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Rossellinis
Rossellinis occupies the dining room of Palazzo Avino, a 12th-century palazzo-turned-5-star hotel at the eastern edge of Ravello, and holds one Michelin star under executive chef Giovanni Vanacore. The terrace — the part of the restaurant that has become legendary — hangs almost vertically over the Tyrrhenian, with an uninterrupted view down the coast to Maiori and, on a clear evening, as far as Sicily's Aeolians.
Il Flauto di Pan
Il Flauto di Pan is the dining room of the Hotel Villa Cimbrone — the 11th-century cliffside property that inspired E. M. Forster and hosted Greta Garbo, Virginia Woolf, and half of Bloomsbury. The restaurant earned its Michelin star in 2022 under chef Lorenzo Montoro and has held it continuously. The dining room opens onto gardens that culminate in the Terrazza dell'Infinito, famously one of the most photographed viewpoints in Italy.
Belvedere Restaurant at Belmond Caruso
The Belvedere Restaurant is the main dining room of Belmond Hotel Caruso, an 11th-century palazzo at the highest point of Ravello that was converted in 2005 into the Amalfi's most celebrated luxury hotel. The restaurant occupies a vaulted terrace that has been a dining space since the 15th century, with a view across the Caruso gardens to the infinity pool — arguably the most photographed pool on the Italian coast.
Ristorante Pietrantonio
Ristorante Pietrantonio sits on Via della Marra, a short pedestrian walk from Piazza Duomo, and has been in the same family since 1974. The dining room is unpretentious — stone walls, white linens, around forty covers across two rooms — and the outside terrace seats another dozen with a sliver of valley view toward Minori.
Ristorante Cumpà Cosimo
Cumpà Cosimo has occupied the same stone room on Via Roma since 1929, and Netta Bottone — the current matriarch — has run the kitchen for the better part of fifty years. The dining room seats forty-eight across two low-ceilinged rooms; the decor has not changed since the 1970s; the reservation book is handwritten.
Dining in Ravello
The Dining Culture
Ravello's dining is shaped by its altitude: at 350 metres above the Amalfi Coast, the town has historically grown its own terraces of vegetables, lemons, and wine, and the best restaurants still lean heavily on the hillside produce immediately around them. The cooking runs two parallel traditions — the hotel-based Michelin-starred cuisine at Palazzo Avino and Villa Cimbrone, and the family-run Amalfi Coast tradition represented by Cumpà Cosimo and Pietrantonio.
Best Neighbourhoods
The town is tiny: from Piazza Duomo to Villa Cimbrone's gardens is a fifteen-minute walk. Palazzo Avino (Rossellinis) is on Via San Giovanni del Toro at the eastern entrance; Belmond Caruso occupies the highest point of the town behind Piazza San Giovanni. Il Flauto di Pan is at the far southern tip inside Villa Cimbrone. Pietrantonio and Cumpà Cosimo are both on the main axis toward the Duomo.
Reservations & Practical Tips
The two Michelin-starred restaurants book six to eight weeks in advance for peak season (May through September); Belmond Caruso's Belvedere three to four weeks. The family rooms (Pietrantonio, Cumpà Cosimo) accept a week's notice. The drive up from the coast road is steep and narrow — allow extra time, and prefer hotel-arranged transport for Michelin-starred evenings. The last funicular from the coast runs early.
Dress Code & Tipping
Rossellinis and Il Flauto di Pan require jackets in high season. Belmond Caruso's Belvedere is smart without formal jacket requirement. Pietrantonio and Cumpà Cosimo are comfortably casual. Service is included at Italian rates; tipping 5–10% at the Michelin-starred tables is welcomed. Expect a coperto of €5–€15 per person at the starred properties.