Cicirinella

Cicirinella is the most amazing and delicious restaurant in Salerno! Quiet ambiance and wonderful service. The chef checked with us several times to ensure everything was fine. The risotto special was tasty, flavorful and just delicious. The tuna on a bed of escarole was the best I have ever eaten. When you eat this food you taste amazing different flavors - all brilliant and wonderful. The house wine is also just the best and perfect. All in all a great wonderful delicious place to have dinner and wine!!!!

Well worth the search to find this hidden gem. We enjoy authentic Italian dining and this was a great find. The fresh fish of the day was sea bass with crusted potato, which was nicely cooked and full of flavor. The gnocchi was prepared with fresh cooked vegetables in a light clear sauce, simply delicious. House white wine was delightful as well. We finalized our meal with fresh ricotta drizzled with fresh fruit sauce and connolli shells.

We made a last minute decision to come here, based on other reviews, and so happy we did. No booking, so didn’t get to sit outside (make a booking if you want guaranteed outside spot). Had the penne pasta, the pumpkin risotto special, and steak to share. One of the best meals so far in Italy. We had the house Cicirinella red wine with it and it was really good, got a few bottles to take on our travels with us. Forgot to get a photo of the steak, but it was delicious as well. Highly recommend this place, great food, great service and very reasonably priced.

What an incredible experience! The waiter was really helpful and friendly. The food was amazing. The value was best of the whole trip. They let us share a starter and pasta, even splitting one portion into two bowls. Then we had a main each. The house wine, which is specially made for them, is €12 and very good. A starter, a pasta, 2 mains, and a bottle of wine was €73. I wish i could give 6 stars

Really our best meal in Italy Creative foods not found on any other menu we have tried. Amazing meals and crafted appetizers and desserts. Can’t wait to return again

The food was delicious. Definitely recommend the steak and potatoes for 2. It was so tender it melted in your mouth.

Food was divine!! Penne is a must try. We both got the penne and then the steak for 2. This is the first place in Italy where I would recommend getting a steak.

Carefully crafted food - presented with high precision and care - reasonable priced local wine and booking is required sometimes. Visiting from UK and tried a few restaurants this was good !

This place is a gem. Out of all the places we've been to in Italy thus far, this one really tops the cake. All the dishes were an absolute hit and out of all the mussels I have ever had in my life this was cooked to perfection. The mussels were soft and the lemon was just chefs kiss. The penne was so good. The servers were nice and spoke English. The inside of the restaurant was like a little cave and they had outside patio tables as well. Do yourself a favour and visit this restaurant.

This lovely Italian place left my group of friends and I with smiles on our faces and overstuffed bellies. This restaurant is in what feels like a cave? It's all stone inside it seems like. Our waiter knew just enough English and we knew just enough Spanish/ Italian to get by. The menu here is QR code, but there is little cell reception there for our internet to work. Overall the food was delicious. This penne was so cheesy and tomatoey. The mussels were cooked in a simple salt and pepper broth really allowing their natural flavors to pop. Both the mussels and the lemons were from the Almafi coast!

Very good and thoughtfully prepared food. Prices are very reasonable for what you get. The service is excellent as is the ambiance. We wanted to go back but ran out of time in Salerno.

During our entire 2-week stint in Italy, this was, hands down, THE best meal we had. Everything screamed quintessential hole-in-the-wall Italian gem, from its location off the touristy path hidden away in a cobblestone alleyway, the open-air kitchen right when you walk in, the narrow, cluttered tables, the wall with built-in shelving of hundreds of wine bottles, the stone wine cellar walls and ceilings - all of it - just perfect. Again, we failed to make a reservation but they quickly got us a table near the back and immediately provided us with two glasses of prosecco to pair with the homemade foccaccia bread/olive tapenade already sitting on the table. Fell in love pretty quick. Service was quick, friendly and accommodating. Menu was small, clean cut, classic. Noted some interesting entrees of "German style steak" and "Irish entree" (curious what they were), but opted for seafood. Starters: zucchini risotto / spaghetti puttanesca Entrees: mussels in lemon/white wine sauce Desserts: panna cotta with nutella / deconstructed puff pastry with nutella BF had risotto 3 times in Italy and this was his favorite by far. I don't like risotto, but the texture was so creamy and amazing. My puttanesca spaghetti was perfectly al dente and coated in that wonderful sauce. The mussels nearly brought a tear to my eye. Served piping hot in a metal kitchen pan with handles, they were plump and plenty and that sauce was addicting, especially with a few squeezes of the lemon wedges. They tasted like they were plucked straight from the sea and brought to us. I will never be able to eat mussels from Devil's Den again without thinking of these. Desserts were the perfect ending to a great meal. My panna cotta was uber creamy and held up nicely to the mirrory glaze of melted nutella. Puff pastry was also a delight. Mad I didn't get to try their infamous house red, but we wanted white with our seafood and our choice per the server's recommendation was wonderful. If we ever come back to Salerno, this will be the first stop on my itinerary.

Basil risotto: perfect, soft yet has crunch (nuts) Tomato pasta: soft with good tomato sauce Great wine! (House wine) Salmon slightly over cooked, still flavorful Polish steak was very good but Slightly sangrona (rare), told waiter and they perfected it to my taste Friendly staff, very busy Some pictures wouldn't load but it all looks amazing

They made us feel so comfy like eating at home! The music selection is amazing.. they played all the best Italian songs. And the food was superb I think about their pasta with cod dish every single day

Great place to eat! They get busy so make a reservation. The head waiter/ host is hilarious. He had heat recommendations and the food was superb. I had a pasta and so did my girlfriend and then we shared a steak and desert. It was the perfect amount of food and it was super cheap compared to other places of that quality. The seafood pasta and the pasta with tomato, basil, and parm were stellar. All in all great restaurant.

One of the the prettiest, tastiest meals I've ever had. The starter was four bites - chef's choice. Each was unique and very well done. (Pumpkin stuffed eggplant?!?). I had a white fish that couldn't be translated into English on a pumpkin sauce. The other two dishes were a flaky white fish under potatoes and a pesto pasta that is probably the best pesto I've ever tasted. Great house wine, limoncello for an aperitif. If you don't visit while in Salerno you are missing out.

Amazing! Visted Three Times! We read that this restaurant was great, so we thought we'd give it a try. We didn't have reservations but decided to give it a go. It's a bit hard to find - down one of the side streets alongside the Duomo. But we're so glad we persevered! When we arrived they told us that they would be happy to serve us, but we'd have to wait for 20 minutes. That was absolutely no problem for us. There's nowhere to wait inside this tiny jewel of a restaurant, but there are a couple of chairs outside next to the door. The waiter kindly brought us each a glass of Prosecco. When we were seated, there was bread, olive oil and herbs already on the table. We ordered a bottle of the (very good) house red wine (only 8 euros!) and decided to share the appetizer. The appetizer is basically 2 to 3 bites of four different tastes. It was plenty for us before the meal. We then shared the risotto which was divine, and then shared the argentinian entrecote (beef) which was some of the best beef we have ever put in our mouths. It came with potatoes. The service was impeccable. The waiter was attentive but didn't hover. The restaurant is small and the kitchen is visible - they are very authentic and transparent. The menu has one starter, usually about 3 primi piatti, and 3 or 4 secondi. This is the mark of a truly good restaurant - only serving what is fresh and available. All three times that we ate there they had risotto (not on the menu and to-die-for!). Although the food is as upscale as it gets, the prices are incredibly reasonable. With the bottle of wine, water, shared appetizer, primi and secondi, our total was about 40 euros. Add a second main course for about 12 euros. If you're in Salerno, or even close, do yourself a favor and eat here!

This was the best restrurant we ate at during our time in Italy. The owner was extremely accommodating and the food was exceptional!!! There was a great ambiance and the price was very reasonable. I would highly recommend.

This place is such a gem. The food was delicious, especially the penne dish, and the wait service was friendly, attentive and accommodating. For all you get, the price is very reasonable. Do call ahead to get a reservation if you'll be visiting during a busier time or on the weekend. Highly recommend.

Very elevated flavors. Great wine selection. Argentine meat was fantastic as was app. Great service. Make a reservation in advance.

Phenomenal and entertaining dinner. The menu is small, serving only local, fresh, regional dishes. The ambiance is one of an upscale trattoria, and it is clear based on the clientele that Cicirinella is where the local Salernitans go for dinner. The food was outstanding, unique, and our waiter was quite an energetic and fun fellow. The menu changes daily (there were only about 10-12 items on it - the mark of a locally-sourcing restaurant!), so I cannot help anyone choose a dish - but I can safely say that the pesce del giorno was the easily the best of my entire 15-day trip throughout the region.

I can't say enough! Food was wonderful, we felt totally taken care of, the waiter gave us a lot of attention, house wine was great. If you have one dinner in Salerno, this is the place to go. Get the house wine!

Always perfection! Annually stop in Salerno to go to this restaurant for their pasta dish that they have been serving for last 25+ years. Centrally located close to main shopping district. Visited restaurant twice for dinner (not opened for lunch during week) while we spent last two days in Salerno on completion of our Italy vacation. Gigi as always animated and taking care of our every need. Served entire delicious loaf of bread at your table along with olive spread. Some of the best pasta dishes, along with fish dishes which were fantastic. Definitely need reservations as it gets full. Tables at front have view of kitchen, very impressive chef and sous chef work hard to accommodate all dishes that are served. House wine comes in the bottle and was fantastic not to mention reasonably priced. Everything hot and delicious, don't rush dinner, enjoy your time. Definitely will return!

Amazing food! best food I had in two weeks in Italy. Absolutely get the White Fish with potatoes, and the hose wine is STELLAR!

We found this gem on Yelp and we not disappointed! Very reasonably priced, excellent food and service. Located on a small side road near the Duomo. We had an excellent putenesca pasta, risoto, and tuna. Be sure to try the house red wine - very good.