We were on a bus tour and had stopped in Busetto for lunch. Instead of opting for the large…read morerestaurant on the square, we ambled down Via Roma to find this little restaurant. What a treat! The menu is very limited and English isn't really spoken, but we were able to order lunch and wine. The atmosphere is terrific! Opera was playing in the background (probably Verdi?). It feels wonderfully authentic. The wine was served in bowls and the expansive meat selection (basically charcuterie) was served on a tray for all four of us to share. The entire experience was a delight!

Most of the year this town is full of people. It's one of the most beautifully restored towns in…read moreItalia. But come late fall it can be a ghost town. We walked around this ghost town in a gentle mist on a dark evening in the late fall and it was full of ghosts. It was eerie, empty and awesome. We were alone and nobody was there and nothing was open....that is until we saw the lights on at this taverna. We walked in, no ghosts, but a friendly woman instead. I'm glad we found this place. It was mushroom week, and many funghi specialities were available. We had mushrooms, mushroom pasta with truffle on top, and more mushrooms. One of our best meals in Italia! Nice local wine too. And as the night wore on, more and more people came in and ate dinner. This definitely became the hot spot in this ghost town. Wonderful place. We will definitely come back whenever in the area again. Castell Arquato is amazing. Definitely worth the drive from Milano.

This place is great - we were lucky as town was tourist free when we came. The food was great and…read moretortellini were excellent along with everything we had - do not miss this place!

Great Lunch at an Agriturismo ever. Antipasti with interesting fluffy pane, mixed salumi, different…read morepastas and secondo with rabbit. It is very slow slow food and you must take a lot of time. We were a party of 4 and have to pay 120 Euro, but is was excellent.

We had a delicious lunch here. Now that i live in Italy and eat my share of pastas every day, i am…read morestarting to be really be able to distinguish between good and very good ones: at in this trattoria, they were in the latest category: delicious! For appetizers, we had a degustation of Parmigiano and a separate plate of local hams. The quality of products was high and we enjoyed a lot (but be aware that it is really more of a degustation so that quantities are small). In the region, you can eat a special type of very greasy ham with fried polenta and this specialty was also part of the degustation, along with normal Parma, and some sausage. For Parmigiano, we were served 4 different types, one with honey, one spicy (surprising texture and taste), and two other different maturation time. So, as you already know, pastas were amazing: we had some mushrooms ones which may sound quite common but they were delicious. It was part of the suggestions of the day. We also had some raviolis filled with ricotta with asparagus and ham: again a quite common recipe but the taste was really really good!

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Super fantastic eatery, hidden inside a corner where you rarely would come. Surprises are lovely,…read moreespecially if they are positive, like this one. Since we were in a hurry and would like to eat a little early, we should have lunch a little earlier than usual, especially on this side. We came to a completely empty restaurant, so we were a little skeptical, but the decor looked really nice and warm, so we took the chance. This proved to be a good decision, the food was modern south Italian, the owners were from southern Italy, and had given the dishes a modern piste without it being too much. The price was also very affordable. This was simply a very good experience.

Thanks to Pepe Nero staff for great and tasty late dinner. Service was excellent, food was…read moreoutstanding and whole experience was unforgettable. We were tired and came one hour before close time. But they made our evening better. So do yourself a favor and look for the restaurant inside the streets.

Massimo Spigaroli is one awesome host. Fantastic chef, maker of the beat artisanal Culatello in…read moreItaly, and all around nice guy. Before discovering his universe in Polesine Parmense, i had his cooking years ago in SF. It's now a stop I have to make on the journeys through Emilia Romagna. Since I last saw him he's opened two new restaurants! That's crazy talk! The homage all things pork; Hosteria Del Maiale. Very excellent home cooking style, laid back atmosphere, Culatello up the wazoo and any of the accouterments that you need to have an awesome local meal. Somehow i got sucked into what was the club of gastronomy of Polesine Parmense. A group of the gentleman celebrating food and life. They invited me for much of the local wine, pork products, and an excellent time. So I ended up with an unexpected meal that just added to my love of this place

After our culatello tour, they brought us here to sample some of the goods…read more We each focaccia, salami, parmigiano reggiano, culatello, and Lambrusco for €17 a person. The culatello was pretty amazing. For the restaurant, pastas are around €9, which is very reasonable. Secondi are €12-16 each. It was off peak time, but the servers were very gracious about taking care of us.