From Wednesday (April 11, 2018) until Sunday (April 15), beautiful Perugia hosts the free International Journalism Festival for the 12th time. You’ll get all the basic infos here:
I prepared a map with all the festival locations and added my personal restaurant and bar recommendations before #IJF17, based on my 2016 experiences – and just added new places which I discovered during #IJF17 (I’ll add comments later). With the slider in the upper left corner, you can have a look at the list of entries:
New entries: Bottega del Vino, Civico 25, Hotel Giò Wine e Jazz Area, Il Vicolo
Societa Anonima (Restaurants); L’Artigiano del Gelato, Organ Ice (Gelati e Dolci); Free Ride, Happy Bar, Il Birrino (Bars)
Restaurants
Al Mangiar Bene ***** of ***** (Slow food recommendation)
Via Della Luna 21
06121 Perugia
Tel. +39 075 5731047
In 2016, this was my favorite restaurant in Perugia. They use organic ingredients, their menu changes with the seasons.
Website / Yelp / TripAdvisor
Since 2017, there are two additional favorites:
Bottega del Vino *****
Via del Sole, 1
06122 Perugia
Tel. +39 075 571 6181
Facebook / Yelp / TripAdvisor
Hotel Giò Wine e Jazz Area *****
Via Ruggero D’Andreotto, 19
06124 Perugia
+39 075 573 1100
Website / Yelp / TripAdvisor
Antica Salumeria Granieri Amato ****
Piazza Matteotti Chiosco
06100 Perugia
Tel. +39 075 8707258
This brilliant street food stand probably offers one of the best deals in town: A sandwich with delicious porchetta is just 3 or 4 euros.
Website / Yelp / TripAdvisor
Civico 25 **** (Slow food recommendation)
Via della Viola 25
06122 Perugia
Tel. +39 075 5716376
Website / Yelp / TripAdvisor
Il Vicolo ****
Via Ulisse Rocchi, 13
06123 Perugia
Tel. +39 075 966 2611
Website / Yelp / TripAdvisor
La Bottega di Perugia ****
Piazza Francesco Morlacchi 4
06123 Perugia
Tel +39 075 5732965
Inexpensive, freshly prepared sandwiches (panino & wine: 5 euros). This tiny neighborhood place is always cramped, there only are a few chairs available.
Website / Yelp / TripAdvisor
Ristorante Altromondo **** (Slow food recommendation)
Via Cesare Caporali 11
06100 Perugia
Tel. +39 075 572 3221
Fine Umbrian food, very friendly service, nice ambiance.
Facebook / Yelp / TripAdvisor
Ristorante Il Cantinone ****
Via Ritorta 6
06123 Perugia
Tel. +39 075 5734430
Another favorite of mine. My choices: peccorino cheese soufflé with caramelized onions, pasta and pork stew with local craft beer.
Website / Yelp / TripAdvisor
Societa Anonima ****
Via Bartolo, 25
06122 Perugia
Tel. +39 075 572 1899
Website / TripAdvisor
Ristorante del Sole ***
Via della Rupe 1
06121 Perugia
Tel. +39 075 573 5031
The food is okay – the main attraction is the view over the Umbrian valley to Ponte Valliceppi (see panorama above). Try to get a seat on the outside or at the window.
Website / Yelp / TripAdvisor
Gelati e Dolci
L’Artigiano del Gelato ****
Piazza IV Novembre, 8
06123 Perugia
Facebook / Yelp / TripAdvisor
Organ Ice ****
Corso Pietro Vannucci, 93
06121 Perugia PG
Tel. +39 075 573 4706
Facebook / Yelp / TripAdvisor
Sandri dal 1860 ****
Corso Vannucci 32
06122 Perugia
Tel. +39 075 5724112
Wonderful cakes, pastries and chocolate.
Website / Yelp / TripAdvisor
Gelateria Veneta ***½ of *****
Piazza Italia 20
06121 Perugia
Tel. +39 075 572 8576
Decent gelateria close to the festival headquarter (Hotel Brufani).
Website / Yelp / TripAdvisor
Bars/Aperitivos
In the early evening, many bars offer an aperitivo: The price of the drink includes some food, ranging from little snacks to small meals.
Caffe Dal Perugino ***** of ***** (Aperitivo)
Piazza Giacomo Matteotti, 9
06122 Perugia
Tel. +39 392 551 8745
My favorite aperitivo place. Their freshly made sandwiches with cured meats are very tasty.
Facebook / Yelp / TripAdvisor
Elfo Pub *****
Via Sant’Agata 20
06123 Perugia
Tel. +39 347 078 5981
My favorite Perugia pub has a large selection of local and international craft beers (ten rotating ones on tap).
Facebook / Yelp / TripAdvisor
Marla *****
Via Bartolo 11
06123 Perugia
Tel. +39 347 1878420
Cute „dive bar“ (self-description) and art gallery with fine craft beer and cocktails (5 euros for a Long Island Ice Tea).
Website / Yelp
Dempsey’s Perugia ****
Piazza Danti 19
06123 Perugia
Noisy and crowded, lots of expats. Although the cocktails are inexpensive (e. g., 4 euros for a margarita), the bartenders take pride in their job.
Facebook / Yelp / TripAdvisor
Frittole Vineria **** (Aperitivo)
Via Alessi 30
06122 Perugia
Tel. +39 338 2746070
Cosy wine bar with large aperitivo buffet.
Facebook / Yelp / TripAdvisor
Il Birrino ****
Via Guglielmo Oberdan, 1
06121 Perugia
Tel. +39 339 401 0445
Facebook / TripAdvisor
Living Café **** (Aperitivo)
Via del Rupe 1
06121 Perugia
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Tel. +39 075 5735031
Right next door to Ristorante del Sole, has a great view over the valley.
Website / Yelp
Happy Bar ***
Via Sant’Elisabetta, 28
06123 Perugia PG
Tel. +39 339 696 8998
Ristorante Mercato Vianova **** (Aperitivo)
Via Giuseppe Mazzini 15
06121 Perugia
Tel. +39 075 5730445
High-end aperitivos from a buffet, inventive cocktails.
Website / Yelp / TripAdvisor
Shamrock ****
Piazza Danti 18
06121 Perugia
Tel. +39 392 242 8647
Loud late-night pub with live music.
Facebook / Yelp / TripAdvisor
Free Ride ***
Via della Viola, 19
06122 Perugia
Seems to be a nice neighborhood bar with cultural events (like upstairs movie screenings which make it somewhat uncomfortable to go the upstairs bathroom).
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Loft Cafè ***
Via dei Priori 6/8/10
06123 Perugia
Tel. +39 075 372 4473
Nothing special, but its inexpensive Long Island Ice Tea is decent.
Facebook / Yelp / TripAdvisor
My previous blog posts about IJF (some in German)
International Journalism Festival 2017 in Perugia: „Trump führt uns unsere Arroganz vor Augen“ (#IJF17)
Looking back at International Journalism Festival 2017: #IJF17 stories galore (link list)
International Journalism Festival: Medienkonferenz mit Panorama (#IJF16) (plus Storify 1 & 2 in English)
The Top Tweets of Perugia’s International Journalism Festival 2015 (#IJF15)
