15-04-2016
One of the many beautiful creations by Pietro Leemann, who with his Joia in Milan is the first and only vegetarian chef to conquer a Michelin star in Italy. His work, together with a different and stronger awareness the public acquired over the past few years, gave the opportunity to many other cooks to make natural cuisine grow in our country too
Vegetarian cuisine and culture is becoming more and more popular in our country too. Among vegetarian restaurants there’s an increasing number of high quality ones, luckily. A few months ago we gave you a list of establishments where you could find a good vegetarian, vegan and raw food offer, though only in Milan. While in other cities the offer is not as rich, there are still many possibilities for gourmands who look for a natural and green cuisine. Without claiming this list to be complete, and without any ranks, we present a small selection of some of the best veg Italian restaurants. - Flora, Stradone Scipione Maffei, 8/C, Verona (+39.045.8006300) A restaurant opened around one year ago in the centre of Verona by chefs Giorgia Maranzan and Silvia Cappellazzo. It is characterised by a minimalistic decor, a simple elegance. It’s specialised in both vegetarian and vegan cuisine, with a gluten free offer suitable for celiacs. The average price is 40 euros - Il Margutta, Via Margutta 118, Rome (+39.06.32650577) It’s certainly one of the restaurants that have most contributed in changing the image and perception of vegetarian cuisine in Italy. Open since 1979, it offers a refined and elegant interpretation of vegetarian food, in a setting characterised by passion for figurative art. It’s no chance it’s called RistorArte. The average price is 60 euros
One of the dishes at RistorArte Margutta in Rome
Ops!, Roma
Soul Kitchen, Torino
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Journalist, based in Milan. At 8 years old, he received a Springsteen record as a gift, and nothing was the same since. Music and food are his passions. Author and broadcaster at Radio Popolare since 1997, since 2014 he became part of the staff of Identità Golose Instagram: @NiccoloVecchia