From North to South of the Peninsula, explore all the Michelin Guide-awarded destinations where you can enjoy a full gourmet meal for less than $82.
The list
Michelin-starred restaurants? Exclusive, prohibitive, something for the wealthy. The Michelin Guide, on its portal, is keen to debunk stereotypes by publishing a list of establishments adorned with the prestigious Michelin star, where a meal costs less than $82. Often faithful to the historic denominations of "osteria" or "trattoria," still present on the signage, they pay particular attention to the lunch crowd. Here are the details.
Osteria degli Assonica, Sorisole (Bg)
Chefs Alex and Vittorio Manzoni aim to cook for everyone. At lunch on Mondays, Thursdays, and Fridays, you can order a weekly business lunch for $27 ($32 with dessert). For dinner, you can always choose two courses from the menu for $76.
Vintage 1997, Turin
Umberto Chiodi Latini's lunch offering is as convenient as it is varied: $32 menus for meat, fish, or vegetables. They include two courses plus dessert, including some local specialties. Alternatively, there's the Pasta-only Menu for $65 and the Ancient Lunch for $76.
Oasis – Sapori Antichi, Vallesaccarda (Av)
The Fischetti family offers a $32 working breakfast on Mondays, Tuesdays, and Fridays, including two courses and a dessert selected from the restaurant's menu, always using excellent local ingredients.
Christian Milone offers the opportunity to choose two courses from the seasonal Market Menu for a business lunch, available from Wednesday to Friday for $32, including water, coffee, and small pastries.
Locanda Tamerici, Ameglia (Sp)
Mauro Ricciardi, a veteran of Ligurian cuisine, from Wednesday to Saturday offers an advantageous formula for lunch: two seasonal and regional courses (including game) for $32; there's also the Sea Menu for $82.
Mariangela Susigan, the priestess of Canavese cuisine, tempts lunch guests on Mondays, Thursdays, and Fridays with menus rich in great dishes, including even the Mixed fry of piedmontese tradition, available throughout the year except in the month of August. There are Classic and Nature options at $43, Gourmet at $50, and Tradition at $38. The Garden option is always available at $65.
Osteria del Viandante, Rubiera (Re)
Jacopo Malpeli celebrates the Emilian territory, even in the Business Lunch formula, made of three courses and dessert, available from Monday to Friday for $55.
Trattoria da Amerigo, Savigno (Bo)
Despite the long-standing star, Amerigo remains a trattoria, and Alberto Bettini ensures this. The Tasting Menu of Awarded Italian Trattorias, consisting of four courses, costs $55, while the seasonal one with five courses costs $73.
Al Metrò, San Salvo Marina (Ch)
Brothers Nicola and Antonio Fossaceca, faithful interpreters of Abruzzo's territory and its excellent seafood, offer a Small Menu for lunch with three dishes of your choice for $65.
In Pontinia, chef Fabio Verrelli D'Amico serves his Small Menu for lunch from Tuesday to Friday with three dishes of your choice for $65.
Born as a farmhouse, Il Tiglio by Enrico Mazzaroni produces the majority of its raw materials, often elaborated off-menu. But here, in the silence of the Monti Sibillini, it's not about a business lunch: the menu is unique, includes 7 courses, and costs $65 for everyone.
Chef Marco Baglieri in the magnificent Noto offers a vegetarian menu for $65 every day, both for lunch and dinner.
Chef Fabio Pesticcio welcomes guests every day for lunch and dinner with a 5-course tasting menu for $65.
Lanterna Verde, Villa di Chiavenna (So)
Chef Roberto Tonola leads an historic restaurant, born from a trout farm with a kiosk. The menu that magnifies it, available every day for lunch and dinner, costs $70.
Maeba Restaurant, Ariano Irpino (Av)
In the evocative spaces of a late 18th-century olive press, Marco Lapio serves a 4-course meal for $70 every day for lunch and dinner.
In the spaces of an 18th-century farmhouse, Alessandro Proietti Refrigeri also proposes an entry menu for $77, consisting of five fixed courses
Chef Simone Selva places zero-miles vegetables at the center of his offering, interpreted with overwhelming creativity. He crafts a tasting menu called "Green Pow," consisting of 5 courses for $76, which must be booked the day before.
Trattoria al Cacciatore - La Subida, Cormòns (Go)
The Sirk family needs no introduction. If founder Josko produces vinegars, chef Alessandro Gavagna takes care of the kitchen, which can be savored in two 5-course tastings for $82, both for lunch and dinner: From the Memory Box and Scents of Moss, Resins, and Herbs.
Chef Niccolò Palumbo, pastry chef Gabriele Palumbo, and maître Lorenzo Catucci offer a six-course carte blanche tasting for $82 (two appetizers, two pasta courses, one main course, and one dessert), available for both lunch and dinner.
Arnaldo – Clinica Gastornomica, Rubiera (Re)
In Rubiera, the historic Arnaldo, standard-bearer of Emilian tradition, boasts Italy's longest-standing star, dated 1959. A must-try is its rich cart of boiled and roasted meats, featured in a $82 tasting.
Freshly starred, Ada Stifani maintains friendly prices. Her "Perceive" menu, consisting of five courses, costs $82.
Sergio Vineis and his son Simone serve a sophisticated "Paths" menu, made of five courses plus a pre-dessert, for $82 every day for lunch and dinner.
Argentinian chef Mariano Guardianelli and his partner from Rimini, Camilla Corbelli, serve two tastings for $76, both with eight courses: the Small Meat Menu and the Hadria 37 Menu, dedicated to sustainable fishing.
