Grey-Fontanelli Luxury Suite Reggio Emilia

This restaurant is housed in a historic palazzo. It has a traditional dining room, as well as an area that was once home to a wine bar (vaulted ceilings and more convivial atmosphere). A full range of Italian specialities are served.

Housed within a hotel in a centrally located park, this attractive restaurant with its own private entrance boasts fine views of the surrounding greenery through its large windows. The cuisine is both regional and imaginative, often combining influences from Emilia and Campania (chef Ciro Sieno’s native region), as demonstrated by the tortello pasta filled with a Neapolitan ragù and the cappelletti filled with minestra maritata. Vegetarian options also feature alongside the meat and fish dishes on the menu.

A bulwark of traditional local cuisine, this trattoria serves antipasti such as erbazzone (a savoury pie), fried gnocchi and charcuterie, followed by fresh pasta (the cappelletti in broth are excellent), a choice of boiled and roast meat dishes, plus a selection of desserts. Chalked up on a blackboard by the entrance, the daily specials are also classic in style and vary depending on whatever is available in the market that day. Booking ahead is recommended!