This was such a lucky find! My family and I were visiting Calabria to see the towns where my mom's…read moreancestors came from. These areas feel very rural and mountainous compared to what were used to, and Griglieria Vallefiore was large and bustling compared to everything else we passed. We went in and found that the staff didn't speak much English, which did not surprise nor disappoint us. We used our phrase book and asked the questions we could, and ended up with one of the best meals ever! Five of us split the vegetarian antipasto platter and it was plenty of food and delicious (a bargain for the price!). The cheeses were amazing and varied and they seemed to make everything- meats and cheeses- in house. Four of us for variations on porcini mushrooms and pasta and we've never tasted such fresh and delicious mushrooms and pasta! The fifth member of our party got a hamburger, which we all tried (well, except for one vegan family member) and agreed was amazing and fresh. This was such a good experience for us, trying to interact with locals and enjoying their cuisine. I would highly recommend this place for anyone passing by!

In this little town in The Sila mountains hide many a little treasure... one of the is this place…read morewith big windows facing the small main thoroughfare and yet a neighbourhood "gem". The serve all the usual espresso, cappuccino and have a delicious variety of hot chocolate--NOT the North American style, rather, yummy thick, stick to your cold ribs kind :-9. It is a quaint place to stop on the way up Via Roma toward the "Angelo" for sure :-)

Excellent food especially pizza! The real McCoy! Food / meal was a bit salty for our taste buds…read more Service was excellent!! Ambiance was family friendly and outdoor seating was so lovely. I highly recommend this eatery!

We enjoyed our meal here very much. The antipasti sampler was great and plenty of food for two. We…read morealso got the fileja with 'nduja which was nice and spicy and the stewed boar with roasted potatoes. The stew was a very hearty dish and literally kept us full all day. We also had some wine, 2/3 of a bottle to be exact, since they bring you the bottle (not house wine) to your table and only charge you for what you consumed.

This place is located in the ancient part of Cosenza. We walked from our Airbnb and enjoyed seeing…read morethe alleyways with Street art and the Duomo. The restaurant was easy to find with maps, and we were quickly seated outside (at about 9pm on a Sunday night). The view of the cobblestone plaza and apartments with terraces was so beautiful and charming. The staff at Calabria Bella didn't speak very much English at all, which made us happy. The place seemed to be full of locals enjoying a relaxing, beautiful, summer evening. We ordered a bottle of wine at the waiters recommendation and ended up with something crisp and white, not sweet, which is exactly what we'd hoped for. There were so many options, but some of the things we tried were the roast chicken, the gnocchi and the veal. The one hiccup was that we thought we were ordering scallops and ended up with veal, but that was totally the fault of us and our translating app, so we made do and all tried it- it was amazing even though we're not even fans of veal! We were definitely tourists since we spent a shorter amount of time seated than any of the locals, but we thoroughly enjoyed ourselves and hope we didn't look too foolish to all the locals!

This Restaurant was recommended to us by our hotel owner. He said it is the best in Cosenza. While…read morewe haven't been to all restaurants and trattorias of course, this was by far the one with the best service, atmosphere and food. We had no menu. Our waiter just brought everything to our table. We started with loads of Antipasti: Cheese, grilled vegetables, tomato salad, bread, potato tortillas (forgot the Italian name).... and we were already full. Then we got pasta and Vitello as secondi. We saw on other tables also fish but moved to dolci (ice cream, cake) directly. Food was accompanied by red wine and water. The best "il conto": 19€ per pax. You can't complain about that. To summarize it you get more then expected for your money and we already reserved a table for the next day!