3 hours
Modena: Private Pasta-Making Class at a Local's Home
Have a fresh pasta cooking class, in a local home, with a certified home cook. Learn local recipes and taste everything you make with wine included.
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CuisineMediterranean
Price€€€€
NeighborhoodFrazioni
HoursTue-Sat 12:30-14:00 and dinner; Sun 12:30-14:00; Mon closed; closed 4-31 Aug
Phone+39 059 389262
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Why locals love it: An 18th century mill in the Marzaglia frazione, well outside the centro storico, serving Apulian food few visitors think to look for in Modena.
Tip: The frazione of Marzaglia sits about halfway between Modena and Reggio Emilia; closed Mondays and from 4 to 31 August.
Hidden gems: tours, tastings and classes in Modena
4 hours
Modena: Market & Lunch/Dinner at a Local's Home
Tour the vibrant local market and immerse yourself in a private lunch or dinner in a local home with a certified home cook. Enjoy an exclusive cooking demo and taste l...
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3 hours
Modena: Pasta & Tiramisu Cooking Class at a Local's Home
Learn to create the famous Pasta and Tiramisu at a local's home, guided by an expert cook. Savor these Italian classics with fellow enthusiasts.
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Location
Address: Via Chiesa 61, 41123 Modena
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Lo Stalliere ★ 4.0
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 ★ 4.4
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.
Bertani Ristorazione ★ 4.0
Bertani Ristorazione wraps around aisles four and five of Modena's Mercato Albinelli, a gastronomia counter shoppers know better than most visitors.
Why locals goWrapped around aisles four and five of the covered market since 1994, its ready made Emilian trays draw shoppers, not the average tourist crowd.
TipClosed Sundays; the best trays sell out before early afternoon most days.
Il Patriarca ★ 4.1
Il Patriarca sits far south on Modena's Strada Vignolese, a seafood pizzeria past the ring road that locals reach by car, not on foot from the centre.
Why locals goSet far south on Strada Vignolese past the ring road, this seafood pizzeria draws a local crowd rather than anyone walking from the centro storico.
TipKitchen runs until midnight most nights; closed all day Tuesday.
Cucina di Quartiere - Trattoria in San Faustino ★ 4.2
Cucina di Quartiere - Trattoria in San Faustino sits well south on Modena's Via Giardini, a neighbourhood table most centro storico visitors miss.
Why locals goA family kitchen on Via Giardini in the San Faustino district, well south of the centro storico, cooking handmade pasta mostly for the neighbourhood.
TipClosed Sundays; prices run lower than an equivalent centro storico address.
Zemian Piccola Osteria ★ 4.6
Zemian Piccola Osteria hides on a quiet Modena back street off Via Fonte d'Abisso, easy to miss despite its careful Emilian cooking just inside.
Why locals goA handful of tables on a quiet back street off Via Fonte d'Abisso, easy to walk past despite careful Emilian cooking behind the plain door.
TipSeats are few and demand is high; call weeks ahead for a weekend table.