Day-by-day eating plans for Modena: weekend classics, family routes, vegan plans, on-a-budget editions.
Day-by-day plans
Modena weekend: the covered market, balsamic lofts and tortellini
- ★ 4.6
- 2 days
- First-time visitor, two days
A Saturday and Sunday in Modena built around the Mercato Albinelli, a free balsamic loft visit at Acetaia Giusti, tortellini at two trattorie and Lambrusco by the glass.
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Day 1Saturday: Mercato Albinelli, trattoria lunch, Lambrusco evening
- Morning
- Coffee at Caffetteria Drogheria Giusti on Via Farini from 07:00, then the Mercato Albinelli on Via Albinelli, open until 19:00 on Saturdays from mid-September to May, with a panino at Bar Schiavoni inside the market.
- Afternoon
- Lunch at Trattoria Aldina on Via Albinelli from 12:00 for tortellini and bollito, then a pastry at Antica Pasticceria San Biagio on Via Emilia Centro, which reopens at 16:00.
- Evening
- Lambrusco at La Lambruscheria on Via Calle di Luca from 18:00, then dinner at Trattoria Tagliatella on Via Masone, which serves Saturday dinner from 19:30.
StopsCaffetteria Drogheria GiustiMercato AlbinelliBar SchiavoniTrattoria AldinaAntica Pasticceria San BiagioTrattoria Tagliatella
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Day 2Sunday: Acetaia Giusti, Piazza della Pomposa, Sunday dinner
- Morning
- Book the free one-hour guided visit at Acetaia Giusti on Strada Quattro Ville, open every day from 09:00, for the family museum, the old vinegar lofts and a tasting.
- Afternoon
- Lunch at Trattoria Pomposa - Al Re Gras on Piazza della Pomposa, open Sunday 12:30-14:30, then gelato at Gelateria Pomposa on Via del Voltone.
- Evening
- Dinner at Osteria Gallucci on Via dei Gallucci, which opens again from 18:00 on Sundays.
StopsAcetaia Giusti guided visitGelateria PomposaOsteria Gallucci
A Michelin day in Modena: two starred rooms and a balsamic museum
- ★ 4.5
- 1 day
- Food traveller planning around the Michelin Guide, one day
One Wednesday in Modena between Luca Marchini's starred L'Erba del Re at lunch and Jessica Rosval's Al Gatto Verde at Casa Maria Luigia for dinner, with a balsamic museum visit between them.
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Day 1Wednesday: L'Erba del Re lunch, Acetaia Malpighi, Al Gatto Verde dinner
- Morning
- Espresso and a pastry at Cathedrali Pasticceria on Corso Duomo, open from 07:00, beside the cathedral.
- Afternoon
- Lunch at L'Erba del Re on Via Castelmaraldo from 12:30, then the free guided visit at Acetaia Malpighi's Museo Taste&Tour on Via Vignolese, booked at least 48 hours ahead.
- Evening
- Dinner at Al Gatto Verde on Stradello Bonaghino from 19:30, cooked over live embers inside Casa Maria Luigia.
Modena on a budget: markets, a trattoria lunch and pizza by the slice
- ★ 4.2
- 1 day
- Budget traveller, one weekday
A Tuesday in Modena that spends little: a coffee bar breakfast, the covered market, a trattoria lunch on Via Coltellini, the Campagna Amica farmers' market and pizza by the slice on Piazza Mazzini.
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Day 1Tuesday: Albinelli morning, Da Danilo lunch, farmers' market, pizza al taglio
- Morning
- Breakfast at Menomoka on Corso Canalchiaro from 07:00, then the Mercato Albinelli, open weekdays 07:00-15:00, for cheese, salumi and fruit.
- Afternoon
- Lunch at Da Danilo on Via Coltellini from 12:00, then the Campagna Amica farmers' market on Viale Leonardo da Vinci, held on Tuesdays from 14:00 to 20:00.
- Evening
- Pizza by the slice at PizzALTaglio on Piazza Mazzini, open until 21:30 on weekdays, and gelato at Bloom across the square.
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