Osteria del 36

The Michelin inspectors name four dishes, which is a useful shortlist:

• Crispy rabbit loin wrapped in Parma ham, with onion, carrot and a mushroom cream.
• Tortelli with ricotta and erbette in melted butter and Parmigiano, the city's classic tortelli d'erbetta.
• Yellow malfatti with candied cherry tomatoes, zucchini flowers and Marsala.
• Beet risotto with aged cheese and a pistachio crumble.

TheFork reviewers also mention anolini and gelato churned to order. Start with Prosciutto di Parma or mixed salumi if they are on that day.

This is a small osteria, not a big trattoria, so tables are limited. The Michelin write-up praises a well-built wine list, and the osteria also runs a large catering and wedding business from a separate base on Via Nobel, which is why its website talks more about events than about the restaurant. Ask for a local Lambrusco or Malvasia by the glass.

Osteria del 36 publishes no menu or prices online; its own restaurant page was marked "under construction" when checked on September 29, 2026. The figures available are TheFork's €30 average and Michelin's €€ band. That makes it one of the best-value Michelin-listed meals in the center, level with Trattoria Corrieri on price but with more careful cooking.

Parma trattorie often shut for part of the summer. One restaurant directory reports that Osteria del 36 closes from mid-July to about August 20, but the osteria itself does not publish its holiday dates. If your trip falls in July or August, call +39 0521 287061 or check TheFork's calendar before you plan around it. For a central alternative with a published menu, see Trattoria del Tribunale.

Strada Aurelio Saffi is on the east side of the historic center. By OpenStreetMap's walking route the osteria is 760 m (0.5 miles) from Piazza Garibaldi, about 10 minutes on foot, which makes it an easy dinner after an afternoon at the Duomo and San Giovanni Evangelista. Cars are a bad idea: the center is a limited-traffic zone, covered on the ZTL and parking page.