40 mid-range places in Modena, editor-picked. The comfortable everyday-good restaurants in Modena, with real cooking and no surprise on the bill. All Modena food.

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Trattoria Aldina

Order The tagliatelle al ragu and the tortellini in broth, made fresh each morning.

Trattoria Aldina in Modena overlooks the Mercato Albinelli from a first floor room, a no reservations canteen for tagliatelle and tortellini.

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Da Danilo

Order The pumpkin tortelloni with butter and Parmigiano and the mixed boiled meats cart.

Da Danilo in Modena has run as a family trattoria since 1934, plating pumpkin tortelloni and meat ragu tagliatelle near the Ghirlandina tower.

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La Masseria

Order The stuffed peppers and the wood grilled meat selection.

La Masseria in Modena's Marzaglia frazione runs an Apulian kitchen from an 18th century mill, a Michelin Guide address for stuffed peppers and grills.

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Mon Cafè

Drink Cappuccino, aperitivo cocktails

Mon Cafe on Corso Canalchiaro runs breakfast through dinner in central Modena, and Gambero Rosso's 2025 guide rated it among the city's best bars.

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Il Fantino

Order The gnocco fritto with cured meats and the tortelloni with butter and sage.

Il Fantino in Modena keeps a retro dining room on Via Donzi, serving hand rolled gnocco fritto and tortelloni with butter and sage most nights.

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Da Enzo

Order The gnocco fritto with cured meats and the zampone with mashed potato.

Da Enzo in Modena's centro storico is a warm family trattoria near the Synagogue, serving gnocco fritto, tigelle and Emilian classics nightly.

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Trattoria Ermes

Order The passatelli in broth and the scaloppine with balsamic vinegar and potatoes.

Trattoria Ermes in Modena has cooked Emilian home food on Via Ganaceto since 1963, a small osteria now run by a new generation since early 2023.

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Roots

Order The €38 sharing menu, which changes three times a year around the trainees' home dishes.

Roots is a social enterprise restaurant on Via Francesco Selmi in Modena where migrant women trainees cook a shared menu from their home cuisines.

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Osteria Gallucci

Order The wild boar ragu and a plate of mixed local appetizers to start.

Osteria Gallucci in Modena keeps a rustic room a few steps from Piazza Grande, serving local appetizers and Emilian plates until well past midnight.

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Maison Livre

Drink Breakfast pastry, aperitivo cocktails

Maison Livre on Via Emilia Centro runs breakfast, lunch and aperitivo under one roof, a Modena bar the Gambero Rosso guide singled out in 2025.

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Saba

Drink Saba-inspired mixed drinks

Saba mixes drinks named for the grape must syrup on Via Castelmaraldo in central Modena, pairing a short kitchen menu with cocktails after 19:00.

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Accademia by Italo

Order A wood fired pizza and the tuna tartare from the fish side of the menu.

Accademia by Italo in Modena has run as a family pizzeria since 1980, now serving pizza alongside meat and fish plates until well past midnight.

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Lo Stalliere

Order The calf liver with caramelised onions and the gnocco fritto with mixed cured meats.

Lo Stalliere in Modena occupies a converted stable near the Modena Nord tollbooth, plating calf liver and gnocco fritto with cured meats daily.

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Lòi

Drink Americano del Lói

Lòi is a cocktail bar on Via dei Balugola in Modena, built around Italian vermouth, amari and vintage bottles, with an Americano made with house vermouth.

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