Top Best Food To Eat In Sorrento City, Italy

Food is one of the most interesting and important attractions when going on a tour visit to other countries. One of the best things you will find in Sorrento is their delicious Italian dishes.  Get our free Travel Checklist

Sorrentino uses Mozzarella cheese, risottos, salted meat, dried tomatoes, and even pasta to create unique and delicious dishes. However, every restaurant and family has a secret recipe that is usually valued to bring out the unique taste of the dish.

Whether you visit Sorrento in summer or winter, know that you won`t go hungry, my candid advice is to never leave the city without tasting the top 5 dishes Sorrento has to offer.

• Gnocchi Alla Sorrentina,
• Limoncello,
• Scialatielli Alle Vongole,
• Linguine Allo Scoglio,
• Ravioli Alla Caprese,
• Spaghetti Alla Nerano.

Are you looking for some of the best restaurants to eat in Sorrento? Here are some of them before we consider the food you can enjoy in the city.

Best Delicious Meals To Find In Sorrento

Keep in mind that in Sorrento, you won`t go hungry especially if you are on a tour as there are restaurants all over the city. You can try a variety of specialties in the city of Sorrento, but never miss the top best dishes listed below.

Gnocchi Alla Sorrentina

The dish is considered a perfect Sunday meal that is made particularly from Campania cheese. The dish is served with smothered gnocchi (potato pasta), fresh tomato sauce, basil, and treccia cheese.

The food is hassle-free but brings out a unique taste that makes you feel heaven on earth. With the power of tradition, the dish is traditionally baked in a small clay pot known as Pignatiello and served hot. The basic ingredients of Gnocchi Alla Sorrentina are flour, potatoes, basil, mozzarella cheese, egg, tomato sauce, pecorino, and black pepper.

Taste the Sorrentina Limoncello

Nothing is more exhilarating than sipping a drink while devouring a heavenly dish. Limoncello is considered a special drink in Sorrento, produced primarily on the Sorrento peninsula and often referred to as Limoncino.

You can enjoy it mainly as an aperitif or a digestif. The main ingredients in the nourishing drinks are sugar, rectified spirit, water, lemon zest. It is made by infusing lemon zest into alcohol.

Taking this drink is the freshest way to finish a great meal at Sorrento, especially when served chilled. The alcohol content is about 30%.

Sorrento`s considers this drink the best of its kind to the extent that some restaurants offer them for free.

Spaghetti Alla Nerano

This dish was invented in Nerano, a small village on the Sorrento peninsula. The dish although very simple requires very careful preparation and special ingredients to make it creamy.

Its main ingredients are basil, cheese (Provolone Del Monaco), zucchini, butter, egg yolk, courgettes, black pepper, and more.

All of these add a vibrant flavor and aroma to the dish. The ultimate creation of this dish lies precisely in its creaminess.

Ravioli Alla Caprese

Ravioli Alla Caprese is a delicious Italian dish that is considered a dumpling. The dish is served with tomato sauce, basil, and Parmesan cheese.

Ravioli dough is unique because it does not require eggs, only flour, and water. The main ingredients in this dish are water, salt, flour, milk ricotta cheese, dried oregano, olive oil, garlic, tomato sauce, basil, and more.

The best thing about this dish is that it is designed to be in a circular or semi-circular shape to serve the dish. However, the most common and acceptable shape for placing Ravioli is a square which is usually cut with a pastry cutter. This meal is heaven, don`t miss it.

Linguine Allo Scoglio

This dish is a southern Italian dish that is as nutritious as milk itself. It has a beautiful combination of seafood and shellfish.

The great thing about this dish is that there is no precise recipe for it. However, there are countless ingredients that can be used to bring out the best in the dish.

The pasta is made with either spaghetti or linguine. The basic traditional ingredient for the dish includes mussels, calamaretti, clams, shrimps, spaghetti, parsley, garlic, tomato, lemon, oil, white wine, salt, unsalted butter, pepper, sugar, and more.

Scialatielli Alle Vongole

Scialatielli Alle Vongole can be found in the Campania region and gives the true taste of Sorrento`s summer.

The dish is made from dough mixed with fresh fish, basil, or cheese. In Sorrento, the dish is usually served on special occasions, especially family gatherings.

The major ingredients of the dish are flour, skimmed milk, egg, basil, parsley, pecorino, courgette, clams, black pepper, and white wine. This dish requires special attention and should not be missed.

There is a lot to eat and drink Sorrento, so enjoy your trip.

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