You have to go up to Olevano Romano, a small village perched on Mount Celeste, on the edge of the Simbruini mountains, in the province of Rome, passed from the Frangipane, to the Colonna, to the Orsini, to the Borghese, whose last. lord was Prince Camillo husband of Paolina Bonaparte, Napoleon's sister, to taste the authentic flavors of a refined local cuisine but faithful to its history. And it's worth it because here, there is "Sora Maria e Arcangelo" awarded as the best Trattoria in Italy by the online guide 50 Top Italy - The Best Italian Restaurants 2022.
“Sora Maria e Arcangelo” is the kingdom of Giovanni Milana which “revises and reassembles elements, which progresses on the track of research and valorisation of the territory, its products and its gastronomic culture. A sincere research, attentive to the seasonality of the products”
In second position, in the ranking which includes 50 names, is theAntica Osteria del Mirasole, in San Giovanni in Persiceto (BO) born in 1989 from the idea of the then twenty year old Franco Cimini to create a local with a rustic and ancient flavor, which resembled its cuisine aiming at the authenticity of the flavors in their simplicity”.
Bronze medal for Villa Rosa – The House of Lella, of Vico Equense (NA), who sees at the helm of command lo chef Peppe Guides a Michelin star with his refined restaurant Antica Osteria Nonna Rosa, in Vico Equense. Lella's house was born as a laboratory of Campania territoriality. “In 2010 – says Chef Peppe Guida – I bought a ruin with almost 1 hectare of land where I was finally able to cultivate my vegetable garden, my fruit, my olive trees. It is a dream come true: a farm from which to obtain everything needed for the restaurant”. Today it is his good refuge, away from the city where the chef's great cuisine is brought back to a country simplicity, a place for those seeking peace, who want to breathe fresh air, enjoy the blue sea, the view of the beautiful Gulf of Naples with its Vesuvius where nature it explodes giving everything needed to satisfy the most discerning palates who are looking for the true flavors of the past. A place to conclude that it not only offers exceptional cuisine but also a natural and comfortable atmosphere.
At the top of the ranking we still find the Ligurian La Brinca, from Ne (GE), and the Al Cambio restaurant, from Bologna, in fourth position.
Its Emilia Romagna, with 7 brands in the ranking, is the most represented region of the boot; Campania and Lazio follow at 5; with 4, Lombardy, Piedmont, Puglia and Veneto; with 3, Tuscany; with 2, Liguria, Sicily and Trentino Alto Adige; with one, Abruzzo, Basilicata, Calabria, Friuli Venezia Giulia, Marche, Molise, Sardinia and Umbria.
“The trattorias and taverns of the Bel Paese – underline Barbara Guerra, Luciano Pignataro and Albert Sapere, the three editors of the guide – they represent the authentic gastronomic soul of the nation. Principals of the territories that make up the peninsula,
The complete ranking of the Trattorias/Osterias category of 50 Top Italy – The Best Italian Restaurants 2022:
1 Sora Maria and Archangel, Olevano Romano (RM), Lazio
2 Antica Osteria del Mirasole, San Giovanni in Persiceto (BO), Emilia-Romagna
3 Villa Rosa – The House of Lella, Vico Equense (NA), Campania
4 La Brinca, NE (GE), Liguria
5 Al Cambio restaurant, Bologna, Emilia-Romagna
6 The Osteria della Tana, Asiago (VI), Veneto
7 Trattoria Da Burde, Florence, Tuscany
8 Lo Stuzzichino, Massa Lubrense (NA), Campania
9 Caffè La Crepa, Isola Dovarese (CR), Lombardy
10 At the Convent, Cetara (SA), Campania
11 Tripe, Milan, Lombardy
12 La Piola, Alba (CN), Piedmont
13 Luciano Italian Cuisine, Rome, Lazio
14 Ancient Flavors, Montegrosso di Andria (BT), Puglia
15 Armidda Trattoria Sarda, Abbasanta (OR), Sardinia
16 Armando at the Pantheon, Rome, Lazio
17 From Lucio Trattoria, Rimini, Emilia-Romagna
18 Osteria Ophis, Offida (AP), Marche
19 Trattoria da Amerigo, Savigno (BO), Emilia-Romagna
20 Consortium Restaurant, Turin, Piedmont
21 Old Marina, Roseto degli Abruzzi (TE), Abruzzo
22 Santo Palato, Rome, Lazio
23 Boivin, Levico Terme (TN), Trentino-Alto Adige
24 Gerani Restaurant, Sant'Antonio Abate (NA), Campania
25 Antica Trattoria del Gallo, Gaggiano (MI), Lombardy
26 I' Ciocio, Suvereto (LI), Tuscany
27 Ai Due Platani, Parma, Emilia Romagna
28 Lokanda Devetak 1870, Savogna d'Isonzo (GO), Friuli-Venezia Giulia
29 Antica Trattoria Da Doro, Solagna (VI), Veneto
30 Corona Trattoria, Palermo, Sicily
31 Taverna Del Cacciatore, Castiglione dei Pepoli (BO), Emilia-Romagna
32 Osteria della Villetta, Palazzolo sull'Oglio (BS), Lombardy
33 Antica Trattoria Ballotta, Torreglia (PD), Veneto
34 Osteria Ca' Dei Giosi, Covelo di Vallelaghi (TN), Trentino-Alto Adige
35 Masseria Barbera, Minervino Murge (BT), Puglia
36 Agave Framura, Framura (SP), Liguria
37 Futura Osteria, Monteriggioni (SI), Tuscany
38 Kerkira Tavern, Bagnara Calabra (RC), Calabria
39 Osteria La Torre, Cherasco (CN), Piedmont
40 Centomani Tavern, Potenza, Basilicata
41 Popular Trattoria L'Avvolgibile, Rome, Lazio
42 Abraxas Osteria, Pozzuoli (NA), Campania
43 The Capanno, Spoleto (PG), Umbria
44 Cibus, Ceglie Messapica (BR), Puglia
45 Cacciatori Restaurant, Cartosio (AL), Piedmont
46 Baraonda Restaurant, Porto Viro (RO), Veneto
47 La Grotta Da Concetta restaurant, Campobasso, Molise
48 Don Ciccio restaurant, Bagheria (PA), Sicily
49 Irina Trattoria, Savigno (BO), Emilia-Romagna
50 Osteria Botteghe Antiche, Putignano (BA), Puglia
