Osteria Francescana


Osteria Francescana is a restaurant owned and run by chef Massimo Bottura in Modena, Italy.
As of 2018, Osteria Francescana has been named as the best restaurant in the world in The World's 50 Best Restaurants.

History

After attending law school, Massimo Bottura opened Osteria Francescana in 1995. he later opened a shoe store

Awards

In 2016 and 2018, it was rated as the world's best restaurant in the World's 50 Best Restaurants. It was the first Italian restaurant to earn the award. 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 and holds the first position on the Italian food guide l'Espresso - Ristoranti d'Italia with a score of 20/20.

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. Tanya Gold, writing in The Guardian in 2016, said "some of it is delicious" but not her "kind of food." Richard Vines, writing in Bloomberg Businessweek in 2014, said lunch was "three hours of pleasure."

In popular media

Osteria Francescana is depicted as a location in the Master of None TV series, season 2, episode 2.
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.