Please suggest as many good restauraunts and cafes in Venice, Rome and POsitano as you can
My husband and I are travelling in July and would love to eat good food in a non touristy places , we want to experience the real deal Italian food. Your suggestions are very much appreciated
Also any nice restauraunts/rooftops with amazing views
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Toledo, Ohio, US
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For a nice light meal or a drink with a great view, take the elevator to the roof of the monument to Vittorio Emmanuele in Roma.
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North Carolina
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There are cicchetti bars scattered around Venice - you can select your cicchetti (Venetian version of tapas), wine or a spritz, and eat outside.
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point pleasant beach, nj, usa
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Places in Venice that we absolutely love are Alla Strega in Castello, DaAlvise in Canneregio and Cafe Amarone in San Polo.
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Catch the bus from Positano up to the tiny town of Nocelle and have lunch at Santa Croce - book ahead to get a table by the window. The food is very good and the views are stunning.
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Chicago, IL, USA
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We had memorable meals in Rome at Il Falchetta and Santo Padre.
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Chicago, IL, USA
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We had memorable meals in Rome at Il Falchetta and Santo Padre.
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Vancouver, BC, Canada
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In my experience, it is better to find good places near where you are staying or visiting. You can use online apps like tripadvisors, yelp or google to zoom in on places to eat in any particular area. Or just make friends with the hotel front desk or local shopkeeper and ask for a suggestion. Why trapse 45 minutes from one end of the city to the other end of the city chasing the "best" place to eat when there may be a michelin star or local unknown gem just waiting to be discovered just around the corner. Some of the cities have 10,000 places to eat on tripadvisor. You cannot visit them all. If you only visit one day and eat one dinner, then that restaurant will be the "best" one.
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Los Angeles by way of Providence and Rome
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Get the book "Eating Rome" by Elizabeth Minchilli for both an appreciation of Roman food and some suggested places to eat. It's a really enjoyable read too.
Cynthia
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Washington DC Region, USA
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In my experience, you have to veer off the tourist corridors to find a real gem of a place - and it's very likely you will see no English menus/translations there. Sometimes it's better not to pre-plan but to be totally open to taking a chance. Just follow your nose - there are plenty of lovely, small places that tourists seem to be afraid to poke their head into. The best way to find a not-touristy place is to ask a local and tell them specifically you want a place which is primarily frequented by locals (we are all tourists here so you'll get an over-representation of touristy spots).