Cortina has a very wide choice of restaurants both on the slopes and in the resort, from basic pizzerias to a Michelin-starred place. There are lots of options on or near the car-free Corso Italia main street, but some of the best are a short taxi-ride from the centre of town.
For further Cortina inspiration, see our guides to the resort's best accommodation and après ski.
On the mountain
Baita Resch
Located in the Tofane skiing area, with views of Cortina, Baita Resch has traditional Alpine furnishings and a sun terrace. Home-made dishes include sausage, polenta and grilled cheese or beef goulash and desserts made by owner and pastry-chef, Ivan.
Price: £
Contact: baitaresch.it
Rifugio Averau
At the top of Cinque Torri, Rifugio Averau has a cosy, rustic interior and a terrace with amazing views, including of the Marmolada glacier. It’s always packed, but the service, headed by hosts Sandro, Paolo and family, copes well. Food includes daily specials, venison, local sausages, homemade pasta, salads and soups. The prosecco and amaretto cake is to die for.
Price: ££
Contact: rifugioaverau.it
Capanna Tondi
Set at 2,000m on Faloria, Capanna Tondi has been run by the same family since 1939. It serves delicious and inventive food (beetroot-filled pasta for example) from a wide-ranging menu in a series of small, cosy rooms clad with light coloured wood and on a terrace with wonderful views.
Price: ££
Contact: rifugiocapannatondi.it
El Camineto
One of Cortina’s best restaurants, near the foot of the Duca d’Aosta chairlift on Tofana-Socrepes and accessible by car, El Camineto is popular with Cortina’s chic non-skiing crowd. It has a woody interior and big terrace with fabulous views, both elegantly furnished and with top-notch service – formal but friendly. The menu is wide-ranging and unusual specialities include pasta with onions, spaghetti alla vodka, mouth-watering black cod and pasta, a variety of risottos, and white polenta with scallops and porcini mushrooms. Delicious desserts. Open for dinner too.
Price: £££
Contact: ilmeloncino.it
Rifugio Pomedes
At the top of Pomedes, the aptly named Rifugio Pomedes has stunning views from the terrace and cosy interior and has been run by the same family ever since it was built in 1955. The food is simple home-made dishes in the local Ampezzo style – such as dried meats, dumplings and sausage with melted cheese and polenta.
Price: £
Contact: rifugiopomedescortina.com
Col Druscié
At the top of the gondola from Cortina, the restaurant Col Druscié has a lovely panoramic terrace and a stylish, modern interior. The menu includes good pastas, salads and deserts. Not surprisingly, it does get very busy, so book a table. There’s also a smart wine bar in the same building too.
Price: ££
Contact: freccianelcielo.com
A buzzing two-story place with a rustic feel, Il Ponte – just beyond Corsa Italia, over the road leading to the Faloria cable car – boasts lots of wood and a jolly atmosphere. Huge choice of massive wood-fired pizzas, lots of good pasta dishes and a few other main course dishes too. Very reasonably priced wine.
Price: £
Contact: ilpontecortina.it
The busy, unpretentious, modern, central 5 Torri restaurant-pizzeria has a wide-ranging menu. Quite apart from its 50 types of pizza, there’s tasty beef carpaccio, pasta dishes, soups, filet steak and the house specialty of sausage, cheese and polenta. Deserts include apple strudel, titamisù and vanilla ice cream with hot raspberries. There’s a decently priced wine list too.
Price: £
Contact: ristorante5torri.it
Il Vizietto di Cortina
Small, cosy and smart, Il Vizietto di Cortina is right on the car-free main street. Favourite dishes include braised suckling pig or braised veal cheek in red wine sauce, both available as starter or main course. There’s always a fresh fish of the day and a hearty fish soup containing prawns, shrimps, scampi, mussels and tomatoes. And, of course, a range of pasta dishes and risottos. All washed down with wine from an extensive list.
Price: ££
Contact: ilviziettodicortina.it
A 10-minute taxi ride from town at the foot of the Socrepes slopes, Tivoli is worth the journey for chef Graziano Prest’s mouth-watering Michelin-starred cuisine, served in an elegant dining room in a simple-looking chalet. While it is widely acknowledged as the best restaurant in Cortina, service is nonetheless unpretentious and friendly. The menu changes frequently, but typically inventive dishes include radicchio and gorgonzola fondue with cracked fried egg on top; suckling pig and mushroom ravioli with lovage sauce and black truffle; or venison chop with porcini mushrooms and raspberry vinegar emulsion. Equally inventive desserts include ‘apple strudel in a glass’. The wine list is excellent and international.
Price: £££
Contact: ristorantetivolicortina.it
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