Now and then I get asked what to do and where to eat nearby Verona, so there, you have the list. I’ll update the list whenever needed
Restaurants in the city
- Taverna di via Stella: local dishes, honest prices, and good wine selection. 🥩🐟💰
- Ristorante Maffei: near one of the main squares, offers fine dining. It also has ancient ruins under the building, you might ask to visit them. 🥩🐟💰💰💰
- Trattoria al pompiere: typical Verona dishes in a nice little restaurant, book a week in advance to find a table. 🥩💰💰💰
- Berberè: the pizzeria in one of the main squares but really good pizza. 🍕💰💰
- Tapasotto: a place doing high quality Italian tapas (small dishes, order at least 2 each). 🥩🐟💰💰
- Bar Terrazza al ponte: a bar with a nice terrace looking at the river, a nice place for a drink. ☕🍹💰
- Alcova del Frate: if you’re willing to try horse meat. 🥩💰💰
- Torcolo: typical dish is the “boiled meat”, it sounds horrible but is actually quite tasty, a mix of different meats served with local side sauces. 🥩💰💰
- Locanda di Castelvecchio: see above, but more classy. 🥩💰💰💰
- Pescheria i Masenini: Fish in the city center! 🐟💰💰💰
- Trattoria i Masenini: Good meat near Castelvecchio. 🥩💰💰💰
- Caffetteria al Duomo: Nice cafe with an beautiful garden, nice place for coffee and a cake. ☕💰💰
Restaurants around the city
- El Bagolo: small family restaurant in a hill, astonishing food for both meat and fish. 🥩🐟💰💰
- Antica trattoria da Bepi: nice trattoria in the Valpolicella hills, good meat and nice wine selection. 🥩💰💰
- Trattoria Caprini: family restaurant specialized in hand made lasagnette in Valpolicella! Go there and test them! 🥩💰💰
- Osteria al Torcol: if you are in Sirmione, it’s always worth a stop. 🥩💰💰
Gelato
My preference in the city center are:
- The art of ice cream
- Gelateria Terra e cuore - Borgo trento
- Pecora Nera a bit out of the city center
What to do in the city
- Verona’s Arena: everyone will tell you that, but visiting the square is nice. Going insite could also be cool
- Visit Castel San pietro: it’s the castle on top of the city, you have a nice view of the city from there. There is either a staircase or a funicolare that takes you there for 2euros per person (if it’s hot, I would recommend)
- Visit Castelvecchio, the old castle in the city and go over the bridge, it’s one of the most suggestive views in the city
- Visit Ponte Pietra, the old bridge
- Visit the Teatro Romano (old Theatre), just outside the old bridge. There are a tons of shows there during the summer.
- Visit the nearby Archeological museum
What to do outside the city
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Visit Valpolicella Wine Producers like
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Climb Trees in the mountains 1h from Verona at Boscopark
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Visit Valeggio sul Mincio famous for tortellini and for the amazing Parco Sigurtà
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Visit Parco Naturaviva for a full immersion on animals!
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Visit Gardaland the biggest italian amusement part
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Visit the Garda Lake: Sirmione, Malcenise, Bardolino or Lazise are all beautiful. If you fancy more distance also Garda, Limone sul Garda are beautiful!
