The 35 best Amalfi Coast restaurants for long, lazy lunches or supper by the sea

Address: Via Galea 1, Cetara
Website: armatorecetara.it

Casa Mandina, Maiori

One of the new generation of restaurants recently opened in the area, the Pappalardo brothers’ relaxed, contemporary Casa Mandina is in Maiori, just east of Amalfi. After stints in some of the Costiera’s finest kitchens, the sibling chefs set out to offer something a bit different, hence their Chef’s Table, where diners can book seats at a counter for a five-course tasting menu which comes with ringside views of the action in the kitchen and direct contact with the chefs. Alternatively, you can choose à la carte; dishes are based on local traditions with the odd diversion, hence beef tartare with puntarelle and raspberries, risotto with squash and raw shrimp, tempura of salt cod with apples and tartar sauce. Finish with tarte tatin made with local annurca apples.

Address: Via Casa Mandina, Maiori
Website: casamandina.it

Mimì, RavelloGianluca & Mary Adovasio

Mimì

This bright, cheerful ‘Pizzeria-Cucina’ is set on the stepped lane leading to Villa Cimbrone, with a pavement terrace and a lovely garden; it serves up excellent pizza plus other traditional dishes using produce that is sourced locally, much of it from the Mansi family’s kitchen garden. The pizzaiolo is Neapolitan, so the wood-fired pizzas come with puffy, perfectly-charred crusts; the stand-out ‘Nerano’, with courgettes, basil and provolone cheese from nearby Agerola, pays homage to the famous local pasta dish and the ‘Napoli’ uses anchovies from Cetara. Then there is marinated tuna carpaccio, linguine with seafood, salt cod and rum babà to finish, washed down with an ice-cold, homemade limoncello.

Address: Via di San Francesco 12, Ravello
Website: mimiravello.it

Trattoria Da Lorenzo

That the Apicella family’s trattoria just outside the quiet, pretty little village of Scala is an enduring favourite of celebrity chef Alain Ducasse is endorsement enough for us, and indeed, the fresh, seasonal food is excellent. Tables are laid on a gorgeous terrace overlooking Ravello and filled with punters from around the world (locals too) who flock here for the regional, unfussy cooking that showcases hopping fresh local fish and seafood; standouts include melanzane alla parmigiana, paccheri pasta with red prawns, grilled breaded calamari and hazelnut semifreddo with chocolate sauce.