L'Or-Ma Crescenteria is a street food budget eat in Centro Storico, Modena.
Editorially verified September 29, 2026 by Elliot Marsh, TableJourney editor. Source.
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Address: Via dei Gallucci 25, 41121 Modena
La Chersenta sells Pavullo style crescentina and gnocco fritto from a counter on Modena's Via Albinelli, cheap eating by the covered market.
TryCrescentina montanara with lardo and Parmigiano
TipClosed Sundays; the larger tigella grande, rare in the city centre, is worth trying here.
Al Tramezzino has cut budget pizza al taglio on Modena's Piazza Grande since 1987, a cheap counter set right beneath the Ghirlandina bell tower.
TryPizza al taglio by weight
TipTakeaway or a few outdoor stools; ingredients come fresh each morning from the Albinelli Market.
Bottega Mamma Puglia serves cheap Apulian puccia from a small Modena counter on Via Albinelli, facing the historic Mercato Albinelli market.
TryPuccia salentina and focaccia pugliese
TipClosed Sunday and Monday; the focaccia with stracciatella is a favourite among regulars.
PizzALTaglio has cut budget pizza by the slice on Modena's Piazza Mazzini since the 1990s, a cheap stop with a view of the Ghirlandina tower.
TryPizza al taglio by weight
TipOpen every day of the week; the coffee and pizza combo deal suits a quick lunch.
Bertani Ristorazione sells cheap ready made Emilian dishes from a counter inside Modena's Mercato Albinelli, family run since way back in 1994.
TryReady made Emilian counter dishes
TipClosed Sundays; go before early afternoon as the best trays sell out fast at the counter.
La Chersenta sells Pavullo style crescentina and gnocco fritto from a counter on Modena's Via Albinelli, cheap eating by the covered market.
TryCrescentina montanara with lardo and Parmigiano
TipClosed Sundays; the larger tigella grande, rare in the city centre, is worth trying here.
Al Tramezzino has cut budget pizza al taglio on Modena's Piazza Grande since 1987, a cheap counter set right beneath the Ghirlandina bell tower.
TryPizza al taglio by weight
TipTakeaway or a few outdoor stools; ingredients come fresh each morning from the Albinelli Market.
Bottega Mamma Puglia serves cheap Apulian puccia from a small Modena counter on Via Albinelli, facing the historic Mercato Albinelli market.
TryPuccia salentina and focaccia pugliese
TipClosed Sunday and Monday; the focaccia with stracciatella is a favourite among regulars.
PizzALTaglio has cut budget pizza by the slice on Modena's Piazza Mazzini since the 1990s, a cheap stop with a view of the Ghirlandina tower.
TryPizza al taglio by weight
TipOpen every day of the week; the coffee and pizza combo deal suits a quick lunch.
L'Insolito Bar serves cheap gnocco fritto and tigelle by Modena's own Parco Ferrari, a repeat winner of the city's Tigella d'Oro cooking title.
TryGnocco fritto and tigelle ai 10 cereali
TipClosed Sunday and Monday; the outdoor tables near the park fill up on warm evenings.
Bertani Ristorazione sells cheap ready made Emilian dishes from a counter inside Modena's Mercato Albinelli, family run since way back in 1994.
TryReady made Emilian counter dishes
TipClosed Sundays; go before early afternoon as the best trays sell out fast at the counter.
