Location: Piacenza
Top Restaurants in Piacenza
Where to Eat in Piacenza: The Best Restaurants and Bars
Piacenza [pjaˈtʃɛntsa] listen (help·info) (Emilian-Romagnol: Piasëinsa, Latin: Placentia) is a city and comune in the Emilia-Romagna region of northern Italy. It is the capital of the province of Piacenza. Modern forms of the name descend from Latin Placentia. The etymology is long-standing, tracing an origin from the Latin verb placēre, "to please." In French, and occasionally in English, it is called Plaisance. The name means a "pleasant abode", or as James Boswell reported some of the etymologists of his time to have translated it, "comely". This was a name "of good omen."
Things to do in Piacenza
1. Ristorante Tre Ganasce
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 526 reviews
Reviewed By ImprimisTravelDesign - Milan, Italy
this restaurant had excellent reviews and they were confirm in part: friendly service in a nice environment even if it could have more personality. the antipasti were abundant and good in quality, and the first dishes were excellent, the Crema di piselli and trota a great sauce, as the capriolo ragu'. the only negative part a very very dry duck which was boiled and not roasted as specified in the menu'.
Wine was good and cheap, a local "Colli Piacentini", pleasant to drink.
Value was ok. Overall a restaurant i would suggest.
2. Osteria del Trentino
Overall Ratings
4 based on 504 reviews
Reviewed By Diago_34 - Oxford, United Kingdom
I have eaten many times here, both for lunch and dinner, and with one exception on a Saturday evening when it was too crowded and noisy, I have always found it first-class. Portions are generous, but their salami, coppa, prosciutto are second to none. My favourite starters are sublime very thin slices of lardo on hot bread croutons. A friend from Tuscany deemed the pork fat to be 'better than the famed one from Colonnata'. Good variety of first courses, with an excellent 'pisarei e fasó', the local dish of hand-made small turned up pasta with borlotti beans in a tomato sauce and a lot mature Parmesan.
Very good meat courses, but vegetarians will always find at leat one dish. Very good local, fresh desserts. The wine list is superb. Mainly local wines but in the top range. Marco, the owner, will advice and you can certainly trust him. I do. The place is family run by Marco, his wife and two sons. I have taken a good number of friends there and they have always found it excellent all round, with good, tasty dishes, and a relaxed, friendly atmosphere.
3. Osteria Santo Stefano
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 850 reviews
Reviewed By Mysteriousmeateater - London, United Kingdom
There are many excellent restaurants in the area but they're all very similar: exclusively local food served in a very traditional setting. This place is different, looking much more like a stylish new restaurant in London (reminded me a bit of Polpo in Covent Garden) and with food from other areas of Italy as well as the local staples. I had sardines stuffed with cheese and pine nuts and they were incredible. My desert was apple crumble; not an Italian dish at all, obviously, but delicious. My husband's food was equally good. The staff were very friendly and well informed, the wine was lovely and the bill pretty reasonable. Very happy to have found somewhere like this in Piacenza and will definitely go back, especially in the summer as there is a very pretty courtyard.
4. Osteria del Passatempo
Overall Ratings
4 based on 281 reviews
L'Osteria del Passatempo is an intimate and cozy seafood restaurant footprint Apulian five minutes away from the center of Piacenza. Here Mario and Paola, the owners, offer a cuisine based on the genuineness of the products, where they tend to be emphasize the freshness of the daily catch, managing at the same time to propose new flavors and interesting combinations.
Reviewed By Marie P
I can recommend this restaurant to anybody. Food very tasty,we had a lobster there and it was very nice experience for me. We were there with our 2 small children, staff was very helpful and made a meal according to their wish. It is not cheap there but it is worth the money.
5. Osteria Carducci
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 859 reviews
Reviewed By BobC558 - New York, New York, United States
I loved this restaurant. First of all, the food is basic, local cuisine, but it is delicious and not only that, but the staff makes you feel at home. The prices are good, especially when you are use to paying NYC dining fares. Run, don't walk to this place.
6. Sosushi Plus
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 340 reviews
Reviewed By Mary C - Grenoble, France
Very nice place, well prepared waiters, a vast variety of fresh meals as well as cooked ones. Even if you have alimentary intolerances, you can easily find a way to some delicious culinary opportunities;) I absolutely recommend the desserts. For once, I could eat sth in a restaurant place. I tried a kind of maki of rice, coconut and chocolate... Very good. The prices in the menu are fine
7. Osteria Pizzeria Barbarossa
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 164 reviews
Reviewed By LiviuH - Zürich, Switzerland
For us, a quick stop for dinner on a Saturday, on our way back north from vacation. Ten minutes from the highway, all large tables already given in a simple but warm setting, one for two in the middle as if designed for us. Numerous high and low pizzas and meat with sides. We got a pizza with prosciutto crudo and arugula, and veal with baked potatoes. Both came quickly and were tasty, all for a very reasonable price. Staff spoke some English, so would recommend calling in advance on a weekend evening, if at all possible.
8. Osteria d'Una Volta
Overall Ratings
4 based on 233 reviews
Reviewed By Diago_34 - Oxford, United Kingdom
We came across the Osteria by chance, since there was a different establishment a couple of years ago in the same place. The welcoming was very friendly, the menu based on traditional Piacenza dishes, but with some interesting twists, e.g. a buckwheat noodles plate with pistachio, gorgonzola cheese and herbs which was very good indeed, and not too big. The meat (a traditional mince with sweet peppers and spices, beware, it may be horsemeat, but clearly indicated) was properly cooked and we were able to have half a portion each. There was a variety of vegetables and the steamed ones were perfect. I just asked for some extra virgin olive oil, which was immediately provided.The desserts had all been prepared by the lady of the house, and comprised local versions of tarte tatin, hard biscotti with hazelnuts (delicious), and a local cheesecake. The wine served was local, quite inexpensive, and perfectly suited to the meal. You can have special local digestif, such as 'nocino' (walnut liqueur with spices) as well as a more traditional limoncello to finish your meal. The place looks quite small, but they have more ables downstairs. A quiet, discrete place, perfect for families.
9. Lo Fai
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 492 reviews
Lo Fai-Handmade Bar is a place that combines design, music, craft production and Vegan lunch with km 0 ingredients.
10. Macelleria Callegari
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 709 reviews
A new Street Food place, in a very old Buchery. We open every day !! This is a young and smart place, but it is also basic and austere, so, please, don't expect to eat comfortably sitting at the table on a chair. On one side, here you can eat every kind of meat, but on the other side, you can eat ONLY meat and some sausages. The Butcher Family.
Reviewed By OrpheusTexas - Texas
We just landed in Milan and our tour guide brought us directly to this small butcher shop for lunch. Claudio was a great host and gave us a memorable welcome to Italy. We had salami and prosciutto with wine while he had some Florentine steaks grilled. The steaks were delicious! We also had some sausages and lamb kebabs.
The place is not fancy. It is really a butcher shop with a table or two. The owner and his wife were great hosts and were as much a part of the experience as the food itself. I did not expect to have so much fun and good food in a butcher shop!
