Restaurants in Ferrara

Ca' d'Frara holds back-to-back Michelin Bib Gourmand recognition (2024 and 2025) and delivers honest Emilian cooking — hand-made pasta, regional mains, a tasting menu that punches above its €€ price point. For food travellers who want to understand what Ferrara actually tastes like, this is the most defensible booking in the city. Booking is easy; a few days ahead is usually enough.

Cucina Bacilieri holds a 2025 Michelin Plate and, making it Ferrara's most credentialed small-room dining option. At €€€, it earns the premium through chef-driven modern cuisine built on regional signatures like eel and pasticcio ferrarese. Booking is easy relative to its quality tier — a few days' notice usually suffices.

Da Noemi is Ferrara's most reliable address for traditional Emilian cooking, holding a Michelin Plate in both 2024 and 2025 with 4.4 stars across nearly 3,000 reviews — all at single-euro trattoria prices. The kitchen focuses on historic Ferrarese specialities like salama da sugo and pasticcio di maccheroni, making it the right first booking for any food-focused visit to the city.

A Michelin Plate-recognised restaurant in central Ferrara delivering both classic Ferrarese cooking and a fish-focused modern menu at the €€ price point. Two intimate dining rooms, consistent quality across 1,016 Google reviews (4.7), and a reputation strong enough to require advance booking even at lunch. One of the clearest value arguments in the city's mid-range tier.

Makorè is Ferrara's most considered option at the €€€ price point, holding a Michelin Plate (2025) and. The kitchen centres vegetables, locally sourced fish, Ferrara truffles across three tasting menus built around a Japanese-Italian historical concept. For a special occasion dinner in the city, it is the clear first booking to consider.

A practical central Ferrara pick for diners who value location and a relaxed trattoria-style meal over awards, chef visibility, or a published price signal. Choose it for an easy lunch or informal dinner in the historic centre; cross-shop Da Noemi or Ca' d'Frara for clearer Emilian positioning.