Prosciutto and Cheese Please!…read more As a tourist visiting Parma looking for good eats, I was not disappointed with my experience at La Prosciutteria. Friendly staff that understands and speaks English was so helpful. We got to sample quite a few cheese and prosciutto before purchase. I love free samples! Worth dropping if you wanting to try some of local delicacy.

This was such a tasty and visual stop in downtown Parma to pick up some treats to take home. Upon…read moreentering, the staff was very friendly, eager to share samples and answer questions. The facade alone is worth a visit. Inside you'll find dozens of hanging Parma ham legs, plentiful cheese, local honeys, jams, pickled veggies and so on. You could build out a really nice gift basket or Parma round up from this one stop. Try the cheese when they offer a generous sample! Note that like many other bizs in Parma, they close for a few hours in the afternoon. Traveling with your meat/cheese? They'll graciously vacuum pack your purchases for save travels! Enjoy an extra sample on my behalf when you stop in!

Got a plate with parma ham, mortadella, salami, and a piece of parmesan cheese, along with the…read morefried bread. Super tasty meats, melts in your mouth. Fried bread wasn't fresh nor hot but it paired well with the meats, wish I had more. Ate there and there was a 1.5 eur (I think?) cover charge. Plate was pretty pricey, I didn't know how pricing works so I wonder if I actually got less than what I should have because I thought it was going to be by weight so I stopped the person cutting me meat when I thought there was enough. In any case, the whole plate came out to be almost $20 (USD) which is a lot for cut meats and parmesan cheese (which I was warned by the person working there that it will be pricey). Tasty but pricey!

We popped in here during a quick stop in Parma and picked up some parmesan and ham. The gentleman…read morebehind the counter was very nice and incredibly helpful in assisting us with our choices. They also had an impressive prepared food section for take away. We did not try anything from that section but it all looked great! Worth a stop if you find yourself in Parma.

Came here last Sunday for dinner. Requested a resy by texting via WhatsApp and received a quick…read moreresponse. Probably easier to squeeze us in b/c I requested for an earlier reservation around 7:30. (Yes, that's early compared to local tradition). Cocchi in Parma delivered an extraordinary dining experience. The asparagus flan was outstanding, the torta fritta paired perfectly with the tasting of traditional cured meats, and the veal with mushrooms was incredibly tender and flavorful. The anolini in brodo was pure comfort, especially with fresh Parmigiano added tableside. Dessert was also served tableside, and both options we tried were amazing. Throughout the meal, superior service from our 2 servers, the owner and all around elevated everything. Cocchi is celebrating its 101 year anniversary! A truly memorable evening--exceptional food, warm ambience, and impeccable hospitality!

We stopped in Parma for lunch and had been recommended this restaurant. This place was fantastic! I…read moreloved the ravioli dish we had ordered. The eggplant was also so great!! Service was great, restaurant was clean, great meal. *Definitely recommend calling to make a reservation!

Enjoyed a nice breakfast and some tea and coffee here. Good spot in a cozy street.read more

Nice place to stop for a rest after culture-hopping your way through Parma's historic center. They…read moregot a nice call out in a New York Times article about Parma, and are riding the PR wave. You can sit outside in the Duomo square, or inside in one of the cheerful white rooms. They made a tasty freddo (iced coffee) -- shaken, not stirred:).

Must haves: Lambrusco, Parma ham, Prosciutto, Parmigiana cheese, caprino cheese!…read more You're welcome!

I got to Parma around noon and while walking around stumbled onto this beautiful masterpiece of a…read morerestaurant. If you come to Parma you have to have prosciutto and you have to have Parmesan and that is exactly what I did. I ordered a warm panini with a huge amount of prosciutto and melted Parmesan. It was so simple yet so perfect. I accompanied it with a excellent glass of glass of the local sweet 'Malvasia Dolce. This was probably one of the best lunches I had in my entire Italy trip and also one of the cheapest. I finished it off with a tiramisu and an espresso. My favourite part of not only the restaurant but Parma is the lack of tourists. I was the only none Italian in the restaurant and there were practically no tourists in the city. A very welcome change from more touristic areas like Venice and Florence.

I don't know why this place was so busy, probably one of the worst gelatarias that we went to. The…read moreflavors were odd and not what they should have been. My wife actually through her's out after two bites

Just before leaving Parma, we stopped at Emilia and I was glad we did. The gelato is so creamy and…read morerich tasting. The idea of putting a biscuit on the side of the gelato was a nice touch. I got the lemon which was quite good. There is a list of flavors with photos on the wall so language is not a barrier for anyone. You could just order by number if you wanted to. This is another reason why gelato in the US won't taste quite the same in the future!

So if you are in the outskirts of Parma, visit this gelateria. They have a great selection of…read moregelatos Italian ice and various different snacks. What's really nice is that they take credit card as well as Apple pay no matter how much you spend.

So many pastry shops, so little time. This was a morning stop in Parma for what was our breakfasts…read morein Italy--stops at pastry shops. One of our group would normally get several items and we would then share the selections. In this case, I got a lemon tart and a nice cappuccino and quietly enjoyed my breakfast. The abundance of good pastry shops in Italy is amazing. We don't value them like the Italians. A pastry and a shot of espresso and then it's off to work.

Items Selected: Sugar Brioche…read moreRice Cake Cassis Cornetto Pan Dulce Cream Horn Baba au Rhum Raspberry Sfogliatta Cassis Puff Pastry Spending a day in Parma before progressing onward to Milan it was with a late night past that the group filed into Pasticceria Torino at Strada Giuseppe Garibaldi 61, the small shop quiet despite the early hour of 08h30 as the shelves sat packed with nearly fifty styles of Cakes, Pastries and Bread. One of the most affordable Pasticceria visited in Italy, the prices closer to those in Mirano than the aforementioned fashion capitol or Venice, it was with limited English that clerks provided service after extensive perusal of the options, a total of eight selections totaling just €10,80 plated and delivered to a small table. In many ways similar to other bakeries, but also offering some novelties featuring housemade Fruit Compote, tastes of the Sugar Brioche as well as the laminated Butter Baton each proved mild yet pleasant in the face of more interesting options, the citrus-scented Rice Cake moist with Ricotta while the tender Baba found itself rich with Rum. Baking the typical Cornetto more crispy than many, its smooth filling rife with Vanilla notes, even better bites were found amidst two laminated pastries packed with Black Currant Jelly, a rounded item labeled as "Sfogliatta" not dissimilar to a Kouign Amann in texture with a center of Raspberries.