Da Danilo is an italian restaurant in Centro Storico, Modena.
Editorially verified September 29, 2026 by Elliot Marsh, TableJourney editor. Source.
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Address: Via Coltellini 31, 41121 Modena
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.
OrderThe gnocco fritto with cured meats and the tortelloni with butter and sage.
TipClosed Mondays; the wine list leans almost entirely on Lambrusco di Sorbara as the house pour.
Da Enzo in Modena's centro storico is a warm family trattoria near the Synagogue, serving gnocco fritto, tigelle and Emilian classics nightly.
OrderThe gnocco fritto with cured meats and the zampone with mashed potato.
TipSaturday dinner runs until midnight, later than the rest of the week; the kitchen closes on Mondays.
Zemian Piccola Osteria in Modena packs a handful of tables on Via Fonte d'Abisso, plating classic Emilian dishes for its devoted local crowd.
OrderWhatever the chef built into that day's short tasting sequence of Emilian classics.
TipSeats are few and demand is high; call weeks ahead for a weekend table.
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.
OrderA wood fired pizza and the tuna tartare from the fish side of the menu.
TipThe family renovated the dining room when the founder's son took over in 2013; kitchen runs past midnight most nights.
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.
OrderThe gnocco fritto with cured meats and the tortelloni with butter and sage.
TipClosed Mondays; the wine list leans almost entirely on Lambrusco di Sorbara as the house pour.
Da Enzo in Modena's centro storico is a warm family trattoria near the Synagogue, serving gnocco fritto, tigelle and Emilian classics nightly.
OrderThe gnocco fritto with cured meats and the zampone with mashed potato.
TipSaturday dinner runs until midnight, later than the rest of the week; the kitchen closes on Mondays.
Zemian Piccola Osteria in Modena packs a handful of tables on Via Fonte d'Abisso, plating classic Emilian dishes for its devoted local crowd.
OrderWhatever the chef built into that day's short tasting sequence of Emilian classics.
TipSeats are few and demand is high; call weeks ahead for a weekend table.
Il Patriarca in Modena runs a seafood forward pizzeria ristorante on Strada Vignolese, open late for raw crudi and wood fired pizza nightly.
OrderThe raw seafood starter and a wood fired pizza from the late kitchen.
TipKitchen runs until midnight most nights; closed all day Tuesday.
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.
OrderA wood fired pizza and the tuna tartare from the fish side of the menu.
TipThe family renovated the dining room when the founder's son took over in 2013; kitchen runs past midnight most nights.
Pizzeria La Lanterna in Modena has fired sourdough pizza since 1969, tucked under an overpass with a short, well chosen list of craft beers.
OrderThe Diavola with spicy sausage sauce and the Cacio e Pepe with crisp pancetta.
TipOpen Thursday to Sunday evenings only; the dough uses organic stone ground flours.
