Restaurant in Coriano Veronese, Italy
Fish-forward Veneto inn, Michelin-backed value.
A Michelin Plate-recognised inn in Albaredo d'Adige with a fish-forward menu, a pleasant veranda, and a family atmosphere that over-delivers at the €€ price point. Consecutive Michelin Plate recognition in 2024 and 2025, backed by a 4.8 Google score, makes this one of the stronger value options for a celebration meal in the province of Verona. Easy to book, and the set lunch is the smartest entry point.
If you are planning a relaxed celebration dinner in the Veneto countryside, a family gathering that needs to feel considered rather than rushed, or a lunch that earns its place in the memory without clearing your bank account, Locanda dell'Arcimboldo is the answer. The €€ price point, combined with consecutive Michelin Plate recognition in 2024 and 2025 and a Google rating of 4.8 from 178 reviews, makes this inn in Albaredo d'Adige one of the more reliable special-occasion choices at a non-special-occasion price in the province of Verona. The fish-forward menu, the pleasant veranda, and the family atmosphere mean this works for occasions where you want the room to feel warm rather than formal. If you need a white-tablecloth power setting, look elsewhere; if you want a meal that justifies the drive and the reservation, this delivers.
Locanda dell'Arcimboldo sits at the edge of town in a fine historic building, which gives it a physical presence that most countryside inns in this part of the Veneto do not have. The veranda is the detail worth noting for group bookings: it provides a distinct space that separates your table from the main dining room without isolating you in a sterile private room. For parties planning a celebration, this is the practical win. You get the sense of occasion, the light, and the atmosphere of the full restaurant without the noise of every other table pressing in. For smaller groups of two or three, the main room functions well for a dinner date or a quiet business lunch, though the inn's warmth means the atmosphere skews celebratory rather than corporate.
The menu prioritises fish, and the kitchen has developed a selection of oysters that goes beyond what most inland Veneto restaurants attempt. The Michelin Plate designation, awarded in both 2024 and 2025, signals consistent kitchen quality rather than a one-season peak. Michelin Plate recognition confirms that inspectors found the cooking technically sound and the overall offer coherent, even if it does not carry the star cachet of venues like Dal Pescatore in Runate or Casa Perbellini 12 Apostoli in Verona. That context matters: you are getting Michelin-acknowledged cooking at a fraction of the price those venues charge.
At midday, the kitchen shifts to a set menu format, which is the practical choice for a business lunch or for visitors who want to eat well without committing to an extended evening format. The set lunch is the entry point worth knowing about if this is your first visit. It keeps the meal efficient and the bill lower, while still giving you access to the kitchen's main registers. For a first timer, lunch at the set menu price is the lowest-risk way to assess whether the kitchen earns an evening return.
The veranda deserves its own paragraph for anyone researching group or private dining options in this part of the Veneto. Most restaurants in this price tier either have no dedicated group space or shunt large parties into a room that feels like an afterthought. The veranda at Locanda dell'Arcimboldo provides a naturally separated environment that still connects to the energy of the broader inn. For a birthday dinner, an anniversary, or a family celebration with eight to twelve people, this configuration works better in practice than a sealed private room, because the atmosphere of the place comes through rather than getting sealed away. There is no verified private dining capacity figure in the data, so confirm directly when booking whether the full veranda can be reserved for your group.
Booking difficulty is rated easy. This is not a restaurant where you need to plan three months in advance or monitor a cancellation list. That said, the 4.8 Google score means local demand is real, and for weekend evenings or large group reservations, a call ahead of at least a week is sensible. The inn's family-run character means they are likely to accommodate reasonable requests around table arrangement and timing, but confirm details like the veranda booking and the set lunch availability when you make the reservation rather than on arrival.
A 4.8 rating from 178 Google reviews is a strong signal in a market where many excellent small restaurants in the Veneto accumulate fewer than fifty reviews. The volume combined with the score suggests consistent performance across the seasons rather than a cluster of reviews from a single good period. The dual Michelin Plate recognition in 2024 and 2025 corroborates this: the kitchen is delivering at a level the Michelin guide considers worth flagging to travellers. For a €€ venue in a small town, this combination of peer validation and institutional recognition places Locanda dell'Arcimboldo clearly above the average trattoria in the same price bracket.
The restaurant is located at Via Gennari, 5, 37041 Albaredo d'Adige, in the province of Verona. Albaredo d'Adige is accessible by car from Verona in under thirty minutes. If you are travelling as a group for a celebration dinner, the drive is direct and parking at a venue of this type in a small Veneto town is typically available on the street without difficulty, though this is not confirmed in the venue data so check locally. Hours and booking contact details are not currently available in our database; the most reliable approach is to search the restaurant name directly to find current contact information, or to check our full Coriano Veronese restaurants guide for updated listings. For those building a wider itinerary in the area, see also our full Coriano Veronese hotels guide, our full Coriano Veronese bars guide, our full Coriano Veronese wineries guide, and our full Coriano Veronese experiences guide.
Book Locanda dell'Arcimboldo if you want a fish-forward, family-atmosphere dinner in the Veneto that carries Michelin Plate credibility at a €€ price. It is the right call for celebrations that need warmth over formality, and for groups who want a veranda setting without paying €€€€ rates. If your priority is a starred kitchen or a strictly fine-dining format, Casa Perbellini 12 Apostoli in Verona is the more appropriate step up. But for what this inn is, it over-delivers on its price point.
Start with the set lunch menu at midday. It is the most efficient way to assess the kitchen, it keeps the bill at the lower end of the €€ range, and it gives you a clear read on whether an evening return is worth planning. The fish menu is the kitchen's focus, and the oyster selection goes further than most inland Veneto restaurants attempt at this price. The inn atmosphere is family-run and warm, so do not arrive expecting a high-formality setting. Albaredo d'Adige is about thirty minutes from Verona by car. Check current hours directly before visiting, as contact details are not confirmed in our current data.
Seating configuration details are not confirmed in the venue data, so we cannot state with certainty whether bar seating is available. Given the inn and veranda format described in Michelin's notes, the venue is primarily a dining-room and veranda operation rather than a bar-led space. If casual seating at the bar is important to your visit, confirm directly when you make your reservation. For bar options in the area, see our full Coriano Veronese bars guide.
Booking difficulty is rated easy, so this is not a reservation that requires months of planning. That said, with a 4.8 Google score from 178 reviews, local demand is genuine. For weekend evening bookings or larger group reservations on the veranda, book at least a week ahead. For a midweek lunch, a few days' notice should be sufficient. If you are planning a celebration with a specific date requirement, book two weeks out to avoid any constraint on table availability or veranda access.
Yes, with the right expectations. The veranda setting, family atmosphere, and fish-forward menu make this a good choice for birthdays, anniversaries, and family celebrations where warmth matters more than white-tablecloth formality. The €€ price point and Michelin Plate recognition mean you get a credible, well-regarded meal at a cost well below the starred alternatives in the region. If you need a more formal or architecturally dramatic setting, Casa Perbellini 12 Apostoli in Verona or Dal Pescatore in Runate are the step up to consider, but both come at significantly higher cost.
At €€, this is one of the better value propositions in the Michelin-recognised category for the Veneto. Consecutive Michelin Plate recognition in 2024 and 2025, combined with a 4.8 Google rating from 178 reviewers, confirms the kitchen is delivering consistently. You are not paying for a starred experience, but you are getting kitchen quality that Michelin inspectors found worth recommending, in a setting with a veranda and a fish menu that goes beyond the standard countryside trattoria. Compared to €€€€ peers like Osteria Francescana or Reale in Castel di Sangro, the value difference is sharp. For what it offers at this price, it is worth the booking.
A formal tasting menu is not confirmed in the venue data. What is confirmed is a set menu available at midday, which is the structured multi-course option the kitchen offers to lunchtime guests. If an extended tasting format at dinner is important to your booking decision, confirm directly with the restaurant whether an evening menu of that type is available. The Michelin Plate recognition suggests the kitchen has the range to justify a longer format, but we cannot confirm its existence or pricing from current data. The set lunch is the safe starting point for a first visit.
| Venue | Price | Booking Difficulty | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Locanda dell'Arcimboldo | €€ | Easy | — |
| Atelier Moessmer Norbert Niederkofler | €€€€ | Unknown | — |
| Dal Pescatore | €€€€ | Unknown | — |
| Osteria Francescana | €€€€ | Unknown | — |
| Quattro Passi | €€€€ | Unknown | — |
| Reale | €€€€ | Unknown | — |
What to weigh when choosing between Locanda dell'Arcimboldo and alternatives.
Fish dominates the menu, including an oyster selection that is more considered than you typically find at a €€ venue in the Veneto. The midday set menu is a practical entry point if you want to gauge the kitchen before committing to a full evening. The building is at the edge of town, so plan to arrive by car. Michelin has awarded a Plate in both 2024 and 2025, which signals consistent cooking rather than a one-season fluke.
Bar seating is not documented in the available venue data. The setup skews toward a sit-down inn format with a veranda, so this reads as a table-service operation rather than a casual bar-dining venue. If a counter or bar option matters to you, check the venue's official channels before visiting.
Exact booking windows are not confirmed in available data, but a Michelin Plate inn with veranda seating in rural Veneto tends to fill on weekend evenings and during summer. Booking at least a week out for weekday dinners and two to three weeks for weekend or group sittings is a safe approach. The midday set menu typically has more availability if your schedule is flexible.
Yes, particularly for celebrations where the brief is relaxed rather than formal. The family atmosphere and veranda work well for birthdays, anniversaries, or multi-generational gatherings where a stiffer fine-dining room would feel wrong. At €€ with a Michelin Plate, the value-to-occasion ratio is strong. If you need a private room or a more ceremonial setting, Dal Pescatore would be the step up worth considering.
At €€ with back-to-back Michelin Plates in 2024 and 2025, yes. An oyster selection and a fish-forward menu at this price point in the Veneto countryside is genuinely good value. It is not the place to come if you want an elaborate tasting-menu experience at every course; for that, Dal Pescatore operates in a different tier entirely. But as a well-executed, credentialed inn dinner, the price-to-quality ratio holds.
The venue data references a midday set menu rather than a full tasting menu format. If a multi-course tasting experience is the goal, this is likely not the right venue structure. The midday set menu is the more documented option and worth trying for the value it represents at €€. For a proper tasting menu in the broader Veneto and northern Italy region, Osteria Francescana or Dal Pescatore operate at that format.
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