Got off a cruise ship and from the shuttle bus walked about 10 blocks to the beach. Found this…read moreadorable restaurant - the owners wife is Canadian FYI. Great breeze, beautiful views, fresh food!

From the owner: Specialità di pesce fresco, Pizzeria forno a legna, Cucina calabrese, ampio giardino interno,…read moreserate di relax e di divertimento, accompagnamento musicale e balli di coppia e di gruppo.

Delicious Calabrian food. all the locals eat here so you know it is good and the service is great…read moretoo.

This was the first trattoria that I tried in Scalea...4 years ago. I have returned at least once…read moreeach time I visit this area. The food is wonderful, the ambiance of Centro Storico adds to that. The friendliness of the chef and staff is an experience in itself.

From the owner: Ristorante con cucina regionale e nazionale, pizzeria con forno a legna. Locale convenzionato AIC,…read moresia cucina che pizza gluten free

Hami e Pami is amazing new style foods in slow food Calabria…read more The chef/owner Mario Scavello is a genius and world renowned chef. Creative with all slow food Calabria. They use only small local organic farm produced foods! Attention to production and sustainability is the most important here. Biodynamic, slow food, organic, local, small farm production is so important. Some comes from the chefs fathers farm. His creativity to bring you out of ordinary foods, so tasty and delightful. You must go here! Afternoons or evenings panini and bruschetta available too . His attention to presentation, flavor and creativity is rare here in the mountains. Friendly owner Francesco is a delight and welcoming host and excellent musician and live music plays here occasionally . Do stop in for a espresso, lovely cocktail list, comfortable lounge area, outdoor dining and delectable foods day or evenings ~ Gracious hosts and delightful foods await Be sure to start with Bruscone, so amazing bruschetta with guanciale, olive oil, garlic and honey with a sprinkle of nuts.

Very charming and unique place situated in the historic part of the town…read more Good for an authentic Calabrian appetizers and for a vey well done thin crust pizza. Recommended for a special date in a beautiful and panoramic spot of the city

We enjoyed our meal here very much. The antipasti sampler was great and plenty of food for two. We…read morealso got the fileja with 'nduja which was nice and spicy and the stewed boar with roasted potatoes. The stew was a very hearty dish and literally kept us full all day. We also had some wine, 2/3 of a bottle to be exact, since they bring you the bottle (not house wine) to your table and only charge you for what you consumed.

This place is located in the ancient part of Cosenza. We walked from our Airbnb and enjoyed seeing…read morethe alleyways with Street art and the Duomo. The restaurant was easy to find with maps, and we were quickly seated outside (at about 9pm on a Sunday night). The view of the cobblestone plaza and apartments with terraces was so beautiful and charming. The staff at Calabria Bella didn't speak very much English at all, which made us happy. The place seemed to be full of locals enjoying a relaxing, beautiful, summer evening. We ordered a bottle of wine at the waiters recommendation and ended up with something crisp and white, not sweet, which is exactly what we'd hoped for. There were so many options, but some of the things we tried were the roast chicken, the gnocchi and the veal. The one hiccup was that we thought we were ordering scallops and ended up with veal, but that was totally the fault of us and our translating app, so we made do and all tried it- it was amazing even though we're not even fans of veal! We were definitely tourists since we spent a shorter amount of time seated than any of the locals, but we thoroughly enjoyed ourselves and hope we didn't look too foolish to all the locals!