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( 059 22 25 33;
www.hosteriagiusti.it
; Vicolo Squallore 46; meals €70; 12.30-2pm Tue-Sat)
With
only four tables, a narrow back-alley location, no real signage and a 90-minute daily
opening window, this perplexingly unassuming
osteria
isn't really setting itself up for le-
gendary status. But tentative whispers turn to exuberant shouts when regional specialities
like
cotechino fritto con zabaglione al lambrusco
(fried Modena sausage with wine-fla-
voured egg custard) arrive at your table.
The plaudits are growing, including from hard-to-impress Italian-American 'Iron Chef'
Mario Batelli, who lists it as one of his favourite hang-outs in Italy.
Osteria Francescana
( 059 21 01 18;
www.osteriafrancescana.it
; Via Stella 22; tasting menu €110; lunch & dinner Mon-
Fri, dinner Sat, closed Jan & Aug)
Claiming the number-three spot on San Pellegrino's influen-
tial 'World's 50 Best Restaurants' list is a
big
deal, especially when your business is
based, not in Paris or New York, but…Modena. Owner Massimo Bottura is now onto his
third Michelin star (earned in 2011), a rare honour for this small 11-table restaurant where
the food is the art, the decor is secondary and tasting menus top out at €110.
For a cheaper option, try Bottura's equally diminutive bistro
Franceschetta 58
(
GASTRONOMIC
€€€
059 309
dinner Mon-Sat)
, encased in an
10 08;
www.franceschetta58.it
; Via Vignolese 58; courses €8.50;
old car showroom in Modena's suburbs.
Self-Catering
round, 4.30-7pm Sat Oct-May)
has its main entrance on Via Albinelli.
Drinking & Nightlife
A youthful bar-hopping crowd congregates along Via dei Gallucci. There's also a cluster
of bars along Via Emilia near the cathedral.
Compagnia del Taglio
BAR
(
www.compagniadeltaglio.it
; Via Taglio 12; 10am-3pm & 4.30pm-2am Mon-Fri, 5pm-2am Sat, 5pm-
midnight Sun)
Boisterous bar with little room but a lot of people.
CAFE, BAR
Cafe-Ristorante Concerto
