Osteria Francescana Modena

Osteria Francescana sits on Via Stella, 22. It is a five-minute walk from the Piazza Grande and the Duomo di Modena. The restaurant holds three Michelin stars and ranks no. 61 on La Liste.

The kitchen serves creative, modern Italian cuisine in a room that runs smart and elegant. While many spots in this city lean heavily on tradition to satisfy tourists, this restaurant ignores the predictable culinary boundaries of the region. It is far more rigorous than its neighbors, choosing to deconstruct regional staples rather than replicate them. You come here to see how far the local pantry can stretch, an approach that makes the shorter walk from the Duomo feel like a transition into a different, more experimental city.