
Day trip · 4 hours
Parma: Parmigiano Production and Parma Ham Tour & Tasting
Discover where the world-famous Parmigiano Reggiano cheese and Prosciutto are made, followed by a mouthwatering tasting accompanied by a glass of wine.
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12 cocktail bar places in Parma we have eaten in, sorted by editor score. All cuisines in Parma · Cocktail Bar across every city.
Try Craft pints with pub plates
Bastian Contrario Public House taps its own Parma-brewed beers on Strada Inzani: eleven lines plus two pumps, from Miss Matilda to the rotating one-offs.
Order Whatever Italian craft beer leads the chalkboard that night.
Vecchie Maniere fills a Bernabei courtyard in Parma's Oltretorrente with craft taps and live-music nights, the neighbourhood pub the district deserves.
Try Burgers and cask ale to closing
Highlander Pub is the Oltretorrente's veteran ale room on Via La Spezia, with Friday evening beer tastings and burgers served past midnight.
Try Late cocktails behind the door
Vanissa C'est la Vie mixes speakeasy-style cocktails behind an easy-to-miss door on Strada Nuova in Parma, all velvet corners and bespoke drink briefs.

Day trip · 4 hours
Discover where the world-famous Parmigiano Reggiano cheese and Prosciutto are made, followed by a mouthwatering tasting accompanied by a glass of wine.

Viator · 4 h
Enjoy a easy bike tour to visit a Parmigiano Reggiano cheesefactory and see all production chain, to know the secrets of this great cheese and the huge storage with th...

Guided tour · 2.5 hours
Embark on a guided tour of a traditional Parmigiano Reggiano cheese factory and get insight into the art of cheese making. End your tour with a tasting of parmesan che...
Order An evening spritz with a pizza to share on the square.
Barino works Piazza XXV Aprile in Parma from breakfast espresso to two-in-the-morning spritz, with pizza and a long wine shelf holding the middle.
Try Cocktails and DJ sets to 03:00
BANG Club stacks Parma's late weekend into one address on Via Ugolotti: dinner and pizza early, cocktails after, DJ sets running to three in the morning.
Order A pint and a hot panino, the house pairing since forever.
Birreria Chelsea holds its long-running beer-and-panini corner on Via Emilio Lepido in Parma, a neighbourhood pub that opens when the city eats dinner.
Order The aperitivo round with a full pass of the buffet.
Arte e Gusto runs one of Parma's fuller aperitivo buffets on Via Emilia Est, a refined bar-restaurant hybrid priced around twelve euro a round.
Try Burgers and cask ale to closing
Highlander Pub runs burgers and cask ales to 01:30 on weeknights and 02:00 at weekends, the dependable late promise Parma's night owls plan around.
Try Craft pints with pub plates
Bastian Contrario Public House pours its Parma-brewed beer lines nightly to 01:00, with Friday and Saturday stretching the eleven taps out to 02:00.
Try Cocktails and DJ sets to 03:00
BANG Club owns Parma's 03:00 slot on Fridays and Saturdays, the Via Ugolotti address where dinner hands over to DJ sets and a late cocktail list.
Try Late cocktails behind the door
Vanissa C'est la Vie shakes its last bespoke cocktails at one in the morning at weekends, Parma's quiet nightcap room hidden along Strada Nuova.