Restaurant in Crevalcore, Italy
Serious Emilian cooking, easy to book.
A Michelin Plate restaurant in a small Bolognese town, Bottega Aleotti serves contemporary Emilian cooking at the €€ price tier — one of the more accessible value calls in the Bologna province. With a 4.7 Google rating from 666 reviews and easy booking, it's the right choice when you want serious regional food without the reservation difficulty or spend of the area's bigger names.
Yes, and especially if you want a serious Emilian meal without the reservation battle that comes with the region's bigger names. Bottega Aleotti holds a Michelin Plate for both 2024 and 2025, earns a 4.7 across 666 Google reviews, and prices itself at the €€ tier — a combination that makes it one of the more direct value decisions in the Bologna province. If you're already considering a trip to the Emilia-Romagna belt and want a meal that respects local tradition while showing some contemporary thinking, this is worth adding to your itinerary.
The Michelin recognition specifically calls out Emilian culinary traditions interpreted with fresh, local ingredients, and a contemporary touch layered on leading. In practical terms, that means you're eating in a kitchen that takes the region's larder seriously: the kind of pantry built on Parmigiano-Reggiano, cured meats, and egg-based pasta that defines cooking in this part of northern Italy. What separates Bottega Aleotti from a direct trattoria is the willingness to move beyond convention — expect preparations that are rooted in the region but not bound by nostalgia. The house-made bread and pastries are specifically cited in the Michelin notes as a differentiator, which is a signal worth taking seriously. A kitchen that puts care into its bread and pastry program usually puts equal care into everything else coming out of it. For guests returning after a first visit, the contemporary dishes are where the menu earns repeat attention , the Emilian classics provide comfort, but the more current plates tend to show what the kitchen is genuinely capable of.
Bottega Aleotti sits on Via G. Paltrinieri in Crevalcore, a small town in the Bologna metropolitan area. The Michelin guide notes its proximity to the Santa Croce church, which gives the address a degree of architectural context useful for orienting yourself when you arrive. Crevalcore is not a dining destination in the way that Modena or Bologna are, which works in your favour: the atmosphere here is local and genuine rather than calibrated for tourist traffic. That also means the restaurant operates for a regular clientele, and the cooking reflects that , it needs to be good enough to bring people back, not just impressive enough to survive a one-time visit from a passing traveller.
One consideration worth flagging: Crevalcore is a small town, and late-night options after a dinner service here are limited. Bottega Aleotti is leading treated as your main evening destination rather than one stop in a longer night. Plan to linger over the meal itself, because the options for extending the evening elsewhere in town are thin. If a late-night bar scene or after-dinner cocktails matter to your group, you'll want to build a plan around that before you arrive, or consider basing yourself in Bologna and making the drive out for dinner. For a quieter evening focused entirely on the food, that's actually an asset: there's no rush, and no reason to leave early.
Booking here is rated Easy, which is one of the practical advantages over the region's harder-to-access tables. Compared to Osteria Francescana in Modena , where availability can disappear months in advance , Bottega Aleotti operates on a much more accessible timeline. You don't need to plan weeks ahead under normal circumstances, though if you're visiting as part of a larger regional trip and have a fixed date, booking in advance is still the sensible move. Contact details aren't listed in the current database, so your leading approach is to check directly via the restaurant's local presence or a platform like TheFork or OpenTable for the Italian market. The address is Via G. Paltrinieri, 62, 40014 Crevalcore BO.
For context on where else to eat during a stay in the area, see our full Crevalcore restaurants guide. If you need accommodation, our Crevalcore hotels guide covers the local options, and our bars guide is worth checking if you want a drink before or after.
Quick reference: €€ pricing, Michelin Plate 2024 and 2025, 4.7/5 on Google (666 reviews), Easy booking difficulty, Via G. Paltrinieri 62, Crevalcore.
Bottega Aleotti sits at €€ while the most-discussed Emilian and Italian fine-dining comparators , Osteria Francescana, Dal Pescatore in Runate, Reale in Castel di Sangro, Atelier Moessmer Norbert Niederkofler in Brunico, and Quattro Passi in Marina del Cantone , all price at €€€€. That's a meaningful gap. The Michelin Plate recognition puts Bottega Aleotti in a tier that acknowledges quality without the full star designation, which is a fair representation of the offer: this is serious, well-sourced regional cooking, not a destination tasting-menu experience. If your priority is the region's most technically ambitious cuisine and budget is not the limiting factor, Osteria Francescana in Modena remains the benchmark. If you want strong Italian contemporary cooking at a fraction of the cost, with easy booking and a genuinely local atmosphere, Bottega Aleotti is the more practical choice.
For other Italian contemporary options at a comparable level, L'Olivo in Anacapri and Agli Amici Rovinj in Rovinj represent the format in different regional settings. Further up the prestige scale in northern Italy, Le Calandre in Rubano, Piazza Duomo in Alba, and Enoteca Pinchiorri in Florence are the names to consider if you're building a larger Italian fine-dining trip. Enrico Bartolini in Milan and Casa Perbellini 12 Apostoli in Verona round out the options if you want a major city base with comparable cooking ambition. Uliassi in Senigallia is worth flagging for anyone willing to travel further for a coastal Michelin-starred meal.
Focus on the contemporary dishes , the Michelin notes suggest the kitchen uses fresh, local Emilian ingredients and applies a modern approach, which tends to be where a restaurant like this shows its real range. The house-made bread and pastries are specifically called out as a highlight, so don't treat them as background. Beyond that, ordering seasonally through whatever the kitchen is pushing on the day is the most reliable strategy at a restaurant operating at this level.
At the €€ price tier with a Michelin Plate and a 4.7 Google rating from 666 reviews, yes. You're getting Michelin-recognised quality at a price point well below the €€€€ restaurants that dominate Italian fine-dining conversations. It's not a budget trattoria, but it's far from the outlay you'd commit to at Osteria Francescana or Dal Pescatore. For the value proposition in Emilia-Romagna, it's hard to argue against.
Tasting menu availability and structure aren't confirmed in the current data. At the €€ price tier and Michelin Plate level, some restaurants in this category offer a shorter tasting format alongside à la carte; it's worth asking directly when you book. If a tasting menu is available, the kitchen's emphasis on contemporary interpretations of Emilian cuisine makes it a reasonable way to see the full range of what the kitchen is doing.
It's a Michelin Plate restaurant in a small Bolognese town, priced at €€, which means it's genuinely accessible without being casual. The food combines Emilian tradition with contemporary technique. It's close to the Santa Croce church in Crevalcore, easy to reach by car from Bologna, and booking is rated Easy , so you don't need to plan months out. Go hungry: the bread and pastry program alone is worth leaving room for.
Yes, with the right expectations. At €€ it won't feel like a grand-occasion blowout in the way a €€€€ starred restaurant might, but the Michelin recognition and 4.7 rating suggest a kitchen and room that take the experience seriously. It's a good choice for a birthday or anniversary dinner where quality matters more than spectacle , and where you'd rather not fight for a table or commit to a significant spend.
Bar seating details aren't in the available data. Given the restaurant's size and local character in Crevalcore, the room is likely intimate rather than bar-forward. Contact the restaurant directly to confirm seating options, especially if you're dining solo or as a pair and prefer counter seating.
Group capacity data isn't available. For parties of four or more, it's worth calling or emailing ahead to confirm table availability and whether the room can accommodate your size. In a small-town restaurant of this type, larger groups are usually managed well, but advance notice matters more than it would at a bigger urban venue.
Crevalcore has a small dining scene, so the realistic alternatives are in Bologna and the wider Emilia-Romagna region. For a step up in prestige and price, Osteria Francescana in Modena is the regional benchmark , but expect a difficult booking and a much higher spend. For something closer in price tier and spirit, browse our full Crevalcore restaurants guide for what's available locally. If you're open to travel, Dal Pescatore in Runate represents a classic Italian fine-dining alternative at the €€€€ level.
| Venue | Cuisine | Price | Booking Difficulty |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bottega Aleotti | Italian Contemporary | €€ | Easy |
| Atelier Moessmer Norbert Niederkofler | Italian, Creative | €€€€ | Unknown |
| Dal Pescatore | Italian, Italian Contemporary | €€€€ | Unknown |
| Osteria Francescana | Progressive Italian, Creative | €€€€ | Unknown |
| Quattro Passi | Italian, Mediterranean Cuisine | €€€€ | Unknown |
| Reale | Progressive Italian, Modern Cuisine | €€€€ | Unknown |
Side-by-side comparison to help you decide where to book.
Bar seating details are not confirmed in available venue data for Bottega Aleotti. Given its positioning as a Michelin Plate contemporary restaurant in a small Emilian town, the format is most likely table service. check the venue's official channels via their address at Via G. Paltrinieri, 62, Crevalcore, to confirm seating options before arriving.
If the tasting menu is offered, the €€ price point makes it a low-risk way to cover the full range of the kitchen's contemporary Emilian cooking. The Michelin recognition specifically calls out the house-made bread and pastries as highlights, which tend to feature more prominently across a longer format. For a single visit, a multi-course option is likely the better call over ordering à la carte.
Crevalcore is a small town in the Bologna metropolitan area, not a major tourist hub, so plan your visit as a destination rather than a casual stop. Booking is rated Easy compared to the region's harder-to-access tables, which is a real practical advantage. The Michelin Plate recognition since 2024 signals a kitchen operating above its local surroundings at a €€ price that doesn't ask much of you financially.
Yes, for a low-key but credible celebration it works well. Two consecutive Michelin Plates give it enough standing to feel considered without the formality or cost of a starred room. If you want a more ceremonial setting, somewhere like Dal Pescatore in Runate carries more occasion weight, but Bottega Aleotti at €€ is a strong choice when the priority is quality over spectacle.
Group capacity details are not confirmed in the venue data. Given it is a small-town contemporary restaurant rather than a large venue, groups larger than six should contact Bottega Aleotti directly at Via G. Paltrinieri, 62, Crevalcore, to confirm availability and any private dining arrangements before booking.
At €€, yes. Two Michelin Plates confirm the kitchen is doing something the guide considers noteworthy, and the price sits well below the region's starred comparators. You are getting contemporary Emilian cooking with quality house-made bread and pastries at a price point that removes most of the financial deliberation. The main cost here is the trip to Crevalcore, not the bill.
Crevalcore is a small town and does not have a dense restaurant scene, so realistic alternatives mean travelling into the wider Bologna metropolitan area. For a step up in recognition and formality, Osteria Francescana in Modena is the region's reference point, though booking is considerably harder. For a closer match in format and price, look at the broader Bologna city centre offering, which gives more options without significantly more travel.
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