With a veritable galaxy of Michelin-starred restaurants within its borders, Italy is where you’ll find some of the best fine dining in the world. With over 300 establishments featured in the guide, every region of this incredible country is home to a dining room well worth travelling for. Every year the results of the latest guide are released at a ceremony in the country, and the Michelin stars for 2019 add to an already rich tapestry of Italian culinary prowess.

This year saw one new three-starred restaurant: Uliassi. Specialising in seafood caught off the coast of Marche, it is a family-run restaurant with Mauro Uliassi in the kitchen and his sister Catia running front of house. Originally opened in 1990 as a small café, it has steadily grown into one of the best restaurants on the planet.

While there are no new two-starred restaurants for 2019, twenty-nine establishments received their first Michelin star. Highlights include Matteo Mettulio’s second restaurant Harry’s Piccolo in Trieste, which was awarded a star just seven months after it opened; Giglio in Lucca which serves traditional Tuscan fare with a modern twist and the fantastically named Confusion in Porto Cervo, which serves contemporary food with a focus on Sardinian produce.

Twelve restaurants also lost their stars in the 2019 edition of The Michelin Guide. Antica Osteria del Cameli; Armani; Antonello Colonna; Castel Fragsburg; Dopolavoro; Emilio; Ilario Vinciguerra; La Clusaz; La Conchiglia; Magnolia; San Giorgio and Stazione di Posta lost stars due to either closing or not meeting the inspectors’ exacting requirements.

For the full list of Michelin-starred restaurants in Italy for 2019, take a look below.