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Positano
Vertical, sun-soaked, quietly theatrical

Positano

A cliffside village where candlelit terraces and barefoot beach trattorias share the same vertiginous view.

Positano spills down its cliff in a cascade of pastel houses, and its dining splits cleanly between two worlds. Up in the village, terraces like La Sponda dress for candlelit evenings while Da Vincenzo and Il Ritrovo keep the old mountain kitchens honest with rabbit, handmade pasta and vegetables from the hills above. Down at the water, the ritual is purer still: a boat ride to Da Adolfo for grilled mozzarella on lemon leaves and a carafe of chilled white, feet barely dry from the sea. It is a town that turns the simplest lunch into an occasion and never quite lets you forget the view.

Highlights

Da Adolfo's boat-only lunch of mozzarella grilled on lemon leaves Candlelit fine dining on the terrace at La Sponda Mountain trattoria cooking at Da Vincenzo and Il Ritrovo Aperitivo at Franco's Bar above the rooftops Garden gelato and pastries at La Zagara
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Restaurant

9 places

La Sponda Restaurant
Restaurant
Refined Romantic Destination
$$$$

Michelin-starred candlelit terrace above the cliffside town

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Da Vincenzo Restaurant
Restaurant
Family Run Seafood Traditional

Three generations of Positano seafood since 1958

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Da Adolfo Restaurant
Restaurant
Rustic Seafood Casual
$$$

Boat-access beach shack grilling the morning's catch

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Lo Guarracino Restaurant
Restaurant
Terrace Romantic Seafood

Cliff-path terrace hung above Fornillo beach

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La Tagliata Restaurant
Restaurant
Rustic Family Run Destination

No menu, just mamma's grill high above the coast

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Next2 Restaurant
Restaurant
Chef Driven Refined Terrace
$$$

Modern Campanian cooking on a candlelit Pasitea terrace

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Donna Rosa Restaurant
Donna Rosa - Restaurant in Montepertuso, Amalfi Coast
Restaurant
Family Run Authentic Intimate

Mamma Raffaella's handmade pasta in upper Montepertuso

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Il Ritrovo Restaurant
Il Ritrovo - Restaurant in Montepertuso, Amalfi Coast
Restaurant
Family Run Traditional Terrace

Chef Salvatore's mountain kitchen above Positano

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Casa Mele Restaurant
Casa Mele - Restaurant in Positano, Amalfi Coast
Restaurant
Chef Driven Intimate Refined
$$$

Chef Mandara's open-kitchen tasting menus in town

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Bar

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Franco's Bar Bar
Bar
Design Led Destination Terrace

Le Sirenuse's cliff-edge altar to the perfect aperitivo

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Cafe

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La Zagara Cafe
La Zagara - Cafe in Positano, Amalfi Coast
Cafe
Historic Terrace Family Run
$$$

A 1950s citrus garden famous for lemon granita and delizia

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