50 TOP ITALY – THE BEST ITALIAN RESTAURANTS OF 2022: OSTERIA FRANCESCANA AND L’ARGINE A VENCÒ TRIUMPH. MASSIMO BOTTURA AND ANTONIA KLUGMANN ARE AT THE TOP OF THEIR RESPECTIVE RANKINGS.

THE BEST ITALIAN RESTAURANTS OF 2022: OSTERIA FRANCESCANA AND L’ARGINE IN VENCÒ TRIUMPH.

The special award of Chef of the Year goes to Enrico Bartolini (Mudec – MI).

The Young Chef of the Year is Domenico Marotta (Marotta Ristorante – CE).

Dish of the Year goes to Mauro Uliassi (Uliassi – AN).

The Restaurant Dalla Gioconda (PU) has been named New Entry of the Year.

Riccardo Andreoli (Duomo – RG) is the Maître D’ of the Year.

The most present regions in our rankings are:

Lombardia (13 venues), Campania (11), Lazio and Veneto (10).

Osteria Francescana, in Modena, and L’Argine a Vencò, in Dolegna del Collio (GO). These are the two establishments at the pinnacle of 50 Top Italy – The Best Italian Restaurants of 2022. This well-established online guide is freely accessible to anyone. It is curated annually by LSDM, the international Congress for gourmet cooking, and by the publication Luciano Pignataro Wine&Food Blog.

This year’s exciting awards ceremony was conducted by Federico Quaranta, and was broadcast on Tuesday, October 26th in live streaming, garnering thousands of views.

The best restaurants of the Italian Peninsula were divided according to typology and by price range. There were two rankings with 50 venues in each: “Top Restaurants” and “Gourmet Dining.”

As aforementioned, the first category’s top spot went to the iconic venue by chef Massimo Bottura, the Osteria Francescana in Modena. Second place went to Uliassi, another sanctuary of Italian cuisine, which is supervised by Mauro Uliassi in Senigallia (AN). Third place was awarded to Enrico Bartolini MUDEC, owned by Enrico Bartolini and located in Milan. Just missing the podium in fourth place is Daní Maison in Ischia (NA), and Duomo in fifth, located in Ragusa.

In the second category Antonia Klugmann reigned supreme with her L’Argine a Vencò, in Dolegna del Collio (GO). She was followed by chef Gianluca Gorini’s daGorini in San Piero in Bagno (FC). In third position was Dattilo in Strongoli (KR) with Caterina Ceraudo at the helm. Fourth and fifth place went to Marotta Ristorante in Squille (CE) and Lido 84 in Gardone Riviera (BS).

A general overview of both rankings shows that no less than sixteen regions of the Italian peninsula are represented across both categories. The most present is Lombardy with 13 venues. It is followed by Campania (11), Lazio and Veneto (10 each), Piemonte (9), Tuscany (8), Emilia Romagna (7), Marche (5), Abruzzo, Calabria Friuli Venezia Giulia, Puglia and Sicily (4), Liguria and Trentino Alto Adige (3), and Sardegna (1).

“The guide – underscore Barbara Guerra, Luciano Pignataro and Albert Sapere, the three curators of the editorial project – showcases an Italian gastronomic network that is both vivacious and attentive to change. From the North to the South, it has effectively managed the thousands of difficulties posed by the pandemic. The different categories present in our guide are meant to assist our readers in their choice of dining experience. All of the restaurants were visited anonymously by our inspectors and each bill was paid in full. The assessments that were made take in to account the overall experience and all of the services which are offered to the customers. Therefore, evaluation is not based solely on the cuisine of a particular venue, but also on the service in the dining area, the cantina, the ability of the establishment to valorize and use products from its own territory, and the attention given to both environmental and economic sustainability.

Several important figures in the national enogastronomic sector were recognized by our special awards: Italian Special Awards 2022 – 50 Top Italy:

Chef of the Year 2022 – D’Amico Award

Enrico Bartolini, Enrico Bartolini MUDEC – Milan, Lombardy

Young Chef of the Year 2022 – S.Pellegrino & Acqua Panna Award

Domenico Marotta, Marotta Ristorante – Squille (CE), Campania

Dish of the Year 2022 – Mulino Caputo Award

Pasta e pomodoro alla Hilde, Uliassi – Senigallia (AN), Marche

New Entry of the Year 2022 – Latteria Sorrentina Award

Dalla Gioconda – Gabicce Monte (PU), Marche

Maître D’ of the Year 2022 – Birrificio Fratelli Perrella Award

Riccardo Andreoli, Duomo – Ragusa, Sicily

Pastries of the Year 2022 – Mulino Caputo Award

Madonnina del Pescatore – Senigallia (AN), Marche

Best Wine List 2022 – Prosecco DOC Award

Lo Stuzzichino – Massa Lubrense (NA), Campania

Restaurant Manager of the Year 2022 – Solania Award

Raffaele Alajmo, Le Calandre – Rubano (PD), Veneto

Lunch of the Year 2022 – Pastificio dei Campi Award

Il Pagliaccio – Rome, Lazio

Performance of the Year 2022 – Latteria Sorrentina Award

Piazzetta Milù – Castellammare di Stabia (NA), Campania

Innovation and Sustainability 2022 – Solania Award

L’Argine a Vencò – Dolegna del Collio (GO), Friuli-Venezia Giulia

Valorization of the Territory 2022 – Birrificio Fratelli Perrella Award

daGorini – San Piero in Bagno (FC), Emilia-Romagna

Model of Inspiration 2022 – Pastificio dei Campi Award

Massimo Bottura, Osteria Francescana – Modena, Emilia-Romagna

Hospitality 2022 – D’Amico Award

Dattilo – Strongoli (KR), Calabria

Consistency over Time 2022 – Olitalia Award

D’O – Cornaredo (MI), Lombardia

Family Tradition 2022 – Olitalia Award

La Brinca – Ne (GE), Liguria

Over the course of the week which preceded the awards ceremony, other sections of the 2022 guide were announced. These include the “Low Cost” category (with Mezza Pagnotta, Ruvo di Puglia – BA in first place) and “Trattorie/Osterie” (with Sora Maria e Arcangelo, Olevano Romano – RM triumphing). To conclude with our news for this edition, we are proud to announce 6 more rankings, also divided by typology. They include most popular restaurant categories according to public demand: Ethnic Foods – Steakhouses – Innovative Formats – Sandwiches – Sushi – Seafood Restaurants.

Project Partners:

Consorzio di Tutela del Prosecco DOC, D’Amico, Olitalia, S.Pellegrino & Acqua Panna, Latteria Sorrentina, Pastificio dei Campi, Solania, Birrificio Fratelli Perrella, Mulino Caputo.

The following is the complete ranking for the category “Top Restaurants” by 50 Top Italy – The Best Italian Restaurants of 2022:

1 Osteria Francescana, Modena, Emilia-Romagna

2 Uliassi, Senigallia (AN), Marche

3 Enrico Bartolini MUDEC, Milano, Lombardia

4 Daní Maison, Ischia (NA), Campania

5 Duomo, Ragusa, Sicilia

6 Le Calandre, Rubano (PD), Veneto

7 Enoteca Pinchiorri, Firenze, Toscana

8 Madonnina del Pescatore, Senigallia (AN), Marche

9 Il Pagliaccio, Roma, Lazio

10 Taverna Estia, Brusciano (NA), Campania

11 D’O, Cornaredo (MI), Lombardia