Verona's historic horse-meat stew, marinated 24 hours in Valpolicella wine with onions, carrots, cloves and cinnamon. Editor pick on TableJourney with address and what to order.
Veronese legend dates the dish to 489 AD, after the Battle of Verona between Theodoric the Ostrogoth and Odoacer's Romans, when victorious soldiers preserved fallen horses in red wine and spices on the plain outside the walls to prevent spoilage. The wine-marinated braising tradition is the Ostrogothic culinary legacy that survives in modern Veronese kitchens, with horse-meat consumption still legal in Italy. Osteria al Duca, set in the medieval Casa dei Montecchi, is the reference room.
5 editor picks for Pastissada de caval in Verona, ranked by editorial score. All Verona signature dishes · Pastissada de caval across every city.
Trattoria al Pompiere ★ 4.6
Citta Antica · Vicolo Regina d'Ungheria 5, 37121 Verona
Trattoria al Pompiere has run a historic Veronese kitchen since the early 20th century in Vicolo Regina d'Ungheria. A 2026 TableJourney editor pick.
Trattoria Al Bersagliere ★ 4.5
Citta Antica · Via Dietro Pallone 1, 37121 Verona
Trattoria Al Bersagliere has run a family-Veronese kitchen since 1928 in the Borgo dei Filippini area of Verona. A 2026 TableJourney editor pick.
Trattoria Tre Marchetti ★ 4.4
Citta Antica · Vicolo Tre Marchetti 19/B, 37121 Verona
Trattoria Tre Marchetti has run a Veneto kitchen in Verona since 1960 on the alley behind the Arena. A 2026 TableJourney editor pick with hours and dishes.
Trattoria I Masenini ★ 4.4
Citta Antica · Via Roma 34, 37121 Verona
Trattoria I Masenini brings polished plating to traditional Veronese plates on Via Roma between the Arena and Castelvecchio in Verona. A 2026 editor pick.
Osteria al Duca ★ 4.3
Citta Antica · Via Arche Scaligere 2, 37121 Verona
Osteria al Duca in Verona occupies the medieval Casa dei Montecchi on Via Arche Scaligere. Editor pick on TableJourney with address and what to order.