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Osteria Francescana
· Italy
Fine Dining · Contemporary Italian
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Photo: Official website · osteriafrancescana.it
Awards & Recognition
The World's 50 Best Restaurants
Ranked No. 1 · 2016
The World's 50 Best Restaurants
Ranked No. 1 · 2018
Massimo Bottura's intimate Modena restaurant reinterprets Italian food through memory, contemporary art and deliberate provocation. Its international influence rests on making familiar culinary traditions feel intellectually and emotionally new.
The Story
Origin
Bottura opened Osteria Francescana in Modena in 1995, initially challenging a local dining culture deeply attached to established recipes.
Philosophy
Tradition is treated as material for interpretation rather than a fixed set of instructions.
Why Important
A central reference for understanding how Italian fine dining moved beyond faithful reproduction of regional classics.
Differentiation
Its combination of Italian identity, contemporary art and culinary storytelling has become unusually influential.
Food Philosophy
Emilian ingredients and Italian culinary memories become starting points for technically elaborate dishes with narrative titles and unexpected presentations.
Guest Experience
A reservation-led destination meal in which service explains the cultural references behind the food.
Design Philosophy
An intimate series of dining rooms brings contemporary art into a recognisably Italian restaurant setting.
Design & Architecture
Architecture
A small restaurant embedded in Modena's historic streetscape
Design Language
Intimate, art-led and contemporary within a historic urban setting
Interior Design
Separate dining rooms display contemporary artworks rather than relying on theatrical architectural scale.
Gallery · 14 photos
Menus
HO FAME! HO FAME!
Tasting menu · Menu last verified: 8 October 2026
- €350
Tasting menu
HO FAME! HO FAME!
Artusi
Difesa Della Natura
Achrome
Grande Rosso
Where is this Pasta e Fagioli going next?!
Tagliatelle 3.0
Mediterraneo Contemporaneo
Alba
La Luce
L’Oscurità
Untitled
Wine Pairing
Wine pairing · Menu last verified: 8 October 2026
- €240
Wine pairing
Pairing price
Eva Fricke 2024
Riesling trocken, Rheingau, Germania
“Less is more” omaggio a L. M. van der Rohe
Vermouth bianco, soda, limone
Puygueraud 2016, Château Puygueraud
Sauv. blanc, Sauv. Gris, Cotes de Bordeaux, Francia
Boccella rosa 2020, Trespadini
Aglianico Irpinia, Campania
Fonte Canale 2023 Cristiana Tiberio
Trebbiano, Abruzzo
Mareneve 2023 Federico Graziani
Grecanico, Carricante, Traminer, Riesling Renano, Chenin Blanc, Sicilia
Picolit 2024 Marco Sara
Picolit, Friuli Venezia Giulia
À la carte: Starters
À la carte · Menu last verified: 8 October 2026
- €80
Think Green: Parmigiano Reggiano custard and seasonal vegetables with aromatic-herb miso sauce
- €80
An eel swimming up the Po River
- €90
Five ages of Parmigiano Reggiano in different textures and temperatures
- €100
Croccantino of foie gras, caramelized almonds and hazelnuts, and Extra-old Traditional Balsamic Vinegar of Modena (Villa Manodori)
- €100
Culatello di Zibello Antiche Razze aged 42 months with Campanina apple mostarda
À la carte: First Courses
À la carte · Menu last verified: 8 October 2026
- €110
Ravioli, black truffle and foie gras
- €110
Black and grey rice: oyster and caviar
- €80
Modenese miniature tortellini served in light and creamy 36 month Parmigiano Reggiano sauce
- €80
From Gragnano to Bangkok
- €80
Tagliatelle al ragù
À la carte: Main Courses
À la carte · Menu last verified: 8 October 2026
- €150
Lobster in double sauce: Acidic and sweet
- €100
Eggplant “San Domenico”
- €110
If I’m wrong, I’m right: Roasted cod in Thai inspired sauces
- €110
This little piggy went to the market
- €150
Our interpretation of filetto alla Rossini with foie gras, truffle and caviar
- €140
Dry aged Ribeye with aromatic herbs, pickled vegetables and potato purée
- €150
Mediterraneo Contemporaneo
À la carte: Dessert
À la carte · Menu last verified: 8 October 2026
- €60
Zuppa Inglese
- €60
In and Out of Style
- €60
Non è un Tatin, non è una Sacher con ‘marena Modena
- €60
Oops! I dropped the lemon tart
- €60
Fast Bees, Slow Honey
- €60
Camouflage: a Hare in the Woods
Our Selection of Our Italian Cheeses
À la carte · Menu last verified: 8 October 2026
- €80
Italian cheese selection
The cheese selection is accompanied with spiced bread and fruit marmalade.
Parmigiano Reggiano Bianca Modenese
30 months and 36 months (Cow milk)
Pecorino dei Templari
Tuscany (Sheep milk)
Bleu di Nicoletta
Valle D’Aosta (cow milk)
Bleu di Capra
Valle D’Aosta (goat milk)
Caved aged Taleggio
Piedmont (cow milk)
Brescianella all’Acquavite
Lombardia (cow milk)
Refined Robiola di Capra
Piedmont (goat milk)
Menu
Official page
Wine List
Official page
Watch · Reviews & Tours
No. 1 Restaurant in 2016 and 2018. How about now? - Osteria Francescana (Massimo Bottura)
Review · Alexander The Guest · 3y ago
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Review · cookd · 6y ago
At Osteria Francescana with Massimo Bottura | Dream of Italy Season 3: Modena Part 1 Episode
Review · Dream of Italy® with Kathy McCabe · 1y ago
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Review · Francesco Zini · 1y ago
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