443309 Thu Sep 20 18:15:56 -0700 2007 8 58 Italy 0 2961490 I keep getting different suggestions about what is the best restaurant in Italy. Here are some of the suggestions: dal Pescatore Santini in Canneto San Domenico in Emola Le Calandre, outside of Padua in Rubano Thu Sep 20 18:15:56 -0700 2007 128915 Crabby Clara 1 2963174 These are the 2007 Michelin three-star restaurants in Italy: Florence Enoteca Pinchiorri Canneto sull’Oglio, Milan Dal Pescatore Soriso, Milan Al Sorriso Robano, Padua (near Venice) Calandre Rome La Pergola Fri Sep 21 10:09:55 -0700 2007 2961490 120888 zerlina 2 2968471 Careful, don't trust Michelin in Italy! They might demote a restaurant just b/c they stopped serving French wines. (I'm saying this from a good source...) Sun Sep 23 14:51:18 -0700 2007 2963174 28703 RicRios 3 2980449 we used to use Michelin on our early trips to Italy and found that the restaurant reccs at the bottom of their list were extremely reliable (very good bourgeois restaurants, for example where local businessmen lunched - welcoming, comfortable with tasty food) Id agree that many of the higher rated places we tried in those days were too "european" . Also, I think though many years have passed and I may be in error that they listed more restaurants in those days than now. Whatever the truth about the french wines, Michelin is not the only source praising the restaurants listed above. Wed Sep 26 19:40:12 -0700 2007 2968471 11130 jen kalb 1 2963293 Acknowledging that there is NO "best restaurant" in Italy, I would submit Guido in Pollenzo (Piemonte) for the short list of the best restaurants in Italy. Fri Sep 21 10:36:47 -0700 2007 2961490 23776 DavidT 1 2980379 la Tenda Rossa, just outside of Florence Piazza del Monumento, 9/14 50020 Cerbaia in Val di Pesa (Firenze) Tel. 055 826132 http://www.latendarossa.it/home/en_index.php?lang=en Wed Sep 26 19:09:24 -0700 2007 2961490 103072 Clove 1 2985119 I'm sorry to say I've never been to San Domenico (Imola), but Pescatore is superb, and Le Calandre, where we went just a few months ago, was magnificent. Fri Sep 28 07:39:49 -0700 2007 2961490 83777 mbfant 2 3040239 Is La Calandre far from Padua? We will be staying in Venice are trying to decide whether to make the trip for dinner one night. It would involve a train to Padua and then I suppose a taxi. We could get a taxi but given that dinner will probably cost four figures (in US $) for three, I am loath to keep pushing the boat out.....I really can't make a decision on this one... Tue Oct 16 13:27:13 -0700 2007 2985119 24927 kofka 1 3031608 Don Alfonso near Sorrento is insane. I have eaten at some of the best restarants all over the world and have turned into a snob and this place blew it out of the water. This is in my top 5 meals of all time. He is world famous chef and knows personally the most famous chefs in the US. Sat Oct 13 11:14:45 -0700 2007 2961490 134444 dfalato