Best Restaurants in Friuli Venezia Giulia 2023

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Friuli Venezia Giulia – a borderland full of diversity and traditions. Here you will find rich landscapes from city to sea, which give rise to a diverse gastronomy. The restaurant landscape with contemporary style and Central European influences is remarkable. An incomparable culinary experience with emotion, taste and quality. Falstaff reveals the best addresses in 2023 in the »International Restaurant Guide«.
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The two young chefs Matteo Metullio and Davide De Pra offer a creative and conscious cuisine with meat, fish and vegetable dishes perfectly prepared. A must try is the Harrysotto. Wine list with wines from the area and beyond.

Piazza dell'unità d'italia 2, 34121 Triest, Italy

A relaxed ambience with attention to detail welcomes guests and the refined, contemporary cuisine between sea and land provides a rich experience of taste, tradition and quality. The wine list is no less impressive with a refined selection.

Via Liguria 252, 33100 Udine, Italy

A country house on the border with Slovenia, nestled between the Colli Orientali del Friuli and the Collio. The cuisine offered is tied to the region and refined by creative traits, focusing on the ingredients. Well-made wine list with wines from the area and beyond.

Località Vencò 15, 34070 Venco, Italy

Undoubtedly one of the most interesting places in the region. Regional cuisine with an abundance of quality ingredients closely linked to the territory. Attentive, courteous and careful service. The wine list is noteworthy and extensive. An experience.

Via Subida 52, 34071 Cormons, Italy

Warm and cosy ambience, atmospheric and charming with a strong appeal to tradition. The flavours and produce, characteristic of the area, are well interpreted and presented with authenticity. The wine list is excellent, the wines are also offered by the glass.

Borgata Hoffe 10, 33012 Sappada, Italy

Andrea Canton offers a contemporary and creative cuisine with meat and fish dishes carefully prepared and enhanced with extravagant flavours. The wine list is very well done and divided by region: Friuli, Italy and the rest of the world. Guaranteed to be an experience.

Via San Rocco 47, 33080 San Quirino, Italy

A small gourmet restaurant in the middle of the green countryside of Friuli. A restaurant with a rustic but romantic style, offering a modern cuisine based on the quality of selected raw materials and their refinement. The wine list is well made.

Via Località Cortona 19, 33050 Ruda, Italy

An atmospheric place, rich in history, overlooking the hills. The cuisine of the chef with Amalfitan roots is a blend of seafood and products from the land, which combines impressive dishes with rich flavours. The wine list is excellent and goes beyond the borders.

Piazza Castello 2, 33010 Colloredo di Monte Albano, Italy

Chef Alberto Tonizzo works with the flavours of fish in his recipes, prepared with care and innovation. A profound connoisseur of the raw ingredients, he also offers meat dishes of high level. The eel is recommended.

Via Cavour 34, 33050 Rivignano, Italy

Elegant and refined ambience, where everything is right down to the smallest detail. Extensive menu with dishes typical of the country, accompanied by a wine list with over 600 labels. Friendly and experienced service.

Viale Pontebbana 12, 33017 Collalto di Tarcento, Italy

150 years of history under the leadership of the same family: this is Devetak, a historic restaurant rich in gastronomic culture and multiculturalism, typical of this border area. Regional cuisine that combines with tradition and a monumental wine list.

Località Brezici 22, 34070 Savogna d’Isonzo, Italy

Inside the Hotel Duchi D'Aosta is located this restaurant in Central European style. High quality cuisine that meets tradition and local peculiarities and reinterprets them in a modern, informal style. The potato waffles, the carpaccio of stockfish and the baccalà mantecato are recommended.

Piazza Unità d’Italia 2, 34121 Triest, Italy

In the restaurant "Cliff" in the Marriot Hotel Falisia you sit directly by the sea and enjoy a spectacular view. The cuisine is oriented towards contemporary gastronomic trends using fresh and healthy ingredients. Wide selection of quality wines. Excellent service.

Località Sistiana 231/M, 34011 Sistiana, Italy