Ferrara Restaurants

Right back to the Dome, people are so friendly and the enviroment makes you feel home, not too 'stuck' on formal but still beautiful.

Favorite Dish: When you go to Ferrara, you'll have to try the famous 'Cappellacci di Zucca' (pumpkin filled pasta) or some 'Salama da Sugo' (very tasty and elaborated type of cooked salame).

Note: The Trattoria Da Giacomino ceased operations on December 30 1997. It is still listed here because it has served as a paradigm of a genuine trattoria.
Da Giacomino
Located on Via Garibaldi 135, just beyond the Piazza dei Sagrati as one walks away from the center of town. Closed Saturday. The proprietor is Giacomo Rizatti, who has been running the trattoria with Signora Rizatti for over 50 years. He is there to man the bar at lunch time, but the Signora is always there, to recite the menu, take the order, bring the food, and collect the bill at the end. She never makes a mistake. The food is invariably wholesome, sometimes excellent, like roast veal, roast rabbit, and tripe, as well as the cutlets (Milanese, for example, which is tender veal breaded and fried quickly). Sometimes they do their own dessert, with mascarpone and strawberries in season. You can also get the pasta filled with zucca (either pumpkin or squash depending on the biologist you talk to,) a Ferrarese specialty.
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Located on Via San Giacomo. Turn right when leaving the rail station and walk about 200 yards. The proprietor is Paolo Baglioni, whose family has had the trattoria for almost a hundred years. The trattoria will celebrate its cenenrary in 2002. One of their specialties is salamina, the Ferrarese wine sausage. The pasta con fagioli (bean and pasta thick soup) stands out.
(Plagerised from Dad)

It's lovely to stay by the terrace and enjoy your meal quietly.

Favorite Dish: Pasta - different kind