I migliori ristoranti di cucina mediterranea in Modena

06/04/2025: I was already a while ago, so perhaps the tasting menu is no longer the same as the photos I published; but the food is excellent, the place is intimate and the tables are well arranged. The Chef came out several times to interact with us and other guests. Absolutely recommended

30/03/2025: Excellent food, excellent service... The guys are good and kind. We also met the chef, humble and still looking for experimentation. The price is adequate for everything. We will be back ❤️

31/03/2025: Sedetevi, vi racconto la serata! Entriamo e mi chiedono il nome della prenotazione che, ovviamente, fornisco. Avevo effettuato la prenotazione tramite il sito, ma il mio nome non era tra i tavoli prenotati. Si susseguono i camerieri, arriva persino la proprietaria, ma la prenotazione non risulta! Ammetto che stavo per infastidirmi, ma finalmente si scopre l’arcano. Avevo prenotato, ma per la sera prima! Quindi non soltanto ho dato buca la sera prima occupando un tavolo e non presentandomi, ma stavo anche per “offendermi”! La proprietaria (di una educazione unica!!!) si scusa, ma in realtà ero io a dovermi scusare, infatti facciamo a gara per chi si scusa di più. In modo del tutto elegante, ci propone di temporeggiare e ci offre due calici. Nell’attesa vedo passare un piatto di pesce crudo, ottimo incentivo per aspettare! Dopo un calice e qualche chiacchiera, ci fanno accomodare. Apro il menù e non trovo la proposta di pesce crudo, chiedo al cameriere e vengo accontentato! Super! Riassumendo: avevo prenotato per il venerdì e mi sono presentato il sabato, chiedo un piatto non presente nel menù e vengo accontentato, voi come chiamate tutto questo? Io lo chiamo: nuovo ristorante preferito! Non mi dilungo sulla qualità del cibo e del servizio (a mio avviso impeccabile), ma ci tenevo a scrivere due righe per dire questa è ristorazione: ospitalità, sorrisi, accoglienza! Siete super! Alla prossima!

31/03/2025: Found by chance in an area outside the centre, but upon entering the place it is not a simple tavern... a clear assortment of many wines served competently by the young but not improvised service... refined dishes, even the apparently banal desserts but made exclusive with exclusive reinterpretations! All at a fair cost! Compliments

08/04/2025: We celebrated my husband’s birthday here. It’s such a unique experience! I booked for dinner well in advance and ordered a birthday cake as well. I fell in love with everything we tasted during the dinner, the birthday cake was also sooo good! The waiters are so kind. I highly recommend this place!

04/04/2025: Rarely eaten so deliciously! Everything is just right here from the starter to the dessert 😍👍🏼

20/04/2025: Lunch on Easter Sunday. Congratulations in all respects

18/04/2025: Delicious food! Small, great kitchen! Cozy, super friendly!

02/04/2025: Zelmira is a lovely restaurant located in one of the most characteristic and beautiful corners of Modena. It usually offers traditional Modenese dishes and an innovative seasonal menu. All of exceptional quality. Grazia, who runs the restaurant, is incredibly kind and all the staff have also proven to be kind and helpful. In Modena, going to eat at Zelmira is a sure thing. Highly recommended!

30/03/2025: Last night I returned to dinner at Ristorante Zelmira in the historic center of Modena in the romantic and glittering Piazzetta San Giacomo. We were welcomed, as always, with a smile by the very good owner Maria Grazia Muccini. Since I'm curious I tried two new dishes. Seared scallops in zucchini and basil sauce with crispy celery and "coscia" pear. Tagliatelle with spirulina algae with fresh tuna, pine nuts, mint and atturrato bread. To finish, strawberry semifreddo with orange reduction. Tiziana instead opted for a plate of culaccia with porcini mushroom croutons and a plate of tortellini in broth. Everything was excellent. The wine was also very good: a Gewürztraminer by Colterenzio. In short, this restaurant never lets me down. LOCATION. 10 SERVICE. 10 FOOD. 10 BILL. 10

16/03/2025: We went for lunch at noon. Excellent hospitality and food, clean and easy to reach place.

25/02/2025: Parto dalle cose positive: tagliatelle porcini e tartufo veramente molto buone, buone le tigelle, e anche il lambrusco ,personale gentile, contrariamente alle recensioni che ho visto. Di negativo invece: tagliata piuttosto dura, gnocco fritto molto unto, affettati scarsi come porzione e anche come qualità, tagliatelle al ragù pessime, sembravano addirittura riscaldate. Quando mi è stato chiesto se era andato tutto bene ho esposto molto tranquillamente la mia opinione, perché credo che una critica fatta con educazione sia utile per una crescita professionale.. risultato: mi hanno scontato 2 euro circa, su un prezzo davvero eccessivo per quello che abbiamo mangiato. Mi spiace ma non ci siamo proprio.

20/03/2025: I had dinner at this restaurant with a group of friends. Very very good cuisine. We ate gnocco and tigelle as a starter. As first courses, gramigna and tortellini with balsamic vinegar and tagliatelle with meat sauce. as second courses, pork, cutlet and another and baked potatoes., and drank an excellent Lambrusco Charli and another bottle of grape. Prices are more than fair for quantity and quality and where the restaurant is located, i.e. in the center of Modena. Precise and informal but professional service. I recommend it if you love traditional cuisine

12/03/2025: The food was heavenly. The staff was even more wonderful.

18/03/2025: Everything very good, tasty but not heavy, owner very helpful and friendly. Very welcoming environment for a pleasant evening with flavors different from the usual. A pleasant discovery

16/03/2025: On the advice of friends, we are came to dine at this Persian restaurant. Environment very particular, with a characteristic room with carpets and Persian details and the hall of the Estense hotel available to the restaurant (where we had dinner). The soup offered as a welcome entree is excellent. The starters were very good, first of all sambuse (fried dough rolls stuffed with meat and vegetables) and Persian mashed potatoes. Then we took single dishes with beef or chicken, accompanied by rice basmati with saffron, a lot good and generous. Characteristic: the waiters or the master how to eat it, showing you with your cutlery and your plate. The whole thing is was accompanied by the typical fermented milk drink, similar to kefir, salty and tasty. The desserts are good, especially the Persian ice cream. The value for money is very good. Advised. Better book, on a Saturday evening it was full.

26/03/2025: What to say. We spend over 200Euro for 3 nights there. It was just near our hotel. We did not wanted to travel to have a dinner. Pizza was ok... but NOT WOW". Just regular pizza you can eat. Thin but not crispy. Staff was kind first 3 days while we eated and payed the bills. Last knight we ordered one "tagliata di manzo" and one "Entracote grilled". And the drama started... Tagliata was OK, but the Entracote... the meat was terrible. Taste nad smell was not OK. The staff was kind and take it back. But returned the same meat more grilled and over kooked. At the mean time, second dish - tagliata get cold. We returned again as the overkooking do not change the bad taste of the meat. They took it again and after another several minutes of waiting we received another Entracoke, but with different thickness of the meat and this time heavy overcooked. Only a very small part of the meat were it was thicker was medium to welldone, all the rest was heavy welldone. When we told them that we ordered the steak "meduim", they started to ensure us that we have received it like this. It was not unfortunately. So we did not eated this one as it was not good cooked. We even did not taste the meat, it was brown inside. We requested to change the meal, as obvuously the steak was not possible to eat. ANd as the first Tagliata was OK, we just asked the same dish one more time. Another minutes of wating. Finaly second tagliata come. Well coocked, but obviously made from the same piece of meat which they made the first entracote. The meat was with the same bad taste as the first entracote. So we did not eat this either. We shared and eated only the first Tagliata and stay a bit hungry. At the end we received a bill with two tagliatas, italian cuperto included and 8 euro overcharge. "When we asked what is this?" was explained that the steacks were perfect but we returned them :) Anyway, we are disapointed from this place, but wish them success and to check they meet before serve it to the clients. Good luck! P.S. We were disapointed, but not frustrated. Actually we have no plans to post a bad review, and that's why we did not took a pictures, but the lady owner at the cashier, changed my mind, when charge us over the bill because of their mistakes.

16/03/2025: Always kind and helpful, excellent service thank you

27/03/2025: Special pizzas! Especially those with the names of the hamlets of Lama Mocogno! Definitely recommended!

18/03/2025: Very good food, kindness and competence, thank you, we had a great time and a super service

30/03/2025: Siamo tornati a cena menù tradizione+tortellini con abbinamento 3 calici. Piatti e servizio di ottimo livello come sempre, peccato x l'abbinamento dei vini di modesta qualità e x noi sbagliati oltre che ad un prezzo eccessivo. Torneremo sicuramente ma sceglieremo noi il vino.

30/03/2025: Es uno de los restaurantes de Massimo Battura, que supo tener el mejor restaurante del mundo con su Osteria Franciscana. Y acá se nota su mano para elaborar el menú y tener un grupo que refleja su calidad. Fuimos un sábado y no hay carta, solo menú de 6 y 8 pasos. Tomamos el primero y en mi caso agregué el plato de tortellini, de Tortellane en salsa crema de parmesano. Aclaro que tortellane es una entidad benéfica que elabora los tortellini con personas discapacitadas. Todo resultó excelente, un plato mejor que otro. Bien servidos con muy buena vajilla. Muy buena atención, permanentemente atentos para cualquier requerimiento. Debo resaltar la atención de Ricardo, un veneciano que habla español y nos explicó cada plato. En el final al pagar la cuenta nos descontó los tortellini porque en la reserva no nos avisaron que los sábados no hay carta, solo menues, Para volver y recomendar

03/04/2025: The restaurant is located in the historic center of Modena in Piazzale Redecocca among the oldest streets of the historic center of Modena. It serves traditional Emilian dishes such as tortellini, tortelloni, tagliatelle and the legendary fried gnocco accompanied by excellent cured meats. There is no shortage of other traditional Italian dishes and an excellent choice of meat. All very good. Cozy and clean place. Professional and kind staff.

24/03/2025: Cozy atmosphere that reflects the name of the place. Excellent fried gnocco and, not to be taken for granted, excellent raw ham. Pumpkin tortellacci simply the best in Modena. The pork shank and pork cheek are also very good. Very friendly staff and more than fair prices, recommended

11/03/2025: Great experience, short walk from the cruise port in Messina. The staff were very patient with my rudimentary Italian. Food was extremely good, served quickly and by friendly waiters. Prices are reasonable too.

05/03/2025: I was there on Sunday and I was able to appreciate the location as well as the availability and friendliness of all the collaborators and especially the owner, it felt like I had always known them. Good quality food and fast service even though the restaurant was full. Congratulations to all. I highly recommend it!!!

12/04/2025: Great little Trattoria with wonderful service and kitchen staff!

05/04/2025: Roadside restaurant near the Ferrari museum. The food is good but a little expensive for the quality and service provided. The meat platter mixed too much meat of various quality, sausage, bacon, pork, beef On the other hand they speak English and the menu and in French and in English.

30/03/2025: Excellent food, very fresh, plentiful, fair price. Negative note we waited an hour, and one waiter alone in the room is a bit short for me....but I would definitely go back! There is also a room for smokers, and at the end of dinner they bring you a rose... very nice gesture! Super recommended!!!

25/03/2025: Italy starts with everything fishy: and this place is just right for that - everything is excellent: waiters, service, food... at the end of the evening they gave me a rose. A small but very nice compliment. I recommend it!