Bologna – photo by Yuri Virovets on Flickr CC

Gourmet Cities in Italy

For many people eating is not just a physical need, but also a real passion. For this reason, during the everyday life, and even when on holiday, they choose in minute detail where and what to eat.

If you are planning a trip to Italy, here you will find some advice about where to stop to try some different and unique Italian Restaurants.

Bologna: the Capital of Foodies. 

Bologna is the perfect city for lovers of fresh egg pasta like tagliatelle, ravioli, tortellini and lasagne. You will find them all at Trattoria Anna Maria: situated in the very centre of Bologna, not far from Two Towers and open from Tuesday to Sunday, there you can stop for your lunch, as well as for your dinner and taste all the traditional Bolognese cookery.

The secret of Anna Maria’s success is the employment of first-rate products to prepare every day fresh handmade pasta. So on Anna Maria’s menu you will find a wide range of dishes, from tortelloni to gnocchi as main courses, as well as many kind of soups, meat and desserts.

The prices are absolutely adequate for the service and the food.

Modena Fast cars slow food.

If you are visiting Modena, birthplace of the well-known balsamic vinegar, you cannot miss the chance to eat at Franceschetta58, where you will be seduced by the young and very talented staff, lead by Massimo Bottura in collaboration with the chef Marta Pulini, who takes care of her guests, illustrating the menu and the philosophy of the Franceschetta58.

Entering the restaurant you will immediately smell the vintage atmosphere and you will fall in love with the regional modern cookery, combined with tapas and gastro-bistrot.

Piazza Garibaldi – Parma – photo by the Real GoG on Flickr CC

Parma: the ham is just the beginning.

Palazzo dalla Rosa Prati, situated in Piazza Duomo in the historic centre of Parma, is not to miss as well.

In this special Renaissance palace, you will be hosted by a very cordial stuff in elegant rooms, suites and apartments that will let you feel immediately the romantic atmosphere of the period.

In fact, you will wake up in a very unusual hotel that is part of the square architecture, overlooking Piazza Duomo. What’s more, the stuff will be disposal for journeys and sightseeing or enogastronomic tours all around Parma.

But as we are mainly talking about where to eat, after have spent the night in Palazzo dalla Rosa Prati, you should move to a totally different atmosphere and try some street food.

Pepèn is surely the most famous street-food restaurant in Parma. Situated next to Piazza Garibaldi, so in the city centre, it is a very little place, with few seats and just a big counter, where the three owners are really capable to manage the countless orders at every time of the day.

What is fantastic there is that you can create your own sandwich with everything you like, even if the preferred ones are made of artichoke, ricotta, eggs and parmesan cheese.

So now that you have a good range of nice restaurants and hotel, you just have to choose the one that best fits your tastes and you will not be disappointed!

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