A quaint Italian restaurant located on the top of a hill overlooking Vicenza, right next to a…read morehistoric church, Trattoria Al Cavallino is great place to taste authentic northern Italian cuisine, wine, and atmosphere. My colleague and I arrived to an empty restaurant at about 2030 (8:30pm) and was warmly invited and quickly seated. Despite our lack of any Italian, our server and proprietor were able to make great recommendations in wine and cuisine. Appetizers, main entrée were outstanding - pasta, seafood. I do not remember what I had for dinner, but do remember they were all outstanding and cooked to perfection. The atmosphere was classy, the décor awesome - what you would expect from an Italian restaurant. Cost? Relatively affordable, actually cheaper than what you would expect to pay if back in the states. As we were getting ready to leave at about 2200 (10pm), more people were in the restaurant enjoying the cuisine. For a great Italian cuisine, definitely visit.

I love this place, located in a nice little village on top of a hill. Beautiful view, ancient and…read morewell kept buildings. Owner is exquisitely kind. Ambiance is warm, cozy and elegant at the same time, without overdoing it. Food is made to order so take into account a short wait. Great wine cellar (great red and white wines are produced in this North-Western part of Italy). I had polenta in a bed of melted Asiago cheese and porcini. Sublime. Nirvana reached with fresh made bigoli (homemade fresh pasta typical of Veneto region) with porcini mushrooms and duck ragout. Strongly recommended if you happen to be in this area. Prices adequate to quality. Love you little horse (Cavallino's meaning).

Another great restaurant in center of Bassano Del Grappa, this one is owned by Neapolitan chef. The…read morefood was delicious and the branzino was very fresh. Pizza was an authentic Neapolitan style.

No opening time on Yelp no opening time on front door. Are we to guess? Walked 10 min to find a…read morelocked door. Every place around was open. Pathetic business practice.

I'm not sure if it gets too much better than a restaurant built into a castle wall. We went to…read morevisit our Italian family and they took us to this amazing restaurant, Il Mandrillo! It has a Santa Fe/ Italian feel when you walk inside. As we walked through the restaurant to the outside I realized we were actually walking through the Castle wall. The outside area is covered and has great views of both the city from one direction and the castle wall from the other. We ordered three pizzas and a plate of prosciutto. One of the pizzas had strings of horse on it. It tasted amazing. Horse isn't my favorite, but this was delicious. The crust is the perfect thinness for the region and once again the house wine is the way to go. I can't forget to mention our most amazing waitress, Nuncia! She was an attentive host and very friendly. She sent us home with some freshly baked bread and finished our meal (post bill) with some apertivo tastings of lemoncello, grappa, and a licorice drink. I adore this spot and it will be another on our list of must do with family and friends when they come to visit.