Josto Sardinia

Josto sits on Via Sassari, a ten-minute walk from the shops along Via Roma. It holds a place on the 2024 50 Top Italy list for modern trattoria bistros.

The room runs smart and leans into the Mediterranean and seafood traditions that define the coastal capital, but it avoids the performative theatrics of the tourist-heavy lanes near the Marina. While most restaurants in this pocket of Cagliari rely on their proximity to the water to draw a crowd, Josto succeeds by ignoring the view entirely. It feels more like a private dinner club than the airy, glass-walled halls that fill the rest of the street. You choose this table for the precision of the kitchen, not for the sunset or the passerby traffic.