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Casa Mele informs our guests that the restaurant and our Cooking Class experiences will be closed for the winter break.
We are scheduled to reopen in April.

🔹 Restaurant reservations remain available via the online calendar on our website.
🔹 For information and bookings regarding Cooking Classes, our team can be reached via email or WhatsApp.

We look forward to welcoming you again, with the passion and hospitality that distinguish us.

Thank you for your attention and see you soon,
Casa Mele

CASA MELE

Eat, Drink and… Learn to Cook!

You feel right at home in chef Raffaele Mandara‘s restaurant, Casa Mele!
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The cooking classes at Casa Mele have become a cult in Positano, for the extraordinary quality of the dishes you will learn to make, and the unique atmosphere you will find in our restaurant. Contact us to learn the secrets of Italian cuisine with us

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A UNIQUE EXPERIENCE

Exploring the Cuisine of Positano

In this enchanting corner of the Amalfi Coast, we will take you on a sensorial journey through the flavors and secrets of Positano’s traditional cuisine.
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An exclusive and convivial experience where cuisine becomes storytelling, emotion, and sharing.

Seated around the chef’s table, you’ll embark on a journey through authentic flavors, local products, and traditional recipes, all in a warm and familiar atmosphere.

Each dish is crafted to tell a story, with every detail thoughtfully and passionately curated.

Let yourself be guided… you are at home.

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Why choose us?

Casa Mele offers you the opportunity to experiment tasty and regional cuisine, if you want you can also try participating in one of its cooking courses.

If you find yourself in Positano, secure a seat at the table at Casa Mele – Restaurant and Cooking School – a “Home” for locals and non-locals, where to have a bite to eat, but also a place designed to enjoy a drink or a coffee with friends.

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Innovative tasting menus and cooking courses in a modern venue with open kitchen.

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Book your culinary experience at Casa Mele, where the crystal clear sea and fresh scents blend with local culinary art.
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What do they say?

Gianluigi De Luise
Quality raw materials, balanced dishes with excellent room service. Important wine list. Comfortable environment.
Debora M.
Excellent, particular but delicious dishes. Qualified and friendly staff! All quality, I recommend it!
Selene Abramo
In Positano, a stone's throw from the center but far from the crowds of tourists, this restaurant is a gem for those who appreciate refined cuisine with local flavours. Excellent quality, impeccable staff. Highly recommended!
Elena Zili
highly recommended, we had dinner a few weeks ago and everything was perfect. Refined and delicious dishes, really friendly staff and excellent wines! TOP!
Marica Moriconi
Very interesting culinary journey, kind and knowledgeable waiters. It's not the usual tourist place on the coast but it's really worth it.
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Monday closed

From Tuesday to Sunday

from 7 pm to 10:30 pm

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CHEF TABLE

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Seafood starters
A selection of warm and cold tastings from the daily catch

Earthy delights
Reimagined classics and authentic flavors from rural tradition

Double tasting of first courses
Fresh handmade pasta
Dry pasta or rice
Inspired by seasonal ingredients

Fish main course
Local fish steamed with seasonal vegetables

Meat main course
Seared beef cube served with pizzaiola sauce

Grand finale
Pastry chef’s sweet creations
Irresistible desserts to end on a high note

NOTE:
The dishes are based on seasonal ingredients and the availability of raw materials.
For this reason, specific ingredients and preparations may vary, while preserving the essence of the menu and the quality of the experience.

MENU “EXPERIENCE”

A tasting menu designed for those seeking a journey — a path built through a wide variety of tastings, where the goal is not the triumph of a single dish but the harmony of the experience as a whole.
The chef respectfully blends tradition with his international background, crafting a culinary narrative that transcends borders and finds balance between roots and vision.

Mousse ‘e ‘puorc (1,6,10)

White artichoke from Pertosa cooked in oil with fermented black garlic (5)

Marinated mackerel salad with escarole, burrata, and cherry tomatoes (4,5,7)

Sweet and sour mussel soup with apple water (4,9,10,14)

Neapolitan-style pastrami (1,5,6,8,9,13)

Risotto with raw red prawns, coffee dust & lemon (2,7)

Turbot with fricassee sauce and cardoncelli mushrooms (4,9,10)

Iberian secreto marinated and cooked in the Kamado, with lemon-scented mixed greens (6,5)

Dessert (1,3,7,8)

€135 per person

Wine Pairing

A selection of wines to accompany the various moments of your tasting, in a subtle and continuous dialogue with the chef’s cuisine.

€70 p.p

MENU “ESSENCE”

An essential journey into the chef's philosophy, where every tasting is precisely designed and placed in service of the final experience. No dish aims to stand out on its own: it is the whole that speaks, in a balance of technique and sensitivity.

Fatty tuna belly, air baguette with red onion mousse (1,4,5,10)

Caprese: gelled tomato water with burrata sphere and basil drops (5,7)

Fassona beef alla pizzaiola

“Casa Mele 2.0” Paccheri with shellfish and rock fish (1,2,4,14)

Tuna grilled with Jerusalem artichoke cream and fermented blueberry sauce (4,7)

Iberian secreto marinated and cooked in the kamado, with lemon-scented mixed greens (5,6)

Dessert (1,3,7,8)

€ 95 per person

Wine Pairing:

€ 50 per person

A LA CARTE OPTION

Starters:

Caprese: gelled tomato water with burrata sphere and basil drops (5,7)

€ 22

Marinated mackerel salad with escarole, burrata, and cherry tomatoes (4,5,7)

€ 22

Neapolitan-style pastrami (1,5,6,8,9,13)

€ 22


First Courses:

Mix pasta with Controne bean emulsion, confit tomato, and roasted octopus (1,4,14)

€ 28

“Casa Mele 2.0” Paccheri with shellfish and rock fish (1,2,4,14)

€ 28

San Marzano tomato spaghetti (1)
or
Thin spaghetti with spigarello broccoli, smoked butter, and lemon (1,7)

€ 28


Main Courses:

Roasted red mullet with orange sauce and confit fennel (4,5,10)

€ 32

Tuna grilled with Jerusalem artichoke cream and fermented blueberry sauce (4,7)

€ 32

Turbot with fricassee sauce and cardoncelli mushrooms (4,9,10)

€ 32

Iberian secreto marinated and cooked in the kamado, with lemon-scented mixed greens (6,5)

€ 32

Tonkatsu-Style Lamb Ribs with Marinated Vegetables (1,5)

€ 32

Complete List of Food Allergens:

  1. Gluten: Cereals containing gluten (wheat, rye, barley, oats, spelt, kamut, and their hybrid strains).
  2. Crustaceans: Crustaceans and products thereof.
  3. Eggs: Eggs and products thereof.
  4. Fish: Fish and products thereof.
  5. Peanuts: Peanuts and products thereof.
  6. Soybeans: Soybeans and products thereof.
  7. Milk: Milk and milk-based products (including lactose).
  8. Tree Nuts: Nuts (almonds, hazelnuts, walnuts, cashews, pistachios, etc.).
  9. Celery: Celery and products thereof.
  10. Mustard: Mustard and products thereof.
  11. Sesame Seeds: Sesame seeds and products thereof.
  12. Sulphur Dioxide and Sulphites: At concentrations above 10 mg/kg or 10 mg/l.
  13. Lupin: Lupin and products thereof.
  14. Molluscs: Molluscs and products thereof.