Restaurant in Pisciotta, Italy
Cilento seafood done right, without the fuss.
Perbacco is a Michelin Plate-recognised Campanian restaurant in Pisciotta offering honest regional cooking at a €€ price point. Seafood antipasti lead the menu, with meat and vegetable mains to follow, backed by a regional wine list and on-site guestrooms. The right choice for explorers who want to eat the Cilento coast rather than a chef's concept of it.
Picture the Cilento coast at its most unhurried: Mediterranean scrub pressing close, the sea visible between olive trees, and a kitchen sending out seafood antipasti followed by meat and vegetable mains that read like a cooking lesson in regional memory. That is what Perbacco delivers, and for a €€ price point with a 2025 Michelin Plate to its name, it is worth booking if you are in or around Pisciotta and want honest Campanian cooking over a polished tasting-menu experience. This is not a destination restaurant in the pilgrim sense, but it is the right answer for explorers who want to eat the place rather than eat a chef's concept of the place.
Perbacco sits at Contrada Marina Campagna, 5, on the edge of Pisciotta's coastal terrain, surrounded by what Michelin describes as lush Mediterranean vegetation. The physical environment does a lot of work here: the rustic setting is not a design choice layered on leading of the food — it is genuinely the context in which the food makes sense. For visitors travelling down through the Cilento coast, the setting will feel like an arrival rather than a backdrop.
On the question of private or group dining: there is no confirmed private dining room in the venue data, but the guestrooms Perbacco offers (noted in the Michelin record) suggest an intimate, owner-managed property where the boundary between accommodation and restaurant is deliberately porous. For small groups who want to eat well and stay on-site, that combination is more useful than a formal private room. Larger groups seeking a dedicated enclosed space with a set menu and a door they can close should look elsewhere — this is a room-plus-table arrangement, not a buyout venue.
The spatial character, based on the rustic setting and Mediterranean vegetation context from the Michelin description, points to outdoor or semi-open seating as part of the experience. For food and travel enthusiasts who judge a meal partly by where they are sitting when they eat it, that matters. Early evening in summer, the light and the surroundings will do more for the meal than any interior design could.
The Michelin Plate, awarded in 2025, is a recognition of cooking that meets a professional standard without reaching starred territory. In practical terms, that means the food is consistent and regionally grounded, not experimental. Fish and seafood dominate the antipasti, which is exactly what you want from a coastal Campanian kitchen. Main courses pivot toward meat and vegetables , a structure that reflects the inland character of the broader Cilento region, where the coast and the interior have always been in dialogue.
Perbacco holds a 4.3 rating across 338 Google reviews, which for a rural southern Italian restaurant at this price point is a reliable signal of consistent execution. It is not the number a destination restaurant earns through hype; it is the number earned through repetition and local trust.
The wine list draws from regional producers, which in Campania means access to Fiano di Avellino, Greco di Tufo, Aglianico del Vulture, and the indigenous varieties that rarely travel far from the region. For wine-focused visitors, that regional depth is part of the point. See our full Pisciotta wineries guide if you want to extend the wine conversation beyond the table.
Perbacco is open Monday through Friday from 11:30 am to 9 pm, Saturday from 5:30 pm to 9 pm, and closed on Sunday. The Saturday-only evening service and the Sunday closure are worth noting if your Cilento itinerary is weekend-heavy , plan accordingly. Booking difficulty is rated Easy, and at a €€ price point in a rural coastal village, walk-ins may be possible on weekday lunches, though confirming in advance is sensible given the limited scale of the operation.
For a full picture of eating and drinking options in the area, see our full Pisciotta restaurants guide, our full Pisciotta bars guide, and our full Pisciotta hotels guide if you are considering the guestroom option at Perbacco or nearby alternatives.
Comparing Perbacco to Osteria Francescana in Modena, Dal Pescatore in Runate, or Reale in Castel di Sangro is not quite the right frame , those are €€€€ destination restaurants where the cooking is the primary reason for the trip. Perbacco is a different proposition: a Michelin-recognised regional restaurant at the €€ level, where the value comes from eating Campanian food in Campania at a price that does not require planning a budget around a single meal. If you want a multi-star experience in southern Italy, Quattro Passi in Marina del Cantone operates in the same coastal register but at a significantly higher price point and technical ambition.
The more useful comparison for most visitors to Pisciotta is Angiolina, the other named Campanian option in the village. Without full data on Angiolina's current awards status, the practical difference is this: Perbacco carries the 2025 Michelin Plate and a strong Google rating across a meaningful sample size (338 reviews), which gives it a credibility edge for first-time visitors who want a lower-risk choice. For those willing to range further for a special-occasion meal, Antica Osteria Nonna Rosa in Vico Equense offers Campanian cooking at a higher register.
For the food and travel enthusiast building a southern Italy itinerary around eating, Perbacco earns its place as the reliable, Michelin-recognised anchor in Pisciotta , not the headline act of the trip, but the kind of meal you remember because the food tasted like it came from exactly where you were sitting. Atelier Moessmer Norbert Niederkofler and Le Calandre in Rubano represent the upper end of what Italy offers in terms of creative destination dining , useful benchmarks for calibrating where Perbacco sits, which is grounded and regional rather than ambitious and conceptual.
| Venue | Cuisine | Awards | Booking Difficulty | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Perbacco | Italian, Campanian | A rustic restaurant offering an authentic taste of the Cilento area, both in its setting amid lush Mediterranean vegetation and in its regional cuisine. Fish and seafood dominate the antipasti selection, while the main courses focus more on meat and vegetable dishes. Good choice of regional wines, plus the option of a few pleasant guestrooms.; Michelin Plate (2025); A rustic restaurant offering an authentic taste of the Cilento area, both in its setting amid lush Mediterranean vegetation and in its regional cuisine. Fish and seafood dominate the antipasti selection, while the main courses focus more on meat and vegetable dishes. Good choice of regional wines, plus the option of a few pleasant guestrooms. | Easy | — |
| Atelier Moessmer Norbert Niederkofler | Italian, Creative | Michelin 3 Star, World's 50 Best | Unknown | — |
| Dal Pescatore | Italian, Italian Contemporary | Michelin 3 Star, World's 50 Best | Unknown | — |
| Osteria Francescana | Progressive Italian, Creative | Michelin 3 Star, World's 50 Best | Unknown | — |
| Quattro Passi | Italian, Mediterranean Cuisine | Michelin 3 Star, World's 50 Best | Unknown | — |
| Reale | Progressive Italian, Modern Cuisine | Michelin 3 Star, World's 50 Best | Unknown | — |
A quick look at how Perbacco measures up.
Specific dietary accommodation details are not confirmed in the available data. Given the menu structure — seafood-forward antipasti, meat and vegetable mains — pescatarians and vegetarians have workable options, but guests with serious allergies or strict dietary needs should check the venue's official channels before booking.
Michelin describes Perbacco as rustic, set amid Mediterranean vegetation on the Cilento coast. Dress relaxed but not beachwear — think a clean linen shirt or simple dress over trainers. No formality is implied or required at a €€ Michelin Plate venue of this style.
Lead with the antipasti — Michelin notes that fish and seafood dominate the starters, which is where Perbacco is at its most distinctly Cilento. Main courses shift toward meat and vegetables, so if you came for the coast, load up early. The regional wine list is worth working through rather than defaulting to a house pour.
No tasting menu format is confirmed in the available data. At €€ pricing with a Michelin Plate, Perbacco sits in value-driven territory rather than the structured multi-course format you'd associate with starred restaurants. Order à la carte and let the antipasti-heavy, seafood-forward menu guide the pace.
It works for a low-key celebration tied to the region — a birthday dinner on the Cilento coast, or a meal marking time spent in southern Italy. The guestrooms on site mean you can stay over rather than drive back. It's not the right call for a formal milestone where a starred room is expected.
At €€, yes — the 2025 Michelin Plate signals cooking that meets a professional benchmark, and the Cilento setting adds context that city restaurants can't replicate at this price point. It's not a destination for technical fireworks, but for honest regional Campanian food with good wines, the value holds.
Perbacco is among the few Michelin-recognised options in Pisciotta specifically, which is a small coastal village in the Cilento. For a broader comparison in the region, look at other Campanian Michelin Plate or starred restaurants along the coast. If you want a higher-ceiling experience in southern Italy, you're looking at a longer drive to venues in a different price bracket entirely.
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