Apriti Sesamo In Parma

Update April 2025 Almost completely vegan, refined and tasty dishes and always friendly service Looking for a vegetarian restaurant, we were attracted to Apriti Sesamo for Easter Monday lunch. Excellent choice! Lots of flavour, very high level with the various preparations and perfect balance of flavours. The vegan pastiera is also good, with a very pleasant and persistent taste

Dietro il consiglio di un amico, abbiamo provato questo ristorante vegetariano e vegano. Abbiamo mangiato discretamente, ma i prezzi sono davvero alti. Il locale è grazioso.

A wonderful experience even for non-vegetarian people who want to try new and more sustainable flavours. For the first time I tasted seitan and it reminded me a lot of the flavor of meat, but I appreciated it only for the taste itself (and not for the similarity): soft, succulent, with a base of vegetables (cap and purple potato) and perfect sauces. However, we were a little disappointed by the lasagna because it only tasted of artichokes, even though it was still good.

I've been going to Apriti Sesame for a few years and every time it's always a surprise. Relaxing atmosphere and great food.

We have been customers here for over a year now, and for us it is the best place to eat plant-based. By traveling and frequenting hotels and restaurants serving vegetable cuisine we can confirm that nothing is plated, chosen and full of flavor like at Apriti Sesamo. Carefully chosen ingredients of the highest quality, menu that changes according to seasonality. Apriti sesame is always a guarantee and we have brought many omnivorous friends who have complimented the quality of the food.

Great food. Kind welcome, simple but lovely ambience, worth to try and taste.

I have known Apriti Sesamo for many years, since the early 2000s, and I have always appreciated their research into raw materials and expertise in preparing dishes for a truly always special menu. The same attention and care can be found in the room with spaced tables for a cozy environment and truly impeccable service. For years I have recommended it to anyone looking for a vegetarian/vegan restaurant in Parma and its province. The cream of topinbur and cauliflower and the durum wheat tubes with cannellini beans and seasonal vegetables are exquisite. You absolutely must try their tiramisu with cashew and carob cream. The wines are excellent, also available by the glass.

Having arrived in Parma to visit an exhibition, as a vegan, I couldn't help but rely on the Internet to look for a place where I could have lunch without being satisfied with the usual two leaves of salad or a portion of fried potatoes. A brief exploration of the menus of the restaurants in the center (via Farini, piazza and via Garibaldi) had put me in front of an authentic triumph of every kind of animal to be put first on the plate and then under the teeth (from snails to donkeys, without, obviously, leaving out lambs, pigs, cows and various fish). Luckily my web search opened the doors of a special place to me: I just had to read "Open Sesame" on the door (as in the famous fairy tale from "The Arabian Nights") to enter a very welcoming and beautiful place from an aesthetic point of view, where I was able to taste extremely varied, appetizing and tasty vegan dishes. On the other hand, as the owner also made me understand, if a place that offers an exclusively vegan and vegetarian menu did not work at the highest levels of quality it would not have survived the wave of time, especially in a land where people, from an early age, grow up on milk and culatello... Congratulations to all the "Apriti Sesamo" staff: the next time I come to Parma I already know where I will go to eat.

Very good dishes and ingredients, pleasant environment, I will gladly return. Only one reason makes me give 3 stars: upon payment I asked if they accepted Amex credit card, answer: "no, I sweat the money". A simple "no, sorry" would have been much better. Be well.

Ottime materie prime cucinate bene e con esperienza. Bel locale, gestione perfetta, prezzi corretti, servizio professionale