Restaurant in Treviso, Italy
Local classics worth the residential detour.
Il Basilisco holds a Michelin Plate for 2024 and 2025 and earns a 4.5 Google rating across 327 reviews, making it a reliable choice for traditional Italian cooking with a genuine Venetian accent. The standout is the Risi e Bisi made with native peas in pod broth. At the €€ price point, it's strong value — especially at lunch on the terrace when the season allows.
If you're choosing between Il Basilisco and a more central Treviso restaurant, the trade-off is direct: you give up foot-traffic convenience and get a quieter, more focused dining room in return. Compared to Pierre - Trattoria Sartoriale, which competes in the same €€ band with a modern-cuisine angle, Il Basilisco leans harder into tradition — and the Michelin Plate recognition it has held in both 2024 and 2025 suggests that lean is working. If regional Italian classics are what you're after, this is the stronger call.
Il Basilisco sits in a peripheral residential neighbourhood rather than the historic centre, and the interior reflects that local, unfussy identity. The room is simple and clean, not designed to impress on first glance, but comfortable enough that the cooking becomes the main event quickly. The energy is calm rather than charged , this is not a place where the noise builds to a roar by 8 PM. Conversation is easy. If you've been once and found the atmosphere low-key, that's consistent with what the room is: a neighbourhood restaurant that takes its food seriously without performing ambition at you across a candlelit table.
The outdoor terrace opens in fair weather and shifts the mood further still , it's an easy, unhurried setting that works particularly well at lunch. If you're returning, the terrace in warm months is the upgrade worth planning around.
This is where repeat visitors should pay attention. At the €€ price point, Il Basilisco represents strong value at both meals, but the daytime experience is where the setting and the food align most naturally. Lunch here, especially on the terrace when the season allows, has the relaxed pace that suits the menu's classical Italian register. Dishes like the Risi e Bisi , made with native peas cooked in pod broth, a local preparation specific to the Veneto , read as exactly the right food for a long midday meal rather than a formal evening occasion.
Dinner works, but the simple interior means the evening atmosphere is more dependent on the crowd than on any deliberate design warmth. If your schedule allows flexibility, book lunch. If dinner is your only option, arrive early enough to settle in rather than arriving into a room already at full pace.
For context on what €€ dinner looks like elsewhere in Treviso, med offers regional cuisine at the same price tier with a different style emphasis, and Antico Morer covers the seafood corner of the €€ category. Il Basilisco is the clearer choice when the priority is traditional Italian cooking with a local Venetian identity.
The kitchen runs a programme rooted in classic Italian cuisine with deliberate regional anchoring. The Risi e Bisi with native peas in pod broth is the dish Michelin inspectors called out specifically, and it's the kind of preparation that only makes sense when the sourcing is right. That signal , a locally specific dish executed with ingredient discipline , is a reliable indicator of what the kitchen values. Fish features alongside the regional classics, so the menu is not rigidly meat-forward if that's a concern for your party.
If you're comparing ambition levels: for multi-course tasting menus with more technical complexity, Italy's heavier hitters like Osteria Francescana in Modena or Uliassi in Senigallia operate at a different register entirely. Il Basilisco is not making that argument. It's making a quieter, more local one , and on those terms, with a 4.5 Google rating across 327 reviews and two consecutive Michelin Plates, it's making it convincingly.
For Classic Cuisine at a comparable quality tier in other parts of Europe, Obauer in Werfen and Meierei Dirk Luther in Glücksburg operate in a similar vein, though with distinct regional identities of their own.
Il Basilisco is in the easy-to-book category for Treviso. The location outside the historic centre means it doesn't attract the same walk-in pressure as more central spots, and the Michelin Plate , while a quality signal , doesn't generate the reservation scarcity of a starred venue. A few days' notice is typically sufficient, though for weekend lunch on the terrace during spring and early summer, booking a week ahead is sensible. There's no strong case for booking far in advance the way you would at Dal Pescatore in Runate or Reale in Castel di Sangro. This is a local restaurant that rewards planning, not one that demands it.
For a broader picture of where Il Basilisco fits in the city's dining options, see our full Treviso restaurants guide. If you're organising a longer stay, our Treviso hotels guide, bars guide, wineries guide, and experiences guide cover the rest of the city's offer.
Quick reference: €€ price range, Michelin Plate 2024 and 2025, Google 4.5/5 (327 reviews), terrace available in fair weather, easy booking with a few days' notice.
Smart casual is the right call. The room is simple rather than formal, and the €€ price range and neighbourhood setting mean there's no dress expectation beyond being presentable. A jacket is not required, but you'd feel out of place in beachwear or activewear. Think what you'd wear to a good neighbourhood dinner in any Italian city , that standard applies here.
The Risi e Bisi made with native peas cooked in pod broth is the dish the Michelin inspectors singled out, and it's the clearest expression of what this kitchen does well: local, seasonal, classically executed. Beyond that, the menu covers Italian classics and includes fish options, so a mixed approach across courses works. If you're returning and have already done the regional dishes, the fish section is the natural next territory to explore.
The menu includes both meat and fish dishes within a classic Italian framework, which gives some flexibility. For specific dietary requirements , allergies, vegetarian or vegan needs , contact the restaurant directly before booking. Hours and contact details are not currently listed, so reaching out via a booking platform or in-person enquiry is the practical route. Don't leave dietary requirements to the night itself at a kitchen this size.
A few days' notice is usually enough for weekday meals. For weekend lunch on the terrace during spring and summer , the highest-demand slot , book at least a week out. This is not a venue where you need to plan weeks in advance the way you would at a starred restaurant, but the terrace fills faster than the interior during good weather. Booking is easy relative to Treviso's more in-demand options.
It's not in the city centre, so plan your route. The location in a residential area is part of the identity , this is a local restaurant with a local following, not a tourist-facing dining room. The Michelin Plate signals consistent quality rather than experiential theatre. Come for the cooking, specifically the Venetian regional dishes, and if the season and weather allow, request the outdoor terrace. At €€, it delivers clear value for a Michelin-recognised meal in northern Italy.
| Venue | Cuisine | Price | Awards | Booking Difficulty | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Il Basilisco | Classic Cuisine | €€ | Situated in a peripheral residential area, this restaurant sports a vibrant and simple interior centred around splendid cuisine. Although many dishes adhere to the traditional national classic genre, local offerings particularly impressed us, such as the Risi e Bisi made with native peas cooked in pod broth. Nonetheless, room remains for certain fish offerings. A pleasant outdoors area is available for fair-weather enjoyment.; Michelin Plate (2025); Michelin Plate (2024) | Easy | — |
| Antico Morer | Seafood | €€ | Unknown | — | |
| Feria | Indonesian | €€€ | Unknown | — | |
| Le Beccherie | Country cooking | €€€ | Unknown | — | |
| med | Regional Cuisine | €€ | Unknown | — | |
| Pierre - Trattoria Sartoriale | Modern Cuisine | €€ | Unknown | — |
Side-by-side comparison to help you decide where to book.
Dress casually but neatly. The interior is described as simple and unfussy, and the residential location signals a neighbourhood restaurant rather than a formal dining room. Think well-kept casual: no need for a jacket, but you'd be overdressed in beachwear. The Michelin Plate recognition reflects kitchen quality, not a strict dress code.
Go straight for the regional dishes rather than the broader classic Italian repertoire. The Risi e Bisi made with native peas cooked in pod broth is the standout the kitchen is specifically recognised for. Fish dishes also warrant attention as a secondary strength of the menu.
No specific dietary policy is documented for Il Basilisco. Given the €€ price point and classic Italian format, the kitchen likely has limited flexibility compared to larger restaurant operations. check the venue's official channels before booking if you have strict dietary requirements.
A few days to a week out should be sufficient in most cases. The peripheral residential location means Il Basilisco doesn't face the walk-in pressure of central Treviso restaurants. That said, if you're visiting on a weekend or with a group, booking ahead removes any uncertainty at this Michelin Plate-recognised address.
It's not in the historic centre — Via Bison 34 is a residential area, so factor in a short taxi or walk from the centro storico. Once there, lean into the local menu: the regional dishes are the reason this kitchen earned back-to-back Michelin Plate recognition in 2024 and 2025. At €€ pricing, it's one of the stronger value cases in the Treviso area for classic Italian with genuine regional depth.
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