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Osteria Francescana

Restaurant in Modena, Italy From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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Osteria Francescana (Italian: [osteˈriːa frantʃeˈskaːna]; "Franciscan Tavern") is a restaurant owned and run by chef Massimo Bottura in Modena, Italy.

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In 2016 and 2018, William Reed Business Media named Osteria Francescana the best restaurant in the world that year in their annual The World's 50 Best Restaurants.[1]

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Awards

In 2016 and 2018, it was rated as the world's best restaurant in the World's 50 Best Restaurants.[2][3][4] It was the first Italian restaurant to earn the award.[3] It was also second best in 2015 and third best in 2013 and 2014.

Osteria Francescana is rated with three stars by the Michelin Guide,[5] three "forks" by Gambero Rosso, and holds the first position on the Italian food guide l'Espresso - Ristoranti d'Italia with a score of 20/20.[6]

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Reviews

Katherine LaGrave, writing in Condé Nast Traveler, praised Osteria Francescana's "lack of pretense" and said its classics remained a surprise, despite the media attention.[7] Tanya Gold, writing in The Guardian in 2016, said "some of it is delicious", but not her "kind of food".[8] Richard Vines, writing in Bloomberg Businessweek in 2014, said lunch was "three hours of pleasure".[9]

Osteria Francescana is depicted as a location in the Master of None TV series, Season 2, Episode 2.[10]

The restaurant is also featured in Season 1, Episode 1 of Chef’s Table and Season 2, Episode 1 of Somebody Feed Phil, both Netflix original series.

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