Trattoria L'Antica Grama is a trattoria restaurant in Buon Pastore, Modena.
Editorially verified September 29, 2026 by Elliot Marsh, TableJourney editor. Source.
Why locals love it: Set on Via Vignolese well south of the tourist route, this trattoria draws a mostly local crowd and rarely appears in visitor guides.
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Address: Via Vignolese 765, 41125 Modena
Ristretto sits down a hidden alley called Vicolo Coccapani in central Modena, an enoteca kitchen open late for gnocco fritto and beef tartare.
OrderGnocco fritto with culaccia or the beef tartare.
Why locals goThe entrance sits down a closed alley off Via Sant'Agostino with no street sign visible from the main road, so most visitors walk past it.
TipLook for the sign at Vicolo Coccapani off Via Sant'Agostino, easy to miss after dark.
Trattoria Bianca on Via Spaccini in Modena grew from a grandmother's osteria opened in 1948 and still serves salumi with gnocco fritto and duroni cherry jam.
OrderMixed salumi with gnocco fritto and duroni cherry jam, then tortellini in brodo.
Why locals goA family trattoria on a residential street north of the railway that its owners call one of the few historic Modena places left, open on weekdays only.
TipClosed on Saturdays and Sundays and from 31 July to 24 August; at lunch the kitchen stops taking orders at 13:45.
Antica Trattoria Cervetta has cooked Modenese classics on pedestrian Via Cervetta in Modena, an Accademia della Cucina choice closed on Thursdays.
OrderThe house Cervetta cutlet and coppa di testa with fried gnocco.
Why locals goRecognised by the Accademia Italiana della Cucina, it still sits on a quiet pedestrian lane behind Piazza Grande that few itineraries include.
TipThe Cervetta cutlet and the house cake give the kitchen its name, order at least one.
La Masseria hides in Modena's Marzaglia frazione, an 18th century mill turned Apulian dining room that few centro storico visitors ever reach.
Why locals goAn 18th century mill in the Marzaglia frazione, well outside the centro storico, serving Apulian food few visitors think to look for in Modena.
TipThe frazione of Marzaglia sits about halfway between Modena and Reggio Emilia; closed Mondays and from 4 to 31 August.
Lo Stalliere occupies a converted stable near Modena's Nord tollbooth, a roadside find most visitors to the centro storico never even encounter.
Why locals goA converted stable beside the Modena Nord tollbooth, reached mostly by drivers passing the motorway rather than by anyone walking from the centre.
TipA covered terrace adds extra seating in bad weather; closed Monday evenings.
Bar Schiavoni works stand one inside Modena's Mercato Albinelli, a 1931 panino counter that market regulars know but passing visitors often miss.
Why locals goTucked at stand one inside the Mercato Albinelli since 1931, its gourmet panini reach mostly market regulars, not the average passing visitor.
TipClosed Sundays; go before 15:30 when the counter shuts for the day.
