Michelin stars Abruzzo 2021: starred restaurants in Abruzzo

Also this year, the inspectors of the Michelin Guide awarded the best restaurants in Italy with the much sought-after stars. Abruzzo, for 2021, loses a star and remains with 5 places in the famous Guide, five of these with one star and one with three stars.
In this article we focus on this region, and for each restaurant we tell you from the prices of the tasting menus to who is the chef of the gourmet dishes.
Here the list of starred restaurants 2021 in Abruzzo.

Index

1. Reale Restaurant (3 stars)
2. Al Metrò Restaurant (1 star)
3. D.one Diffuso Restaurant (1 star)
4. La Bandiera restaurant (1 star)
5. Villa Maiella (1 star)
6. User questions and comments

Reale Restaurant (3 stars)

• Address: Contrada Piana Santa Liberata - 67031 Castel di Sangro, AQ (Get directions)
• Contacts: tel 0864 69382 / Website
• Tasting menu: Essenza (8 courses, € 170,00), Ideal (11 courses, € 210,00)
• Chef: Niko Romito

Al Metrò Restaurant (1 star)

• Address: Via Magellano, 35 - 66050 San Salvo Marina, CH (Get directions)
• Contacts: tel 0873 803428 / Website
• Tasting menu: Our Classics (5 courses, € 70,00), The Contemporary Menu (8 courses, € 90,00)
• Chef: Nicola Fossaceca

D.one Diffuso Restaurant (1 star)

• Address: Via del Borgo, 1 - 64026 Montepagano, TE (Get directions)
• Contacts: tel 0858 944508 / Website
• Tasting menu: Primo Lustro (10 courses, € 105,00)
• Chef: Davide Pezzuto

La Bandiera restaurant (1 star)

• Address: Contrada Pastine, 4 - 65010 Civitella Casanova, PE (Get directions)
• Contacts: tel 0858 45219 / Website
• Tasting menu: Contemporary 6 courses (6 courses, € 55,00), I Classici (5 courses, € 55,00), Contemporary 3 courses (3 courses, € 35,00), Contemporary 9 courses (9 courses, € 75,00 , 6), Vegetarian Expression (55,00 courses, € )
• Chef: Marcello Spadone

Villa Maiella (1 star)

• Address: Via Sette Dolori, 30 - 66016 Guardiagrele, CH (Get directions)
• Contacts: tel 0871 809319 / Website
• Tasting menu: Our Proposal (8 courses, € 80,00), Territory Menu (6 courses, € 60,00), Young Formula (5 courses, € 60,00)
• Chef: Arcangelo Tinari

The criteria for awarding stars

This is the highest award for restaurants. But how are they evaluated?
The dreaded "inspector" is required to evaluate his own gastronomic experience according to i following criteria:

1. quality of ingredients
2. mastery in controlling flavors and cooking techniques
3. personality of the chef in his kitchen
4. value and consistency between the various table tests carried out

This is an inspection and evaluation that has nothing to do with many of the service standards evaluated in many television programs and formats, for example. In fact, for example, items such as furniture, service or table equipment are not included, which instead are evaluated and rewarded with the fork and knife symbol.

In particular, the meaning of the stars is as follows:

• 3 Stars: A unique cuisine. Worth the trip
• 2 Stars: An excellent cuisine. Worth the detour
• 1 Star: A cuisine of great quality. Worth the stop