Al Cambio

Croce di Malta

Say you knew some stylish, young, design-conscious Parmesans. And say they’d just redone an old farmhouse outside the city. Their... More

Da Cesari

Dining that night at the local favorite, Da Cesari, on Via de'Carbonesi, we recuperated from our 'mentors of Michelangelo' tour... More

Enoteca Fontana

Parmesans take the pulse of their own city at this hectic institution, where the cheap nibbles are strangely better than... More

Home Food Italy

Home-cooked meals in Italy are a holy grail for any food-obsessed traveler... More

Hosteria Giusti

Here's how the Giusti ritual goes. You book well in advance. When the day arrives, you hurry down a side... More

La Greppia

If no one had told you this is one of the three or four finest places to eat in Parma... More

La Mela

La Tua Piadina

Osteria Del Gesso

Parmesan gelato melting over a luscious hunk of molten eggplant in a pastry nest... More

Osteria Francescana

Avant-garde chef Massimo Bottura serves an appetizer of Parmesan in five incarnations: wafer, soufflé, cream, froth, and mist-like vapor. Try... More

Pappagallo

Parizzi

No matter how allergic you are to joyless, pompous restaurants, any eating survey of Parma would have to include this... More

Pasticceria Torino

You could eat breakfast at this historic, aristocratic landmark every day for three months and never have the same pastry... More

Ristorante Cocchi

Parma’s best restaurant is inserted in a hotel so plain and weirdly located (on the far side of the ring... More

Ristorante Diana

One could spend a month shopping in Bologna's arcades and feasting on tortellini—which we did, immediately, at Ristorante Diana on... More

Ristorante Diana

Scacco Matto

Sorelle Picchi

Forget the pastas at this salumeria-trattoria (you have to pass through the shop to reach the dining room) and build... More

Stella d'Oro