It was no coincidence that the 2017 edition of the prestigious Michelin guide was presented in Parma, a city in Emilia-Romagna which is in the heart of the so-called Food Valley, and which was recently declared Unesco’s Creative City of Gastronomy.
Every year, the French-published guide is expected with much anticipation in the restaurant world, as the award or loss of a star can greatly influence the success of a dining establishment.
With a total of 343 restaurants in the 2017 guide, Italy came in second for the number of Michelin-starred restaurants, after France. There are now 294 one-star restaurants (27 new entries in 2017), 41 two-star restaurants (five new entries) and eight three-star restaurants (number has remained unchanged).
Below is the list of the new entries in the 2017 Michelin Guide for Italy – you can read more about each restaurant on the Michelin website.
Italian restaurants that acquired two Michelin stars
Dani Maison - Ischia
Seta - Milan
Locanda Margon - Ravina
Terra - Val Sarrento
Enrico Bardolini al Mudec - Milan
Italian restaurants that acquired one Michelin star
Dal Corsaro - Cagliari
Accursio - Modica
Pietramare - Isola di Caporizzuto
Quintessenza - Trani
Veritas - Napoli
Il Mosaico - Casamicciola Terme
Piazzetta Milū - Castellammare di Stabia
The Corner - Rome
Magnolia - Rome
Bistrot 64 - Rome
Per Me Giulio Terrinoni - Rome
Assaje - Rome
Aminta Resort - Genazzano
Nostrano - Pesaro
Il Pievano – Gaiole in Chianti
Lux Lucis - Forte dei Marmi
La Leggenda dei Frati - Florence
Lume - Milan
Felix Lo Basso - Milan
La Tavola - Laveno Mombello
21.9 - Piobes D’Alba
Zappatori - Pinerolo
La Madernassa - Guarene
Nostrano - Pesaro
Da Francesco - Cherasco
Vistamare - Latina
La Veranda - Bartolino
Three-starred Michelin restaurants in Italy
Osteria Francescana - Modena (also rated ‘best restaurant in the world’)
Piazza Duomo in Alba - Cuneo
Da Vittorio in Brusaporto Bergamo
Dal Pescatore in Canneto sull’Oglio - Mantova (home to the first Italian female chef to be awarded three Michelin stars)
Le Calandre in Rubano - Padova
Enoteca Pinchiorri - Florence
La Pergola - Rome
Reale in Castel di Sangro - L’Aquila