Places to eat

Here I collect a basic directory of the best places I've eaten within, as a reminder to myself and as an advice to anyone else.

Italy

Sarzana

• La Scaletta

Down to earth but very good place. Mum's favourite.

Via Bradia 5

• La Ratatouille

Fish, classy, not cheap but worthwile.

Via Sobborgo Spina 21

Bologna

• Bertino

"Old-style" place with a wonderful bollito misto. Closed on Sundays and Monday evening.

+39 051 522230

Via Lame 55

• il Biacchese

Old traditional Bulgneis cuisine. Cheap and good but outside the city.

Via dei Maceri 3, Lago Biacchese loc. San Lazzaro

• al Matusel

Good and cheap in the University zone; fish and Sicilian stuff as well

Via Bertoloni 2

Milano

• Antica Focacceria S.Francesco

Sicilian rosticceria

via San Paolo 15

• Seven - Casa dei Ciliegi

Original meat-focused restaurant.

via Bertelli 4

• Wafu

Small but good Japanese restaurant

Viale Gorizia 12 - 20136 Milano

Roma

• Kebab

Despite the name is a good restaurant, not a kebab kiosk. Mediterranean cuisine, wonderful cous-cous, fish kebab on Friday.

Via Valenziani, Roma

• Gelateria Romoli

Viale Eritrea 140

• La Fraschetta di Mastro Giorgio

Absurdly good Italian cuisine - best pasta I've ever had was a fish amatriciana there. Cheese selection is otherworldly as well.

Via a.Volta 36 - via mastro giorgio 19

Firenze

• Osteria Cipolla Rossa

Tuscany cuisine, cheap but very good and cozy

Via de' Conti, 53, 50123 Firenze

Monteriggioni (Siena)

• Il Pozzo

Best restaurant I know.

Piazza Roma 20

UK

Cambridge

• Eagle Pub

Apart from being historical, one of the best pub foods in Cambridge.

Benet Street (just at the Corpus Christi's clock corner)

• Brown's

One of the very few places with good British cuisine.

23 Trumpington Street, CB2 1QA

• Anatolia

Good Turkish cuisine

(close to Quayside, right before Magdalene Bridge)

• Teri Aki

Probably the only worthwile Cambridge japanese restaurant. Remember to reserve in advance on weekends.

Quayside.

• India House

After a few false starts, finally found a good Indian restaurant, just next to the Granta pub.

31 Newnham Road, CB3 9EY

+44 1223 461661 / +44 1223 460173 / +44 7985 522120

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• La Mimosa

Genuine, good Italian pizza in a delightful location on the river just before Jesus Green.

Thompson's Lane, Cambridge CB5 8AQ, England

London

• Fabrella

small place with Greek-Cypriot cuisine at Fulham

786 Fulham Road, SW6 5SL, tel.020-77365585 (vicino al Putnam Bridge)

• Polpo

Quite famous Italian Venetian-sided bistro. Not exactly a bacaro as it claims (no signs of sarde in saor or of baccalà mantecato, sigh), but food is truly good and the atmosphere is perfect. Go for the grilled polenta and the cuttlefish ink gnocchi. Portions are small, but prices are reasonable given the quality.

You cannot reserve for dinner, only for lunch. Open on Sunday lunch!

41 Beak Street , London W1F 9SB. , 020 7734 4479

• Dumpling's Legend

Nice Chinese restaurant in the heart of Chinatown. As the name indicates, specialty are dumplings. Very nice environment, fast (even if a bit dodgy) service.

15-16 Gerrard Street , Chinatown, London, W1D 6JE

Phone: (020) 7494 1200

Elsewhere

Barcelona

• Vinateria

Best tapas of Barcelona, truly beautiful place. Exceptional sweet wines+dessert coupling.

Carrer de Sant Domenec del Call

• El Glop

Catalan stuff. Really good. Lots of meat.

Calle Sant Lluís, 24

Lausanne

• Cafe de Romandes

Beautiful typical French Switzerland restaurant. Huge fondue, incredibly good tartare.

Place St.Francois

Paris

• Cafe Daguerre

Good no-nonsense French stuff in a cozy place in Montparnasse

4 Avenue General Leclerc , close to Denfert-Rochereau metro stop.

• Cacao et Chocolat

Chocolate-only shop in Paris: not cheap, but truly awesome.

29 Rue de Buci, 75006 Paris

(There are other two: in 63 rue Saint Louis en l'Ile and 36 rue Vieille du Temple)