Restaurant in Rimini, Italy
Michelin-backed Romagna cooking at budget prices.
Osteria de Börg holds back-to-back Michelin Bib Gourmand recognition (2024 and 2025) for traditional Romagna cooking in Rimini's characterful Borgo San Giuliano quarter. At a single-euro price tier, it delivers fresh hand-made pasta, heritage pork, and regional cured meats with consistent precision. Easy to book, honest on price, and one of the clearest cases for value in the city.
Come back to Osteria de Börg a second time and what strikes you is what hasn't changed: the smell of hand-rolled pasta coming through the kitchen, the low hum of conversation across close-set tables, and the sense that the menu is edited rather than expanded. That consistency is the whole point. With back-to-back Michelin Bib Gourmand recognition in 2024 and 2025, the osteria has settled into the role of Rimini's most dependable address for traditional Romagna cooking at a price point that makes the decision easy. Chef Daniele Citeroni Maurizi is running a tight, focused kitchen, and the result is a room where the food reliably delivers without demanding a special occasion.
Osteria de Börg sits in Borgo San Giuliano, the compact fishermen's district west of Rimini's old port. The neighbourhood is built for slow walking: narrow alleys, brightly painted houses, and a small square that the restaurant uses for outdoor tables in summer. The ambient energy here is deliberately unhurried. On warm evenings, the square fills with the kind of low, conversational noise that makes this a good choice for anyone who wants to talk across dinner rather than compete with a sound system. Inside, two dining rooms are dressed in rustic vintage furnishings — comfortable but not precious, the kind of room that invites you to settle in rather than perform. The overall mood sits closer to a well-run neighbourhood trattoria than to any kind of showcase dining. That is a feature, not a compromise.
The kitchen works from Romagna's traditional repertoire: cured hams, fresh home-made pasta, and meat-forward mains built around local breeds. The cappelletti in chicken broth is specifically called out by Michelin and is the clearest signal of where the kitchen's priorities lie , in the patient, technically demanding work of making proper fresh pasta and cooking it in stock that has been made properly. Mora Romagnola pork, a slow-growing heritage breed from this region, appears across several dishes and is worth tracking on the menu. Cured hams from the region open the meal in the traditional sequence. None of this is fusion or reinterpretation; it is the canon, cooked with discipline.
For context within Italian dining: Romagna cuisine doesn't carry the international recognition of, say, the Emilia side of the Emilia-Romagna divide, but it has its own strong identity in pasta formats, meat preparations, and the use of local pork. Osteria de Börg is a reliable place to eat that cuisine properly, and at a single-euro price tier, it offers considerably more precision than the budget suggests.
The drinks program at an osteria of this type will typically lean toward regional Romagna wines: Sangiovese di Romagna and Albana being the obvious anchors, alongside local Trebbiano. The single-euro price range signals that the wine list is priced accessibly rather than ambitiously, which makes sense for the format. This is not a destination for a serious bottle list, and it shouldn't be evaluated as one. If you are travelling through Emilia-Romagna with wine as a primary interest, the Adriatic coast isn't the region's showcase wine territory , for that, consider venues closer to the hills around Bertinoro or Faenza. What Osteria de Börg offers is honest pours at honest prices, well-matched to the food on the plate. For a more considered wine experience in Rimini, our full Rimini wineries guide covers the local options in more depth.
Reservations: Easy , booking difficulty is low, though summer outdoor tables on the square will fill faster, especially on weekends. Advance booking is advisable in July and August. Dress: Relaxed; this is an osteria, not a fine-dining room , smart casual at most. Budget: Single € price tier; expect to eat well for considerably less than comparable Bib Gourmand addresses in larger Italian cities. Access: Via Forzieri, 12, 47921 Rimini RN , in Borgo San Giuliano, walkable from the beach and Rimini's old town centre. Phone and website: Not available in our current data; check Google Maps or local booking platforms for current contact details.
Within Rimini's restaurant scene, Osteria de Börg occupies a distinct position: Michelin-recognised, rooted in local tradition, and priced well below its peer group. Visitors who want to understand the Romagna table properly will find more clarity here than at the seafood-heavy addresses that dominate the Adriatic coast. For a broader picture of the region's serious kitchens, including Osteria Francescana in Modena and Le Calandre in Rubano, the reference point shifts to starred territory at a much higher price point. Closer to home, Dei Cantoni in Longiano offers another Romagna-rooted option worth comparing if you're travelling the region. For the full northern Italy picture, venues like Dal Pescatore in Runate and Enoteca Pinchiorri in Florence represent the formal end of the spectrum , a different decision entirely.
There is no confirmed tasting menu format in the available data for Osteria de Börg. The venue operates as an osteria, which typically means an à la carte or short fixed-menu structure rather than a formal tasting sequence. At a single-euro price tier with two consecutive Bib Gourmand awards, the value case is strong regardless of format. Order the cappelletti in chicken broth and at least one Mora Romagnola pork dish and you will cover the kitchen's strongest ground.
Contact details are not currently in our data, so we cannot confirm specific dietary accommodation policies. As a traditional Romagna osteria, the menu is built around pasta, pork, and cured meats , it is not structurally well-suited to vegetarian or vegan dining, and gluten-free options in a fresh pasta-focused kitchen are typically limited. If dietary restrictions are a concern, call ahead before booking. Check Google Maps for current contact details.
Yes. The osteria format and accessible price point make this a comfortable solo choice. The indoor dining rooms seat guests without the table-size pressure of larger restaurant formats, and the neighbourhood setting in Borgo San Giuliano is relaxed enough that solo diners won't feel conspicuous. At a single-euro price tier, eating well alone here costs a fraction of what equivalent quality demands at the €€€ addresses in Rimini.
For a step up in ambition and price, Abocar Due Cucine (Creative, €€€) is the address for contemporary cooking. Guido (€€€) covers Piemontese and seafood at the formal end. For seafood at a mid-range price, Dallo Zio (€€) is worth considering. If you want creative cooking without the €€€ price tag, i-Fame (Creative, €€) is a closer comparison on price. Da Lucio (€€€) handles modern seafood for those prioritising the Adriatic catch over Romagna tradition.
The venue has two indoor dining rooms alongside outdoor square seating, which suggests reasonable flexibility for small-to-mid-sized groups. However, seat count is not confirmed in our data, and specific group booking policies are unavailable. For groups of six or more, contact the venue directly before assuming availability , check Google Maps for current contact details. In summer, the outdoor square tables may be better suited to larger parties than the interior rooms.
At a single-euro price tier with back-to-back Michelin Bib Gourmand recognition in 2024 and 2025, yes , the value case here is clear. The Bib Gourmand designation is specifically awarded for quality cooking at moderate prices, which means Michelin is independently endorsing the price-to-quality ratio. A 4.4 Google rating from over 2,200 reviews reinforces that this holds across a general audience, not just specialist food visitors. Within Rimini, you will not find a comparable combination of recognition and accessibility at this price point.
| Venue | Price | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Osteria de Börg | € | — |
| Abocar Due Cucine | €€€ | — |
| Guido | €€€ | — |
| Da Lucio | €€€ | — |
| Dallo Zio | €€ | — |
| i-Fame | €€ | — |
How Osteria de Börg stacks up against the competition.
There is no confirmed tasting menu format in the venue data for Osteria de Börg. The kitchen operates as a traditional osteria, meaning the value is in ordering through the à la carte canon: cured hams, handmade pasta such as cappelletti in chicken broth, and Mora Romagnola pork. At a single-€ price range with two consecutive Michelin Bib Gourmands (2024, 2025), the à la carte route already delivers strong value for money without needing a set menu structure.
The kitchen is built around Romagna's meat-forward tradition: cured hams, fresh egg pasta, and pork-centric mains are the core of what's on offer. Pescatarians and vegetarians will find the menu limited, and this is not the venue to push hard on substitutions. If dietary flexibility is a priority, Da Lucio or Abocar Due Cucine may offer more range. Come here specifically for the regional meat and pasta programme.
Yes — an osteria format with two indoor dining rooms and an outdoor square works comfortably for solo diners. Booking difficulty is low, so securing a table at short notice is realistic outside summer weekends. At a single-€ price point, eating alone here doesn't carry the financial weight of a solo omakase or tasting-menu experience. Order the cappelletti in broth and one meat main and you're done efficiently and well.
Abocar Due Cucine is the step-up option if you want more creative, chef-driven cooking at a higher price point. Guido is the reference address for serious seafood on the Adriatic. Da Lucio and Dallo Zio are closer in register to Osteria de Börg for casual, local-facing dining. i-Fame sits in a different lane as a more contemporary address. For traditional Romagna cooking at Michelin-recognised value, Osteria de Börg has no direct equivalent in the city.
Two indoor dining rooms give the venue capacity beyond a single-seating counter, so small to mid-size groups are manageable. Summer is the harder season: the outdoor tables on the small square are in demand and will fill on weekends. For a group of six or more, book in advance and confirm whether a specific room or section can be reserved. The single-€ price range makes this a practical group dinner option from a budget perspective.
At a single-€ price range with back-to-back Michelin Bib Gourmand recognition in 2024 and 2025, Osteria de Börg is one of the clearest value propositions in Rimini. The Bib Gourmand is specifically awarded for quality cooking at a favourable price, so the recognition directly validates the value case here. If you want Romagna's traditional repertoire — handmade pasta, cured meats, Mora Romagnola pork — executed with enough care to earn Michelin attention, this is where to go. The only reason to skip it is if you want a more modern or seafood-focused menu.
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