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Where to eat in Positano: my 11 favourite restaurants

Nobody eats well following the tour buses. These are the 11 restaurants in Positano I'd send a friend to: the cheap neighbourhood place, the one locals keep to themselves, the splurge that's genuinely worth it. No photo menus.

Casa Mele€90-160 · Modern Campanian tastingThe town's best modern restaurant: chef Salvatore Tiseo's tasting menu (€110-150) reinterprets Campanian classics through a tight technique lens. Directions
Chez Black★ 3.8 · €€€ · ~€45–80 pp · SeafoodThe iconic beachfront restaurant on Spiaggia Grande, a Positano institution since 1949 famous for seafood pasta, pizza and people-watching. Directions
Da Adolfo (boat-only)€40-60 · Seafood · Beach trattoriaThe lunch everyone talks about for years. Accessible only by Da Adolfo's free shuttle boat from the Positano pier (look for the red fish on the bow). Wooden tables under bamboo shade right on a pebble beach. Order the… Directions
Da Vincenzo€30-55 · Family SorrentineFamily-run trattoria on Viale Pasitea since 1958: three generations, no view at all (interior dining room), just food. Directions
La Serra★ 4.6 · €€€€ · tasting from €120 · Fine diningThe refined restaurant of the Le Agavi hotel, reached by its own funicular, with a breathtaking terrace high above the bay. Directions
La Sponda (Le Sirenuse)€180-280 · Michelin 1★Le Sirenuse's 1-Michelin-star restaurant: 400+ candles light the dining room and the terrace overlooks the entire village + sea. Directions
La Tagliata (Nocelle terrace)€30 set menu · Family Sunday lunchFamous family-run trattoria 460m above Positano in the hamlet of Nocelle, at the end of the Path of the Gods. Directions
Lo Guarracino (Fornillo cliff path)€30-50 · Seafood · Cliff terraceThe cliff-path restaurant between Spiaggia Grande and Fornillo: a terrace built into the rock with the kind of casual-with-a-view feel locals prefer. Directions
Next2★ 4.5 · €€€ · ~€45–80 pp · MediterraneanA sleek contemporary bistro on Positano's main street serving modern Mediterranean plates and creative cocktails. Directions
Rada★ 4.2 · €€€€ · tasting from €120 · MediterraneanPerched over the sand at the end of Spiaggia Grande, Rada pairs elegant seafood with a candlelit terrace and the lights of Positano rising behind. Directions
Saraceno d'Oro€15-30 · Wood-oven pizzaThe best wood-oven pizza in town: uphill on Viale Pasitea, well off the beach-tourist circuit. Directions