17 italian spots in Centro Storico, editor-picked by TableJourney. All of Centro Storico's food · All italian in Parma.
Trattoria Corrieri ★ 4.4
Via Conservatorio 1, 43121 Parma
Trattoria Corrieri fills an old posthouse courtyard near Parma's Parco Ducale with torta fritta, tortelli d'erbetta and anolini served all day long.
Tip: It runs continuous service from noon to midnight, so aim for 15:00 or 18:30 to skip the queues that build at classic meal times.
Brisla Trattoria ★ 4.4
Strada Luigi Carlo Farini 41/A, 43121 Parma
Brisla Trattoria earned a 2026 Bib Gourmand for chef Elia Otgianu's seasonal take on Parma classics: anolini in brodo, leek tortelli and bomba di riso.
Tip: Book online through their site; the room on Strada Farini is small and the Bib Gourmand listing keeps weekend tables scarce.
Parizzi ★ 4.4
Strada della Repubblica 71, 43121 Parma
Parizzi has run on Strada della Repubblica in Parma since 1948; Marco Parizzi cooks anolini and stracotto beside contemporary plates, Michelin listed.
Tip: A selected restaurant in the Michelin Guide, it opens aperitivo at 18:00 before the 19:30 dinner service, a civilised way to read the menu slowly.
Osteria del 36 ★ 4.3
Strada Aurelio Saffi 26/A, 43121 Parma
Osteria del 36 traces its name to 1880, when wine here cost 36 cents a litre; chef Francesco Ziveri has run its Emilian kitchen in Parma since 1997.
Tip: It closes from mid-July to around 20 August each summer, so check before an August visit and book for the small wine-lined room.
Trattoria Sorelle Picchi ★ 4.3
Strada Luigi Carlo Farini 27, 43121 Parma
Trattoria Sorelle Picchi grew out of a historic salumeria on Strada Farini in Parma, so lunch starts at the counter: culatello, coppa and spalla cotta.
Tip: The front counter is a working salumeria whose boards also sell to take away; tables book in two seatings at lunch, 12:00 and 13:45.
Borgo 20 ★ 4.3
Borgo XX Marzo 14/16, 43121 Parma
Borgo 20 is Parma's contemporary bistrot near Piazza Duomo, pairing 30-month prosciutto with risotto alla parmigiana and a serious pastry counter.
Tip: Gambero Rosso lists it among Parma's essential tables and the kitchen runs unusually precise plating for a bistrot. Book for dinner.
Trattoria del Tribunale ★ 4.2
Vicolo Politi 5, 43121 Parma
Trattoria del Tribunale hides in a lane behind Parma's courthouse, rolling tortelli, anolini and tagliatelle daily under a ceiling of hanging salumi.
Tip: Open every day including Sunday evening, which is rare in central Parma. The lane entrance on Vicolo Politi is easy to walk past.
Soj Vino e Cucina ★ 4.2
Borgo del Parmigianino 26, 43121 Parma
Soj Vino e Cucina seats about fifteen people around an open kitchen in Parma, where chefs Federico Capocasa and Eugenio Restivo cook and serve everything.
Tip: The two chefs are also the waiters and sommeliers, so the pace is theirs. Reserve by phone and ask for the counter seats facing the open kitchen.
Officina Alimentare Dedicata ★ 4.1
Via Ferdinando Maestri 11/A, 43121 Parma
Officina Alimentare Dedicata reworks Parma tradition with organic produce from vetted local farms; anolini of stracotto arrive in capon broth at 16 euro.
Tip: The kitchen flags celiac and vegan-friendly plates clearly, which is rare among Parma's traditional rooms. Book the aperitivo hour too.
Gallo d'Oro ★ 4.1
Borgo della Salina 3/A, 43121 Parma
Gallo d'Oro keeps tavern hours behind Parma's town hall, frying torta fritta for salumi boards from noon to nearly midnight under old vaulted ceilings.
Tip: Continuous kitchen hours make it the reliable option when everything else is closed between lunch and dinner. The wine list leans local.
Cortex Bistrot ★ 4.0
Borgo del Correggio 20/B, 43121 Parma
Cortex Bistrot layers Emilian tradition with fusion instincts in central Parma: wild boar pappardelle with prunes, then snails cooked with mushrooms.
Tip: A Gambero Rosso new entry for 2024, it stays quieter than the famous trattorias, which makes it the sensible last-minute booking in the centre.
Croce di Malta ★ 4.0
Borgo Palmia 8, 43121 Parma
Croce di Malta keeps a small bright modern room off Parma's Piazza Garibaldi, cooking precise seasonal plates built on herbs and artisan produce.
Tip: Gazzetta di Parma reviewed it warmly in January 2025 for balanced, modern cooking. Sunday is lunch only and Thursday is the closing day.
La Filoma ★ 4.0
Borgo XX Marzo 15, 43121 Parma
La Filoma bills itself as the oldest restaurant name in Parma and cooks like it: culatello with Parmigiano, black-truffle risotto and proper tortelli.
Tip: The claim to be Parma's oldest dining room is the house's own, but the belle-epoque interior near the Duomo does most of the convincing.
Angiol d'Or ★ 4.0
Vicolo Scutellari 1, 43121 Parma
Angiol d'Or puts its terrace tables in front of Parma's Duomo and Baptistery, cooking traditional dishes with a creative hand and a serious cellar.
Tip: Ask for the outside tables on Vicolo Scutellari at lunch; the pink marble of the Baptistery does the decorating for free.
Ristorante La Forchetta ★ 4.0
Borgo San Biagio 6/D, 43121 Parma
Ristorante La Forchetta runs family service steps from Parma's Baptistery, plating culatello and Parmigiano alongside a fish list rare for the centre.
Tip: One of the few central rooms mixing Parma salumi with seafood, useful when the table cannot agree. Sunday is lunch only.
Antica Osteria della Ghiaia ★ 4.0
Borgo Paggeria 12, 43121 Parma
Antica Osteria della Ghiaia fries torta fritta by the basket near Parma's old market and hosts a tortellata every 23 June for the feast of San Giovanni.
Tip: Dinner runs Friday and Saturday only; every other day it is a lunch house. Book June 23rd weeks ahead for the tortellata di San Giovanni.
Dispensa Emilia ★ 3.4
Via Giuseppe Zanardelli 2, 43126 Parma
Dispensa Emilia serves tigelle and gnocco fritto counter-style at its Parma branch, an Emilian fast-casual formula for salumi without the trattoria bill.
Tip: Order at the counter and take a table; it is the cheapest respectable route to a full Emilian salumi spread near the station end of town.