La Stüa de Michil - Simone Cantafio

THANK YOU! 🙏🏻 From the warm welcome to the final grappa, our evening at La Stüa de Michil was unforgettable. The entire team, Chef Simone, Nicoleta, Erika, Giancarlo, and more created a truly special experience filled with heart, humour, and craftsmanship! We started the night with a fun behind-the-scenes tour of the 30,000 bottle wine cellar (yes, we were even giggling at the team using the the emergency wine pole through the night!) and touring and meeting the chef team. The service throughout was impeccable, and Nicoleta’s storytelling brought each dish to life with history, passion, and personality! Thank you. Erika’s expertise took us on a journey through Italy with her wine pairings, guiding us through the regions with warmth and insight. Thank you! The bar team generously shared their knowledge, especially when it came to the grappas! Thank you! The dishes were imaginative and beautifully prepared: the “walk through the woods” with mushrooms, the vibrant vegetable plate, and the 26-hour turbot were standout highlights. Every course had a story, a soul, and a little surprise. Even the playlist added joy! We made a game of guessing which movies the songs came from! Thank you to the entire team for such a thoughtful and exceptional evening. It was a true highlight of our trip. Highly recommended for anyone visiting the region!

Really nice 1 Michelin star restaurant inside the La Perla hotel. The room we sat in was very intimate and authentically South Tyrolean - lovely. The food was outstanding - we had a pasta with caviar course that was excellent and a tataki course that was also very good. Service was outstanding and we loved seeing the kitchen and meeting the chef. Only slight criticisms would be that my wife was served a glass of champagne that was flat and a little too much emphasis on “presentation” for presentation sake. Still, our second favorite restaurant in the Dolomites (after Tivoli in Coftina which is one of our favorite restaurants in the world - see my review) but well worth a visit if you are in Badia - a very enjoyable meal!

The staff, food and ambience were all top, very beautiful experience. We had a family dinner ( tasting menu) of three people for my husband’s 50th birthday. The staff were very friendly and for the Chef I can only say that you can taste the soul of the south, perfection of north ( Italy) and innovation of Japan. Recommend

Our last meal before our journey back home. Could not have asked for a better finale. From start to finish our evening was nothing short of amazing. We were seated in a beautiful room that was both equally rustic and romantic. The staff made us feel like royalty and the entire flow of the evening was flawless. Every dish was creative and properly balanced. You really get a sense for the Japanese influence chef Cantafio imparts on his dishes. By a landslide, and possibly one of my favorite dishes ever was the risotto. Every now and then (rarely) one eats something and has an "oh sh.." moment. This was one of those moments. Can't wait to return

A place where silence becomes flavor. Dining at La Stüa de Michil is not just a meal — it’s a poetic experience. Chef Simone Cantafio invites you into a world where every dish is a dialogue between nature, memory, and emotion. The “Symphony of the Undergrowth” tasting menu was a journey through forest, smoke, and soul. Perfectly balanced, deeply thoughtful, and at times almost spiritual. Monteverro Chardonnay 2018 was a stunning pairing — structured, mineral, and creamy. A unique touch: a handwritten note inviting us to listen to silence, reminding us of John Cage’s 4’33” — a bold and elegant metaphor for how this place treats food: with reverence, not noise. Service is warm, intuitive, and discreet. No excess, no rush — just care. Grazie to the team. I’ll carry this experience with me.

Chef Simon and his entire kitchen are a dream. We took a cooking class in the Michelin starred restaurant during our stay in Corvara and it was a highlight of the trip for our group. Highly recommended! Thank you again Chef!

This was outstanding even by Michelin standards - a very exceptional experience of taste, presentation, decoration, and service!!! We loved every detail of the tasting menu and had a wonderful time. Don't miss the risotto! The restaurant is also great at accommodating food preferences such as omitting fish or even keeping the menu vegetarian. The alcohol free aperitivo "Martini zero" was likewise fabulous.

One of my favorite dining experiences of all time. The pre-fixe menu, with about 10 courses included the small bites, is well orchestrated like a performance — the waiters manage each course transition seamlessly. The whole experience is 3 hours. We had a group meal here on the last night of ski safari and felt incredibly pampered. The highlight for me was sea bass and the pastry for desert. The vibe of the restaurant is a cozy farmhouse with private rooms/spaces for each party. Each dish has Italian and Korean influence.