Two stars for that too Andrea Aprea In Milan, the adopted chef from Campania and Milan has already received two stars at the Vun restaurant; For George Restaurant in Naples with the chef Domenico Candela in the roof garden of the Grand Hotel Parker’s and for Piazzetta Milù in Castellammare di Stabia, with the chef Maicol Izzo which also receives it Michelin Special Award Young Chef 2024 (by Lavazza). In addition, the proportion of young people is very high: The new functions include 11 chefs under 35 (4 under 30) including newly awarded three stars Fabrizio Mellino (33 years old): “Campania has so much biodiversity and I had to go outside to understand how much it was worth and then come back as a chef,” he said during the awards ceremony event.
Confirmation for all three-star winners
“This is a record edition that represents the benchmark of an Italian cuisine full of vitality and talent,” he commented Gwendal Poullennec, International Director of the Michelin Guide –. The 2024 selection includes 395 star restaurants 33 new featuresamong which two new three stars stand out.
A new phase of growth for fine dining on the peninsula, which is often at the center of criticism for its controversial economic sustainability, but never seems to stop finding winning formulas, such as combining food and wine with luxurious hospitality. In addition, they are awards that must be a flagship of Italian cuisine in the world (and its candidacy as a UNESCO World Heritage Site), which in recent days has been celebrated all over the world with over a thousand special events.
Confirmed restaurants “worth a trip”: Villa Crespi in Orta San Giulio (Novara) by Antonino Cannavacciuolo (new addition last year), Piazza Duomo in Alba (Cuneo) by Enrico Crippa, Da Vittorio a Brusaporto (Bergamo) by the Cerea brothers, Le Calandre a Rubano (Padua) by Massimiliano Alajmo, Dal Pescatore in Canneto sull’Oglio (Mantua) by Giovanni Santini, Osteria Francescana (Modena) by Francesco Bottura, Enoteca Pinchiorri (Florence), La Pergola (Rome) Chef Heinz Beck, Reale in Castel di Sangro (L’Aquila) . ) by Niko Romito, Uliassi in Senigallia (Ancona) and Enrico Bartolini in Mudec (Milan).
Lombardy is at the top, followed by Campania
In the regional ranking Lombardy remains the leader with 60 restaurants (3 three stars, 6 two stars, 51 one star), Campania confirms itself in second place with 51 restaurants (1 three stars, 8 two stars, 42 one star), while on the third step of the podium Tuscany with 41 restaurants (1 three stars, 5 two stars, 35 one star). With 40 restaurants, Piedmont slips into fourth place (2 three stars, 4 two stars, 34 one star), while Veneto confirms fifth place with 32 star restaurants (1 three stars, 4 two stars, 27 one star).