In a preview of the launch of the new edition of the MICHELIN Italy Guide in Modena on Nov. 5, Michelin unveils the names of the new Bib Gourmand restaurants.
A preview of the launch of the 70th edition of the MICHELIN Italy Guide, to be held in Modena on Nov. 5, Michelin unveils the names of the new Bib Gourmand restaurants. There are 16 new Bib Gourmands in the MICHELIN Italy Guide 2025, for a total of 250 restaurants. The Bib Gourmand, or the smiling face of the Michelin Little Man licking his mustache, is the pictogram that indicates a restaurant that offers a pleasant gastronomic experience, with a full menu at an excellent value for money. The aim of the team of inspectors is to discover new Bib Gourmands in all corners of Italy, from big cities to small towns reachable by dirt roads.
In fact, 9 of the 16 new 2025 entries are restaurants that were selected and included in the MICHELIN Guide during the course of the year and that, today, receive the distinction of Bib Gourmand. Value for money is certainly an essential element in the selection, but prioritized is the passion for the table that creates the atmosphere of Bib Gourmand restaurants, where recipes often inspired by tradition are enjoyed. "New additions to the 2025 selection include Ronchi Rò in Dolegna del Collio, an old farmstead located on the Slovenian border, which offers cuisine inspired by traditional dishes from the region and promotes local artisan producers and suppliers. Then, in Podenzano, we find Ostreria Fratelli Pavesi, which offers traditional Piacenza dishes sometimes with a modern twist, while, in Teramo, there is space for the international cuisine of Oishi, which combines Japanese cuisine with Mediterranean products. Finally, Bro's Trattoria in Scorrano, Lecce, where the must-visit restaurant is the wood-burning oven in which almost all the specialties on the daily menu are baked: strictly traditional recipes, to be accompanied by pucce salentine, the typical local bread, and excellent appetizers, explains Sergio Lovrinovich, MICHELIN Italy Guide Director.
The unveiling of the new Bib Gourmands is, as is now tradition, a preview of the MICHELIN Guide Ceremony Italy, whose 70th edition will be held Nov. 5 at the Pavarotti-Freni Theater in Modena. During this event, which is particularly awaited by all industry insiders and enthusiasts - and which will be broadcast live on Michelin's Facebook and YouTube channels - the 2025 selection for Italy will be unveiled. The new Starred restaurants, the new Green Stars, but also the MICHELIN Special Awards, created to celebrate the diversity of the trades in the restaurant industry, and the restaurants honored with the recognition launched during the last edition: the Passion Dessert award, created to reward the high quality of the experiences proposed through desserts to its customers, will be discovered.
The 16 new Bib Gourmands for the MICHELIN Italy Guide 2025
Piedmont
Osteria La Pimpinella - Bra (CN)
Osteria Veglio - La Morra (CN)
Magazzino 52 - Turin
Fratelli Bruzzone - Turin
Lombardy
Osteria Numero 2 - Stradella di Bigarello (MN)
Liguria
Da Felice - Chiavari (GE)
Friuli-Venezia Giulia
Ronchi Rò - Dolegna del Collio (GO)
Emilia-Romagna
Osteria dell'accademia - Montegridolfo (RN)
Osteria Fratelli Pavesi - Podenzano (PC)
Tuscany
Antica Locanda di Sesto - Ponte a Moriano (LU)
Latium
Trattoria della fortuna - Monterotondo (Rome)
Abruzzo
Oishi - Teramo
Osteria dei Maltagliati - Torano Nuovo (TE)
Campania
Ostaria Pignatelli - Naples
Apulia
Vez - San Marzano di San Giuseppe (TA)
Bro's Trattoria - Scorrano (LE)
The regions with the most Bib Gourmands are:
Emilia-Romagna 33
Piedmont 31
Lombardy 25
Tuscany 25
Veneto 18
The new selection will be available on the MICHELIN Guide website and iOS and Android apps starting at 3 p.m. Nov. 5. Download the free app to explore and book all the world's most unique and exciting Michelin restaurants and hotels. App users can also create and share their own lists of favorite restaurants and hotels.
