Salsamenteria Storica e Verdiana Baratta In Busseto

09/12/2025: The food is excellent, with very high quality and a refined, carefully prepared cuisine that's not overdone. There are 12-13 seats and reservations are required. I should add that it's quite difficult to book on weekends, even months in advance. It's much easier on weekdays.

29/11/2025: As always, a wonderful experience. It's a place that immediately exudes peace: a few tables (maximum 15 seats), soft music, and Mariella and Guido, passionately yet discreetly, share their love for raw materials and wine, creating an atmosphere you'll never want to leave. Taking advantage of the season, we chose the Fragno black truffle menu; the other options, which must be booked a week in advance, were seafood, traditional, and regional. Before starting our journey, a series of small "gifts" arrive: bread and oil, 35-month Parmigiano Reggiano, a salami that truly tastes like salami, and an extraordinary focaccia with an irresistible mortadella. These are followed by three dishes that are true masterpieces of raw materials and pairings: a poached egg with sweet gorgonzola, a cream of pumpkin and truffle, truly moving; tagliolini made with 40 egg yolks and butter and truffle, a perfect example of simplicity brought to excellence; Beef sirloin with Vin Jaune and truffle sauce, perfectly cooked and with an incredible texture, the sauce—with the distinctive curry flavor typical of this Jura wine—pairs perfectly with the dish. To finish, a nice selection of cheeses, from Italy to France, and carefully selected desserts, delicious and never boring. To pair, Guido suggested an excellent sparkling rosé from a small winery in Valcamonica, which paired perfectly with the entire menu. You leave feeling a mixture of happiness and nostalgia, because you already want to come back. Thank you.