custard and black cherries. The restaurant boasts an evocative setting. Outside, your table is just a few metres from the sea, while inside you can make yourself comfortable between the vaults of a cave.
地址: Largo Orlando Buonocore, 84010 Atrani, Italy
开放时间 Tuesday–Sunday from noon to 3.30 pm and 7 pm to 11 pm (closed Mondays)
电话: +39 089 87 1367

Le Arcate
Mountain flavours and Tramonti’s special pizza
适合: 餐饮
Trattoria San Francisco is a rustic pizzeria and eatery decorated with traditional country furnishings and knick knacks. The beauty of the Amalfi Coast can be enjoyed both by the sea and on the mountain slopes. A trip inland is the perfect opportunity to stop by Tramonti and try the special pizza.
Pizza tramontina stands out for its base, which uses the same dough as bread. It’s topped with other local specialities, like Re Fiascone tomatoes, Menaica anchovies and Cilento crushed olives. To taste the flavours of the mountain, order a platter of local salami and cheeses, or indulge in pasta e fagioli (pasta and beans), another local speciality.
地址: Via Comunale Polvica Paterno, 17, 84010 Tramonti, Italy
开放时间 Daily from noon to midnight
电话: +39 339 440 1041

Trattoria San Francisco
The restaurant that invented <em>spaghetti alla Nerano</em>
适合: 餐饮
Ristorante Maria Grazia is a seafood restaurant with a rich local history. When the food is good and the dishes are made with passion, there’s really not much difference between a fisherman’s diner and a VIP restaurant. Located on Nerano beach, where seamen used to meet and eat together, the restaurant started in the early 20th century.
It’s now a piece of local gastronomic history. Spaghetti alla Nerano, made with courgettes, was invented in its kitchen. For mains you can enjoy a meat or fish speciality with a glass of white wine, flavoured with peach slices.