HBB Guides · 12 October 2026
The Finest Italian Restaurants: Ten HBB Addresses
The Hospitality Brandbook library holds 16 published Italian restaurants. This guide brings together ten of them, in Milan, London and New York. One is recognised as an HBB Icon 2026 by the HBB Editorial Board. They are listed alphabetically, not ranked. Each name opens the full profile, with photography and official links.
Photo: Official website · armanihotels.com
Armani Hotel Milano
Milan · Italy
Giorgio Armani's Milan hotel turns his preference for muted colour, precise tailoring and discreet comfort into an immersive urban stay. Set above the Armani flagship on Via Manzoni, it is a defining example of Milan's relationship between fashion, interiors and hospitality.
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Photo: Wikimedia Commons
Bocca di Lupo
London · United Kingdom
Jacob Kenedy's Soho trattoria; regional Italian cooking of rare honesty, counter seats and a marble bar that never sleeps.
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Photo: Official website · casacipriani.com
Casa Cipriani
New York · United States · HBB Icon 2026
An Italian hospitality-led members club occupying Manhattan's historic Battery Maritime Building, combining waterfront dining, lounges, wellness facilities and hotel accommodation.
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Photo: Wikimedia Commons
Cecconi's Mayfair
London · United Kingdom
The Mayfair institution of the Soho House family; Venetian cicchetti, polished service and one of London's most enduring power tables.
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Photo: Official website · daphnes-restaurant.co.uk
Daphne's
London · United Kingdom
Daphne's is a neighbourhood Italian restaurant in Brompton Cross, founded in 1964 by casting director Daphne Rye and a Chelsea fixture ever since.
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Photo: Wikimedia Commons
Giacomo Arengario
Milan · Italy
The dining room inside the Museo del Novecento, facing the Duomo; Milan's most theatrical setting.
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Photo: Wikimedia Commons
Harry's Bar
London · United Kingdom
This private Mayfair dining club is known for Italian cooking, Venetian-inspired decoration and polished, discreet service. Unlike its public namesakes elsewhere, Harry's Bar in London is a members institution with dining at the centre of its identity.
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Photo: Wikimedia Commons / Geograph
Locanda Locatelli
London · United Kingdom
Giorgio Locatelli's Marylebone dining room, the address that taught London how seriously Italian cooking can be taken.
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Photo: Wikimedia Commons
Marea
New York · United States
Michael White's Central Park South temple of Italian seafood; two Michelin stars at its height.
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Photo: Wikimedia Commons
Murano
London · United Kingdom
Angela Hartnett's Mayfair flagship; modern Italian cooking with a Michelin star and absolute calm.
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Listed alphabetically, not ranked. HBB Icons are selected independently and are never sold; see the methodology. More from the library in the A to Z directory and all HBB Guides.